Significant Power Drain Jump Desktop Client on iPad

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David Tham Wei Fan

July 22, 2024 09:38

"Can't help but notice that Jump Desktop consumes a ridiculous amount of power when running on an iPad. As a comparison, normal browsing tasks on Safari, watching YouTube, and checking email on an iPad Pro 12.9 inch will result in a usage time of 8-10 hours. However, when using Jump Desktop, even with screen brightness at 50%, the usage time was at most 5 hours. This is almost twice as battery-hungry as normal usage with native Apple iPadOS apps. Can the Jump Desktop client on iPadOS be optimized?"

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  Allan Campbell August 14, 2024 17:14

  Same on iPhone - if I forget to force-close the app, it crushes the battery.

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  edjusted September 23, 2024 16:36

  Same here. It's nuts. Jump doesn't even show up in the background app refresh section, so I don't know how to turn this off.

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  Derek Klein September 27, 2024 13:45

  If you forget to close the connection using the red X in the 3 dot menu I've found that the app will attempt to maintain the connection to the remote machine. 

  You can also try force closing the app with a swipe up or double tap of home button.

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  Mark Birch April 05, 2025 11:08

  Has this ever been sorted? I wondered why my ipad was draining power so quickly and then checked the battery and the app was in the background for 11 hours.

  Is the only way to hit the red cross in the top menu bar to disconnect? 

  Cheers

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  Seatower April 28, 2025 13:18

  Yup. Noticing the same on mine iPad Pro M4 13". Hope an future update will fix it

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  edjusted April 29, 2025 01:55

  I wonder if it'd help if Jump added the "Background App Refresh" option that I see on some app (under Settings > Apps > (app name)). For some apps, you can turn that on and off. I wish I could turn that off for Jump.

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  edjusted June 13, 2025 05:27

  I finally figured out a workaround! Put Jump on a Screen Time app limit. I set it so it's limited to 15 mins a day. It's a pain if I'm using it a lot, but at least it doesn't run down my battery any more. I just wish the Jump Desktop team would do something about it. The last iOS update was a year ago.

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