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Batterygate??
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I had the 4 hour battery life and when i went to the Apple store they scanned it an everythign turned out okay. I showed the girl some pictures of the usage and the battery charging to 97 max at times, and she replaced the device for a different one. she said she is not supposed to do that as i should have done screen shot of charged then some through out the day until empty. But because i had some proof and i got it on the first day she went ahead and changed it. I will post the update with how the new battery is doing.
I had the 4 hour battery life and when i went to the Apple store they scanned it an everythign turned out okay. I showed the girl some pictures of the usage and the battery charging to 97 max at times, and she replaced the device for a different one. she said she is not supposed to do that as i should have done screen shot of charged then some through out the day until empty. But because i had some proof and i got it on the first day she went ahead and changed it. I will post the update with how the new battery is doing.
scheduled for sat. apple store appointment if things don't improve this week. this is horrible. it's not even placebo, significantly worse than iphone 4. iphone 4, i could make a call, play around with phone for 30 min. and it'll drop from 100 to 98.
now, i make a call, i look down, and it's already at 99. use some more, down to 94.
now, i make a call, i look down, and it's already at 99. use some more, down to 94.
I just did a restore and so far it seems much improved. Its been a hour on standby and its still at 100 percent. When I left it alone for a hour yesterday it decreased to 80 percent.
Can you (or anyone else) tell me how to delete the icloud email without deleteing the entire icloud service off your device? (like JUST the mail, not the contacts, calendars, reminders etc?). Would be much appreciated, unless by deleting your icloud account you meant you deleted all icloud related things?
and that sounds pretty excellent. I'm not gonna lie! They rate 3G usage at about 8 hours themselves IIRC.
im kind of worried. I had a 100% charge this morning when i left ( I have pretty much everything turned on). However, i had very limited usages of it. I used maybe a total of 30 minutes. Its now 9 hours later and battery is at 25% even though I barely used it. Im gonna try some of the suggestions on here.
BTW if we already backed up our contacts using backup assistant before getting the iphone 4s the backup should still be there right (thinking about restoring)
BTW if we already backed up our contacts using backup assistant before getting the iphone 4s the backup should still be there right (thinking about restoring)
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It took me 9 minutes to drop from 64% to 62% mainly surfing and updating apps on wifi. Is that good, average or bad? Thanks guys.
It took me 9 minutes to drop from 64% to 62% mainly surfing and updating apps on wifi. Is that good, average or bad? Thanks guys.
removed from charger at 100% this morning around 7:15, now its at 5% remaining with 5 Hr 10 Min useage and 8 Hr, 57 Min standby...when using maps/gps, i'm losing battery at about 1%/minute...can't be right...I set the phone up as new instead of a restore from my Iphone4...does that usage/standby seem right to you guys?
im currently trying to drain my batter by turning everything on, brightness on max, auto lock on never, bluetooth, location, etc. Surprisingly now it takes a while to drain. Been stuck at 46% for over 15 min
plus i was also facetiming
plus i was also facetiming
here's my 4S screenshot
Usage consists of browsing on a mix of Wifi and 3G, making a few trades on the Ameritrade app, live Level II viewing. The Exchange email push was turned on (received about 8 emails), iMessage also turned on. Notifications turned on for text messages, phone, and emails.
No iCloud (deleted account completely), and all location services except for Maps were turned off.
This averaged to about 6 minutes per 1% drop. Brightness was at 1/3rd with auto turned off.
Seems pretty good to me.
Usage consists of browsing on a mix of Wifi and 3G, making a few trades on the Ameritrade app, live Level II viewing. The Exchange email push was turned on (received about 8 emails), iMessage also turned on. Notifications turned on for text messages, phone, and emails.
No iCloud (deleted account completely), and all location services except for Maps were turned off.
This averaged to about 6 minutes per 1% drop. Brightness was at 1/3rd with auto turned off.
Seems pretty good to me.
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So I can safely say something is probably wrong with my battery. I took it off the charger about 5 minutes ago at 100%. Used it for maybe 1 minute to forward an email and text someone using Siri. Went down to 98%. I haven't read through this entire thread, but has someone experienced such a fast drain in such a short amount of time?
Here's what I'm getting. Did a full cycle yesterday to calibrate and I have nearly everything disabled. I pretty much browsed forums while carpooling, that's it. Is this what should be expected? I know it's not as bad as some people but still seems pretty low considering all I've done.
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I skipped the last few pages, and I don't own an iPhone 4s or any iPhone yet, but I am thinking about buying the iPhone, and have been following these reports of potential battery issues closely. After reading these messages (as well as other review sites and such corroborating a potential 'batterygate'), I am a little concerned, however in the reading I've done, it seems like this could potentially be carrier-based too, and not many people with battery issues are posting what carrier they're on. I'd be curious if there's any correlation. Of those that do mention carrier, it seems like Sprint is mentioned more often than AT&T, and I actually haven't seen anyone specifically mention an issue with iPhone 4s or iOS5 that uses Verizon. Does anyone on Verizon have a problem?
Double-bucky - hold down the home button and the on/off button together until you see the apple symbol. Let go and the device will reboot
I get similar battery life. Definitely seems like it should be longer than what we're getting.
The big saving grace my iPhone has over the Samsung Epic I had before is that it charges a lot quicker, so although the battery life isn't anything special, I can recharge it relatively quickly.
I'm hoping it's just a software issue plaguing the 4S, and that a future iOS update will bring back the battery life we should be getting.
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I have Verizon and am seeing less than stellar battery life.
Not as bad as some people, but not as good as it should be.
I am going to be purchasing this battery case here soon
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mophie+...49929&skuId=1551333&st=mophie juice&cp=1&lp=2
Give me about another 60%
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mophie+...49929&skuId=1551333&st=mophie juice&cp=1&lp=2
Give me about another 60%
I think something we may be losing in this discussion is a distinction between "metered usage" and "real usage." By "metered usage" I mean the usage that shows up in the Usage page in the settings app. It seems to me that many people in this thread (myself included) are getting between 5-6 hours of metered usage every charge. That's not too much worse than I got on my iPhone 4, where I got 5.5-6.5 hours of metered usage each charge.
However, given my experiences over the past few days, I'd say the iPhone's usage meter is about as useful as a magic eight ball for telling you how your battery is performing. With my iPhone 4, I would almost always be able to go 2 days between recharges under normal usage. This time is what I would describe as my "real usage." I used to rack up 5.5-6.5 hours of metered usage over the course of 2 days of real use. With my 4S, I am still getting about 5-6 hours of metered usage. HOWEVER, now my iPhone is barely able to make it through the day. In other words, my real usage has dropped to under 24 hours.
I'm fine with a dropped in metered usage so long as I am still able to make it comfortably through the day on a single charge (i.e. I'm going to bed with 10-20% charge remaining). But with the 4S it has been the real usage that has taken the huge hit. It is unfathomable how a new iPhone cannot make it through the day on a full charge, especially when you consider the stellar battery life of the iPhone 4. The 4S is on par with the iPhone 3G in terms of battery life, and that's not a good spot to be in.
My gut tells me that this is a software issue rather than a batch of defective batteries. Still, I'm certainly not an expert. In any case, Apple better do something quick or I'll be retuning my 4S and going back to my old iPhone 4. There's really no point in having these great features if I can't use them without my battery dying before I get home in the afternoon.
However, given my experiences over the past few days, I'd say the iPhone's usage meter is about as useful as a magic eight ball for telling you how your battery is performing. With my iPhone 4, I would almost always be able to go 2 days between recharges under normal usage. This time is what I would describe as my "real usage." I used to rack up 5.5-6.5 hours of metered usage over the course of 2 days of real use. With my 4S, I am still getting about 5-6 hours of metered usage. HOWEVER, now my iPhone is barely able to make it through the day. In other words, my real usage has dropped to under 24 hours.
I'm fine with a dropped in metered usage so long as I am still able to make it comfortably through the day on a single charge (i.e. I'm going to bed with 10-20% charge remaining). But with the 4S it has been the real usage that has taken the huge hit. It is unfathomable how a new iPhone cannot make it through the day on a full charge, especially when you consider the stellar battery life of the iPhone 4. The 4S is on par with the iPhone 3G in terms of battery life, and that's not a good spot to be in.
My gut tells me that this is a software issue rather than a batch of defective batteries. Still, I'm certainly not an expert. In any case, Apple better do something quick or I'll be retuning my 4S and going back to my old iPhone 4. There's really no point in having these great features if I can't use them without my battery dying before I get home in the afternoon.
people looking for a quick way to drain your battery for calibration -- just record a video and put your phone down.
what i'm up to now.
what i'm up to now.
Well the white boxes have accessories and stuff so if you just want to replace the phone handset itself, it should have come out of the boxes reserved for replacement units (black ones).