Bad battery health

Should I need to replace the battery immediately or will I be able to use the phone for some more time with out replacing it?

iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 12, 2020 7:23 AM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2020 9:00 AM

If it was just 82% health you could plow on for a few months but you got a performance warning too.

Just make sure your phone is backed up and photos etc imported into wherever you keep them safe. It is likely to get worse but will not do anything worse than go unresponsive.

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Aug 12, 2020 9:00 AM in response to Mahesh_Perera

If it was just 82% health you could plow on for a few months but you got a performance warning too.

Just make sure your phone is backed up and photos etc imported into wherever you keep them safe. It is likely to get worse but will not do anything worse than go unresponsive.

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Aug 13, 2020 12:43 AM in response to Mahesh_Perera

As you will be having the battery replaced at an Apple Store you can ask them if this will fix it. It may be worth 50 bucks to find out if the phone was otherwise OK, no damage or drops or water indicators triggered - they will check..

It is getting old but my wife's 6S is just fine at 85%, no problems

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Aug 13, 2020 10:00 AM in response to LD150

thank you! I just replaced the battery!

now it’s 100% and back to full normal peak performance!

if it was due to water or drop damage will it be back to normal peak performance like now?

should i inspect the phone for further ?

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Aug 12, 2020 6:50 PM in response to LD150

Thank you! And So what would be the reason for this?

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Aug 12, 2020 6:54 PM in response to LD150

can it be fixed after a battery replacement?

and so far “going unresponsive means “ an unexpected shutdown or phone going dead(bricked)

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Aug 13, 2020 11:47 AM in response to Mahesh_Perera

If its working don't worry.

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Aug 13, 2020 9:36 PM in response to LD150

Battery usage by app not showing just after the battery replacement!

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Aug 13, 2020 9:37 PM in response to Mahesh_Perera

But activity by app seems showing!

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Aug 14, 2020 2:31 AM in response to Mahesh_Perera

Who fitted the battery ?

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Aug 14, 2020 4:03 AM in response to LD150

Not in an Apple store.An iPhone reseller. But battery works good than before.

what would be the reason as you think??

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Aug 14, 2020 4:13 AM in response to Mahesh_Perera

If it was not a genuine battery maybe, but let it run another 24 hours

About genuine iPhone batteries

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Aug 15, 2020 2:58 AM in response to LD150

Same as before! Nothing changed. I did a hard reset (dfu) as well. Shall I restore the phone with iTunes? (Reinstalling)

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