iPad battery draining and lagging after iOS update

Having trouble with battery drainage and constant lag if i have more than 2 apps open at once, it’s happened ever since my original charger died out due to over usage, im doing the same things but ever since i went from ios 18 to 26, my battery had been draining like heck, any ideas on how to fix it? (and no i dont play any games nor do i use big apps, i use my ipad for school purposes only)

iPad, iPadOS 26

Posted on Nov 24, 2025 8:40 PM

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Nov 25, 2025 1:23 AM in response to lucawaztaken

You have already force restarted your iPad?

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To rule out any hardware issues, you should buy the original Apple power adapter again.

And contact Apple to get your iPad diagnosed online, in case the 3rd party power adapter damaged the battery or any parts of the hardware during charging your device.

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