Battery Health monitor for iphone 4

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Battery Health monitor for iphone 4

hi i would just like to know if there is something that can measure the battery health of iphone 4 i did purchase accura because it appeared to show battery health in the ad on app store but it didn't

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Jan 19, 2011 3:05 AM

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wjosten

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Jan 19, 2011 3:37 AM in response to appledudeco

The geniuses at an Apple store can tell instantly if you're battery needs replacing. However, the iPhone battery should retain at least 80% of its original capacity after 400 full charge & discharge cycles. You can read more here about maintaining your battery. For the vast majority of users, they will replace their phone long before the battery needs replacing. I've got an original iPhone, still going strong, with no indication whatsoever the battery is bad/going bad.

http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html

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wjosten

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Jan 19, 2011 3:12 AM in response to appledudeco

Unlike System Profiler on a Mac, no app has access to the private API's that would be necessary to truly display your iPhone battery health.

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appledudeco Author

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Jan 19, 2011 3:19 AM in response to appledudeco

ok then how would you know when battery need replacing and how to maintain that battery health

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appledudeco Author

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Jan 19, 2011 3:54 AM in response to appledudeco

cheers thxs for ur replies

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wjosten

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Jan 19, 2011 4:07 AM in response to appledudeco

You're welcome.

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Dec 5, 2012 4:18 PM in response to appledudeco

If an iPhone is jailbroken, there's an app called BatteryInfo Lite which can display hefty amount of stats, including battery cycle count 🙂

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Dec 5, 2012 4:26 PM in response to -V-O-Y-A-G-E-R-

Yes your correct and this peice of software is actually pritty accurate and works well.

but as wjosten says the apple store is always the best option as they know what they are doing!

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Sep 16, 2013 8:09 AM in response to appledudeco

There's an app called 'iBackupBot' for windown and mac, by a company called iCopyBot. It has a free trial and allows you to measure the current battery capacity, they have a guide here.

It worked for me with an iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4- you do have to quit itunes and unlock the device for it to work.

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