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Battery fix for iPhone 4s
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Sorry,
I got really busy at work, and couldn't report back. It seems to improve it, but I haven't run it completely down to say 100%.
When I got home from work I was at 82% charge, about 2hrs of use, and 7.5hrs of standby. So that seemed a bit better than the past, but I was so tired and drained from work I just went to bed.
I've had it off the charger for a few hours now so I'll see if I can get my battery into the danger sub 10% tonight, and post a screenshot of my usage/idle time when I do with general info on what things I did.
I got really busy at work, and couldn't report back. It seems to improve it, but I haven't run it completely down to say 100%.
When I got home from work I was at 82% charge, about 2hrs of use, and 7.5hrs of standby. So that seemed a bit better than the past, but I was so tired and drained from work I just went to bed.
I've had it off the charger for a few hours now so I'll see if I can get my battery into the danger sub 10% tonight, and post a screenshot of my usage/idle time when I do with general info on what things I did.
The dev claims that you'll see the best results when you do the calibration thing (run it down to 0%, charge fully back to 100%) after installing it. I'll do that tonight.
For now, I'm at 35% with 6 hours, 18 minutes of usage and 16 hours, 55 minutes of standby. I slept for about 7 hours after which it was about 96% when I woke up (took it off the charger before I slept). About 4-5 hours of podcasts and music with about 2-3 hours of other use (some Twitter, web browsing, Flipboard, IM, texts, a short five minute call, etc). I have two accounts on push, and two on fetch. I'll report again tomorrow after I calibrate.
For now, I'm at 35% with 6 hours, 18 minutes of usage and 16 hours, 55 minutes of standby. I slept for about 7 hours after which it was about 96% when I woke up (took it off the charger before I slept). About 4-5 hours of podcasts and music with about 2-3 hours of other use (some Twitter, web browsing, Flipboard, IM, texts, a short five minute call, etc). I have two accounts on push, and two on fetch. I'll report again tomorrow after I calibrate.
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Hmm. General use seems to hold up pretty well. However, phone calls seem to zap the battery quicker.
I don't believe in ANY battery fixes, most likely all this does is reset some stuff to factory settings and for people that update instead of restore their iPhones will see the improvement in battery life just because of that.
I disagree, because my initial "spot check" was based on a 4S.
When I first got it the 5.0.1 update came out. When it did I did a manual "new phone" install because I had read about it being the best bet at battery life, and then the JB.
So my numbers are based on that, and not an upgrade from 5.0.0 or 4.2.X like the iPhone 4.
The amount of "life" it seems to be giving me will be in question until I run it down to near 0% a few times, if it's giving me any at all, but based on the spot check # I posted above it was on a "new" phone (didn't transfer my iPhone 4 profile over).
I have AT&T. It's weird, I was on about a 10 minute phone call and it went down about 8-9%
Hmm..ok. Signal strength? I ask because I have Sprint with decent coverage (2-4 bars generally) and it drained like almost 20% while making about a 55 minute phone call. Just odd. Maybe I expect too much...? hahaha
Full bars. I would give you an exact number but I don't think Field Test works anymore.
Oh no, that's fine. I posted it in the VIP forum on that repo's site and I'll let you know in a PM if I find anything out.
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I honestly think that for something like this we would need at least a couple of weeks worth of data.
I honestly think that for something like this we would need at least a couple of weeks worth of data.
I seem to have acquired a page containing a link to the deb file..see below.
http://iphonix.fr/archives/22314#translate-en
http://iphonix.fr/archives/22314#translate-en
Thanks!!! I added the repo and downloaded it....Cant wait to see if it works!!!
I guess there is also a .deb file on that page but you can add the repo and the battery fix is the only app they have.
Can someone confirm who got it from insanelyi that there is no icon and nothing in Settings to configure?
Same here....anyone see the new post on a new battery fix? I wonder if its how this one works?