Iphone 5s battery drains fast after ios 7.1 update.

Am I the only one who seems to be experiencing this? My iphone 5S battery seem to drain much faster than usual, and charge longer. I heard that the new update is supposed to increase battery life, and read comparison threads regarding other iphones that are capable of a much better battery life than mine.


I've had my phone for 3 months, never have dropped it once or anything of the sort, if that matters. My battery drains to 50% within an hour or so after intense use on the lowest level of brightness, and I seem to lose about 5-7 percents when on standby for 5 hours or so. Is this normal? Is it perhaps due to the fact that I am mostly using 3g, and applications that require more processing such as tumblr (graphics and gifs) as well safari? I'm just worried that my battery may be draining to quick, despite the update which's supposed to make it much better according to many people.


Thanks.

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.1, Battery life

Posted on Mar 11, 2014 8:30 PM

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Jul 29, 2014 4:47 AM in response to Pykey08

It is frustrating. I have just been chatting with apple trying to get to the bottom of this but i got nowhere. They keep saying my phone is ok. I even directed them to this forum and he had the nerve to tell me that people here do not say the truth cos most of us have spilled liquid on the phone or been using faulty chargers. I noticed the difference the same day i did the update. First background on Whatsapp became black and white. Then i uninstalled it. That night phone was on 100% charge however when i woke up 7 hours later phone was dead and it was then that i realized that something had happened. Since then battery only last 6 hours with normal use. This is really frustrating considering the price of the phone and even if one sets the phone as they advise you to do it still wont make a difference.


I think its a lost cause. Thumbs down for Apple.

Jul 29, 2014 5:14 AM in response to nikita2306

Searched on IOS 7.1.3 today and there is a ton of posts about this release fixing the battery drain. I can tell you that I was hopeful that 7.1.2 was going to fix it but most of the posts about that update centered around other fixes...very few mentioned any thing about battery drain. THIS one specifically discusses the battery drain issue and Apple's need to fix. AT LAST....I am not hopeful, since when you search, there are tons of discussions about the issue...apparently they are now admitting it? google ios 7.1.3....hope is there...maybe

Jul 29, 2014 10:24 AM in response to Rainxwater

my battery drains so fast I have to have my iphone on charge non stop when I am home & when I go out I can hardly use my phone cos it will die very quickly! I have noticed the battery drain since I did the update too! my phone battery was fine beforehand! since the update my phone can be on 100% when I go to bed and it dies in the night while I have not used it at all!!! need some solution!???

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