Battery drain problem still persist after ios 7.1 update

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Battery drain problem still persist after ios 7.1 update

I am still experiencing battery drain issue after updated to ios 7.1 after first experiencing the issue when updated to ios 7.0.6. Have try all the reset fix options, battery optimization measures etc suggested by apple techies and communities today and back then. But my juices kept spilled out like a deluge water.

Anybody experienced this today or have any fix suggestions to this as it seems that ios 7.1 is not solving it at all, which is very dissapointing considering the expectation before ios 7.1 was released.

This occurs to my iphone 5c ios 7.1 16gb only, and not happened to my ipad mini wifi 16gb with ios 7.1.

iPhone 5c, iOS 7.1, White 16GB

Posted on Mar 11, 2014 3:32 AM

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Mar 11, 2014 7:44 AM in response to Nashiham

Exactly the same on my iPhone 5. On iOS 7.0.6 this was not an issue, it kept the juice for at least two whole days. Now it'll only keep up for about 5-7 hours before the battery is 100% drained.

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Mar 11, 2014 8:58 AM in response to Dr. Wishbone

In your case it's a polar opposite to mine but it's disturbing anyway that these problem exist right.? It is that serious that it effectively render our iphone useless and Apple need to investigate this seriously. One other thing that happen and quite worrying me is that my iphone overheat occasionally since this battery drain issue start appears on my iphone. To an extent that I no longer put it in my pocket when driving or commuting because you can feel the heat burning on your dermis. It reminds me of one American achoolgirl case where her iphone overheat and caught fire in her classroom.

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Mar 12, 2014 1:38 AM in response to Nashiham

Try to hold the Home and On/Off buttons Down at the same time until the Apple appears, then release - for a forced restart. This solved my problem.

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Mkselva

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Mar 12, 2014 2:09 AM in response to Dr. Wishbone

I too have the same problem and restarted my iPhone as you suggested .but , the problem was still there .IN IOS 7.0.6 at least it will come for a day but now it's not standing more than 5 to 6 HRS.

Now looking to downgrade for previous version.

Is there any other solutions for this problem???

Plz help me out if so

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Nashiham Author

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Mar 12, 2014 6:26 AM in response to Dr. Wishbone

Have tried it but still the issue persist Wishbone. Have try all the reset options and all other possible solutions but still to no avail. The iphone juice still draining and overheating.

Sigh

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Nashiham Author

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Mar 12, 2014 6:28 AM in response to Mkselva

I think there is no other way we can revert back to 7.0.6 or before that. Apple wouldnt allow that. Thats a drawback of ios updating. "There is no return back!'

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Adidraso

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Mar 12, 2014 7:32 AM in response to Nashiham

You have to restore your iPhone as new. Don't restore from backup ! For Export/Import SMS you can use iBackupBot (This is howto http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/03/06/how-to-back-up-restore-sms-messages/)

Re-Install your apps and use iCloud for notes, calendar, etc. You may want to save your picture from Camera Roll (you'll not be able to restore in CameraRoll anyway).

This what I did and now everything is fine.

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cgeiber

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Mar 12, 2014 10:03 AM in response to Adidraso

I have been having the same issues with my iphone 5 when I updated to ios 7.0.6. I too have tried all the various fixes including wiping and setting up as new. The only thing that stops the batery drain is Airplane mode. Additionallty Wifi is not staying connected on networks that had previously been reliable.

I contacted Apple and they ran a diagnostic on the phone and it checked out ok.

They offered be advise on battery saving measures. In essence turning off the features that were used to sell me the phone.

I was hoping for 7.1 to be the savior for this last night I updated and I am NO better off.

I do not know what else to do. I am 14 months into a 2 year contract and 2 months past the 1 year Apple care.

I have spent countless hours tring to narrow down which feature turned off will stop this battery drain but the Wifi issue would still remain.

My phone is now a source of frustration...a very expensive one!

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Nashiham Author

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Mar 12, 2014 9:13 PM in response to Adidraso

Adidraso, currently in the midst of resetting my phone as new according to your suggestion

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Nashiham Author

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Mar 12, 2014 9:14 PM in response to cgeiber

Have you try resetting the network settings in your phone?

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Nashiham Author

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Mar 12, 2014 11:22 PM in response to Adidraso

It didnt work out for me too, the restore as new option. I guess its a hardware issue. Had tobuse the warranty barely 3 months after purchase. Very bad taste in the mouth. Or should i wait for ios7.1.1 updates if any?

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Adidraso

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Mar 12, 2014 11:34 PM in response to Nashiham

I did that but was not enough. Restore as new without restore from backup is only way to resolve this issue. Worked for me twice already. I think that is an OTA update problem.

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Mar 13, 2014 12:20 AM in response to Nashiham

I have an iphone 5s and the battery used to saty at least a full day,

but since i updated to ios 7.0.6 the drain start it tried all the common solution from turning everything off to the hard reboot and then i updated to the ios 7.1 hoping the problem will be fixed but its the same.
i restored it as new iphone and monitor its the same problem
i even put it on airplane mood and it still drain i even bought a charging cover with 4000 mAh and it bearly last half a day

please if you know any other solution let me know am really disappointed in mac for doing this and not offering any solution

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cgeiber

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Mar 13, 2014 5:28 AM in response to Nashiham

Yes multiple times

It has had no effect.

I tried wiping the phone yet again last night.

Still having all the same issues. Wifi disconnecting at work and I have lost 10% of battery in the last half hour on standby.

Very Frustrated

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Nashiham Author

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Mar 14, 2014 2:51 AM in response to Adidraso

Adidraso,

I did that already, but still to no avail. After reset as new, the iOS turn out to be iOS 7.1 not the iOS factory default setting 7.0.x. Or is it I have to reset as new using iTunes? Because I reset as new from step 1 directly from settings menu in my iPhone?

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