Perfect. I'm waiting for your new screenshotsthanks a lot
Here is my usage of today.
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For those who have an iPhone 5 updated to iOS 8.2
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Here is my usage of today.
Wow! I can't even dream of such a majestic usage. Okay: I have a problem. I don't really know how to fix it...
Could you describe your usage? It would help. Thanks a lot!
Well I text quite a lot. Check the news couple of times a day. Go on Facebook and 9Gag quite often. When I'm bored I play some stupid game from the app store. Nothing very intensive that could drain the battery so much. Today I had around 3-4 hours of usage because I left cellar data on all the time because it was needed also had to use Apple Maps a bit.
I suggest you do this:
Make a back-up on your Mac/PC in iTunes. This copies ALL your data (Here is a list ). Than wipe the phone with iTunes. Now you have a clean copy of iOS 8.2 install the apps you normally use from the App Store. Use your phone for 2-3 days. See how battery life is now.
For backing-up: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977 (English)
https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT203977 (Italiano)
For deleting everything: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252 (English)
https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT201252 (Italiano)
Make a back-up on your Mac/PC in iTunes. This copies ALL your data (Here is a list ). Than wipe the phone with iTunes. Now you have a clean copy of iOS 8.2 install the apps you normally use from the App Store. Use your phone for 2-3 days. See how battery life is now.
For backing-up: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977 (English)
https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT203977 (Italiano)
For deleting everything: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252 (English)
https://support.apple.com/it-it/HT201252 (Italiano)
Mh, I think my battery life would improve thanks to this method even if I didn't have a software problem in my backup. When you make a clean install with just a few apps and data, it's normal the battery lasts way more. The problem is making your battery work well with a decent amount of stuff on your phone (which should be normal...).
That's my last result, with a lighter usage (50% 3G, 50% Wi-Fi).
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That usage looks pretty good for an iPhone 5. Much better than what you were getting before.
Yes, I disabled mail fetch (just push and manual now), transparency and motion; and my usage was lighter today. But when I use my phone, especially outside, it doesn't go beyond 3 hours of usage... that is annoying.
PS: as my tests revealed,manually disabling cellular data while at home (With the phone connected to Wi-Fi) improves battery life a lot, especially while the phone's on standby. Why? Shouldn't it stay connected to the wifi network even when it's on standby? I suspect it goes on 3G after a bit, that's why it drains. Anyways, it drains while I am using it, too... Disabling cellular data improves my battery life by at least 25%...
Yes, it should remain connected to WiFi and not connect to cellular for data. You could tell by watching your cellular data usage.
I left the phone on a table for 2.5 hours and it used 75 KB of data (Exchange and push). This means it used the 3G and not the Wi-Fi only (in fact it went down from 85% to 80%). Is this normal?
PS: if you keep your cellular data on while using your wifi network, the phone will drain more battery, since the 3G antenna will be uselessly on all the time.