iPhone 5: Amazing battery life after 6.1.2 update?

zorinlynx · Feb 23, 2013, 03:24 PM

Hey folks!

I was wondering if anyone has been experiencing amazing battery life after the 6.1.2 update. We're talking an estimated 30-40% improvement from before, based on my nonscientific estimates.

I was carrying around a little Zimri Juicepack when I went on all-day adventures around the city, because I'd frequently have to top off a bit near the evening. But since 6.1.2, I haven't topped off using the Zimri once.

I wonder what bug/issue Apple might have worked out to fix this? It's not the Exchange issue, as I don't use Exchange accounts. Either way, I'm happy to see really good battery life now, and I hope it sticks!

Abarth1200 · Feb 23, 2013, 04:14 PM

All day adventure around the city, are you like 8 or what

walmartmartyr · Feb 23, 2013, 04:22 PM

just a ploy to get ppl to update their phones so they cannot be jailbroken.

abz1981 · Feb 23, 2013, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abarth1200

All day adventure around the city, are you like 8 or what

No need to mock the OP if he/she been on adventure. You do not have to be a kid to go on one. Maybe you should get out a bit more and discover the world outside your front yard.

To the OP I am glad to see the battery life has improved for you. I have noticed it myself. However do not know what bugs or whatever it is apple fixed. Main thing is. It helps so its all good.

Calisi* · Feb 23, 2013, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abz1981

No need to mock the OP if he/she been on adventure. You do not have to be a kid to go on one. Maybe you should get out a bit more and discover the world outside your front yard.

To the OP I am glad to see the battery life has improved for you. I have noticed it myself. However do not know what bugs or whatever it is apple fixed. Main thing is. It helps so its all good.

I agree.

And to the OP, I've updated too but not sure if I've even noticed a better battery life.. maybe I just haven't noticed.

corys00 · Feb 23, 2013, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abarth1200

All day adventure around the city, are you like 8 or what

Is there something wrong with liking to be out of the house? Would it be safe to assume to that you live at home with your parents with no friends?

I have noticed a significant increase in battery life.

Abarth1200 · Feb 23, 2013, 04:43 PM

I think you may have me mistaken with the op.

ManuCH · Feb 23, 2013, 04:57 PM

I have also noticed a somewhat increased battery life with 6.1.2. And I'm not using Exchange accounts in push mode, nor did I have any processes run haywire before (I regularly check using Xcode Instruments). So there must be something else they've done. Oh well, I won't complain

And btw, I also love going on adventures around cities!

zorinlynx · Feb 23, 2013, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abarth1200

All day adventure around the city, are you like 8 or what

The nice thing about being an adult is being able to do whatever the heck you want.

If, as an adult, you forget this, you have already lost.

Get out there and live life. Getting stuck in a mundane routine is the worst thing that can happen to you!

lelisa13p · Feb 23, 2013, 08:00 PM

I'm glad to read a thread that doesn't say that battery performance is shot to hell since updating to iOS 6.1.2. I've held off updating both my iP5 and iPad4 because of reading many complaints here at MR.

Since I don't use Exchange and have always had great battery performance out of the box and thru current iOS 6.1, I wonder if there's any point in updating my devices. Generally, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies more often than not, IMHO. Thanks to this thread, I'm rethinking my decision. Drat.

Also, adventure on! You never know what you might miss otherwise.

Oxonian3 · Feb 23, 2013, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walmartmartyr

just a ploy to get ppl to update their phones so they cannot be jailbroken.

iOs 6.1.2. is jailbreakable

Delorean2006 · Feb 23, 2013, 10:07 PM

my battery life on my iphone 5 is absolutely awful still but on my ipad, much better

ozbilge10 · Feb 23, 2013, 10:29 PM

I got very good battery life too.

wxman2003 · Feb 23, 2013, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abarth1200

I think you may have me mistaken with the op.

No one is mistaking you with the OP. OP sounds like the one with a life. You sound like a grump.

aleni · Feb 24, 2013, 10:04 PM

Yes i feel the battery life is much better, but not that 30-40% you were talking about.

MacLappy · Feb 24, 2013, 10:39 PM

Am experiencing improvement in battery life too.

Nikhil72 · Feb 24, 2013, 11:32 PM

I'm getting much better battery life with 6.1.2 as well, can easily make it through the whole day. I did have two Exchange accounts as well as my Gmail account.

jaenicky · Feb 25, 2013, 07:07 AM

Yeah I can definitely see an improvement. I thought it was the exchange issue they fixed but either way its great

R.Stoychev · Feb 25, 2013, 07:34 AM

My battery improved too.

Baggio · Feb 25, 2013, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walmartmartyr

just a ploy to get ppl to update their phones so they cannot be jailbroken.

Except that the 6.1.2 update can still be Jailbroken.

ShareneZ · Mar 6, 2013, 02:36 AM

I had my IP5 jailbroken on 6.1.1, noticed that the apps kept on crashing when I would first open them up, did a full restore and updated to 6.1.2 last night, now I am considering whether I should JB my phone again or just leave as is. I have also noticed that some of my apps keep timing out on update so I am getting quite annoyed with this.

The only reason I had my IP5 jailbroken was to use the color keyboard which I am very fond of, now I don't have it and don't want to JB my phone again just because of a fancy keyboard which for some reason I cannot find any app on normal appstore that will do this.

wood11cr · Mar 6, 2013, 07:29 AM

My battery life with this update is considerably worse. I have shut off everything and it still keeps dropping rapidly. Two charges in a nine hour period with normal use.

RotaryP7 · Mar 6, 2013, 08:06 AM

I made a thread stating the 5 is much better in battery life than the 4S. It's probably because of the update? I used to charge my 4S at least twice a day. My i5 barely hits 50% by late night. And I haven't changed my usage.

C DM · Mar 6, 2013, 02:30 PM

A bunch of people might suddenly (temporarily or not) have noticeably better battery life, while a bunch worse, while a bunch still nothing really noticeable one way or another. There's really nothing in particular one way or another, just how it is based on how people use their phone, where they use it, what they have on it, etc., etc., etc.

JPChicago · Mar 6, 2013, 02:51 PM

I love going out to the city and enjoying the day. That guys talking about being 8 must have no life.

Anyways, I'm still on 6.1, don't really want to update because I will have to install all my Cydia apps again. I don't have them backed up to an account or something. But if I keep hearing about good battery life, I think I just might !!

Feb 23, 2013, 03:24 PM	#1
zorinlynx macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida, USA	iPhone 5: Amazing battery life after 6.1.2 update? Hey folks! I was wondering if anyone has been experiencing amazing battery life after the 6.1.2 update. We're talking an estimated 30-40% improvement from before, based on my nonscientific estimates. I was carrying around a little Zimri Juicepack when I went on all-day adventures around the city, because I'd frequently have to top off a bit near the evening. But since 6.1.2, I haven't topped off using the Zimri once. I wonder what bug/issue Apple might have worked out to fix this? It's not the Exchange issue, as I don't use Exchange accounts. Either way, I'm happy to see really good battery life now, and I hope it sticks! __________________ Old-school Apple ][ expert! Ask me if you have a ][ question! Apple user 1983-1992, 2003-Present -- Linux user 1995-Present Windows-free since 2003! Though I still have to deal with it at work.
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Feb 23, 2013, 04:57 PM	#8
ManuCH macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	I have also noticed a somewhat increased battery life with 6.1.2. And I'm not using Exchange accounts in push mode, nor did I have any processes run haywire before (I regularly check using Xcode Instruments). So there must be something else they've done. Oh well, I won't complain And btw, I also love going on adventures around cities! __________________ 27" iMac, 3.4 GHz Core i7; 15" MacBook Pro, 2 GHz Core i7; 32 GB black iPhone 5; 32 GB black iPad 3
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Feb 23, 2013, 08:00 PM	#10
lelisa13p macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA USA	I'm glad to read a thread that doesn't say that battery performance is shot to hell since updating to iOS 6.1.2. I've held off updating both my iP5 and iPad4 because of reading many complaints here at MR. Since I don't use Exchange and have always had great battery performance out of the box and thru current iOS 6.1, I wonder if there's any point in updating my devices. Generally, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies more often than not, IMHO. Thanks to this thread, I'm rethinking my decision. Drat. Also, adventure on! You never know what you might miss otherwise. __________________ Experience is what you get when you thought you were getting something else.
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Feb 23, 2013, 10:07 PM	#12
Delorean2006 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2012	my battery life on my iphone 5 is absolutely awful still but on my ipad, much better __________________ 15" 2010 Macbook Pro 2.53GHz Core i5, 8GB Ram, 500GB Seagate Momentus XT, Black & Slate AT&T iPhone 5 64GB, Black 16GB iPad 2012, 5th Gen AirPort Extreme
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Feb 24, 2013, 11:32 PM	#17
Nikhil72 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New York City	I'm getting much better battery life with 6.1.2 as well, can easily make it through the whole day. I did have two Exchange accounts as well as my Gmail account. __________________ 13" MacBook Air 2012 w/ 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM, Mountain Lion 64gb iPad "3" LTE 64gb iPhone 5 LTE - Black/Slate
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Feb 23, 2013, 04:14 PM	#2
Abarth1200 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010	All day adventure around the city, are you like 8 or what
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Feb 23, 2013, 04:22 PM	#3
walmartmartyr macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2012	just a ploy to get ppl to update their phones so they cannot be jailbroken.
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Feb 23, 2013, 04:43 PM	#7
Abarth1200 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010	I think you may have me mistaken with the op.
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Feb 23, 2013, 10:29 PM	#13
ozbilge10 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Buffalo, NY	I got very good battery life too.
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Feb 24, 2013, 10:04 PM	#15
aleni macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2006	Yes i feel the battery life is much better, but not that 30-40% you were talking about.
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Feb 24, 2013, 10:39 PM	#16
MacLappy macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011	Am experiencing improvement in battery life too.
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Feb 25, 2013, 07:07 AM	#18
jaenicky macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Yeah I can definitely see an improvement. I thought it was the exchange issue they fixed but either way its great
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Feb 25, 2013, 07:34 AM	#19
R.Stoychev macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	My battery improved too. __________________ iPhone 5 white iPhone 4 black
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Mar 6, 2013, 02:36 AM	#21
ShareneZ macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	iPhone 5: Amazing battery life after 6.1.2 update? I had my IP5 jailbroken on 6.1.1, noticed that the apps kept on crashing when I would first open them up, did a full restore and updated to 6.1.2 last night, now I am considering whether I should JB my phone again or just leave as is. I have also noticed that some of my apps keep timing out on update so I am getting quite annoyed with this. The only reason I had my IP5 jailbroken was to use the color keyboard which I am very fond of, now I don't have it and don't want to JB my phone again just because of a fancy keyboard which for some reason I cannot find any app on normal appstore that will do this.
	0

Mar 6, 2013, 07:29 AM	#22
wood11cr macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	My battery life with this update is considerably worse. I have shut off everything and it still keeps dropping rapidly. Two charges in a nine hour period with normal use.
	0

Mar 6, 2013, 08:06 AM	#23
RotaryP7 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Miami, FL	I made a thread stating the 5 is much better in battery life than the 4S. It's probably because of the update? I used to charge my 4S at least twice a day. My i5 barely hits 50% by late night. And I haven't changed my usage. __________________ MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB HD ; iPhone 5 16 GB
	0

Mar 6, 2013, 02:30 PM	#24
C DM macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011	A bunch of people might suddenly (temporarily or not) have noticeably better battery life, while a bunch worse, while a bunch still nothing really noticeable one way or another. There's really nothing in particular one way or another, just how it is based on how people use their phone, where they use it, what they have on it, etc., etc., etc.
	0

Mar 6, 2013, 02:51 PM	#25
JPChicago macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago	I love going out to the city and enjoying the day. That guys talking about being 8 must have no life. Anyways, I'm still on 6.1, don't really want to update because I will have to install all my Cydia apps again. I don't have them backed up to an account or something. But if I keep hearing about good battery life, I think I just might !!
	1

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