iPhone's battery life has gotten much worse since iOS 6.1

Boob · Feb 10, 2013, 03:09 PM

I updated through OTA

I even backed it up to iTunes, erased and restored it but the battery still drains fast. I also uninstalled all the apps I had and GPS is always off.

Is there any way to fix this? Same thing happened with my iPad on iOS 6.1. I have a 4S btw.

viperGTS · Feb 10, 2013, 03:30 PM

Sounds like you might have to restore and set up as new. I'm getting great battery life on 6.1 on my 4S although I disabled 3G and am on EDGE + Wi-Fi.

AnorexicPig · Feb 10, 2013, 03:32 PM

I agree,both with my 5 and my dad's 4S.However,I kinda got a workaround,when am home I jsut switch off the cellular data,and it surprisingly increased the battery life by significant amount.

Just need to remember to turn it on before leaving house.

Prime85 · Feb 10, 2013, 05:05 PM

My iPhone 5 got much better battery with iOS 6.1. My battery life didn't decrease till I installed intelliscreenX.

Boob · Feb 10, 2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viperGTS

Sounds like you might have to restore and set up as new. I'm getting great battery life on 6.1 on my 4S although I disabled 3G and am on EDGE + Wi-Fi.

Set up as new? Wouldn't that mean I'd lose all my saved text messages, pics, data, etc?

Or do you mean set up as new > erase > restore from iTunes?

AppleFanatic10 · Feb 10, 2013, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boob

I updated through OTA

I even backed it up to iTunes, erased and restored it but the battery still drains fast. I also uninstalled all the apps I had and GPS is always off.

Is there any way to fix this? Same thing happened with my iPad on iOS 6.1. I have a 4S btw.

I always thought it was best to update via iTunes because OTA causes a bunch of problems?

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viperGTS · Feb 10, 2013, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boob

Set up as new? Wouldn't that mean I'd lose all my saved text messages, pics, data, etc?

Or do you mean set up as new > erase > restore from iTunes?

Full restore in iTunes without a restore from backup. There are ways to get your texts back without restoring a full backup, however.

Boob · Feb 10, 2013, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viperGTS

Full restore in iTunes without a restore from backup. There are ways to get your texts back without restoring a full backup, however.

Do you mean erase my phone then when I get to the set up screen I choose restore from iTunes? That's what I did initially.

vistadude · Feb 10, 2013, 08:18 PM

There seems to be a big bug with Exchange accounts in 6.1. Can you revert to IMAP until they fix the bug?

bonskovsky · Feb 10, 2013, 08:45 PM

They should've went with my idea Wi-Fi charging, you can only try. ¯\(°_o)/¯

PharmDoc · Feb 11, 2013, 12:43 AM

Mine improved significantly with 6.1. I had to do an OTA update since it wouldn't update on iTunes. I was just going to restore my phone since the battery life on 6.0.1 was horrendous. My battery life has increased 2.5 fold. I was barely getting 3 hrs before and now I'm at 7 hours.

Jimrod · Feb 11, 2013, 01:08 AM

Do people cycle their battery a couple of times after an OS update as with a new phone?

If the power management software needs cycling from power down to full charge to improve battery life as seems to be the case from new (I guess for the management system to know the full amount of battery available - I'm no expert on this as you can tell!) then this would be the case with a fresh OS too I'd expect. I always do this and never experience the battery life problems that people complain about with my iPhone or iPad.

Ries · Feb 11, 2013, 01:44 AM

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/0...r-iphone-users

"We have started seeing an increase in iPhone issues related to battery life and overheating. All of them seem to be related to users upgrading their devices to iOS 6.1. Furthermore, Vodafone UK today began sending out text messages to iPhone 4S owners on its network, warning them not to upgrade to iOS 6.1 due to issues with 3G performance. The text reads, 'If you've not already downloaded iOS 6.1 for your iPhone 4s, please hold off for the next version while Apple fixes 3G performance issues. Thanks.'"

Feb 10, 2013, 03:09 PM	#1
Boob macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	iPhone's battery life has gotten much worse since iOS 6.1 I updated through OTA I even backed it up to iTunes, erased and restored it but the battery still drains fast. I also uninstalled all the apps I had and GPS is always off. Is there any way to fix this? Same thing happened with my iPad on iOS 6.1. I have a 4S btw.
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AnorexicPig macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Winnipeg,Canada/New Delhi India	I agree,both with my 5 and my dad's 4S.However,I kinda got a workaround,when am home I jsut switch off the cellular data,and it surprisingly increased the battery life by significant amount. Just need to remember to turn it on before leaving house. __________________ MacBook Air 13" i5/8GB/128 2012,iPhone 5 16GB
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Feb 10, 2013, 03:30 PM	#2
viperGTS macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2010	Sounds like you might have to restore and set up as new. I'm getting great battery life on 6.1 on my 4S although I disabled 3G and am on EDGE + Wi-Fi.
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Feb 10, 2013, 05:05 PM	#4
Prime85 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2012	My iPhone 5 got much better battery with iOS 6.1. My battery life didn't decrease till I installed intelliscreenX.
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Feb 10, 2013, 08:18 PM	#9
vistadude macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2010	There seems to be a big bug with Exchange accounts in 6.1. Can you revert to IMAP until they fix the bug?
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Feb 10, 2013, 08:45 PM	#10
bonskovsky Banned Join Date: Dec 2012	They should've went with my idea Wi-Fi charging, you can only try. ¯\(°_o)/¯
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Feb 11, 2013, 12:43 AM	#11
PharmDoc macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2010	Mine improved significantly with 6.1. I had to do an OTA update since it wouldn't update on iTunes. I was just going to restore my phone since the battery life on 6.0.1 was horrendous. My battery life has increased 2.5 fold. I was barely getting 3 hrs before and now I'm at 7 hours.
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Feb 11, 2013, 01:08 AM	#12
Jimrod macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	Do people cycle their battery a couple of times after an OS update as with a new phone? If the power management software needs cycling from power down to full charge to improve battery life as seems to be the case from new (I guess for the management system to know the full amount of battery available - I'm no expert on this as you can tell!) then this would be the case with a fresh OS too I'd expect. I always do this and never experience the battery life problems that people complain about with my iPhone or iPad.
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Feb 11, 2013, 01:44 AM	#13
Ries macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/0...r-iphone-users "We have started seeing an increase in iPhone issues related to battery life and overheating. All of them seem to be related to users upgrading their devices to iOS 6.1. Furthermore, Vodafone UK today began sending out text messages to iPhone 4S owners on its network, warning them not to upgrade to iOS 6.1 due to issues with 3G performance. The text reads, 'If you've not already downloaded iOS 6.1 for your iPhone 4s, please hold off for the next version while Apple fixes 3G performance issues. Thanks.'"
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