Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 to Address Battery Life Issues [Updated]

[monkeylui]

Mine wasnt that bad to begin with. But over the last 2 days my battery life has increased significantly. I'm actually quite impressed.

 

[Ryan1980]

Really Apple?!

I've been using ios 5.0.1 for a few days now on my iPad 2, and my battery life is crap now compared to what it was pre iOS 5. This is something I would expect from Microsoft, but not Apple. I guess the days of Apple being in a class of is own are coming to an end. Very disappointing.

 

[RRNYC]

I am very happy so far with the update.

I took the phone off the charger at 8am
1.5 hours of talk time
Sent 20-30 emails
Streamed Pandora for 1 hour
It's 7:05 pm and I'm at 44%

This is a big difference from where I was before the update

 

[vladtheimpaler]

I have an issue I hope you can help with. I updated to 5.0.1. It is installed however my settings icon still has the red badge with the 1 over it. I have tried everything to get rid of it. Nothing. Its just sitting there. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[madmaclove]

It doesn't help my battery problem :/

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Apple has just released iOS 5.0.1 to the public, bringing fixes for battery life issues introduced with iOS 5. The release also brings several other enhancements including multitasking gestures for the original iPad.The build number on the public release is 9A405, an increment of one build over the beta 2 build seeded to developers last Friday.

iOS 5.0.1 is available for iPhone (4S, 4, and 3GS), iPod touch (third- and fourth-generation), and all iPad models. The update is available for download via iTunes, but is not yet showing up as an over-the-air update for direct download to iOS devices.

Update: Several European users are now reporting that iOS 5.0.1 is available as a 44.6 MB over-the-air update on their devices, but it still does not appear to be showing up on devices in the United States.

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Screenshot of over-the-air update​

Update 2: Direct links for downloads:

- iPhone: 4S, 4 GSM, 4 CDMA, 3GS
- iPad: 2 Wi-Fi, 2 GSM, 2 CDMA, Original
- iPod touch: 4th Generation, 3rd Generation

Update 3: The over-the-air update of iOS 5.0.1 now appears to be making its way to the United States, but it may still take some time to roll out to all users. Users are reporting over-the-air download sizes of 40-55 MB depending on device.

Update 4: CNET notes that iOS 5.0.1 addresses the security vulnerability disclosed by prominent security researcher Charlie Miller earlier this week. Miller demonstrated the vulnerability by slipping an app into Apple's App Store, a move which resulted in Apple banning him from the iOS developer program.

Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 to Address Battery Life Issues [Updated]

 

[haroldg48]

iPhone 3GS

My wife & I both have iPhone 3GS and the update to 5.0.1 increased battery life significantly.

 

[JerZyT28]

I just have to say this...the battery life on my ipad2 is AMAZING! I noticed it being better but I decided to test it today. Usually ill charge It at night, bring it to work, work with PDF files, watch a video or two, and the battery will drop down a lot (this is with the ios5 upgrade). With this last update, I charged it last night, did the same exact thing I do at work, and I just turned it on just now and WOW! 100% still! Just wish my iPhone was the same lol

 

[throys]

Just like to say, I'm new to this forum and just coming from a iphone 4 to iphone 4s and with the latest beta 5.1 battery issues seem to be fixed, drastic improvement so cant wait for beta 2