Sorry Ricardo I couldn't disagree with you more. My phone was just sitting here yesterday and in 4 hours of just sitting still lost 50% of bsattery power. On days when I actually use it I have had to charge my phone up to three times. I wish you were correct in your assessment but something definitely seems to be training the heck out of my battery, and yes, I have turned off a ton of things. On Sep 24, 2013, at 1:03 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> lol, > > Hi. I kid you not, I see this with every, single, major update to IOS. a > bunch of people start complaining on how terrible their battery life is. > Now, before anyone gets upset, I’m not saying some cases aren’t genuine. > But, the overwhelming majority are not. > > Let us step back and think what happens when we get a major update. For the > majority of us, usage goes up. At least in the short term. If there was a > chart out there, I bet you would see a usage spike right after major updates. > Everyone wants to check out all the new features, improvements, etc. So > naturally, the battery is getting used a whole lot more. At least, more than > you normally do. Give it 1 month. 95% of bad battery claims will > mysteriously go away. If you want, do a google search for battery issues > going back the last 5 years. There all about updates that kill battery life. > But yet, you rarely ever find this in the middle of a refresh cycle for the > OS. I know, some will say “That’s because Apple has fixed the battery > trouble with minor maintenance updates.” This could be true. But, only > once, in 5 years of using IOS do I remember Apple putting out an update that > specifically mentioned fixing a battery issue. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Sep 23, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So in another words just turn everything off. Kidding, but this is a serious >> issue and I find it a little troubling that Apple didn't think a battery >> issue for Voiceover users was serious enough to address before the release. >> This issue has definitely stopped me from running out to buy a 5S. I am sure >> there will eventually be a fix, but Voiceover fixes always seem to roll out >> very slowly. I have turned my screen brightness down, always use my screen >> curtain but have heard conflicting reports on whether this affects battery >> life. I have turned off location services for those apps that don't need it, >> monitored what is in the app switcher, turned off apps refreshing in the >> background, and I am sure I am forgetting a few other things I have turned >> off. I do like IOS 7 but the battery issue and VO not working very well in >> lists for Downcast and my RSS feeds is very annoying as in IOS 6 you could >> quickly delta items as VO would drop you on the next item after swiping to >> delete something. This does not work in IOS 7 if you swipe right it jumps >> two items, and VO constantly loses focus in these apps. Oh well. >> On Sep 22, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Can't recall if this was mentioned yet. If you set your iPhone to Push >>> and/or Fetch Mail less often. Actually, I just have mine set to grab Mail >>> when I go into the Mail app as I don't care for it giving me alerts >>> constantly when in meetings and such. I tend to get 48 to 72 hours out of >>> my iPhone 5 even on iOS 7. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On 2013-09-22, at 1:45 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Turning screen curtain on does not save battery. This came straight from >>>> Apple btw. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Sep 22, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi again >>>>> The other thing I did which I forgot to mention that saves battery power >>>>> on my iPhone is to turn screen curtain on. That way my battery is not >>>>> running my screen, and I only turn my screen on when I really need it. >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Gigi >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> my email was coming in every time I got one, and it was gobbling up >>>>>> battery power for breakfast. I don't have that problem so much anymore. >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Gigi Hi guys >>>>>> I have a for S iPhone. I have done two things which is made a huge >>>>>> difference to my battery life on my iPhone. First, I turned off >>>>>> Bluetooth and only turn it on when I need it. Secondly, I set my email >>>>>> to download only manually. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm waiting for my 5S as I believe when there is a major update, >>>>>>> Battery life on the 5 and lower drains as my theory is if that didn't >>>>>>> happen Apple would not get people to buy the new phones on Offer. As I >>>>>>> have sold my current phone, and once I get my new one, I've decided not >>>>>>> to update for now so it'll all be new to me when the phone finally >>>>>>> comes to me from the Apple store. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>>>> On 21 Sep 2013, at 20:28, May and Noah <mcdonald....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wow speaking of battery life since I had a battery issue not long ago >>>>>>>> that puzzled me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Surprisingly after doing the update my phone lasted nearly 50 hours >>>>>>>> before dying and needing a charge. I am curious to find out if that >>>>>>>> was just a ha, good luck day after the upgrade since I'm letting it do >>>>>>>> a complete recharge now since I don't need to go anywhere today it can >>>>>>>> sit and charge and I'll see if I'm lucky again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> May and Prince Noah >>>>>>>> www.canadianlynx.ca >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 2013-09-21, at 2:52 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Yeah Ed I think that might be the problem, as I do have a lot of >>>>>>>>> apps. I just turned it off, so will see how that affects the battery. >>>>>>>>> Thanks again >>>>>>>>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Edward Green <ergreen1...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Brian, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> YOu may want to try and experiment with background refresh. YOu can >>>>>>>>>> control whether individual apps refresh in the background or not. I >>>>>>>>>> believe the idea of this feature is to save you time when opening >>>>>>>>>> apps, and the phone will learn your routines for doing this so that >>>>>>>>>> the apps refresh appropriately. However, it sounds as though some >>>>>>>>>> of them may be refreshing more than you want. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ed >>>>>>>>>>> On 21 Sep 2013, at 19:25, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> For the most part I really am loving IOS 7. The one thing that is a >>>>>>>>>>> concern is the battery life is horrible. I typically made it >>>>>>>>>>> through almost the entire day with not really needing to charge my >>>>>>>>>>> phone. Yesterday, I barely used it and I had to charge it twice. I >>>>>>>>>>> am using an iPhone 4S on IOS 7, and know some of you have some >>>>>>>>>>> fantastic info, and was hoping someone might be able to compile a >>>>>>>>>>> list of checks to use to get the best battery life. I have turned >>>>>>>>>>> that new motion option on as I read that saves some battery life. I >>>>>>>>>>> have closed a lot of the apps in the app switcher especially all >>>>>>>>>>> GPS apps. I saw someone mention turning off background refresh >>>>>>>>>>> might save battery life. What am I losing by turning that off, as I >>>>>>>>>>> thought that was one of the new features that iPhone was pushing, >>>>>>>>>>> so by turning off I would like to know what I am disabling. I >>>>>>>>>>> assume it means apps will only refresh when I open them, as I have >>>>>>>>>>> noticed through out the day I would hear Downcast refresh which I >>>>>>>>>>> thought was odd, as I have it set to refresh every 8 hours and >>>>>>>>>>> usually manually refresh it. I do have about 200 apps on my phone >>>>>>>>>>> so if they are constantly trying to refresh I could see that >>>>>>>>>>> killing my battery. I have my screen curtain turned on and screen >>>>>>>>>>> brightness turned down to 33%. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Also, if anyone got an iPhone 5S can you let us know howe the >>>>>>>>>>> battery life is? 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