Y'all, I've been noticing this too. The first day I had iOS 7, I completely ran down my mophie, then proceeded to get the phone down to 20%. That has just NEVER happened with iOS 6. I'm generally ok with 7, but when I think about it, for me, on my iPhone 4, I really am not sure it's better. Although the ability to bold all text, including large text, is really nice as is the cleaner interface in a lot of places.
On Sep 24, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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