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What could be causing my battery life to drain really fast?

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FloridaMac

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Dec 15, 2008
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I don't think I've changed any settings or anything. I've added a couple of apps lately (What'sApp and Calendars) but I don't think that has anything to do with it. My battery percentage has probably dropped 20% in the last hour and I haven't used it at all.
 
If you are on 4.3.1 firmware go to settings/general/go to store and click your email and turn off the store! I did that last night and my battery is back to 4.2.1 lasting time! My battery was draining really bad till I turned off store!
 
bludragon06 said:
If you are on 4.3.1 firmware go to settings/general/go to store and click your email and turn off the store! I did that last night and my battery is back to 4.2.1 lasting time! My battery was draining really bad till I turned off store!
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I dont see "store".
 
I think what he mean was signing out of the Apple Store. It is under Settings/Store. I have not try this since I'm fine with the battery for my iPhone 4.
 
Turn off bluetooth, turn off Wi-Fi when not in a network. Close all apps in the multitasking bar. Put brightness at 50%
 
Reach9 said:
...Close all apps in the multitasking bar...
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I think that this is key. I'm pretty sure a rogue app will go out of control in the background sometimes. I could be wrong, but closing out the apps in the task bar certainly wont hurt anything.
 
lehite said:
I think that this is key. I'm pretty sure a rogue app will go out of control in the background sometimes. I could be wrong, but closing out the apps in the task bar certainly wont hurt anything.
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Apps get killed after 10 minutes regardless. They have to be sending audio to the sound system, getting info from gps or waiting for voip connections to be valid in the mutli-tasking bar (and running). Otherwise the worst case is a scenario where an app is finishing a task which gets killed automatically after 10 minutes.

So killing things in the multi-tasking bar won't do you any good, at most it will gain you 10 minutes less multi-tasking time.
 
rayyu882 said:
I think what he mean was signing out of the Apple Store. It is under Settings/Store. I have not try this since I'm fine with the battery for my iPhone 4.
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How would signing out of the App Store help with the battery? :confused:
 
gks said:
Apps get killed after 10 minutes regardless. They have to be sending audio to the sound system, getting info from gps or waiting for voip connections to be valid in the mutli-tasking bar (and running). Otherwise the worst case is a scenario where an app is finishing a task which gets killed automatically after 10 minutes.

So killing things in the multi-tasking bar won't do you any good, at most it will gain you 10 minutes less multi-tasking time.
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I never knew. Thanks. :eek:
 
try this: wrap your iPhone4 in cold cuts (something high in protein, low in sodium (sodium inhibits the ability for the silicon to transiate the energy) so a good, lean turkey breast should do the trick.) for 6-8 hours (DO NOT over do this- 8 hours MAX) in the front of the fridge (too far back and it will cause a crusting due to slightly lower temps.

I've been doing this every night for the past 3 generations of iphones, and each one has made it though my work day, without issue. give it a shot!
 
Trouser Cough said:
try this: wrap your iPhone4 in cold cuts (something high in protein, low in sodium (sodium inhibits the ability for the silicon to transiate the energy) so a good, lean turkey breast should do the trick.) for 6-8 hours (DO NOT over do this- 8 hours MAX) in the front of the fridge (too far back and it will cause a crusting due to slightly lower temps.

I've been doing this every night for the past 3 generations of iphones, and each one has made it though my work day, without issue. give it a shot!
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Huh?
 
Trouser Cough said:
try this: wrap your iPhone4 in cold cuts (something high in protein, low in sodium (sodium inhibits the ability for the silicon to transiate the energy) so a good, lean turkey breast should do the trick.) for 6-8 hours (DO NOT over do this- 8 hours MAX) in the front of the fridge (too far back and it will cause a crusting due to slightly lower temps.

I've been doing this every night for the past 3 generations of iphones, and each one has made it though my work day, without issue. give it a shot!
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Ok, I tried this, now what? Which shelf should I put it on in the fridge?
 
Trouser Cough said:
try this: wrap your iPhone4 in cold cuts (something high in protein, low in sodium (sodium inhibits the ability for the silicon to transiate the energy) so a good, lean turkey breast should do the trick.) for 6-8 hours (DO NOT over do this- 8 hours MAX) in the front of the fridge (too far back and it will cause a crusting due to slightly lower temps.

I've been doing this every night for the past 3 generations of iphones, and each one has made it though my work day, without issue. give it a shot!
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Will this method improve ipad battery life as well?
 
I'm experiencing minimal battery improvements with 4.3.2. Getting about 5 and a half to 6 hours usage.
 
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