My 5G was always fine, but battery life was not so good. With beta 5 it's really good again, as I also reported in the "iOS 16 battery drain" thread.
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iOS 16.1 Beta 5 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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My 5G was always fine, but battery life was not so good. With beta 5 it's really good again, as I also reported in the "iOS 16 battery drain" thread.
I wasn’t seeing issues with either on beta 4. Sorry.
In my experience so far this beta 5 feels very very solid. Very fluid. Minor stuttering or animation bugs seem to be ironed out.
Very well done.
Very well done.
Wow, preliminary results but the battery life on the latest 16.1 beta is SO much better than 16.0.3. I'm glad I didn't wait for the stable.
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13 ProMax
Battery is okay but not great
Going through about 15% per hour - Phone, Teams, Home Screen are the big users
iPad Pro 11 2020
Battery is pretty poor
After 6hrs 10min I am at 11% - YouTube and Safari are the big users.
Both devices have been a lot better. This is better than B4.
13 ProMax
Battery is okay but not great
Going through about 15% per hour - Phone, Teams, Home Screen are the big users
iPad Pro 11 2020
Battery is pretty poor
After 6hrs 10min I am at 11% - YouTube and Safari are the big users.
Both devices have been a lot better. This is better than B4.
Just curious how does the clean charging energy option work? and is it safe to turn it off when we update to 16.1
I think this option intelligently cleans the charging port of your iPhone for efficient charging? Correct me if I'm wrong 🤣.
No many clues about it. It's Apple proprietary technology infused in the lightning protocol.
Apple says Clean Energy Charging “aims to decrease the carbon footprint of the iPhone by optimizing charging times for when the grid is using cleaner energy sources.”
And of course it's safe to turn off. Any options in iOS with the on/off switch are safe to do so if you want.
The Lock Screen widget for Alarm is showing status as “No Alarms” even though wake up alarm is configured in Sleep App.
Chipolo Card Spot is still broken - get "Wallet is left behind" whenever I leave anywhere - even though it's planted firmly in my back, right pocket.
That's 3 beta builds now. (reported to Apple - and update the feedback that it's persisting with each build)
So, I made the mistake of reaching out to their support - just to make sure the dev team was aware....sigh - why? Why do I bother. Several messages - they still don't quite understand that I'm not talking about their Chipolo app.
That's 3 beta builds now. (reported to Apple - and update the feedback that it's persisting with each build)
So, I made the mistake of reaching out to their support - just to make sure the dev team was aware....sigh - why? Why do I bother. Several messages - they still don't quite understand that I'm not talking about their Chipolo app.
I bet there is a big launch with NFL/NBA/NHL around the release of the GM of 16.1. This is a tent pole feature for them and they want to have the big devs on board. One sticking point I realize is that you have to enable it for every game. I want every game for my NBA or NFL team to just have a "live activity" on the Home Screen.
Happens on my phone sometimes on 16.0.2 and 16.0.3. The alarm time on the lockscreen doesn't update sometimes. Sometimes I just need to open the alarm app or sometimes it fixes itself eventually. Rebooting seems to fix it immediately but I don't like to reboot my phone that often.
I get calls on Phone and Calls and messaging via Teams - Teams calls will also include screen share at times.
I generally use my AirPods Pro but will use the speaker for some calls.
Still Phone is not usually a big draw unless you are on it a lot. Meaning 2-3 hours plus.
My battery gets me through the day off one charge. Happy!
But it’s definitely depleting slower on this beta which is nice to see purely from the angle that they are finishing up, tidying up and making the code better, on 16.1.
But it’s definitely depleting slower on this beta which is nice to see purely from the angle that they are finishing up, tidying up and making the code better, on 16.1.
That very true. Probably want to really launch it when 16.1 is completely official.
Yes I would love it just to start tracking all my favorite teams, and not have to follow every game I want.
I don't think that's the case. I know I used live activities to follow a Rays game on a Wednesday night so it definitely wasn't televised by Apple TV+.
Carrier version for Globe in the Philippines is now 52.0, has been since beta 4. [This is the first time I've actually logged into macrumors forums (but I've been lurking here since iOS 14 beta 1) so please forgive this noob for not being able to find the edit button for the wikipost. 😅]
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I would think with ESPN or whatever app, you would be able to follow a game or follow a team.