Apple Geniuses have said you only need to run it to under 5% to get the benefits of the calibration. But like you - I have had zero problems with battery and a clean read out for the whole year I use the newest phone when I practice the monthly calibration.
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How's your battery life looking so far?
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It comes down to this. Most ppl prob dont use percentage so 4% or 1% is the same. Which is why apple pulled the reccomendation. And yes they have stats on what settings people use on their phones.
It comes down to this. Most ppl prob dont use percentage so 5% or 1% is the same just thin red line. Which is why apple pulled the reccomendation. And yes they have stats on what settings people use on their phone. Also remember if you do get a shutdown before 1 % then charge back up and you had no idea then you would be calibrating the battery and didnt even know it. You wouldnt even be able to recreate the issue for a genius. So really its a non issue if you calibrate or not
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Just one area. Top third. I can feel it through my case (pretty thin, rubbery case) when I'm using it for videos over wifi etc. I don't ever recall feeling heat through my 6 Plus.
Until you start seeing those weird numbers.. Your phone turning off at 15% which I have happen three or four times a year. Or doing a full charge and it only registering to 99%. These are all symptoms that it's time for recalibration. I agree that in terms of every day activity or even every month activity this isn't something anybody has to worry about.
Right out of the box, a new phone, needs to go through one full recharge cycles to give you the best battery stats and most accurate. That's why this issue came up in this particular thread where people are comparing their battery usage to older phones. Out-of-the-box your phone needs one of these "full charging cycles" before it will read completely accurately.
Newdestiny join my other thread on calibration methods. Would like to hear from you
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/share-your-battery-power-cycle-calibration-methodes.1922964/
Do you feel hear right under your battery? I always can feel hear from that area when using the device don't know if I should take it in and get it replaced or not
I found that my 6+ battery life tailed off a bit after a couple of iOS8 updates. Bloody frustrating but thanks for the heads up, I might just stay on 9.0.1Battery life doesn't seem as good since the ios 9.02 update
The battery life on my 6S is alright. On wi-fi the entire time at around 60% brightness. No low power mode and all background updating and location services are enabled.
Can I ask what your settings are like. I have a 6s and I'm not getting that at all. I'm lucky if I get around 6hrs granted its only been one day.
Can't believe you started 10 threads in one day about your free stuff. That's nuts
