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6.01 Battery Thread
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Well resetting the network settings didn't fix it. Playing with it more today and it appears to be an app causing this. Haven't narrowed it down to which app yet, but if I kill all my apps battery life returns to normal. Note that I didn't have to do this before the 6.0.1. update. I barely used my phone this morning and it completely drained in under 4 hours 
I suspect it's either one of the built in apps, or something else I use a lot is not reacting nicely to the update.
Also, the phone gets warm when this happens, so it's transferring data somewhere. Turning off WiFi really kills it.
I suspect it's either one of the built in apps, or something else I use a lot is not reacting nicely to the update.
Also, the phone gets warm when this happens, so it's transferring data somewhere. Turning off WiFi really kills it.
I got great battery, 7.5 hrs usage, 1.5 days standby and I still had 25% left when I plugged it in
Maybe your right, i remember turning that off as i never needed it, and my battery has been better since
Realise you are all mentioning iPhones but this update has improved my ipt5 and ipad3. Ipt5 currently on 5h usage, 2d standby and on 45%.
Have updated sons ipt4 in the hope it'll help (he plays nothing but games on it)
Have updated sons ipt4 in the hope it'll help (he plays nothing but games on it)
Thanks! This worked for me. My battery on my iphone 5 didn't drain as fast until I updated to 6.0.1 . Battery would die in less than a day without doing much (was losing approx 1% every 5 mins nothing running in background, no bluetooth, the screen brightness 40% with autobrightness turned off). Turned off push and other things and still didn't fix the issue until i turned off the "set automatically".
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Battery life even better now!!
This is what I'm getting on my iPhone 5 since the update. Even better now!!
This is what I'm getting on my iPhone 5 since the update. Even better now!!
After a few days now I think I can safely say that it's made no difference.
Which means fairly weak performance compared to iOS 5 still.
Which means fairly weak performance compared to iOS 5 still.
Iphone battery problem fix!!
Goto settings and click on icloud. Scroll down to safari and stop icloud from syncing safari and tell it to delete any information stored on your phone. Once that is done slide it back if you want. Poof battery problem fixed. With the upgrade of iOS6 there is an errorlog between safari and icloud that gets stuck in a loop...this causes it to constantly run and stream between your phone and the cloud...hence draining your battery like you are constantly downloading and uploading non-stop. By deleting the safari files you clear the log and fix the problem....it takes literally 1.5 minutes to fix...spread the word...
This does not affect everyone as everyones log does not get jacked up in the upgrade....BUT...for those of us that it did, we know turning off location services, etc is not gonna fix that kind of drain...I was draining 10% life an hour and my phone was smokin hot!! slide the bar, erase the files, clear the log, all better.
Goto settings and click on icloud. Scroll down to safari and stop icloud from syncing safari and tell it to delete any information stored on your phone. Once that is done slide it back if you want. Poof battery problem fixed. With the upgrade of iOS6 there is an errorlog between safari and icloud that gets stuck in a loop...this causes it to constantly run and stream between your phone and the cloud...hence draining your battery like you are constantly downloading and uploading non-stop. By deleting the safari files you clear the log and fix the problem....it takes literally 1.5 minutes to fix...spread the word...
This does not affect everyone as everyones log does not get jacked up in the upgrade....BUT...for those of us that it did, we know turning off location services, etc is not gonna fix that kind of drain...I was draining 10% life an hour and my phone was smokin hot!! slide the bar, erase the files, clear the log, all better.
mine was set to off and still issues. I notice that on wifi the new 6.01 battery life seems to hold and is fine. However, on LTE, its like watching a clock tick down on battery bar. what else is new with these updates
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What I did originally was delete my Icloud account all together. My battery life was instantly better, but of course I had no contacts...I re-installed icloud and left off passbook and safari and I was holding stong...turned back on safari and I'm still good...I read a dozen other places later that it was only safari...mine was loosing literally 10% life an hour before I did that ;(
mine was set to off and still issues. I notice that on wifi the new 6.01 battery life seems to hold and is fine. However, on LTE, its like watching a clock tick down on battery bar. what else is new with these updates
What I did originally was delete my Icloud account all together. My battery life was instantly better, but of course I had no contacts...I re-installed icloud and left off passbook and safari and I was holding stong...turned back on safari and I'm still good...I read a dozen other places later that it was only safari...mine was loosing literally 10% life an hour before I did that ;(
After a few tweaks I can say I've been happy with my battery life
. The majority of the time I was web browsing and playing a few games.
. The majority of the time I was web browsing and playing a few games.
Mine has actually gotten worse. Before this update I had great battery life and now it stinks. I could get easily 18 hours with heavy use and not I am lucky to get 12-14 hours.
Better or worse?
Ignorant as I am, I am not certain about what you mean. I think you mean that the battery time has been better after the upgrade to 6.0.1 and the drain down to 0%. Is that so? Have I understood your post right?
Ignorant as I am, I am not certain about what you mean. I think you mean that the battery time has been better after the upgrade to 6.0.1 and the drain down to 0%. Is that so? Have I understood your post right?
no, i'm referring to the calibration method of draining the battery down to 0%, leaving it dead for a bit, and then recharging it. the battery memory, or whatever its called, clears and any battery issues are fixed.
ive done this before with previous phones and it often seems to fix many battery issues.
last time i recall doing this with a 3GS and did it twice just to be sure, but right now i'm getting incredible battery life after the first time trying it, so i wont bother with another calibration.
ive done this before with previous phones and it often seems to fix many battery issues.
last time i recall doing this with a 3GS and did it twice just to be sure, but right now i'm getting incredible battery life after the first time trying it, so i wont bother with another calibration.