We have an iPhone 6s that was replaced by Apple right before it was replaced with a newer model phone. The battery health indicator says it is at 95 percent. My son is using the phone for summer day camp as he doesn’t want to take his nicer phone. He says the battery life is terrible. I’m wondering if he is just used to higher capacity batteries...like 7 plus and X batteries. I’m happy to replace the battery but Apple said it won’t make a difference.
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone 6s battery life
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He’s probably got bad signal and he’s on Snapchat all day. Completely normal. It’s down to his usage 99%.
No social media for my kid. He is allowed to text friends...but only using messages app.
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His signal is good....it’s on Verizon and he’s been in areas with good reception. I’m thinking he just is used to the better battery life of bigger/newer phones.
yeah check signal strength and obv see what he does....Games and snapchat can drain batteries quick.
Also, check for things like if background app refresh is on (turn it off), and go into privacy-location services and see what is on always that can be changed to when app is in use. On top of that turn off some of the system services too that aren't important (like ads).
Also, check for things like if background app refresh is on (turn it off), and go into privacy-location services and see what is on always that can be changed to when app is in use. On top of that turn off some of the system services too that aren't important (like ads).
I find battery life on iOS 11.4.1 to be excellent. And also find there is a difference in battery life between lte and WiFi with WiFi winning.
Why your sons 6s is getting “bad” battery life is hard to say, but maybe it’s all the screen on time at maximum brightness.
Why your sons 6s is getting “bad” battery life is hard to say, but maybe it’s all the screen on time at maximum brightness.
What iOS is it on? If iOS 11.4 he’s not alone, look here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8409995
There’s 40 pages of complaints about this on the Apple forum.
There’s 40 pages of complaints about this on the Apple forum.
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Day camp. And he doesn’t have control off his Apple ID. Believe me..he barely even wants to text. He isn’t in to social media.
That could be it. He does like maximum brightness. He does put it in low power mode during the day.
He is on 11.4.
6s with a battery replaced less than 2 months ago under the replacement plan.
Upgraded to 11.4 and suddenly my battery was rapidly draining with very light use.
Upgraded to 11.4.1 but I still don't get more than half a day, even with very light use.
Hopefully 12 will fix this problem. Otherwise I'll need a new phone -- Apple or otherwise.