iPhone 12 constantly searching

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Nash2020 Author

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iPhone 12 constantly searching

How do I stop my iPhone 12 from constantly searching for other devices and wearing down the battery?

Posted on Jan 30, 2022 10:34 AM

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Nash2020 Author

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Jan 31, 2022 10:56 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

When I have Bluetooth on, "Other devices" is constantly circling and doesn't find devices that I have previously connected to. My battery does drain really fast unless I turn off Bluetooth, which I shouldn't have to do all the time.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jan 30, 2022 10:39 AM in response to Nash2020

If you are referring to Bluetooth, the device is not searching unless you open Settings>Bluetooth. Once you close Bluetooth in Settings, the device is no longer searching or is discoverable. It is not having an affect on your battery. If you seem to believe that Bluetooth is having an affect on your battery, it is for something else. What makes you believe Bluetooth is having an affect on your battery?

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Nash2020 Author

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Feb 2, 2022 6:39 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

I will charge it to 100% and it will be down to 40-50% within a few hours with very little use. The biggest battery usage is Facebook @ 23% then messages @17%. Battery health is 96%.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jan 31, 2022 2:28 PM in response to Nash2020

And again, as I said, when you open Bluetooth, it will circle. Think of the light in the refrigerator. When you close the door, the light goes off. When you close Bluetooth on the phone, the searching goes off. You are seeing the spinning circle because you have opened Bluetooth. Your battery draining fast is not due to Bluetooth unless you are keeping Bluetooth open on the screen so it is in discovery/pairing mode.

If you wish to check on battery usage, go to Settings>Battery>and see what app is using the highest percentage of battery over the time period. Then you work on troubleshooting that.

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Nash2020 Author

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Feb 1, 2022 6:46 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thank you. I have had nothing but iPhones for over 15 years and never realized this and never had this problem. I will troubleshoot the battery usage as this is a fairly new iphone12 and I charge it constantly, close my apps, and keep the light dim, but it runs out of battery very quickly.

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ChrisJ4203

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Feb 2, 2022 8:17 AM in response to Nash2020

With Battery Health that good, you should not be experiencing a problem with the battery. What exactly are you doing using that high a percentage of battery for Facebook? Does this have to do with video or anything like that would use a higher amount of battery to use?

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Nash2020 Author

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Feb 2, 2022 8:29 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

I'm not sure what makes the FB percentage that high. I'm only on ~1/2 hour or less per day and do mainly comments and some posts. I have the settings as:

Location: While using

Access to all photos (which I have a lot)

Camera: On

Notifications: Off

Cellular Data: On

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ChrisJ4203

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Feb 2, 2022 9:57 AM in response to Nash2020

If you are using Facebook on cellular, do you have a strong signal? If not, then that will also consume more battery. Make sure that if you are using the Facebook app that you have it updated to the latest version. If you are using the app, you may want to remove it and download a fresh copy again. Otherwise I am not aware of any other things you could try.

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