Louie Mantia, Jr.
I still don’t understand how my MacBook can keep its charge when not in use forever, but my iPad will consistently drain to 0% the next day after a full charge without a moment of actual use.
Mar 17 at 10:20pmWeb
Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.6d ago

I only use my iPad to sketch in Procreate. It’s literally the only thing I use it for. And every time I reach for it and it’s at 0%, it’s letting me down, discouraging me from using it.

Every time, I think “Well, I guess I’ll do something else.” And that really hampers the moment I instinctively felt I needed to draw something.

Show threadnetop://ウィビ6d ago

@louie This is me. When I traded in my Mac Studio I bought a new iPad Air (I've only used Pros prior to this) and the battery has been great…thus far.

I've also been happy to use the Beam browser on iPad, it's so much better than Safari.

Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.6d ago
@netopwibby Wait, sorry you lost me. Which part of this do you relate to?
Show threadnetop://ウィビ6d ago
@louie Having an iPad that's always dead when I reach for it.
Show threadNathaniel Daught6d ago

@netopwibby @louie I’ve improved my iPad standby time by using Shortcuts Automations to set Low Power and Airplane modes overnight, and auto set a Reminder to change when battery gets below 25% so this rarely happens to me anymore.

I forget who recommended this, probably @viticci ?

Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.5d ago
@netopwibby Oh I see. I think I was confused because you said the battery has been great (so far).
Show threadnetop://ウィビ5d ago
@louie Understandable, the missing context was in my head.
Show threadDr. Juande Santander-Vela6d ago
@louie particular, I saw this is starting to happen with the iPad Pro. I started now leaving the Apple Pencil in a separate pouch, because if it remains attached it depletes the iPad. Still, even without the pencil charging the battery lasts much less than expected.
Show threadAdam Faircloth6d ago
@louie I’m not sure when iPad lost its magical 30-day standby that the original one had, but that was a really great part of that product
Show threadCharlie Sorrel6d ago
@louie Is Procreate continuing to run in the background, draining battery? I have a few music apps that do that, so I have to force-quit them or come back to an empty battery in the morning
Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.6d ago
@mistercharlie I can’t imagine that’s what it is.
Show threadDr. Juande Santander-Vela6d ago
@louie which, by the way, was something that the original iPad could also do perfectly well.
Show threadMatt6d ago
@louie even if you turn it off it loses charge within a week IME. My iPad is just a paperweight on my desk at this point and this behaviour is actively stopping me from upgrading to a new one.
Show threadblturner6d ago
@louie I was surprised recently when I reached for mine after a few days and it still had a charge (left in airplane mode, so guessing all the chatty network stuff is what drains it)
Show threadAndrew Haglund6d ago
@ben I have a nightly Airplane mode shortcut which helps but then the flurry of alerts when it reconnects drives me nuts. Can’t win!
Show threadblturner6d ago
@haglund that's a good idea, too bad about the notification onslaught
Show threadCalamity Jan 🐍6d ago
@haglund @ben that notification onslaught is one of the most egregiously user-hostile things I’ve ever encountered. Literally minutes of not actually being able to use my device while every text message that I’ve ALREADY READ on another device pinging in and no way to stop it.
Show threadImthaz6d ago
@louie yep, I feel like using the iPad and Apple Pencil like once every 6 days and when I grab it, it’s dead.
Show threadCalamity Jan 🐍6d ago
@louie oh, this isn’t just me. I could’ve sworn the iPad didn’t used to suck like this.
Show threadDaniel Barber4d ago
@louie I have the same problem with my 2018 Pro but figured it was just an age thing. How old is yours?