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iOS 5.1 Battery Issues Even Worse

Ok. I just updated my iPhone 4, 32gb to iOS 5.1, the brand new update released today with iPad 3. Now the battery is dropping FASTER THEN EVER! Literally able to watch it tick downwards at a rate of 1% per 5-10 mins of mild use! WTH!

I'm merely cheking of app updates. And looking at the settings and I can watch it tick downward. This is horrible. It's never, EVER been this bad with any iOS device I have owned.

Apple released yet another update supposedly resolving the lingering battery issues and yet again they have made them worse. iOS 5.0 was slightly worse then 4.3. iOS 5.0.1 was worse then iOS 5.0 but now with iOS 5.1 they have managed to destroy the battery of my iPhone 4 more then ever before. I understand the, mildly better then iPhone 4, iPhone 4S is the new primary device but iPhone 4 users should still be considered when "improving battery life".


APPLE PLEASE FIX THE BATTERY FOR IPHONE 4 TOO!

iPhone 4, Other OS, Updated to iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 7, 2012 2:55 PM

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Mar 7, 2012 3:47 PM in response to omgletmeplay

omgletmeplay wrote:


It looks like I will have to. The OS runs great, better then before, however the battery life has never been this bad. Will apple replace my iPhone 4 because iOS 5.1 messed it up? It's not a 4S so how would they do that and give me a 32Gb version? I will have to go tomorrow because I cannot get to the store today before they close.

If apple finds your battery is at fault, they will replace you a new phone. They will give you the same model, same size you had. so therefore an iphone 4 that has a 32 GB.

Mar 7, 2012 11:01 PM in response to omgletmeplay

Yes take it back to Apple. I had my iph 4 replace due to the battery issue when upgrading to ios 5.01. they did a test on the ph and found the battery was good but the IOS was at fault. So they said I could either replace the ph with there version of IOS 5.0 or try to re update my ph with there ver of 5.0. I chose the new replacement. It worked and my battery life has been desent. Now mind you I have the full warrenty on the ph. but they will replace your ph if the update is messing it up. I know because I wasnt the only moron there who updated to 5.0.1 and had issues.

And for those who up dated, you should wait till all the complaints and issues have been ID'd. Im waiting because I dont wanna have to replace my ph again. But if i do this time, I am making dam sure they upgrade it to 4S. Give it a couple days and see how many complaints come in before upgrading.

Mar 9, 2012 5:52 AM in response to omgletmeplay

Same issue for me on 3GS -- battery was fine until 5.0, but 5.1 made it much worse. Full drain in 7 hours with no use at all. Have already disabled everything that might tax battery life (i.e., no notifications, email only on demand, location services on demand, wifi on demand) and this last upgrade was shocking! I really didn't anticipate WORSE.

Mar 9, 2012 11:15 AM in response to omgletmeplay

Updated to 5.1 two days ago. Have 4s 64 gb. Battery life was okay before. Now dropping like a stone even in airplane mode. This is not a faulty battery it is faulty software. Does anyone know what needs to be switched off to preserve battery life. Have to say Apple are proving to be consistently disappointing at the moment. Do they even test these updates anymore?

iOS 5.1 Battery Issues Even Worse

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