4.3.3 battery life

I concur with this. These are complex multivariate situations, thus results vary for each owner depending on combinations of hardware (3GS vs. 4), iOS on each piece of hardware (4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.3), software installation on each phone, with different iOS, and usage patterns of said software, on each iOS on each generation of phone, etc. ad nauseum.

Apple seems to have been conscientious about trying to maintain or increase battery life with increases in hardware power by introducing efficiency in other areas that come from developments in technology. However iOS bloat and new "features" (can you say Ping !) can sometimes counteract those capacities independent of usage patterns. Thus when research and evaluation confirms such bugs, iOS updates attempt to patch the code while maintaining the feature functionality. These discoveries come from many valid sources and not just from the user base. This isn't all flying saucers and ghosts....problems do pop up in iOS updates. Despite this, running newer iOS on older hardware eventually leads to poorer performance as the hardware was never designed for the functionality of the newer software, and the newer software eventually quits trying to play nice with older hardware. Such has been the case for other operating systems and software bundles throughout computing history.

That being said, nothing confuses the establishment of manufacturer-based misery as source more than heterogeneity in the user base and the relative variance in user intelligence and experience. Not to mention the selection bias in posts, as most users who experience no problems tend not to take the time to post about things that don't exist vs. a disproportionate number of people with problems who rant. This may give a false sense of the true proportion of those having problems vs. those that don't.

It was well established that the original 4.3 had battery drain issues, at the very lest associated with new functionality, and each successive iteration since, or 4.3.1 and 4.3.3 at least, have published changes in battery monitoring and/or management. Mistakes are made, and solutions follow.

I couldn't have put it better myself. But some fanboys may tell you different. That it's all in your head. lol Glad there are others that realize the issues for what it is. And even Apple can't fix all it's problems, so they tend to tackle the ones they can. Unfortunately, leaving the ones that they can't, and users have to find workarounds for them. Not always ideal or convenient, and can affect the confidence of users in Apple, but some do work and people eventually get used to it and forget about their troubles.

Absolutely. There was a USB connectivity issue that was introduced in iOS 4.0 which was reliably replicable with a number of car stereos, and other components. It was a royal pain in the patootie, but it was eventually resolved by iOS 4.02.

Certain issues have a higher priority than others, although as end users, we are only ever looking out from inside our own buttocks at any given moment, so our problem is the most important in the world. Apple is well renowned for it's excellent functionality and reliability of product, however no manufacturer is perfect.

Hello,

I didn't have a battery problem before the update, and there doesn't seem to be a change after it, one way or another.

I've never seen a battery drain issue on any of my iPhones, my wife's, or any of my clients at work - the only time I hear about them is here on these forums.

If people are having battery issues, it will most likely be games, or some other such thing. I'd try a reset, shut the phone completely off - not just put it to sleep, and see if that makes a difference.

The only trouble I have ever actually seen with the iPhone, and its performance, is when people do a lot of gaming, movies, videos, etc, and even that is rare in my circle of people. Even then, the battery isn't an issue - the battery gives what is advertised.

I don't do games, movies, videos, or music, so maybe that's why I don't seem to have issues like so may seem to.

My iPhone is a near perfect business device for me - I'd hate to be without it.

Cheers,

M.

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for what it's worth...

4.3.3 has turned my iPhone 4 into a battery glouton...

I had no problem with 4.3.2, and in 4.3.1 I did have a problem but was fixed with the delete all email accounts and reinstall them...

now with 4.3.3, nothing worked, not hard reset, not email deletion, ping disabling, reset network settings etc etc...

my iPhone eats up 25% every two hours, whether I'm using it or NOT...

I slept for 4 hours, and woke up to find my once 100% battery iPhone at 50% while receiving only one email while I was asleep...

not a single thing more than that...

and I've read a lot of people nagging about this in 4.3.3...

and NO, it's not a placebo effect, cos my iPhone used to last at least 12 hours of high usage, now it barely lasts for 8...

and NO, nothing changed in my way of operating my iPhone4, not since two days ago at least...

Mine has no issues, but I updated my wife's today at approx. 1pm and it just died. She barely used it at all, she received 3 text messages and 1 phone call went to voice mail. That was it. Something is definitely wrong with this new software.

It is difficult to piece together what systematically may be involved in these problems. There seem to be yays and nays everywhere, with no definitive correlation with specific variables. Very disconcerting. While there have always been ups and downs, iOS 4.3x seems to have been the most unstable iOS yet. I have been running stock and custom firmware iOS on 3GS prior to 3.0x all the way up to 4.2.1, and my 4 is on 4.2.1 with nary a problem.

At this point, I don't forsee myself moving from 4.2.1 until these iOS issues sort themselves out.

@FletcherGull Your phone definitely shouldn't drain 25% per hour when you are not using it. Try to full restore your phone:

1) Plugin your phone into your computer and backup your data

2) Unplug and Plug in again, click the restore button on iTunes.

If it doesn't help, then take your phone into an Apple Shop / Repair and they should take your phone and change the battery (free of charge if you have warranty left).

Monty1945 wrote:

My iPhone is a near perfect business device for me - I'd hate to be without it.

As in making and receiving calls sending sms messages and email?

Any other phone can do that and MUCH more

Hello,

My iPhones, and iPads, are working as designed - no problems or issues. I get the advertised battery run times, and that's based on the draw down from several different activities.

Indeed, this phone does more than my primary needs, and I do use nearly all of the functions, from time to time - again, no issues. As a Computer Network Engineer, I am very fussy about performance, and the iPhone meets and exceeds our needs throughout the business.

We've tested other phones, but they are not up to our standards, and have many issues. While they worked, they didn't give us that warm and fuzzy feeling, as well as falling way short of the requirements we set.

If the iPhone doesn't meet your needs, no one is holding a gun to your head, making you buy it.

Cheers,

M.

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this happened the moment I upgraded to 4.3.3

before it was working great, and it's 25% evert 2 hours not 1 hour...

it's not the battery, it's some bug in the iOS...

@FletcherGull It's not a bug in the iOS upgrade 4.3.3, if this upgrade is working fine for most users. There is something wrong in your phone or settings, you should not lose 25% every two hours when you are not using your phone.

Try to do a full restore as I suggested and see if that helps. If not, take your phone to an apple repair and they will fix your phone (or switch the battery inside).

It could also mean, video conferencing, uploading and downloading files, working on files then uploading it for clients, accessing your personal computer remotely to access files, then ftp'ing it to a client. Using your iPhone with AirPlay to do presentations for clients. And if part of your business includes the use of a blog, you can post new blogs or update current ones right from your iPhone. Business use doesn't just mean phone calls, texting and emails. Not many other phones can do all of this, and the ones that can, IMO just doesn't do it as intuitively and/or easily. Not saying the iPhone is the end all be all. Your comment is just assuming. And you know the old saying when you assume. ;-)

I would say it's a bug and the phone. Otherwise how can you explain the issue happening right after the update, and settings and usage hasn't changed. Something within the iOS affected the functionality of the person's phone. And as been posted in the past, it could be a hardware issue that already existed (with some phones not all), that a new iOS was able to expose that the previous one didn't.

If the iPhone doesn't meet your needs, no one is holding a gun to your head, making you buy it.

Excuse me??? 🙂

Please guys, anyone mentioning a certain bug doesn't make him/her an apple hater and an Android lover...

iPhone was and still is THE best phone for all of us, or else we wouldn't be here...

Please let's not start pointing fingers and accusing people of being forum trolls...

I'm an iPhone owner since 2G and I would NEVER imagine myself owning anything else...

and while you mister Monty use it for other than email and sms from time to time, my iPhone and iPad have been filled up with Apps from the AppStore and were transformed into super functional devices that there's nothing I can't do with them for my work...

I'm quite an iOS fanatic, and I know all the little tips and tricks, and I take FULL advantage of Every amazing thing Apple has allowed App Developers to do...

so when I say battery life has been affected, I am not just saying that to stand out... and that doesn't mean I'm switching to Android... God forbid!!!

there's no gun pointed at anyone's head to buy an iPhone, but it would be quite swell, if the bug was mentioned and Apple did something to fix it in the coming upgrade...

Peace...