Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Battery Life on 4S with iOS 7

I've been running ios 7 since beta 4 or 5 I had no battery issues on my 4s until the GM.

Then I read somewhere the problem went away when people disabled their wifi. I then figured I would try SETTINGS>WIFI>Ask to join Networks TURN OFF.

This fixed my issue YMMV



ImageUploadedByTapatalk1379811082.819162.jpg
 
Hi Guys

See if this helps.

Tried turning off all of the things mentioned and it made no difference, so tried this.

Went into Settings > General > About (scroll to bottom) > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostics & Usage Data - to see if there were any crashes and, if so, what they pertained to.

I found that on my 4S an app. had caused an exception which then led onto Preferences causing crashes which were looping (resetting) and causing the battery to drain.

First step was to delete the offending app. (will reinstall when updated) and let the battery run down until the phone switched itself off. This seemed to reset and once fully charged the 4S has been great with light use over the last 24-hours.

Other than that, would have reset phone and reinstalled from scratch.

Hope this is of use. If not, just ignore the gibberings of an old git!

Regards
Paul
 
I don't understand why Apple beta tester didn't test battery issue before iOS7 released this week. I am sure Steve Jobs would not approve it but with him gone Apple seems not care about it anymore. :apple:
 
I haven't noticed any difference. Most battery issues appear to be how one uses the phone and apps... I suspect time will sort it all out. I had an issue with app updates and had to restart the phone as new one. Lost some data, but I survived.
 
bletso said:
I haven't noticed any difference. Most battery issues appear to be how one uses the phone and apps... I suspect time will sort it all out. I had an issue with app updates and had to restart the phone as new one. Lost some data, but I survived.
Click to expand...

Safe out with "most" there. Plenty of folks in here and other threads, who have actively turned EVERYTHING imagineabe off are still suffering battery problems.
 
Count Blah said:
Safe out with "most" there. Plenty of folks in here and other threads, who have actively turned EVERYTHING imagineabe off are still suffering battery problems.
Click to expand...

It can either be a bug or perhaps those iPhones are in need of a clean re-install? I am still monitoring my battery and today I will probably get a very accurate reading and see how that compares to the old iOS 6
 
abercrombie said:
Can barely get thru a full work day on iOS7 at 20%. Could easily maintain 70% on iOS 6.
Click to expand...

Have you tried any of the methods to solve the issue?

Reset all settings. Reset network settings.

You can also disable background app updating (especially if facebook is involved). I always have to force kill it or it chew up my battery.
 
Ok looking at my battery stats today. I would like to know...

how many hours usage/standby should I expect if the battery is functioning normally? On average, normal use?
 
My 4S battery seems okay on 7. Last night before I threw it on the charger I had 26 hours standby, 6.5 hours of use, and it had 9% left.
 
valypan said:
Ok looking at my battery stats today. I would like to know...

how many hours usage/standby should I expect if the battery is functioning normally? On average, normal use?
Click to expand...

Impossible to say. Most people here are making comparison's to their normal usage. Usage for one person is not the same as another, but folks can compare how they generally use their phone normally and can judge the amount of battery drain from one day/week to the next.

I use mine to listen to podcasts on TuneIn Radio in the mornings. I know that at a certain point in the morning, I have performed nearly identical tasks on the phone on iOS6 and iOS7, that is why I can confidently say the iOS7 is a MUCH worse when it comes to maintaining battery.

Perhaps others can help.
 
valypan said:
So have you personally concluded that there must be a bug in iOS 7?
Click to expand...

I don't know if it's a bug or is "working as intended". I have turned everything off that I could find in these forums and many others, and I am still getting much worse battery life throughout that day compared to iOS6. Since I can plug mine in during the day, at times, I am not running out of battery. But I dread the next time I travel.

At this point, I am hoping for some kind of update from Apple.
 
I was EXTREMELY happy with the battery life on my iPhone 5. Since I installed iOS 7, the battery life has gotten so much worse. I can close out all my apps, reboot, and with just wifi and cell signal on, both with excellent signal strength, I can watch the phone drain 10% in less than 1.5 hrs. I sure hope am update is on the way soon.
 
I hate to ask the obvious question - but are you closing the apps that are not needed?

I only ask because after I updated, I noticed a considerably drain of my battery - couldn't figure out why. Well, I did figure out that I had EVERY and I mean EVERY app opened.

After closing most of them out - battery life is now back to normal.

I have a iPhone 4.
 
my 4s feels ok. i'm able to go through the day like with iphone 4s. my usage is like every average people.
 
I must admit it´s hard for me to gauge battery life. I am starting to second-guess myself! It seems to me that it does not last as long as it did before though but I am not entirely sure. Today I have been using the iPhone for occasionally checking email, looking at some apps, weather, twitter, no video or anything overly graphic. How do these stats look? Are they a sign of a diminished battery life in your opinion?

9902840433_521f9ec7f4_o.png
 
I just ran my battery on my iPhone 4 from 100% to 72% during a one-hour meeting. My usage was safari, twitter, and facebook (yes, it was a boring meeting). Could not believe how warm the phone got and how quickly the battery drained from such light usage.
 
I made certain all my apps were closed while I was keeping an eye on the issue. But, I DID just turn off the "Background App Refresh", which I was under the impression was off already. Lemme try this again...
 
FWIW, I was having similar battery problems with my 4S. I even once had it drop almost 20% in one hour of light-moderate use. Then, when it got down to 10%, it stayed at 10 for well over an hour while I was streaming video.

I ran it all the way down until it powered off. Charged it fully without unplugging, and it has been much better. MUCH better.

I know Apple recommends doing the drain/recharge once a month. In this case, I speculate that my update to 7 caused the battery calibration to go nutz.

As usual, YMMV.
 
zjazz said:
Guys and gals,

I'm trying to ask the same question for several times and it looks like like noone have seen it so far,

PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS QUESTION:

When it's charged at 100% it still shows the charging symbol near the battery. I remember in iOS6 when it's fully charged the charging symbol was changed to wall plug symbol. Is it the same with you guys on iOS7 or it still shows charging symbol when it's fully charged?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

THANKS :):):):):):)
Click to expand...

The lightning symbol remains while the device is plugged in. In the last beta version, it flashed when the battery was charging; now it remains steady.

Hopefully you sleep well now.
 
Jrtesq said:
FWIW, I was having similar battery problems with my 4S. I even once had it drop almost 20% in one hour of light-moderate use. Then, when it got down to 10%, it stayed at 10 for well over an hour while I was streaming video.

I ran it all the way down until it powered off. Charged it fully without unplugging, and it has been much better. MUCH better.

I know Apple recommends doing the drain/recharge once a month. In this case, I speculate that my update to 7 caused the battery calibration to go nutz.

As usual, YMMV.
Click to expand...

I experienced the same thing! Now iPhone seems to have calibrated properly. Still would love to know if my stats are somewhat normal. Anyone can help??
 
On the charger for the first time since the update (4+ days). 4s with 3G on, BT on, wifi off much of the time.


dave-tx said:
Could not believe how warm the phone got and how quickly the battery drained from such light usage.
Click to expand...

Heat is a tell-tail sign of a hardworking CPU, which will eat through your battery like nothing else. Something is happening behind the scenes that is taxing your system big time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back