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Battery Life on 6.1.3
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This update address the battery in no way whatsoever. If you are seeing better battery life something corrupted was overwritten or its in your head.
I got better battery life today (post update) then I did yesterday (pre update). I'd hardly consider that a very conclusive test.
I got better battery life today (post update) then I did yesterday (pre update). I'd hardly consider that a very conclusive test.
Woo hooray! you got a perfect iPhone! Believe me, 6.1.2 screwed up my battery Royally. Please don't comment if you don't know anything about what you're talking about.
6.1.2 didn't really introduce battery issues in general. Yes some people ran into battery issues as it happens with a lot of upgrades with at least some people but the overall majority didn't experience battery issues with 6.1.2. For various different reasons there will always be people with battery issues with pretty much any version of iOS and any iPhone, sometimes there are more of those people and sometimes less--and sometimes it is the particular iOS version that is at fault while quite a few other times it's something else (and often enough simply resetting settings or reinstalling the OS can get rid of those issues, which is why often people might see improvements after a new update simply due to a new installation if they were seeing issues before).
Yes you are right C DM. But people do like a good old moan and whine on here. So don't take away their whining rights, mon ami......
Lol. Trust me, I used to be like you when I first got an iDevice. Every update hurt or helped battery life. Do a search, every single update no matter how minor there is a thread for about battery life. It took me a while to realize it was usually environmental issues causing low signal strength..
What I said is Apple made no changes or bug fixes in iOS 6.1.3 that addressed battery life, none, zero, at all.
So like I said the update fixed software corruption inadvertantly (I said that I don't know why you'd find that hard to believe) or and more like in your case, its in your head.
Find me the bullet point about battery bug fixes with 6.1.3 from apple or any code or don't comment if you don't know what you are talking about.
I'm on a 3GS and never experienced poor battery on iOS 5.1, 6.0, 6.1 or 6.1.2.
When my phone is in standby it takes several hours for my phone to go down even a few percent. And that's with Location Service enabled all the time.
And keep in mind, this phone is almost 4 years old!
Maybe you guys need to take better care of your phones.
Try closing all apps instead of leaving them open, try not restoring from backups whenever you restore your phone, try only installing apps that you actually use and not just install apps for the fun of it, try not to have lots of crap in your notification centre, turn off both 3G and cellular data unless your trying to use the internet outside.
Dunno how much of that actually makes a difference but I do these things and my battery is great. I can go days without having to charge my phone.
When my phone is in standby it takes several hours for my phone to go down even a few percent. And that's with Location Service enabled all the time.
And keep in mind, this phone is almost 4 years old!
Maybe you guys need to take better care of your phones.
Try closing all apps instead of leaving them open, try not restoring from backups whenever you restore your phone, try only installing apps that you actually use and not just install apps for the fun of it, try not to have lots of crap in your notification centre, turn off both 3G and cellular data unless your trying to use the internet outside.
Dunno how much of that actually makes a difference but I do these things and my battery is great. I can go days without having to charge my phone.
Or, maybe software corruption could be referring to a whole mess of things that *could* happen, not necessarily the iOS version itself. Any time any software gets installed it has the potential to corrupt, so any apps being installed/updated could very well cause this too.
He made it pretty clear, as did apple when they released the update, there aren't specific battery life fixes written into this release. He was stating a fact, based on apple's release notes and you mocked him for not knowing what he was talking about.. nice.
He made it pretty clear, as did apple when they released the update, there aren't specific battery life fixes written into this release. He was stating a fact, based on apple's release notes and you mocked him for not knowing what he was talking about.. nice.
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Maybe you are having as hard of a time comprehending what I said like I'm having decrypting what you said into English. I'll assume like me English isn't your first language so I'll try to explain again.
I said it could be corruption which will only applies to your device now wouldn't it? So that has nothing to do with 6.1.2 now wouldn't?
If 6.1.2 was the problem then EVERYONE would have the problem, not just a dozen or so people on a tech forum. Notice how many people said that they have good battery life in 6.1.2?
I originally said it was in your head generically speaking when I didn't quote anyone. I say that because of the fact Apple didn't do any programming to fix a battery bug.
Here is my proof of claim.
iOS 6.1.2
iOS 6.1.3
iOS 6.1.3 (right now)
That's the opposite of your claim in the first two pics. Third is from having good signal strength all day today.
I really don't know why I'm explaining this too you. I'm sure I'll regret it.
I said it could be corruption which will only applies to your device now wouldn't it? So that has nothing to do with 6.1.2 now wouldn't?
If 6.1.2 was the problem then EVERYONE would have the problem, not just a dozen or so people on a tech forum. Notice how many people said that they have good battery life in 6.1.2?
I originally said it was in your head generically speaking when I didn't quote anyone. I say that because of the fact Apple didn't do any programming to fix a battery bug.
Here is my proof of claim.
iOS 6.1.2
iOS 6.1.3
iOS 6.1.3 (right now)
That's the opposite of your claim in the first two pics. Third is from having good signal strength all day today.
I really don't know why I'm explaining this too you. I'm sure I'll regret it.
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hmm
hmm not sure I want to jump in here but. Yes typically all the battery life complaints are not caused by a particular version of iOS. (sometimes that is incorrect I know). But typically its due to a hung app or setting during the update process itself. So the reset settings and restores fix it. However 5.0.1 fixed some inherent issues with 5.0 and 6.1.2 addressed the exchange bug which could impact battery. I never had any issues since 5.0 on a 4s once I updated to 5.0.1. Each release since has been pretty decent but some seemed better than others. Anyway it does happen that a particular iOS may create a issue. And it does happen that all the posted release notes are not the ONLY things that are addressed in a particular update. I am sure Apple makes tweaks to a lot of areas with each build and only point out the main points. Anyway glad for you guys who now are fixed with 6.1.3 (whatever the reason may be) I will report I still have good battery with it as well since that's what the topic is asking.
hmm not sure I want to jump in here but. Yes typically all the battery life complaints are not caused by a particular version of iOS. (sometimes that is incorrect I know). But typically its due to a hung app or setting during the update process itself. So the reset settings and restores fix it. However 5.0.1 fixed some inherent issues with 5.0 and 6.1.2 addressed the exchange bug which could impact battery. I never had any issues since 5.0 on a 4s once I updated to 5.0.1. Each release since has been pretty decent but some seemed better than others. Anyway it does happen that a particular iOS may create a issue. And it does happen that all the posted release notes are not the ONLY things that are addressed in a particular update. I am sure Apple makes tweaks to a lot of areas with each build and only point out the main points. Anyway glad for you guys who now are fixed with 6.1.3 (whatever the reason may be) I will report I still have good battery with it as well since that's what the topic is asking.
