That is weird that they did that but in the presence of all the OCD hypochondriac forum members...it could be much weirder lol.
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8.1 iPhone 6 real bad battery life
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That is weird that they did that but in the presence of all the OCD hypochondriac forum members...it could be much weirder lol.
I have gone through this to make sure battery life is better. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/maximize-your-iphones-battery-life-ios-8-0157478/
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Same here after the 8.1 update. Thanks for the heads up. Changed it back to off.
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Same here after the 8.1 update. Thanks for the heads up. Changed it back to off.
That scotty article was well done. Credible.
Here's a question and I think I've verified this- sleep your phone, then if you wake up your phone it will register one minute of use at only a fraction one minute of use.
Just tried this and went from 3 hours 24 min to 25 min in only about 20 seconds of use.
Try it and see if I'm on point.
It calls into question the whole accuracy of the usage timer. We all may be getting a fraction of the use we think we are getting.
Not that I care too much. Thr phone is great. All good.
And in a few short years all this angst about battery life (yeah I stress it too) will be a memory when new tech makes the phone go for a week without changing.
So turning the phone on and off a lot (to check various apps) will corrupt the accuracy of the timer.
Running the phone for a hour while you read something or other continuous use will time accurately.
Anyone agree?
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Same here, with the 8.1 the battery life on my 6 have really decreased a lot!! I have only unplugged at 5am and it's 9.27 now and I am at 50%. Before I would have had this amount of battery power at 3PM 
Same here, with the 8.1 the battery life on my 6 have really decreased a lot!! I have only unplugged at 5am and it's 9.27 now and I am at 50%. Before I would have had this amount of battery power at 3PM
I think there might be more post-processing going on after the update. Possibly Spotlight indexing, etc. Let it settle back down after a day or so and then you should have a good basis to judge battery life.
My iPhone 6 charged for 4 hours last night from 0 to 100%, will post results tonight.
Brightness is on auto
No background refresh
No mail push
No system services
No handoff
On wifi
3 to 5 bars
Less than 10 apps
Brightness is on auto
No background refresh
No mail push
No system services
No handoff
On wifi
3 to 5 bars
Less than 10 apps
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For about a week I looked at Usage everyday and then dealt with the apps at the top of the list (really just facebook and twitter). Turned off background refresh on those two and it helped tremendously.
Now I look at usage every few days and deal with the apps at the top if need be - mostly by controlling background refresh. I don't believe location services plays that big of a role in battery life.
Now I look at usage every few days and deal with the apps at the top if need be - mostly by controlling background refresh. I don't believe location services plays that big of a role in battery life.
doesnt apple pay always stay on? hence the decreased batt life? how else does it know to open passbook when you are near a terminal.
they really should have made it the same thickness as 6+ with bigger battery
they really should have made it the same thickness as 6+ with bigger battery
iPhone 6+ with 8.1
Topped off battery last night when I installed 8.1
This morning, it's still at 100% (oops, just moved to 99%) after 54 minutes of usage. Really haven't used it too much after unplugging it last night other than check on weather forecast, fantasy football outcome (my teams suck), and a little browsing on Alien Blue. Don't use Facebook or Twitter apps on phone (or any device, for that matter). Highest usage was by Alien Blue (Reddit app).
More than 14hr of standby left at this time.
Before 8.1, my battery life was a bit worse.
In short, your mileage may vary.
Topped off battery last night when I installed 8.1
This morning, it's still at 100% (oops, just moved to 99%) after 54 minutes of usage. Really haven't used it too much after unplugging it last night other than check on weather forecast, fantasy football outcome (my teams suck), and a little browsing on Alien Blue. Don't use Facebook or Twitter apps on phone (or any device, for that matter). Highest usage was by Alien Blue (Reddit app).
More than 14hr of standby left at this time.
Before 8.1, my battery life was a bit worse.
In short, your mileage may vary.
I'm trying to get a better understanding on app background refresh. What does it actually do? For example I have Facebook background refresh off..will I only get notifications when I open the app?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Your not the only one having this bug both my iphone 6/plus battery usage stats goes blank after a two reboots.
Just tried on my aunts iphone 6 rebooted her phone around 3-5 times battery usage stats reset to blank iOS bug I think.
That is nothing, I had 10 hours and 30 minutes of standby and 20 minutes of usage... still 100%
I did charge it up to max and did not drain it all since my last report.
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Battery life has been awesome here.
Give it a few days to settle out. Every new software release there are battery issues. And a week after every new software release, those battery issues go away.
Give it a few days to settle out. Every new software release there are battery issues. And a week after every new software release, those battery issues go away.
This is consistent with my experience. I took an initial hit and it seems great now.
I think you were right. I did let the battery totally drain yesterday and did a full charge. Much much better today, same as it was before 8.1, to not say even better.
