Q: iPhone 4s Battery Life?

It's all very well you considering it's a hardware issue but if it's not, then you're not going to get anywhere are you?

@Martin_UK

Martin_UK wrote:

 

It's all very well you considering it's a hardware issue but if it's not, then you're not going to get anywhere are you?

Yes.

I have an iPhone 4s, with  upgrade to 5.01.  Losing 10-15% batterypower every hour.  This is unacceptable Apple.  Why would you release a new product which clearly is not fit for the purpose it was made?  Ifthere is no response from Apple as to a real fix, I'll not suggest my friend to buy I-Phone Product,

The tricks I HAVE employed:

Turned off locations services

Turned off all unnecessary items in notification centre

Bluetooth OFF

Wifi ON (I am usually at home or work;)

Ping OFF in restrictions

Itunes OFF in restrictions

Hidden location services such as time zone locator OFF

iCloud deleted

Reset network settings

Lowered brightness

key sounds OFF

Still the battery Backup Is worst  ,  Please fix this issue!

Not a problem to be solved by Apple?

Well, who selected the chip in question in the first place?

Who does the testing and QC?

Well, we have battery problem too- blame it on the battery manufacturer?

Its absurb to even think about it

Am not suggesting that a product should be fault free- Apple should at least acknowledge this proble and assure us that they're working on resolving it. That is what disappoint me to the max.

Hope we get some love from Apple this month.

Hey Guys,

so, my new (black instead of white) 4S arrived yesterday. It was a completely new one and not a refurbished one and it came preinstalled with 5.01 (the latest 9A406 version). And guess what.

This phone is working without any problems.

The static noise issue is gone

The battery life is ok again (it only shows actual usage)

It doesent gets as warm as the previous devices used to

The vibration is now silent again

I set it up as a new phone and did not restore from an old backup, but I didnt do this with the other refurbished phones I had before either.

So maybe Apple changed something in the manufacturing process? Who knows. I'm happy to have a working phone for now.

Somewhere back 200+ pages ago in this thread, I made the claim that this battery problem is all about iOS5 and it's management of cellular data.   Some firmware element, intended to deal with the new dual antenna is draining the battery quickly when accessing 3G for data.   When I am connected to Wifi, my battery problems disappear, both at home and at the office.   As soon as I drift away from wifi and begin accessing 3G for data, my battery starts draining rapidly.  

I have changed nothing on my phone.   Only lift to activate Siri is off and Time Zone location setting is off.   EVERYTHING else is on, including BT, Push, notifications, etc.....   Because I am attached to wifi most of the day, I easily get through 24hrs with a single charge.   On those few days where I wander away, I need to have a charger with me.

Since the problem follows iOS5 across other models besides the 4s, logic dictates that it is a firmware problem.   When I made this claim weeks ago, it was simply dismissed as not true.   Unfortunately, it is true and those who choose to disable and restore their phones every weeks are going to find that in the end, they are wasting their time.  

Will iOS5.1 fix the problem?   Nobody knows for sure, but I'm encouraged that APPLE is not simply rushing out anoither FIX to satisfy the crazies who are nearly suicidal over a telephone.......     I'm hoping they take whatever time is necessary to get it right............

yulce33 wrote:

 

Well same problem here.

 

I have the following scenario:

- if I turn off Cellular data, then the battery drain seems somehow ok (1% / hr)

- if I turn Cellular data back on, battery lasts max 8 hours if I'm lucky

 

From this I guess there should be a problem with how phone is handling 3g data.

 

If I browse with safari over WiFi (same page), the phone keeps normal temperature, nothing to notice really.

 

If I browse the same page over 3g phone gets warm all around the antennas and on the back - to that extent that it's uncomfortable to hold... And the battery drain is like 1%/minute even when doing nothing on occasions.

 

I also noticed that when cellular data is turned on iphone keeps loosing signal and reconnecting to the network with occasional "no service" and "searching..." on the bar...

 

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Turning 3g data off fixes some of the problems for me for now to make the phone usable when I am in wi-fi range.

 

 

 

Should I return the phone due to overheating while on 3G or are you experiencing the same phone heat in the back while using it on the 3g?

 

To stop the battery drain I did everything that was mentioned but couldnt make it stop (I tried restoring, resetting,..)

@Jameson!

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Will iOS5.1 fix the problem?   Nobody knows for sure, but I'm encouraged that APPLE is not simply rushing out anoither FIX ...

Here is a history of iOS 5 updates for the last ~4 months:

- iOS 5.0.0 beta => battery issue not fixed

- iOS 5.0.0 => battery issue not fixed

- iOS 5.0.1 beta => battery issue not fixed

- iOS 5.0.1 build 1 => battery issue not fixed

- iOS 5.0.1 build 2 => battery issue not fixed

- iOS 5.1 beta 1 => battery issue not fixed

- iOS 5.1 beta 2 => battery issue not fixed

Looking to this I am discouraged that Apple releases so many updates and still it is not fixed!

..APPLE is not simply rushing out anoither FIX ...

For the money which I paid for a very expensive iPhone 4S Apple should rush and fix the issue immediately!!! Apple should have done it last year!!!!

...Apple ...to satisfy the crazies who are nearly suicidal over a telephone.......

Could you be more specific who are those people who are crazy and suicidal? Are the ones who are writing on this forum including you?

I'm hoping they take whatever time is necessary to get it right............

I hope that Apple will not take its time to fix this issue! For now it looks like that they are not even working on it! For the money which I paid I want the battery and static noise issue to be fixed immediately without any delay!!!!

depending on usage it is maximum 12 hours

tombor wrote:

 

So maybe Apple changed something in the manufacturing process? Who knows. I'm happy to have a working phone for now.

Apple has new batch ? maybe and maybe not...

but of course apple has to deal with it , - some didn't think  about all the consiquenses by using new kind of chipset.

the 4S is a true fiasco so far ,  beside better camera it has NO advantage over it's successor the 4 ..., unlike  other iPhone models that show great improvment

the revolutionary 4 , the  3GS (that fixed most of the rejects of the 3)

as for the battry usage...

I carry with me my iPad charger , it charge the 4S much faster...

@Ofer_Arbeli

 

as for the battry usage...

I carry with me my iPad charger , it charge the 4S much faster...

Are you aware that using an iPad charger for charging the iPhone 4S will wear its battery faster than using the original iPhone charger?

Seriously?   Just scan through this thread and look at the number of people freaking out over this issue!   You would think it was life and death being discussed here.

And yes, it would be wonderful if APPLE had already put a real fix in place.   It's easy for us to sit back and claim they should have had a fix already, because we don't have to make it happen.   Would you prefer that the battery issue be fixed and 5 - 10 new problems created?   This is not as simple as you may wish ot were.....

enx23 wrote:

 

Could you be more specific who are those people who are crazy and suicidal? Are the ones who are writing on this forum including you?

 

enx23 wrote:

Are you aware that using an iPad charger for charging the iPhone 4S will wear its battery faster than using the original iPhone charger?

This information is wrong. Please read the specs carefully!

http://store.apple.com/us/product/IPAD_USB_PWR_ADP?mco=MTc0MjU1OTU

"Featuring a compact design, this power adapter offers fast, efficient charging and includes a 6-foot-long power cord so you can plug it in under a desk or behind the couch. It also charges iPhone and all iPod models with a dock connector."

@tombor

tombor wrote:

 

enx23 wrote:

Are you aware that using an iPad charger for charging the iPhone 4S will wear its battery faster than using the original iPhone charger?

 

This information is wrong.

No, it is not wrong!

Please read the specs carefully!

 

http://store.apple.com/us/product/IPAD_USB_PWR_ADP?mco=MTc0MjU1OTU

 

"Featuring a compact design, this power adapter offers fast, efficient charging and includes a 6-foot-long power cord so you can plug it in under a desk or behind the couch. It also charges iPhone and all iPod models with a dock connector."

Please, point the sentence there where it says the opposite of what I have said! I do not see anywhere written that it is charging "better" (efficient charging = doing more in less time and the quality is not mentioned here)!

It does not wear down the battery faster. It just charges it faster!

Thats great news! Its been a known issue restoring old device backups to the new iPhone causing the hot battery and drain as well as wifi network issues. If you need your apps and contacts etc just sync like you would if you never had an iPhone before and you should be good. Interesting that it already has 9A406, so its factory fresh huh. Hope you can enjoy your iPhone now.

tombor wrote:

 

Hey Guys,

 

so, my new (black instead of white) 4S arrived yesterday. It was a completely new one and not a refurbished one and it came preinstalled with 5.01 (the latest 9A406 version). And guess what.

 

This phone is working without any problems.

 

The static noise issue is gone

 

The battery life is ok again (it only shows actual usage)

 

It doesent gets as warm as the previous devices used to

 

The vibration is now silent again

 

I set it up as a new phone and did not restore from an old backup, but I didnt do this with the other refurbished phones I had before either.

 

So maybe Apple changed something in the manufacturing process? Who knows. I'm happy to have a working phone for now.