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iPhone 6 Battery life question

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andrewtm

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Sep 9, 2012
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When I first got my iPhone 6, I was getting 7, 8, even 9 hours of battery life at some points. I'm not sure what caused it but I've only been getting 4-5 now. Is this an issue I can take into Apple?

I know batteries deteriorate over time but I haven't even had this thing for a month!

Here's a screenshot of my battery life:
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turn down your brightness

and stop turning your phone on/off every 12 seconds. Look at your homescreen/lock taking up 12%
 
You use it too much.

Make sure your apps is shutted down when your´e not using them.

And also the brightness of the screen.
And your internet also use a lot of power.

And maybe you´re just happy with your new phone and need to use it all the time... I did that in the start. I was wondering about the same as you :) otherwise contact the shop were you bought the phone.
 
kepler20b said:
turn down your brightness

and stop turning your phone on/off every 12 seconds. Look at your homescreen/lock taking up 12%
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If you're not using battery draining apps or have things running in the background, the display (ie. Homescreen) should be what uses the most energy. Powering the display is the main energy drainer in most mobile devices. If something is using considerably more power than your screen, that's the first place to look when diagnosing poor battery life.

On my 5s, I could usually get 9-10 hours of use plus as much as 2 days standby, with the homescreen accounting for over 15% of the battery usage. I've had my 6 for less than a week so I'm still assessing what my typical battery life looks like, but it seems similar so far.
 
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joeblow7777 said:
If you're not using battery draining apps or have things running in the background, the display (ie. Homescreen) should be what uses the most energy. Powering the display is the main energy drainer in most mobile devices. If something is using considerably more power than your screen, that's the first place to look when diagnosing poor battery life.

On my 5s, I could usually get 9-10 hours of use plus as much as 2 days standby, with the homescreen accounting for over 15% of the battery usage. I've had my 6 for less than a week so I'm still assessing what my typical battery life looks like, but it seems similar so far.
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this is wrong, and another example of why "usage" or whatever apple wants to call it, is simply a horrible measurement of actual usage.

homescreen is exactly that. Usage spent powering your lock and homescreen.

When you use chrome, safari, messages, games, etc. your battery "usage" is determined by that app, which includes the power needed from the backlight.

so if you're constantly just turning the phone on/off without doing anything inside of an app, that contributes to your homescreen/lockscreen "usage"

when you browse chrome for 1 hour, the "usage" contributes all the battery it used to chrome, including the backlight needed to power your display.
 
I see. I suppose that makes sense. I guess I was thinking of what Android calls "screen" under the battery stats.
 
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