Your phone sounds defective. Draining 30% listening to 1 podcast? Mine drops 1-2% listening to a 1-2 hour podcast.
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I'm never buying an iPhone again.
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Lost 48% on standby over night and I cannot see what is draining it because the usage wont list whatever is doing that.
It is that ****ing last update and I cannot go back because Apple don't let you and who knows when it'll get fixed.
At least with Android you can roll back.
It is that ****ing last update and I cannot go back because Apple don't let you and who knows when it'll get fixed.
At least with Android you can roll back.
Have you tried restarting your iPhone? I had an unexplained massive drain one night, and after recharging, I did a restart and the drain disappeared.
In fact, iPhone 6 is the best phone right now really, your problems sounds like 14 years old guy.. "Why I don't have more customization.. why don't have widgets" This is best selling phone ever.. brake many records. The battery consummation is perfect, I had many android devices like S2, S4, nexus5 and this is the best battery from all. So if you don't like this perfect phone just given to some who want.
In my case this is my first iPhone, and I'm very glad and happy with this phone. My girlfriend have xperia z1 and this is best laggy phone ever. I tell you the truth. Even no basis for comparison between these two phones.
In my case this is my first iPhone, and I'm very glad and happy with this phone. My girlfriend have xperia z1 and this is best laggy phone ever. I tell you the truth. Even no basis for comparison between these two phones.
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I had a Galaxy S2, my ex has an S2, his mum had an S2, 2 of the people i line manage had the S2, my sister had the S2, and the common thing we all said after a year was the phone was absolute *****. We all had the same issues, the OS would freeze, crash, the phone would get red hot and drain the battery in minutes, would sometimes not charge, would start going charging/not charging when not even plugged in, and apps would crash all the time or go VERY slow.
Now some work colleagues are starting to see this with there S3's. The rest of us have switched to iPhones and don't have these issues and are not going back to Samsung.
You sound like a sports fan that says they are never watching another game of XYZ team again. We already know you will crack and come back
For myself I own both an iPhone 5s and Moto X. The iPhone 5s is my daily driver but occasionally I will stick my SIM card into the Moto X so I can scratch my Android itch, get fed up with Android, and remember just how much better the iPhone is for me.
I don't want to add fuel to the flames, but as far as updates go, android devices are generally terrible with receiving more than one. The exact reason I opted for a Nexus 4. I've gotten every update since Jelly Bean.
Outside of some flagships, such as the Nexus devices, HTC One, GS3-GS5 and Galaxy Notes, most devices only got one update because after that, the manufacturer didn't want to invest money to update all their older devices. I think updates were generally expected for roughly 6 months after a device came out, and then it was pretty darn rare after that point. That's a very large reason that Android is so divided. After a quick look on developer.android.com, the breakdown is all over the place.
v2.2 ~.5%
v2.3 ~8%
v4.0 ~7%
v4.1 ~19%
v4.2 ~20%
v4.3 ~6.5%
v4.4 ~39%
These are numbers collected by Google through their Play Store. The fact that nearly 15% of active devices are running an OS that is 2.5+ years old, and another 40% are running an OS over 2 years old is pretty crazy. At least another 40% are only 1 version behind.
There is a reason Apple likes to make fun of Android with regards to the OS version users are on. Apple is able to boast that they generally have 60% of users on the latest version. I think Apple is trying to do too much with iOS 8 at once, hence the multiple updates we've received since it's release. They try to push a major feature, which contains bugs, so one update comes out just afterwards to fix said bugs. And then they fix even more, leading to another update 2 weeks later, and the cycle continues. I Would personally prefer to have updates a little less frequently than Apple is currently doing, but more frequently than Google is at the moment.
The fact that I need to restart my phone to make or receive phone calls defeats the purpose of having a phone... (/rant)
Neither OS is perfect, and at least both are attempting to fix the problems that are currently being experienced. I try to stay involved in both iOS and Android, so as to keep an unbiased opinion when discussing with others. Beyond giving my cousin a hard time about thinking her iPhone is the best thing ever of course.
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I understand the ranting post due to such a bad experience, but as a few others have noted, there is seriously something wrong with your iPhone if it's draining battery that quickly. Anymore than a few percentage points of battery for an hour or two of podcasts is abnormal (I'd think up to 7% for 2 hours is okay). And 50% drain while idling overnight is way too much. Some settings would need to be corrected, such as background updates, and maybe email frequency.
Outside of some flagships, such as the Nexus devices, HTC One, GS3-GS5 and Galaxy Notes, most devices only got one update because after that, the manufacturer didn't want to invest money to update all their older devices. I think updates were generally expected for roughly 6 months after a device came out, and then it was pretty darn rare after that point. That's a very large reason that Android is so divided. After a quick look on developer.android.com, the breakdown is all over the place.
v2.2 ~.5%
v2.3 ~8%
v4.0 ~7%
v4.1 ~19%
v4.2 ~20%
v4.3 ~6.5%
v4.4 ~39%
These are numbers collected by Google through their Play Store. The fact that nearly 15% of active devices are running an OS that is 2.5+ years old, and another 40% are running an OS over 2 years old is pretty crazy. At least another 40% are only 1 version behind.
There is a reason Apple likes to make fun of Android with regards to the OS version users are on. Apple is able to boast that they generally have 60% of users on the latest version. I think Apple is trying to do too much with iOS 8 at once, hence the multiple updates we've received since it's release. They try to push a major feature, which contains bugs, so one update comes out just afterwards to fix said bugs. And then they fix even more, leading to another update 2 weeks later, and the cycle continues. I Would personally prefer to have updates a little less frequently than Apple is currently doing, but more frequently than Google is at the moment.
The fact that I need to restart my phone to make or receive phone calls defeats the purpose of having a phone... (/rant)
Neither OS is perfect, and at least both are attempting to fix the problems that are currently being experienced. I try to stay involved in both iOS and Android, so as to keep an unbiased opinion when discussing with others. Beyond giving my cousin a hard time about thinking her iPhone is the best thing ever of course.
PS
I understand the ranting post due to such a bad experience, but as a few others have noted, there is seriously something wrong with your iPhone if it's draining battery that quickly. Anymore than a few percentage points of battery for an hour or two of podcasts is abnormal (I'd think up to 7% for 2 hours is okay). And 50% drain while idling overnight is way too much. Some settings would need to be corrected, such as background updates, and maybe email frequency.
OP, something is obviously wrong with your phone and you shouldn't write off the best selling phone in the world because you got a lemon.
Try restoring as new.
If this doesn't work, take it in to Apple for a replacement. Mine drains 1% overnight with everything on.
Try restoring as new.
If this doesn't work, take it in to Apple for a replacement. Mine drains 1% overnight with everything on.
Or the unluckiest iphone owner in world.
Why hasn't it been replaced/returned.
And, everyone OP knows has deteriorating charging cables. Is this a known issue?
Also, what am I missing on the icons statement. Still new to iphone, but I can move my app icons around and within my folders. I deleted apps I will never use and put rarely used ones into a folder. I have one HomeScreen for everything.
The question is do I care that the OP has had a bad experience with the iPhone and has gone back to Android? No I don't to be brutally honest. Do they want us to argue why they are wrong? My battery life is good for one day's solid use and for me that is all I need. If others are not happy with it, then it's shrug shoulders time.
Enjoy your next choice OP that's all I can say.
Enjoy your next choice OP that's all I can say.
I did not know that the main problem of teenagers is "customization" and "widgets". I thought it is something else.
I've had many, many phones over the years but the Galaxy S2 was the best phone I ever had. It was so ahead of its time when it came out and was super zippy. Updates and old age eventually brought it to its knees.
I will say this isn't typical. Have you taken it in to get looked at?
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Yes it does
Do you even know how to use your phone? It tells you EXACTLY what is draining your battery. Broken down by the last 24 hrs and the last week,
And the whole lock code and registering fingers complaint makes no sense at all. If you hand a friend your phone, you'd have to put in your 4-digit code 2 times to register a finger Here's an idea, don't tell them the code.
You obviously got a defective unit. Exchange it or sell it for a profit.
A lot of your complaints sound like you have a very minimal - at best - knowledge of the iPhone or iOS 8.
Do you even know how to use your phone? It tells you EXACTLY what is draining your battery. Broken down by the last 24 hrs and the last week,
And the whole lock code and registering fingers complaint makes no sense at all. If you hand a friend your phone, you'd have to put in your 4-digit code 2 times to register a finger Here's an idea, don't tell them the code.
You obviously got a defective unit. Exchange it or sell it for a profit.
A lot of your complaints sound like you have a very minimal - at best - knowledge of the iPhone or iOS 8.
You are right. They couldn't demo the phone for a week.
They had TWO weeks after they bought the phone to try it out before getting a full refund!
iPhone known for battery life? Is this a joke? iPhone always have had crappy battery life especially when compared to the competition. Only when the 6 and 6 plus were released that we started to see good and awesome battery life.