True. If like me you have Spotlight indexing switched off and you have pretty much the same usage pattern every day, you can tell straightaway if the battery is draining faster.
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iOS 8.1.2 Battery Life
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True. If like me you have Spotlight indexing switched off and you have pretty much the same usage pattern every day, you can tell straightaway if the battery is draining faster.
What do you mean "not happy"? Sounds like 8.1.2 is running the same as 8.1.1. What exactly are you not happy about, were you expecting it to be better? It is bad with either version? Seems mine was/is better on 8.1 than 8.1.1. I restored back to 8.1 when I could after much fooling around with 8.1.1 trying to get battery back like it was. Afraid to try 8.1.2 because can not go back if it bombs. Only to 8.1.1 which I already know was not as good for me.
I'm not happy with the battery life! 8.1.2 is a heck of a lot more stable on my 6+ so that is good, but the battery life is worse than it was on 8.1.1 so that is bad. Improved battery life is one of the main advantages of the 6+ over the 4.7" version, so to be getting similar battery life to the smaller phone is unacceptable. If battery life was the same as in 8.1.1 then the latest update would be a winner. Unfortunately one of the main things I was chuffed about with my 6+ has now vanished.
Me and you are in the same situation. When being on 8.1.1 battery was excellent. Now since updating this week 8.1.2 its total garbage. The new iOS runs perfect just battery.
Why should I believe you or anyone else if no one believes me or other sources on the Internet?
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I consistently have 2 dots of coverage at work. Even if signal did vary why only 1 day and then back to normal the next?
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You're from the Internet telling me not to believe the Internet.
No app is draining my battery because the following day everything went back to normal as I had expected. I've seen this happy every time a new iOS update is installed.
I don't know, but my battery life is fantastic since upgrading to 8.1.2 on both my iPhone 5 and iPad Air 2. I am listening to streaming music on my iPhone all day, and before 8.1.2 it would be less than 50% in the evening. Now I have 70% left usually. My iPad, I have been using it in the evenings for 4 days now, and still have about 50% left, seems better also.
I am really happy. Battery life seems about as good as I can ever remember now, back in the old iOS 6 days.
I am really happy. Battery life seems about as good as I can ever remember now, back in the old iOS 6 days.
So little bit of an update. Battery life appear to be back to "normal" I have not been streaming pandora as to what I normally do but its not hitting 70% when I do.
So the steps I took was......
Performed Restore via Itunes
Restored phone from iCloud backup
So i tihnk when I did the OTA 8.1.2 install it somehow installed incorrectly or corupted something. This seemed to have reset things and installed correctly.Will keep my eye on it. Hopefully this resolved the issue.
So the steps I took was......
Performed Restore via Itunes
Restored phone from iCloud backup
So i tihnk when I did the OTA 8.1.2 install it somehow installed incorrectly or corupted something. This seemed to have reset things and installed correctly.Will keep my eye on it. Hopefully this resolved the issue.
What about 6 owners? Seems its all over the place. Some say its the best ever some say worst ever some no change. I know mine was either less with 8.1.1 OR they changed the meter such that it dropped sooner and more accurately. On 8.1 and below it stays on 100% for a long time but 8.1.1 it would drop several % a lot sooner that it did with same usage. Still wondering if its just a meter thing and real usage is the same.
This is how it is with every iOS update ever. It gets better for some people, worse for others, and many don't notice a difference. 8.1.2 is no different. No update affects every device or usage pattern equally.
Don't try to find trends with each update, because there are none.
6+ owner here. I don't notice any difference whatsoever in my battery life since upgrading to 8.1.2. It's just as stellar as it has been since the first charge and I'm 100% satisfied with it.
From reading your posts in the iOS8 and iPhone sub-forums, I can't help but feel for you. It seems like you've experienced nothing but bad luck with every aspect of the iPhone and the OS. Nothing seems to work to your satisfaction and everything is screwed up. You either got the single absolute biggest lemon that Apple has ever made, or the iPhone just isn't for you. Not saying the iPhone (or iOS8) is perfect by any means, but very few people seem to be as totally dissatisfied as you are.
Yep. And in these gripes about battery life, I hardly see any meaningful discussion about how people actually use their devices.
On my phone, a couple of power hungry gaming apps can reduce my battery life down to 2 1/2 hours. But, if I go into Airplane Mode and only use wi-fi, I can get over 8 hours of usage. The battery life will vary depending on the cell signal strength, apps used, background activity, screen brightness, etc.
Unless somebody has tested their phone doing identical activities for an identical duration using identical settings, any observations about battery life changes due to an iOS change have about as much validity as a placebo pill.
I love my 6+, I'm just annoyed that 8.1.2 robbed me of 1-2 hours' battery life. I don't understand how everyone else isn't noticing the same. Some are though, so it isn't just me.
I have been singing the praises of the 6+ in many threads, so I don't see why you said what you did. Extended battery life is one of the definite positives of the 6+ so I'm bound to be miffed when it takes a hit after an iOS update.
Does anybody else stay on 2% forever? From 100-0%, the 2% increment lasts by far the longest time.
Your mail is fetched as push
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That could really be a calibration issue.
I updated my 6+ to 8.1.2 and immediately noticed worse battery life after a couple cycles even. I googled and didnt see anyone talking about it at the time.
So i figured i would give it a shot and see if apple was still signing it (thurs), thank goodness they were and i'm back on 8.1.1. Everything good again thankfully.
So i figured i would give it a shot and see if apple was still signing it (thurs), thank goodness they were and i'm back on 8.1.1. Everything good again thankfully.
All mail is set on fetch for 30mins. Settings usage will not even drop after all night of sitting.
Only charged it three times from new, one of those was at zero percent and the other two were at 1% so I can't see how it's a calibration issue.
Just three times? That's definitely is a calibration problem. The battery needs a few charge cycles before stabilizing.
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Already tried a soft reset?
Sorry, five times. Always at less than 2%, and once I ran it flat. This 2% thing only happened since installing 8.1.2, which I'm convinced drains the battery of the 6+ more than 8.1.1 did.
Your observation does not make what you said a fact. We don't know what you have running in the background. Its not an established fact that batteries need to settle after an update.