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I had tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. I was having trouble removing an accessory from HomeKit that I thought might have been a problem and ran across a thread regarding issues with certain base stations. Started with the Arlo because of the cameras change in 15 just to try it. Deleted it and the drain stopped immediately and has not returned.
Good job . I don't have any base stations and l do have a lot of accessories so this is going to be a huge pita. But I do suspect something with cameras
It was anywhere from 14-25%. Since you asked, I decided to check especially since I updated to to 15.1 yesterday. Was hoping for it to be fixed. Well, silly me for thinking that lol…
I just checked and it’s down to 10% now with 50m (13m on screen, 37m background). Sorry was busy at work earlier and missed this.
Some people report that turning off HomeKit notifications solved the problem…. I will try this….
Kinda need the notifications though. Especially for cameras, Smoke/CO devices, alarms, door lock and garages etc…
Hi, on my iPad, it seems that I have not found the solution yet... But I have found a workarround to not lose too much battery...
I have made an automation in shortcut app which turns off the Wifi every evening at 11:30 PM. Sometimes, I don't use my iPad during 2 days and this automation prevent battery drain during this time. Pretty smart solution and it makes me thinking that Apple should add a feature which turns off the Wifi when iPad is sleeping.
I have made an automation in shortcut app which turns off the Wifi every evening at 11:30 PM. Sometimes, I don't use my iPad during 2 days and this automation prevent battery drain during this time. Pretty smart solution and it makes me thinking that Apple should add a feature which turns off the Wifi when iPad is sleeping.
I just checked and I’m at 11% but haven’t checked in a while. Still no clue what’s causing it. It just says accessories. I saw someone post this on Reddit as well and I believe also in the iOS 15 sub forum here in MR.
This problem got worse on 15.3 imo. I have 3 ATVs, 2 homepods and a bunch of homekit accessories. 15.3 looks to have moved location services from individual homepod settings in the home app, to the settings for the entire "home". With location services turned on, all of our phones and iPads were constantly pinged for location data. My 10.5" iPad pro would drain the entire battery over a day just from background requests in the home app.
Turning off location services for the entire home seems to slow the drain, but not completely. I have no way to remove the home app from an iPad without removing my entire home.
What in the world is Apple doing? Why are they forcing users to choose between abysmal battery life and homekit location services? Also, I don't have time to reset all of my device settings after each .1 OS update, this is getting ridiculous.
Same here, two iPhones, two iPads and even the Watches have massive battery drain — much worse than on 15.2 (which was bad also).
It might be related to Apples incorrect implementation of Thread protocol.
See here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253239907?login=true
Page 4 people have dug into their Wi-Fi usage and see that iPhone and iPad devices are repeatedly pinging an openthread domain thousands of times a day.
See here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253239907?login=true
Page 4 people have dug into their Wi-Fi usage and see that iPhone and iPad devices are repeatedly pinging an openthread domain thousands of times a day.
I noticed that my Thread network has become unreliable in the last few weeks. It used to be rock solid.
They seem to have messed something up. I‘m also using UniFi network gear and see poor WiFi experience scores for my Apple devices.
They seem to have messed something up. I‘m also using UniFi network gear and see poor WiFi experience scores for my Apple devices.
My iPad lost 7/8% per day while connected to iCloud and since I have removed it, it's now 3/4%.
Is it normal ?
Is it normal ?
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I have two Outdoor Nest Cams, a Learning Thermostat, and a Protect, and have been considering the Starling. You both like your Starling? Any downside?
Love it. I have had absolutely zero issues with it. Works better than native HomeKit devices.
The Starling hub might be the most stable device in my entire Home. I definitely recommend it.