3GS Battery indicator.

[SXR]

So I recently noticed that my iPhone 3GS' battery indicator jumped from 55% tot 37% in 5 minutes while it was sleeping.

I started noticing that the battery indicator is jumping all of the sudden , it didn't do this before.

Has anyone noticed this, is it a bug or something else?

 

[gavd]

Only time I've noticed mine fluctuate significantly is when I turn my iPhone on if it's been turned off overnight. It might say 15% for a couple of seconds and then jump to 30% for example. Always fine after that though so just seems to be when it's first coming on.

 

[SXR]

Yes, I have noticed that aswell. But that just doesnt bother me as much , cause i never have to turn my phone on - its almost never turned off in the first place. I just dont like that the battery indicator lies to me lol.

 

[gavd]

Are you anywhere near an Apple store? You could take it to the Genius Bar and get them to run diagnostics.

 

[SXR]

I live in the Netherlands and there are no genius bars here ;(

 

[Whoakapi]

My 3GS does the same thing when turning it on. It always shows a low percentage and then jumps to the real percentage. Strange, but it seems like it's not a real bug.

My percentage indicator has once done a real jump down. Recently it went from 32% to 28% in just a blink of an eye. I had done quite a bit of small charging, so there could be "holes" or disturbances in the battery. But it's just my assumptions. Normally my indicator does quite a good job by decreasing one percent at a time. Compared to other phones I've owned, the iPhone does a much better job in giving a decent indication. My SE phone takes like 10% at time when it decreases

 

[SXR]

Well , mine made a jump from 55% to 37%. Thats substantial. I would not charge my phone for example if it was on 55% , but i would on 37%.

I just hope it doesnt happen to often.

 

[Pez555]

try draining it completely and do a full charge, sometimes the battery needs to be re-conditioned - i think Apple recommend to do this once a month.

 

[SXR]

try draining it completely and do a full charge, sometimes the battery needs to be re-conditioned - i think Apple recommend to do this once a month.

Thanks. I will give that a try as soon as I can. Now im thinking about it, I used to do that a lot but I havent recently.