Battery life

[hxlover904]

My battery life is perfect until I start using the screen and do some 3G browsing. Then it drops at a rate of about 1% every 4 minutes or so.

this is the way mine behaves, too. when it's idle, battery is great. as soon as i start to use it, it starts to drop rapidly. lock it and it stays good. all i usually do is text, check work emails, etc. but it seems just having the screen on is a major problem. i've also noticed that if i have wifi enabled but there isn't a network to connect to, it drains the battery much faster.

att 4s

 

[Anti-Lucifer]

You people on iOS 7 should try out SIRI - when using SIRI, your battery drops 1% every 60-180 seconds of SIRI use. I'm not kidding.

 

[Krissypantz2828]

You people on iOS 7 should try out SIRI - when using SIRI, your battery drops 1% every 60-180 seconds of SIRI use. I'm not kidding.

We need to create a survey to really indicate what causes battery decline. I am interested in doing this..maybe later tonight I will post a link...thats if people are interested in using the survey. I have siri on..maybe thats why my batt life is worse than others! Im at 5% and Ive only been using it for 3 hours

 

[batting1000]

We need to create a survey to really indicate what causes battery decline. I am interested in doing this..maybe later tonight I will post a link...thats if people are interested in using the survey. I have siri on..maybe thats why my batt life is worse than others! Im at 5% and Ive only been using it for 3 hours

Do you understand that this is a beta?

 

[KeanosMagicHat]

Do you understand that this is a beta?

And isn't the whole point of a beta process to analyse what's going wrong so it can be improved?

5% remaining after only 3 hours is bad, beta or not.

It'd be good to understand why the rapid consumption of power.

 

[batting1000]

And isn't the whole point of a beta process to analyse what's going wrong so it can be improved?

Yes, but the reason the battery is bad is because it's a beta. This happens every year and by the time the final release is out, all the battery issues are gone. Wasting time trying to figure out why the battery performance is not good is pointless, especially when it's the FIRST beta.

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5% remaining after only 3 hours is bad, beta or not.

It'd be good to understand why the rapid consumption of power.

You must not understand. Betas have extra things running in the background for debugging and feedback purposes.

 

[KeanosMagicHat]

Yes, but the reason the battery is bad is because it's a beta. This happens every year and by the time the final release is out, all the battery issues are gone . . .

That improvement doesn't just happen by magic. It happens through constant analysis and feedback throughout the process.

 

[batting1000]

That improvement doesn't just broken by magic. It happens through constant analysis and feedback throughout the process.

No, it happens when Apple removes all the extra beta stuff running in the background. Apple engineers use these betas too. They aren't just relying on what we say to improve the betas / software. I'm sure they've already figuring out and fixed the issue if they found one.

 

[SprSynJn]

Yes, but the reason the battery is bad is because it's a beta. This happens every year and by the time the final release is out, all the battery issues are gone.

I seriously doubt that. There are many with iPhones on iOS 6 that still have issues to this day.

 

[batting1000]

I seriously doubt that. There are many with iPhones on iOS 6 that still have issues to this day.

It all depends on your usage. Where have you seen all these people with battery issues?

 

[SprSynJn]

It all depends on your usage. Where have you seen all these people with battery issues?

My own phone and others on the net I suppose. I only complain because Apple says eight hours of cell usage when I barely get six. Sometimes near four a day. Also, I'm confused as to why I can get near twelve hours on wifi sometimes.

 

[batting1000]

My own phone and others on the net I suppose. I only complain because Apple says eight hours of cell usage when I barely get six. Sometimes near four a day. Also, I'm confused as to why I can get near twelve hours on wifi sometimes.

I've honestly yet to see anyone get the numbers Apple quotes. It all depends on how you use your phone. Everyone uses it differently.

 

[SprSynJn]

I've honestly yet to see anyone get the numbers Apple quotes. It all depends on how you use your phone. Everyone uses it differently.

Cannot disagree with that. I've also thought that it depends on your carrier and the type of bandwidth they use, or where the towers are, etc. I'm not someone who is well versed on that mind you, but I think so anyway.

 

[batting1000]

Cannot disagree with that. I've also thought that it depends on your carrier and the type of bandwidth they use, or where the towers are, etc. I'm not someone who is well versed on that mind you, but I think so anyway.

Correct, that too. Signal strength is a major factor as well.

 

[Krissypantz2828]

Do you understand that this is a beta?

Duh!
But of u noticed some people have better batt power than others

 

[batting1000]

Duh!
But of u noticed some people have better batt power than others

Everyone uses their devices differently.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Duh!
But of u noticed some people have better batt power than others

Which goes back to what I was speaking about earlier.

Member A and member B both have the beta release and both are moderate users. Member A doesn't get as good battery life as member B, and keeps messing with settings and reinstalling. While member A is busy with all that, he fails to remember that member B has every strong cellular data signal, which helps with his battery life.

We can mess around with installs and settings all we want. And who knows, we may find a bug for Apple to fix. However, doing all that is not going to take away the inner beta coding that is currently in the OS. No matter what, there are going to be problems.

In my opinion, if one is having to spends hours a day trying to fix his or her beta phone so that it is usable, one is wasting precious time that cannot be relived. Maybe said person should consider reverting back to iOS6.

 

[Cscottrun]

I had terrible battery life when I first loaded iOS 7. Today I restored and started new. I feel like my battery life is much better. Here is my usage, someone let me know if this is good or not. I have not charged my phone at all since my last full charge.

 

[Krissypantz2828]

Which goes back to what I was speaking about earlier.

Member A and member B both have the beta release and both are moderate users. Member A doesn't get as good battery life as member B, and keeps messing with settings and reinstalling. While member A is busy with all that, he fails to remember that member B has every strong cellular data signal, which helps with his battery life.

We can mess around with installs and settings all we want. And who knows, we may find a bug for Apple to fix. However, doing all that is not going to take away the inner beta coding that is currently in the OS. No matter what, there are going to be problems.

In my opinion, if one is having to spends hours a day trying to fix his or her beta phone so that it is usable, one is wasting precious time that cannot be relived. Maybe said person should consider reverting back to iOS6.

I already reverted back to iOS 6 but came back. I hear what you are saying. But it cant all be related to ones cellular data strength. There are many factors...#1 is because its a beta, but also settings and how the person uses their device. I didnt use it that much today and changed all those settings and still. If everyone was saying that their battery sucked, than I wouldn't care but the fact that other people with the same device, with the same procedures installing but using more heavily than I do, say that they have really good battery life! Well that makes me wonder! Again I know its a beta and Im not complaining about the battery life.. its unfortunate but who cares. Want to try and optimize it since other people here seem to have done.

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I had terrible battery life when I first loaded iOS 7. Today I restored and started new. I feel like my battery life is much better. Here is my usage, someone let me know if this is good or not. I have not charged my phone at all since my last full charge.

Better than mine!

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Everyone uses their devices differently.

True, but Ive moderatly used it for 3 hours and it was dead after, others are using it heavily for 3 hours and are at 50%. Thats all Im saying!

 

[Apple_Robert]

I already reverted back to iOS 6 but came back. I hear what you are saying. But it cant all be related to ones cellular data strength. There are many factors...#1 is because its a beta, but also settings and how the person uses their device. I didnt use it that much today and changed all those settings and still. If everyone was saying that their battery sucked, than I wouldn't care but the fact that other people with the same device, with the same procedures installing but using more heavily than I do, say that they have really good battery life! Well that makes me wonder! Again I know its a beta and Im not complaining about the battery life.. its unfortunate but who cares. Want to try and optimize it since other people here seem to have done.

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Better than mine!

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True, but Ive moderatly used it for 3 hours and it was dead after, others are using it heavily for 3 hours and are at 50%. Thats all Im saying!

Cellular strength was but one example of what could be many factors involved.

Trying to compare your strength to mine or anyone else, is trying to equate a fruit to a vegetable.

 

[gglittle]

Not really ...

And isn't the whole point of a beta process to analyse what's going wrong so it can be improved?

5% remaining after only 3 hours is bad, beta or not.

It'd be good to understand why the rapid consumption of power.

… unless you are one of the developers. The whole point of a beta is to "REPORT" the fault that you may have found. Are you doing the analysis for the bugreport that you are about to submit? If you don't intend to submit a bug-report and only intend to use it to bitch about iOS 7 on this forum, then all you're really doing is pissing in the middle of a thunderstorm.

 

[Krissypantz2828]

Cellular strength was but one example of what could be many factors involved.

Trying to compare your strength to mine or anyone else, is trying to equate a fruit to a vegetable.

You are right, I believe it depends on how many apps the person has, how many notifications they set everything too...that could be it! I am no stranger to downloading betas,with Apple yes but I used to flash roms on my android all the time and some of them were in beta stages..and I remember battery was an issue with them. True, Apple is different than Android but a beta is a beta

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… unless you are one of the developers. The whole point of a beta is to "REPORT" the fault that you may have found. Are you doing the analysis for the bugreport that you are about to submit? If you don't intend to submit a bug-report and only intend to use it to bitch about iOS 7 on this forum, then all you're really doing is pissing in the middle of a thunderstorm.

We arent here bitching, like the other member pointed out..it would be good to know why! knowledge is power. And yes I have reported some bugs. But I assumed they have already gotten reports about the battery issue. Its kind of common sense, beta= battery issues. But mine are worse than just battery issues declining a little faster than normal.

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[Northernist]

My own phone and others on the net I suppose. I only complain because Apple says eight hours of cell usage when I barely get six. Sometimes near four a day. Also, I'm confused as to why I can get near twelve hours on wifi sometimes.

That would be because using Wifi does not draw as much power as using mobile data like 3G or LTE.

Battery life is extremely dependent on the user, besides the fact that the beta has not yet been optimized for battery life. That's not Apple's main concern right now. While some people end up at 3% after 3 hours of use, I can go a full day off the charger, using my phone throughout the day regularly, and by the time I go to bed I'll be around ~70%.

 

[SprSynJn]

That would be because using Wifi does not draw as much power as using mobile data like 3G or LTE.

Is that only for the iPhone? My Android that I had would die in mere minutes with wifi usage.

 

[Northernist]

Is that only for the iPhone? My Android that I had would die in mere minutes with wifi usage.

I'm not sure how Android manages battery but have you ever noticed that when you're connected to WiFi on the iPhone, sometimes when you unlock your phone it switches really quickly from 3G/LTE to the WiFi signal bars? The reasoning behind that is because mobile data is better at conserving power when on standby, and WiFi is better at conserving power when in use.

I haven't used Android in 3 years or so (last Android device I had was a Droid X.. Thing was indestructible) but I know my battery life has always been better on iOS than Android. I'm no expert on the more modern builds, so this could have changed by now though.