Short battery life on second-hand iPad mini 6

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Short battery life on second-hand iPad mini 6

Hi I just got a second hand ipad mini 6 to replace my mini 5. I am hardly using it and yet the battery is draining in a couple of days. Is this normal as my mini 5 lasted at least a week?

Not sure why its inserted the screen shot horizontally!!! I charged up on Tue 12:00 and its now Wed 15:00 so 27 hours and 27% battery. screen time 26m

Usage

Mail 40% 4m screen 26m background

Norton 24% 1m screen 4m background

So usage is absolutely tiny. Is this ipad just knackered and I've been sold a pup but looks brand new???

Really disappointed so any advice appreciated

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iPad mini 6, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 15, 2025 07:34 AM

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LotusPilot

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Jan 15, 2025 08:23 AM in response to theferrets

Start by removing Norton 360. This App offers no protection benefit whatsoever to iOS/iPadOS devices - and is a potential battery hog.

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Allan Jones

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Jan 15, 2025 10:33 AM in response to theferrets

From whom did you buy?

Has the iPad given you any advisories about having non-Apple parts? Unless you buy an Apple-direct refrubished iPad, the battery was likely replaced with a third-party battery. The track record for after-market batteries for any Apple device falls somewhere between dismal and abysmal.

Yes, Norton must go. iPads need no help from fear-marketed apps.

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theferrets Author

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Jan 16, 2025 05:54 AM in response to Allan Jones

Just someone on eBay. I plugged into into 3U.com and it says 89% battery life. No warnings of anything amiss. I’ve taken off Norton turned off background app refresh. Charged it 10pm and now 27h later I’m at 98% so seems fixed.

thanks for advice

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Short battery life on second-hand iPad mini 6

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