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My iPhone 4S battery life is terrible, Even with iOS 6.1.1

Hi Apple Users

I'm on my 6th 4S handset since summer 2012! Last night (11/2) I updated my phone with iOS 6.1.1 and the battery life is worse than ever before! All apps are fully closed down, Wifi/Bluetooth are turned off! Screen brightness is down to 18%. I've no e-mail accounts set up! Location services are switched off

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1

Posted on Feb 12, 2013 6:27 AM

171 replies

Joniki

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Nov 23, 2013 4:46 AM in response to Jackprentice2007

I have had terrible luck with my battery since last iOS upgrade. I just spent $7 on an OEM battery and took 5 minutes to replace my original battery. I easily get 12-15 hour run times out of my phone now.

Danilkos

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Feb 10, 2014 1:14 PM in response to Jackprentice2007

Try calibrating your iPhone's battery. Instructions are at battery saving tips article

Ly7981

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Sep 4, 2014 5:58 PM in response to Jackprentice2007

After seeing my colleagues iphone battery issues, I never buy iPhone, only iPads of which I bought two. I refuse to upgrade to iOS 7 and my iPads work fine with good battery life. Apple is not interested in improving their batteries. They just want customers to buy a new phone every year or two. Btw I use Samsung phones which allows customer to change to new batteries and Sony xperia with excellent battery life.