Magic Keyboard reportedly causes massive battery drain on some iPads

[Redaktion]

Several iPad users are complaining about accelerated battery drain when the tablet is paired with the keyboard. One user lost nearly 25% battery during two hours of continuous keyboard use. The problem appears to be software agnostic as it persists on the beta and stable version of iPadOS.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Magic-Keyboard-reportedly-causes-massive-battery-drain-on-some-iPads.465600.0.html

[JoeBlack]

Magic sure does increase power consumtion ...
It's funny even something as ordinary as a BT keyboard with magnets can be labeled as magical  ;)

[Muhammad Anhar]

Magic sure does increase power consumtion ...
It's funny even something as ordinary as a BT keyboard with magnets can be labeled as magical  ;)

Also Magic comes at $300

[Mate]

hocus-pocus ... battery is now empty!

[frogg]

without typing anything!

[Rhys]

It isn't a bluetooth keyboard at all. It uses the iPads battery through the smart connectors, but isn't bluetooth.