I used the AIM app today instead of the TEXTING app.. and i didnt really im more than i would text.. and i got THE worst battery life ever.. 5PM and mine was DEAD.. and I only IMed 9 separate times all day~
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Battery life sucked out of my iphone
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I dont get it though.. why would push on AIM take MORE battery than a text message?? Its not like AIM is running in the background. It makes no sense
ok.. but WHY.. why in the world does push kill a battery more so than a text message? I dont really get it. The IM goes to apples servers, apple's servers push it to your phone..
A text goes to ATT towers, the towers push it to your phone..
WHERE is the extra battery usage?
A text goes to ATT towers, the towers push it to your phone..
WHERE is the extra battery usage?
I've had push for months now, using IM forwarding enabled in AIM settings. No need to deal with AIM push app and however much battery it eats up. But you need unlimited text for this.
what? i'm married..
Anyways.. The reason this isn't with the other batter threads was because i didnt see any that were specific to AIM or if PUSH was really the cause.
I GUESS a coding thing could cause it.. but it still makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, that would be some serious processes going on in a huge burst every time a notification is receiving.
My husband's phone is doing the same thing. We dont text/AIM much.. but our batteries are both dead by 5pm