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Alaric2b

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So I've been reading up on the battery threads lately (especially Batterygate). My situation is a little different as my battery life started off good for two weeks and is now bad.

I got my iPhone 4S on launch day and the battery life was good for the first two weeks. A couple days ago, my battery life (even on standby) reduced significantly. It seems like one day, I woke up, took the charger off, and my battery decided to drain very fast (1% every 5 minutes on standby).

There have been no changes to any apps or settings. I've even done a clean restore to a new phone and still no way of getting my previous battery experience back.

I've also done a full recycle of the battery and am still experiencing this.

Finally, I changed the settings, I tried disabling some location services. The battery still pales in comparison to how my first two weeks were.

I always leave my phone on standby while at work (for 9 hours). For the first 2 weeks, my battery would be down to 90% by the end of the work day (all apps off). Now, my battery is down to 50% by the end of the work day (all apps off).

Any ideas on this?
 
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My problems are the same. My 4S pales in comparison to my 4. At the end of an 8 hour work day I'm at 50-60% whereas my 4 would be at 90%.

I'm hoping the software trick does the job or Apple will replace this for a different one.
 
my 4s was great 1st 2 weeks too. now, my phone drops to the redzone 10% by 3-4pm. looking forward to the os update!
 
Unfortunate experiencing the same issues with my #iPhone4S. It's ridiculous. Turning location services and notifications jus so I can get 3/4 of a days charge.
 
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