Esha4u

Q: 8.4.1 iOS Update battery draining quickly & overheating

Hi, I've recently noticed with this new update that my battery is draining very quickly with little or no use. It started when I came home from work my iPhone was on 1% and as a nurse, I barely get time to have a break so I don't use my phone whilst I'm at work. I also ensure that I shut down all of the apps that I use before I click the lock screen button. This was when I had the 8.3.1 iOS update.


The next day the exact same thing happened. Around 5pm my iPhone blanked out with barely any use. Then I had a notification that the new iOS update (8.4.1) , so I updated it. Honestly I wished I didn't because its just made the whole situation 10 x worse. When my iPhone is in charge or on the table I find that it is overheating quite a lot.


Now in the morning my battery was 1% with barely any use. In the night my phone is at my bedside table, all of the open apps i've closed. In the night I don't use my phone at all and I dont set an alarm and yet this problem still occurs.


Is anyone else experiencing this problem? If so, please reply



iPhone 5, iOS 8.4.1, Battery is going quickly and is

Posted on Aug 16, 2015 2:23 AM

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  • by DJM_UK,

    DJM_UK DJM_UK Aug 26, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Esha4u
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    Aug 26, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Esha4u

    This is so worrying.  I fully charged my iPad mini overnight, and then unplugged it, put it to sleep, and into my briefcase.  During lunch-break i took it out, and the iPad was incredibly hot, with Battery at 58%.  Looking at the usage, it said that "Facebook background activity" was responsible for 85% of the usage??

     

    My iPad used to have excellent battery life prior to the 8.4.1. update, but this is both inconvenient and dangerous with the amount of heat it generates.

     

    In the time it's taken to read these posts and write this item, it has dropped 5%, and I'm doing it on my PC!!

     

    What on earth is going on?

  • by CreoleMaiden,

    CreoleMaiden CreoleMaiden Aug 26, 2015 9:22 AM in response to Esha4u
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    Aug 26, 2015 9:22 AM in response to Esha4u

    Likewise, I am experiencing these problems as well, so there is no need to reiterate the obvious; however, I am disturbed further concerning the apparent absence of Apple personnel within most of these forums.

     

    Long ago, there were timely chime-ins from Apple with tangible input; the opportunity to collaborate with Apple TECHs was invaluable, even if there was not an immediate fix.  Acknowledgement from Apple personnel showed the evidence of concern for consumer experience along with proudly upholding the integrity of their products being actively expressed.

     

    Speaking as an Apple user for all personal technological solutions, if I have to disable Apple-specific features, remain at risk for information loss, pay top dollar for unreliable hardware, be consistently subjected to less than sufficient software innovations, and seek third-party assisance in an attempt to obtain a mere remnance of the Apple experience, I may as well be a customer of an Apple competitor!

     

    Apple, the ball is now in your court!

  • by Hank5943,

    Hank5943 Hank5943 Aug 26, 2015 10:14 AM in response to Anonymous_353
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    Aug 26, 2015 10:14 AM in response to Anonymous_353

    So what do you do in the meantime?

  • by Alejandro_from_Bend,

    Alejandro_from_Bend Alejandro_from_Bend Aug 26, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Esha4u
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    Aug 26, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Esha4u

    This isn't completely uncommon however it is something to be proactive about.

    If the basic troubleshooting steps do not work, there is always the option of restoring the device via iTunes and setting it up as new.

    By doing that, you will install Brand-New, Up-to-Date software.

    If your battery s still behaving erratically, and you are within 1 Year Hardware Limited Warranty, you are eligible to have your phone replaced.

    If not, Battery replacements/ repairs are $79.00 Plus applicable tax.

  • by rseilham,

    rseilham rseilham Aug 26, 2015 10:50 AM in response to Esha4u
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    Aug 26, 2015 10:50 AM in response to Esha4u

    I don't know if this will help anyone else, but my phone had lots of issues but this helped:

     

    1. Sign out and then in to the iTunes & Apple Store in the phone settings. Settings > iTunes & App Store (Tap your Apple ID)
    2. Turn off "Show Apple Music". Settings > Show Apple Music (Toggle this to off)
      1. I turned on "Show Apple Music" this morning, and haven't had any issues.
  • by cOcOnt123,

    cOcOnt123 cOcOnt123 Aug 27, 2015 1:46 PM in response to David.Mays
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    Aug 27, 2015 1:46 PM in response to David.Mays

    how did you downgrade?

  • by itsfabian,

    itsfabian itsfabian Aug 27, 2015 3:00 PM in response to cOcOnt123
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    Aug 27, 2015 3:00 PM in response to cOcOnt123

    Also I have huge battery drains since my update. I'm having an iPhone 5 and an iPad 2. The phone drains usually from 100-20% withing 4 hours without barely any usage. This makes me truly unhappy with my Iphone If I can not even get along from 8:00 till 12:00

  • by OldHorn666,

    OldHorn666 OldHorn666 Aug 27, 2015 3:16 PM in response to Zentraedi
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    Aug 27, 2015 3:16 PM in response to Zentraedi

    Okay, people, just to make one thing clear:

     

    Nothing will help this problem.

     

    WE NEED A NEW UPDATE AND FAST!

     

    Every given solution is just a temporary solution. They do not fix the problems with battery or overheating, Apple Music, Safari, Mail, App Store etc.

     

    And those are the problems with my iPhone 5S. And nothing helps. Every time those problems come back.

     

    And I'm really sure this overheating is not a healthy thing for my phone.

     

    Apple should say something, because this is a serious matter. We need a fix.

  • by gmacdon76,

    gmacdon76 gmacdon76 Aug 27, 2015 4:36 PM in response to Esha4u
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    Aug 27, 2015 4:36 PM in response to Esha4u

    OK folks I've had the problem on three devices and it's easy to see what's happened.

     

    WHen I originally switched on iCloud Photo storage (back on 8.3) I went through a period of several days with awful overheating and battery drain. On closer inspection of you look at the Settings -> Photos & Camera you will see during times when the phone etc is overheating that it is either 1) Uploading XXX images 2) Downloding XXX images or 3) Preparing XXX images. It's this background process that's going crazy with the battery usage.

     

    THe upgrade to 8.4.1 looks to have a problem (may be deliberate) but it causes this process to restart.

     

    While this is frustrating, it does complete - for me and my 90,000 photos it took about 2-3 days. It prefers to do this on wifi so sometimes turning off that will help for a while. Trust me when it's finished your battery life is back to normal.

     

    HOpe that helps!

  • by David.Mays,

    David.Mays David.Mays Aug 27, 2015 4:48 PM in response to gmacdon76
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    Aug 27, 2015 4:48 PM in response to gmacdon76

    I Don't sync photos, so while that may have impacted you, it is not at all clear this is the root problem.

  • by David.Mays,

    David.Mays David.Mays Aug 27, 2015 4:49 PM in response to cOcOnt123
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    Aug 27, 2015 4:49 PM in response to cOcOnt123

    It is no longer possible to downgrade, as Apple has stopped signing the 8.4 firmware.

  • by Hank5943,

    Hank5943 Hank5943 Aug 27, 2015 6:08 PM in response to David.Mays
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    Aug 27, 2015 6:08 PM in response to David.Mays

    I really think Apple hasn't addressed this problem either because they don't care or it's a much bigger issue than they care to admit.

  • by ringmaster3200,

    ringmaster3200 ringmaster3200 Aug 28, 2015 12:31 PM in response to thunderzzz
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    Aug 28, 2015 12:31 PM in response to thunderzzz

    This did not help me.

  • by ringmaster3200,

    ringmaster3200 ringmaster3200 Aug 28, 2015 12:53 PM in response to OldHorn666
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    Aug 28, 2015 12:53 PM in response to OldHorn666

    Thank you. I'm beginning to believe you are right because NOTHING resolves this issue. Yes, Apple needs to chime in NOW.

  • by ringmaster3200,

    ringmaster3200 ringmaster3200 Aug 28, 2015 1:26 PM in response to Anonymous_353
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    Aug 28, 2015 1:26 PM in response to Anonymous_353

    Early next month is not good enough. Apple should have never released this POS update.

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