Hello, On a similar note, I've found that if you lock the screen, sometimes, it doesn't stay locked. If I open the case, for example, it'll unlock. But it's too random for a pattern.
----- Original Message ----- From: M. Taylor <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, November 8, 2015 2:34 am Subject: A Definite Battery Drainer in iOS 9.1 of Which to Be Aware > > > Hello Everyone, > > I am cross-posting this to both the v iPhone and the Mac Visionaries mailing > list. > > SUMMARY: > One glitch I've noticed in iOS 9.1, that I was finally able to verify on > multiple devices, this week, is that, sometimes, when VoiceOver is enabled, > receiving a text message alert will first wake up and then prevent the > display from going to sleep. To be more precise, I have encountered this > same glitch when any app is set to display notification alerts, as opposed > to banners but have decided, for brevity's sake, to focus on text message > alerts, only. > > This can cause a great deal of battery drain, in a short time, depending > upon the level of the screen brightness. > > SCENARIO: > 1. > Make certain you have your device set to use your fingerprint in order to > quickly unlock the device. > > 2. > Set the message notification to sounds and alerts; also make certain you can > see the messages in both your notification center and on the lock screen. > > 3. > Now lock the screen. > > 4. > Receive a text message from someone. > > 5. > If the glitch happens, the screen will wake up, displaying a dialog box > giving you the option to either close the alert or reply to the message. > > CONCLUSION: > Even when an alert is received, the display is supposed to remain off until > activated by the user. However, on a very intermittent basis, the alert > will wake up the screen and it will not go back to sleep until the alert is > dismissed. I estimate that this happens once out of every 20 or so alerts. > However, when it happens, the battery will just sit there and drain as the > screen remains active until the alert is dismissed. This also has the > collateral affect of heating up the phone. I have not attempted to > reproduce this issue on any device not running VoiceOver. > > My solution to this is to switch the alert notifications to banners for my > most frequently used apps. > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Sent from a Braille Sense -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
