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27% to 45% Battery?
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Both of my iPod touches do this. It means a bad battery. Neither last more than a couple hours at this point. Oh well.
No its the Battery. How long have you had this iPhoneIt just went from 71% to 59% while unplugged. Oh boy.
Would a restore from new fix this potentially? (If by chance it's not the battery.)
The battery maybe jumping around because its dying. What is the run time you get from the time you wake up till you have to Charge it.
Battery life has been normal up until a few hours ago. I realized I was at 30% which is rare for me. I plugged my iPhone to charge and it immediately shot up to 45%. Then I stepped away and it was at 71% not long after. And then I unplugged it and it went to 59% shortly after. Since then though it has decreased at a normal rate. I'm at 53% right now.
[doublepost=1452232181][/doublepost]Now my battery is stuck at 40%?
[doublepost=1452232430][/doublepost]I shut it off stuck at 40% and then it read 57% upon restart.
Battery life has been normal up until a few hours ago. I realized I was at 30% which is rare for me. I plugged my iPhone to charge and it immediately shot up to 45%. Then I stepped away and it was at 71% not long after. And then I unplugged it and it went to 59% shortly after. Since then though it has decreased at a normal rate. I'm at 53% right now.
[doublepost=1452232181][/doublepost]Now my battery is stuck at 40%?
[doublepost=1452232430][/doublepost]I shut it off stuck at 40% and then it read 57% upon restart.
I would take that as a hint that there is something wrong. Most likely the battery. If you take it to the Apple store they will diagnose it for free and you will know for sure.
Have you considered draining your battery till the phone shut itself off? I ask this because this happened to my wife's 4 back in the day after owning it for more than a year and we decided to fully drain the battery and this fixed her % jumping up and down.
If it still does this after draining, then something is wrong with the battery.
If it still does this after draining, then something is wrong with the battery.
This is very common with iphone 6 and 6S firmware. It's completely fine. The battery % doesnt always recalc and sometimes doesnt for a while. but when you plug it in it usually does it right there instantly
This started to happen to me too, and I went on the Apple support site and set up a device health check. Within a few minutes, it came back and told me that my battery needs service - I.e my battery needs replacing or is faulty.
So I just ordered one from eBay and replaced it and have been very happy since.
I saw EXACTLY the same behaviour as you, and probably a bit worse. Battery used to last less than 5 hours, and when I plugged it in, the percentage would shoot up. It kept fluctuating and was SUPER annoying.
I thought Apples algorithm needed work via an update, but updates passed and I saw no fix. Overtime it got worse, hence the Apple support site visit. I saved myself £59 and got the whole thing done myself for less than £10. I would advise you to perform the health check and see what's up.
To set up health check (also known as diagnostics):
Visit Apples support site and setup a support case as you normally would. At some point it will tell you that your issue can be diagnosed faster if you send information from your device to Apple. Go ahead and do that, and that'll be your health check done.
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I did a restore and setup as new. So far no issues with my battery. If anything changes I'll take it in. I'm hoping it's settled now.
Opened a case to do a health check on my battery. It came back fine so it's definitely a software issue.
I've been noticing the same thing recently with my launch iPhone 6. Was going to replace with an ifixit battery but there's says ifixit big as life on the battery now. Would prefer an OEM labeled one. Wonder what they would charge at the Apple Store to replace?
I've been having this problem too but the Apple people said the battery was fine. Didn't want to do a restore as new - then went on holiday and it was fine. Back to work and it happened last night.
Then I had a thought. Here I commute to work by bike, unless the weather is really really bad. I carry my phone in an outside pocket and often will look at it or use it when I am walking outside. On holiday I hardly ever used it outside - didn't have this issue in summer. I'm wondering if the cold is affecting the battery?
Then I had a thought. Here I commute to work by bike, unless the weather is really really bad. I carry my phone in an outside pocket and often will look at it or use it when I am walking outside. On holiday I hardly ever used it outside - didn't have this issue in summer. I'm wondering if the cold is affecting the battery?