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CJ


On Sep 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am well-known for having a fabulous sense of humor -- when material is 
> funny.
> On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:02 PM, CJ Daniel <cj.bear.dan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Christine,
>> 
>> Try a little humor!  It might make all the difference.  It really wasn't all 
>> that big a deal.
>> 
>> CJ
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 24, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think that Ricardo is spot on with respect to past updates, but not this 
>>> time.  In fact, several sighted friends and relatives have been making the 
>>> same complaints -- I wonder if that means their sighted peers who do not 
>>> seem to be having a battery issue will consider them paranoid, recklessly 
>>> screaming drama queens.  Ricardo's post was respectful and level-headed, 
>>> and worth considering.  However, to suggest that those of us who are 
>>> reporting serious battery drain  are  predicting the imminent collapse of 
>>> the earth and that we are at risk of giving blind people a bad reputation 
>>> is absurd, offensive, and uncalled-for.  
>>> Christine
>>> On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:36 PM, CJ Daniel <cj.bear.dan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Riccardo,
>>>> 
>>>> Way to stay level-headed, assess the data, & not scream "the sky is 
>>>> falling!  The sky is falling!"  If you keep this up, you'll give blind 
>>>> folks a good reputation.  
>>>> 
>>>> Seriously, some good points,
>>>> 
>>>> CJ
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 23, 2013, at 10:03 PM, 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? I plan to get one when the craze dies down, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but want to find out if people are having serious battery 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issues or any other problems.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks all
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