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iOS 5.1.1 have batery loss

I have batery drain with the update to ios 5.1.1. I just take the cell of the lock screen and do nothing, and in seconds (300 seconds) i see going from 24% to 9%.

What's going on? I think updates are to solve problems, not get new ones!!!

iPhone 4S, Mac OS X (10.7.3), iOS 5.1.1

Posted on May 7, 2012 12:27 PM

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May 8, 2012 6:31 AM in response to Climberfx

I'm having the same issue. With 5.1, my battery drain was decent. I could go a full work day with decent usage (text, web browsing, app usage, etc.) and end the day with 50-60% battery. After updating to 5.1.1, I can almost watch the battery drain, with no apps running or using the phone.


I had a voice call that lasted about ten minutes and my battery dropped almost 10%. I'm going to do a restore and go back to 5.1. I can't make it through a workday like this. My phone has been off the charger for approximately an hour (100% charge). I've barely used it and it's currently at 93%. Btw, I have an iPhone 4. If apple hasn't fixed this issue by the time my upgrade comes around, I'm going Android.

May 8, 2012 10:49 AM in response to ED3K

I'm not sure if that was directed toward me, but it certainly isn't all in my head. I experienced a huge battery drain when I went to ios 5. It did seem to slow *some* after 5.1. It was better than it was. I updated yesterday to 5.1.1 and the battery drops quickly. I realize that it doesn't seem to be widespread and it may not be, but it is happening.


If I am not using my phone and have no apps "running" in the background, I'll loose a few percent of battery (which is expected) at the rate of 2-4% per hour. But, with use, I will drop percentages per minute. It's even worse if I'm using voice. I use my phone for work purposes and have noticed a dramatic decrease in battery going from 5.1 to 5.1.1. As I have typed this using my phone, which has been just a few minutes and have lost ~3%. Before the update, I would've lost *maybe* 1%.

May 8, 2012 10:59 AM in response to M4Specter

I am having the same issue, my phone had 13% and has already gone to 10% while i have been signing in to reply to this. No software added, just updated to 5.1.1 this afternoon.


Going away this weekend and can have y phone like this, this whole battery issue is becoming a joke to be fair!


The 4S was supposed to have a better battery than the 4 and I have had worse battery on my 4S since day 1!

iOS 5.1.1 have batery loss

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