I temporarily removed all of them to see if the battery drain continued. its good to remove all for testing purposes. i narrowed the issue down with my macos sierra mbp that was causing the drain. once i removed that my battery life improved. here is what i have disabled in system services
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I temporarily removed all of them to see if the battery drain continued. its good to remove all for testing purposes. i narrowed the issue down with my macos sierra mbp that was causing the drain. once i removed that my battery life improved. here is what i have disabled in system services
That's interesting ,I actually forgot to mention in the previous post that my 27 inch iMac is actually associated in the associated devices screen in iCloud as well I just didn't see it the first time I looked so I have 5 devices under associated iTunes devices,
So you're saying I should remove the iMac 27 inch from associated iCloud accounts? What implication will that have regarding my iMac?
Do you have Handoff enabled or disabled?
What is the reason you left cell network search and wifi networking enabled?( I ask because as far as I was concerned that just sends info to Apple for no reason and should be disabled)
I only have compass calibration and motion and distance enabled under that system services menu
Today's battery was a little bit better. You can take off 10 hours from my standby time as I charged my phone last night before I went to bed and left it off charger overnight. As I've said before these inflated standby times while you're sleeping aren't really a true test of battery life. Only your waking hours should be included in the test.
Today was moderate/heavy use like yesterday.
Today was moderate/heavy use like yesterday.
Turn off all your associated devices for now. Turn them back on once your battery life is improved. You'll just have to re-login to all your other devices (small pain in the ass but worth it if you're trying to improve battery life).
I have Handoff disabled for now, but since my battery life has improved i will be turning it back on after a couple more days of getting used to the battery improvements.
I did not know about cell network search and wifi networking related to info being sent to Apple. I'll take a close look at those options and disable if need be.
Yes here's a detailed explanation of each of these settings, Please let me know what your final settings for that System Services Menu is after you read the descriptions, also, i just entirely signed out of iCloud on my iPhone 7 Plus as i realized i dont even use it except to sync contacts from my iPhone 7 plus to iCloud which is useless, i dont use any other iCloud feature so why have iCloud enabled at all, Do you think logging out of iCloud entirely is going to have an effect on my batter life?
i personally only have Compass calibration and Motion calibration & distance enabled on my iPhone 7 Plus under that system service menu
Cell network search: Apple keeps a database of cell towers and monitors reception in your area based on this option. It’s used to improve products in general and it’s not really a necessary function, so you can disable this feature if you wish not to share cellular tower information with Apple.
Compass calibration: This feature is used in apps where constant access to a refreshed compass reading is required. For example, Geocaching. With this feature turned off, apps requiring compass access to be much slower to refresh your relativity to North. Keep this on if you use Mapping apps often.
Find my iPhone: If you use the Find My iPhone app to keep tabs on all of your iOS devices and Macs, then you should keep this on. If you turn this feature off, you’ll lose the ability to track the device in question on a map.
HomeKit: This feature will create a geofence around your house, allowing you to turn supported third-party accessories on or off when you arrive at or leave from your home. If you don’t use accessories like this, you can disable this feature to prevent unwanted location tracking.
Location-based alerts: If you want to receive notifications based on your location, such as a reminder to call someone when you arrive at a specific location, then this feature should remain turned on. If you have no interest in receiving alerts based on your location, you should turn this feature off to disable unwanted location tracking.
Location-based iAds: This option allows Apple to track your location in order to provide you with iAds relevant to your geographical location. If you don’t want to have your location tracked for advertising purposes, disable this feature.
Motion calibration & distance: This feature is used for various fitness activities that can be performed on Apple’s iOS devices and Apple Watches. If you want your devices to keep track of how much you’re moving, this feature should remain turned on. If you’re not very into the whole ‘fitness’ thing, then you can probably disable this feature.
Safari & Spotlight suggestions: This feature uses your location to provide you with relevant information in Safari and Spotlight based on your geographical location. The information is sent to Apple in order to provide you with this content. If you don’t wish to have your location shared for this purpose, consider disabling this feature too.
Setting time zone: If you travel time zones often, this feature is very useful, but for people like me who hardly ever leave their home town, this feature is a waste of location service tracking and you can just set your own time zone in the device’s time settings. If you’re like me, just turn this feature off; if you travel a lot, this one is up to you.(Sunset to Sunrise feature of both Nightshift and Apple watch rely on this)
Share my location: This feature allows you to share your current location with friends and family via the Messages app in conversations with other iMessage users, and via the Find My Friends app that comes pre-installed in iOS 9. If you don’t want others tracking your location, you should consider disabling this feature.
Wi-Fi calling: If you’re using Wi-Fi calling on your new iPhone, you should have this feature enabled. It’s required by the Wi-Fi calling feature on your device. If you don’t use Wi-Fi calling, or have a device that doesn’t support it, you can just disable this feature.
Wi-Fi networking: This feature, much like Cell Network Search, simply sends information to Apple about nearby Wi-Fi networks so that Apple can improve its own products and features. This option has hardly any use to you, so you might as well disable it if you value your privacy.
Frequent locations: With Frequent Locations, iOS can keep track of where you visit most and plot it on a map to try and guess where you’ll be headed next. You’ll receive the occasional notification telling you how long it’ll take to get somewhere you visit frequently based on your current location. If you’d rather enter this information the manual way in your Maps app, disable this feature and don’t have all your personal location history logged on your device.
Diagnostics & usage: Apple collects anonymous information about you and how you use your device so that it can improve its products in future releases. This feature isn’t really necessary and you can disable it without consequences if your privacy is more important to you.
People near me: This feature sends information to Apple based on what apps you use in specific locations and will help the company better offer apps and services in your area. It’s, again, anonymously sent to Apple, but if you value your privacy, you can also disable this feature without a whole lot of recourse.
Routing & traffic: With this feature, Apple can monitor your speed in real time based off of your location to help provide traffic information for other users of its Maps app. Your information is sent anonymously, but this kind of information can only be provided by Apple if everyone contributes. Still, if you value your privacy, you might disable this feature so your location isn’t constantly being sent outbound.
Status Bar icon: Whenever your device uses your location, the Status Bar Icon option will force an icon to appear in the Status Bar so you can tell when your location is being tracked. It’s highly recommended that you turn this feature on so that when you see your location is being used, and don’t know why, you can investigate and put a stop to anything you might not want tracking your location.
Source: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/01/21/iphone-ipad-location-services/
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Hi all,
I noticed that any of you screen shot your phones battety life performance.
My iphone 7 plus (256g) shows the break down of the apps used but it does not show the usage or standby time since last charge. Only dashes occur not numbers.
Does anyone know why this might be or how I can fix it?
I noticed that any of you screen shot your phones battety life performance.
My iphone 7 plus (256g) shows the break down of the apps used but it does not show the usage or standby time since last charge. Only dashes occur not numbers.
Does anyone know why this might be or how I can fix it?
I would love to know how much battery turning off all that stuff actually saves (above).
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Are you plugged in? This could be why. Did you just restart your phone? This could be why as well. Top off the phone to 100% then unplug, use phone for awhile without plugging in - those numbers will grow.
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Are you plugged in? This could be why. Did you just restart your phone? This could be why as well. Top off the phone to 100% then unplug, use phone for awhile without plugging in - those numbers will grow.
you can completely disable icloud if you want. do you still get bad battery life after all of this is disabled?
No when I took it off the plug this am it tracked it for a few hours then went bacl to dashes.
Could it be turning on and off the phone deletes the information?
Does everyone else get consistent readings?
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Also does wifi badly drain battery?
What about updates?
My iphone 7 plus made it through 17 hours of moderate to heavy use no problem.
Btw. Woke up at 330 took it off the plug and put it back on at 845 with 13%
Is that decent guys?
Its not bad but i wouldn't say its great either, Please update me on if you decide to disable some of these features as well, i personally think the only essential setting to keep enabled on that system services screen is the compass calibration and motion distance
Another thought i have is this, I just remembered that as soon as iOS 10 came out i started using the "Bedtime" feature that is available under the clock app on the iPhone, its essentially a built in sleep analysis for the iPhone that records when you go to sleep and wake up in the iPhone Health stats, could that possibly be draining the battery as well?
i have bedtime enabled and it doesnt affect my battery life. i disabled those other features you mentioned. i would also disable any content blockers temporarily on safari. if youre still getting drainage pretty sure its an errant app that keeps your device awake and draining it.
no, im referring to third party apps like appguard and purify. doesnt make a difference for me but good to check
unvelievable battery life. used it quite a bit and im about to sleep and still have 50% battery remaining. ignore the phone 12 hr on screen. i was on the phone for a good 40 minutes however.
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Would that still be a possibility if background app refresh is disabled?
Also, do you think having additional keyboards selected on my iPhone could cause battery drain as well?( I'm using 3 keyboards at the moment(English, emoji and Italian) which I toggle between by clicking the globe button on the iPhone's keyboard.
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Actually the fitness apps tracking still work even with this one turned off too. All of your definitions for the other features were spot on. But you're not quite understanding this one correctly. I believe this one is also just another transmitter to Apple about the general types of data in the whole population using iPhones. It can definitely be turned off and your steps and flights of stairs counter still work perfectly.
Are you sure? So compass calibration is the only one that needs to be left enabled?
Compass calibration I leave off too. Except when traveling with Google maps. It has nothing to do with fitness apps. 90% of those switches are for Apple tracking us.. lol.
Let me show you my setup.
My settings. As you can see it's been tracking my walking all morning.
I always want the most accurate traffic data as possible so I allow them to track me for that. It's only fair that my data should be added into the mass data.
I always want the most accurate traffic data as possible so I allow them to track me for that. It's only fair that my data should be added into the mass data.
My settings. As you can see it's been tracking my walking all morning.
I always want the most accurate traffic data as possible so I allow them to track me for that. It's only fair that my data should be added into the mass data.
Can you explain the reason for the settings you have left ENABLED such as wifi networking, location based alerts etc?
as for compass calibration, it certainly affects google maps or any app that is trying to pinpoint your location, with compass calibration turned off location services appears confused and that's the reason why I left it on
Look at my screen shot again. I updated it. I leave Wifi Networking off too.. just forgot to click it off in my iPhone 7 Plus til I noticed it just now.
I leave Location-based iAlerts on because I love Siri's function when I tell her "Remind me when I leave work to.....". With that switch off - Siri would not be able to detect when I'd left my job location.
As I said before, you were spot on on all of your explanations except for Motion Calibration and Distance affecting anything to do with the health app. It has nothing to do with that one.
I see, routing and traffic you leave on to get traffic info in Maps? Does traffic info not work if that toggle is switched off?
What's the benefit of leaving SOS enabled under that menu?
I don't use find my iPhone either as I signed out of iCloud entirely on my iPhone 7 plus as I don't use any iCloud features anyways figured that might save me some battery as well
I have a question, I might have this far fetched theory but is it remotely possible that battery life is actually IMPROVED by apple's internal software design when all of these toggles under that menu are enabled rather than disabled and that Apple purposely did that? Because as I mentioned in previous posts all I have enabled is compass calibration and motion distance under that system services menu and my battery life could be better and leaves a lot to be desired
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I have the same question. You'd think that if there was a massive enough of a battery savings, it would be all over the web (with hard proof) that this saves battery. That said, thanks everyone here for trying - very interested in the results.
Yes - you still get traffic data to your phone but your position in your car isn't reported to Apple Maps.
To report an emergency with your location attached (as a pin). Without that switch on that feature doesn't work.
. iCloud is central to the way I do iLife and business on my phone over multiple devices. Can't live without it.
I doubt it.