I am so glad this thread finally exists. The sleepless nights in anticipation were wearing me down.
I am so glad this thread finally exists. The sleepless nights in anticipation were wearing me down.
Battery suddenly becoming worse after an update or dying earlier at random percentages (as some people have had) is related to a smaller battery? Seems like that might be related to some wear on the battery in some cases, but the size of the battery doesn't mean it would start working noticeably worse or unpredictably when it's still not that old or used up.The battery problems are due to a small battery on the phone and also batteries that are worn. Replacing it will help. Apple putting in a bigger phone battery would fix it. It's not the ios that's the problem.
I have a 5S and my battery life is pretty awesome. No complaints here.
I'm just curious, but how much runtime do you guys usually get from your first 10% of battery life? I get a seemingly reasonable hour-or-so, today it was one hour and six minutes. I always get at least an hour from the first 10% and yet by the time my battery is fully depleted, I have only just managed to break the six hour mark.
This is purely for WiFi browsing and the occasional SMS/call. I have the same usage patterns practically every day and get near enough the same battery life every day.
I know that the battery meter isn't linear, but is there any reason why it should deplete faster and faster the more drained my battery gets? Is this indicative of a faulty battery?
6 hours usage is normal. Battery life degrades over time. If you got 7 hours usage on iOS 6 and you're down to 6 hours usage now....that's about where you should be based on normal wear and tear of a battery. 6 hours of usage time is a good number for moderate / heavy users.
9 hours on iOS6 SUDDENLY going to 5 or 6 hours is normal? My battery has been lousy ever since iOS7.0, not just recently since 7.1
9 hours of usage on a consistent basis? Did people really have that even with iOS 6? I don't recall that with a couple of devices with iOS 6 that I had.9 hours on iOS6 SUDDENLY going to 5 or 6 hours is normal? My battery has been lousy ever since iOS7.0, not just recently since 7.1
9 hours of usage on a consistent basis? Did people really have that even with iOS 6? I don't recall that with a couple of devices with iOS 6 that I had.
I don't know, I recall getting the same typical 6-8 hours that I do with iOS 7.That's possible. I can get 8+ hours consistent usage with iOS 6 if i don't do any gaming or music.
People just seem to have accepted that 5-6 hours battery is normal whereas that's 2-3 hours less than iOS 6.
9 hours of usage on a consistent basis? Did people really have that even with iOS 6? I don't recall that with a couple of devices with iOS 6 that I had.
Those are nice numbers. Certainly only came close to those once in a rare while with iOS 6 or 7 (about the same with either one).My using of my device (iphone 5) on ios 6 with really a lotof usage of facebook, what s app, text messages and calling. That s the reason i will not upgrade to ios 7.
Those are nice numbers. Certainly only came close to those once in a rare while with iOS 6 or 7 (about the same with either one).
Didn't do much for me. Did a full restore and set up as new phone and I'm still getting crap battery life. I lose about 1% of battery life per 2 mins of usage (usage meaning the screen is on).Mine is much worse. I plan to do a restore to see if that fixes it.
Petty much everything so far is pointing to there being something wrong with your phone. The only realistic thing left for you to try is another phone.I'm annoyed with this now and have wasted a whole weekend with no joy.
I deleted my iCloud account in case it was 'corrupted', wiped iTunes from my pc, reinstalled it and did a DFU clean install of iOS7.1.1 on my iPhone 5.
I then set it up as a new phone and spent the weekend laboriously downloading apps, photos, videos and setting up my 'new' phone.
I have ALL the iOS7 new features switched off and am now experiencing even worse battery life than before I did all this!
Seriously considering Android now. This is a joke. iOS7.1.1 has a notifications centre bug on the i5 and it drains my battery even faster than 7.0 through 7.1 (which were shocking compared to iOS6.1.4 anyway!!)
iOS7 just plain isn't designed for the iPhone 5. I think the fact Apple don't sell it anymore is very telling.