u/Odd-Explorer5839

I have noticed my battery on my iPad (Air M2) is draining SO FAST with notability.

It's crazy. I just dropped 30% in less than 20 minutes. I have used the app for 3h12m today and it's taken 136% battery capacity. On Wednesday I used it for 4h18m and it used 209% battery capacity!

It also heats up my iPad insanely fast (I even had to put it in the fridge for 10 minutes to cool it down. I never have this issue with any other apps I use....

And before the Notability account recommends it... I have already updated the app to the newest version released yesterday. I have a pro account. AI is not enabled. I don't have third party back-up, and I only have the app open on one device at a time (either my Macbook or iPad, never the same time). I tried not having my hand touching the screen while writing. I've even turned off background app refresh for it. I can't even use my iPad while it's charging because it messes up the battery and heats up the iPad so much more.

This is getting unbearable. I don't know what to do anymore. Please can anyone tell me what to do/how to fix this? (Other than moving to Antarctica or installing an electric car battery in my iPad)

https://preview.redd.it/eb6wflo6f42h1.jpg?width=1231&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9651fe7c313923134ef5984c1d34864ff2883412

(Firstly, I know you can already change pens set to different colours, so please read on to see my idea)

I'm a Masters student currently doing A LOT of reading on Notability, and have a colour coded system that I use to annotate my documents. I have my pencil set up to double tap to change the "pen" (i.e. highlighter to pen), and have the squeeze feature to bring up the colour box at the top.

I'm not sure exactly how it would work but I would love to have two "pen" types selected, and then tap to cycle between set colours on that pen.

Even if I have two highlighters selected and both are different colours, and I need a third one, I have to constantly change it manually. It is a small issue, but it really does make my experience a lot more distracting.

I think a toggle on/off feature for this could be nice, and it be customisable so it's not forced onto people who don't want the feature. Anyone else keen on this feature?