iPhone XS Screw You Apple! Quit screwing with my battery!

[pixel_junkie]

Previous iPhone X battery lasted at least 6 months before it went to 99% Max Capacity. Under 3 weeks old iPhone Xs is already at 99% today. What is this thing made of, cheese? Have you no shame, Apple? At this rate, battery is going to turn into dust by the time it's a year old.

Nice hardware, reliable software but the greed of this company at this point is on another level! I'm convinced that they've shifted to a full on assault on their own devoted fans. This is just not right.

 

[Starfia]

You're aware you're covered by warranty if that does happen in under a year.

 

[pixel_junkie]

You're aware you're covered by warranty if that does happen in under a year.

What do I say when I take it back? My old iPhone X didn't do that? You know they'll say "it's within spec"

 

[Lyrical]

I can’t tell if this is serious or not?
Why care what the % is unless it’s having a serious impact on battery life?

 

[Starfia]

What do I say when I take it back? My old iPhone X didn't do that? You know they'll say "it's within spec"

Presumably you say that your battery has turned into dust…?

 

[NT1440]

Battery capacity is not a fuel tank and what you’re seeing is normal on all batteries.

Battery degradation is not a linear process. You’ll go down a few percent and then it will sit around there for months. No amount of engineering from any company is going to change chemistry and any manufacturer claiming otherwise would simply be cheating in their capacity algorithm. Apple has actually been updating theirs to be more accurate.

Your phone is new, 100% working as intended, no need for any concern. Just enjoy your phone and check in on that stat every week or so (you’ll drive yourself nuts if you check it daily) and you’ll fine you’ve got a perfectly working device. Enjoy it.

 

[Banglazed]

First thing is to blame Apple. Good job.

My previous X didn’t drop to 99% until after a year. My XS Max is still 100% since launch. Battery degrades based on usage, charging habit and environment. Any change in habit? I don’t use fast charging on my device nor wireless charge since I know my device gets warm. Anything that makes my device warm I tend to avoid it.

Sounds like you have a battery OCD. 1% really? As long as it runs at peak performance you are good! Avoid heat and it should stay 99% for awhile or could go up back to 100%. It can fluctuate whenever it calibrate. Use Coconut Battery to check if it is right.

 

[Five_Oh]

All these battery threads are why Apple previously didn't allow users to see this information.

 

[pixel_junkie]

My previous X didn’t drop to 99% until after a year. My XS Max is still 100% since launch.

Exactly. One battery drops to 99% in over 12 months, a newer model phone's battery drops the same in under 3 weeks. Sure, I'm OCD.

 

[Ebok]

Exactly. One battery drops to 99% in over 12 months, a newer model phone's battery drops the same in under 3 weeks. Sure, I'm OCD.

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[pixel_junkie]

It’s
Based
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Usage
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Many
Other
Factors
That
Aren’t
Measurable!!

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Wow! Touche! What if the usage is exactly the same?

 

[Shirasaki]

Wow! Touche! What if the usage is exactly the same?

Even if usage is exactly the same, how about the weather? Battery chemistry process? Are you able to keep your battery running in the exact same way as it was before even when other factors are present? Plus, usage won’t be exactly the same. Using the same set of apps for roughly same amount of days is not enough to treat as “exactly the same usage”. It will be crazy trying to do a precise measurement.
Sure, Apple has gone far greedier than before. But this? Give us a break.

 

[FredGalaxy]

Have you tried calibrating your battery PROPERLY before flaming Apple?

 

[mjschabow]

All these battery threads are why Apple previously didn't allow users to see this information.

Exactly! I knew this would be a mistake!

 

[pixel_junkie]

Even if usage is exactly the same, how about the weather? Battery chemistry process? Are you able to keep your battery running in the exact same way as it was before even when other factors are present? Plus, usage won’t be exactly the same. Using the same set of apps for roughly same amount of days is not enough to treat as “exactly the same usage”. It will be crazy trying to do a precise measurement.
Sure, Apple has gone far greedier than before. But this? Give us a break.

I'm talking about a difference of A YEAR. Do you get that part? Not a week or or a month or even a few months. All with very similar pattern of usage.
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Exactly! I knew this would be a mistake!

That's one way of looking at it. Another is that Apple got busted for doing shading stuff with the batteries. It was publicized, people complained, Apple got sued and THEN they came up with this software addition.

 

[noobinator]

This is a guess that could go back to 100% or remain where it's at for many, many months.

It's equivalent to getting a new car and reading the "mileage until empty" and freaking out because the advertised MPG x the capacity of the tank isn't equaling what you see.

 

[FeliApple]

Unless it has 79% in 34 cycles, don't worry.

 

[thadoggfather]

Op let me down!

Thought this would be about battery life taking a dive with major iOS updates on older phones

Capacity problems are generally just lithium ion problems at large. That’s what you get for using conflict minerals from the Congo!

 

[OLDGUYWITHAHIFI]

I feel like it's the opposite. It's people who don't care enough when Apple are being shady.

I feel a lot of people here care about Apple being shady, but many take it as Apple bashing or complaining for the sake of complaining.

 

[smirking]

I feel a lot of people here care about Apple being shady, but many take it as Apple bashing or complaining for the sake of complaining.

That's because the loudest people tend to be the most poorly informed ones and there are a lot of loud people here. It also gets tiring to read and reply in a useful way to the countless "OMG my battery dropped by 1% threads" that spring up everyday. The complainers and freakers are so constant that it drowns out anyone who has a legitimate issue.

 

[OLDGUYWITHAHIFI]

That's because the loudest people tend to be the most poorly informed ones and there are a lot of loud people here. It also gets tiring to read and reply in a useful way to the countless "OMG my battery dropped by 1% threads" that spring up everyday. The complainers and freakers are so constant that it drowns out anyone who has a legitimate issue.

Yea I agree, there is a lot of noise to sift through, but when I get to someone that has a real issue, and I can offer a solution due to experiencing the exact same thing and finding a solution, it makes it all worth while.

 

[Newtons Apple]

All of this for 1%?

The battery diagnostic app is not perfect. 1% one way or another not making any difference.

I lost all faith is Apples battery app when my X still showed 100% after a full year of use.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Apples battery app is a rough estimate in my experience considering it said my 6s battery was at 94% after 3 years yet coconut battery showed 90% consistently. I went to have the battery replaced last week at the Apple store and their diagnostics showed 94%. Seems they are being generous on the high side when it comes to capacity..

 

[GGJstudios]

Have you tried calibrating your battery PROPERLY before flaming Apple?

Just like Macs, iPhone batteries do not require any calibration.

 

[janeauburn]

I'm convinced that they've shifted to a full on assault on their own devoted fans.

I wouldn't doubt that they've got something devious up their sleeves. After all, the cell phone market is saturated. Their only hope of increasing profits from here is either to milk the user base or up the prices. Obviously, they're doing the latter, but they've reached a tipping point there.
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You're aware you're covered by warranty if that does happen in under a year.

Unfortunately, we're now in 2019, which means we're back to Apple's old (bad) battery replacement practices: they won't replace the battery unless they deem it necessary.

Until the big legal dustups over Apple's purposeful slowing of phones w/ "degraded" batteries caused the company to offer no-questions-asked battery replacement in 2018, the store closest to me never once agreed to replace my battery, and I asked them to on 3 separate occasions.
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Battery degrades based on usage, charging habit and environment.

Environment is actually a huge factor. Friend of mine lives in Finland (cold), and the batteries degrade there very quickly. Batteries don't like extreme cold.

That said, Apple were real jerks when she tried to get them to replace her battery before 2018. There's no doubt in my mind that their unofficial policy was to try to get people to buy new phones rather than allowing them to pay for new batteries.