iPhone battery life: cellular data makes all the difference, control center button is needed

I fully agree, the option to toggle celular data is very handy.

What is your technical support question for us, your fellow users?

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In my opinion, turning off features of a smartphone to save battery on a regular basis is silly. If it cannot meet your needs for battery life, find another option. I'm a fairly heavy user of my iPhone, have been for years and the 5 has the best battery life of any of the previous generations I've had. I have a Mophie Juice pack and chargers at work and in the car because I know otherwise it will not last through a full day with my usage.

I have the same issue on my iphone 5.

When i turn cellular data off it lasts for days even with heavy use such as gaming & music.

As soon as i turn on cellular data for youtube or online gaming, battery life becomes an issue and it drains at ~ 1% - 1.5% per minute.

This morning i played 8 ball pool online for about 20 minutes. my battery dropped from 65% to 48%.

Some of my friends have iphones 4S and 5 and they experience the exact same thing. They sold their iphones and got samsung galaxy S4 or S3 just to enjoy 3G cellular data without the fear of battery drain.

I like apple products but I can't use cellular data without a cable close by.

Is there a fix for this issue or do I just need to start thinking about an android device instead?

What you describe is not that unusual when playing online games on any smartphone. Taxing the device will cause rapid battery drain.

Turning off cellular data is not a solution and unlikely to be a factor. Playing CPU intensive, online games is the culprit.

I have also owned a motorola razr m, and i have played 8 ball pool online for like 2 hours and my phone would be at 65% from full charge.

I have already tested the same game but offline mode on the iphone 5. The result was very satisfying. I played for one hour and my battery percentage dropped by 6%. I have also tested asphalt 8 offline (CPU intensive), i could play for hours and my battery would be at ~70% from full charge.

It seems to me CPU intensive apps are not the problem and cellular data is the only factor after days of extended testing, restores, configs so on and so forth.

I think the iphone is a great product but if someone told me I can't play more than one hour of online gaming without charging I would not have bought it.

Again, Cellular Data being on is not the issue. The issue is something on your device that is actively using cellular data, likely those games.

Restore the device as new, reinstall all apps but those games, leave cellular data on and use the device for a few days or a week. I suspect you'll find that the issue goes away. Once that has been proven, reinstall one game, again, I suspect you'll quickly find out that the game is the culprit.

"Apple needs to put a button to toggle cellular data on / off in Control Center?"

I waited for ages to find someone who actually believe this is crucial! Thank you! (My better suggestion is to let the user decide how to customize those toggles)

let's scream together: APPLE!!!!!

ARGMAN wrote:

"Apple needs to put a button to toggle cellular data on / off in Control Center?"

I waited for ages to find someone who actually believe this is crucial! Thank you! (My better suggestion is to let the user decide how to customize those toggles)

let's scream together: APPLE!!!!!

Scream elsewhere. As already stated, this forum is not for providing feedback about desired options to Apple, nor is it for gathering opinions from other users.

Go to www.apple.com/feedback and provide your suggestion to Apple. Apple does not monitor these forums for feedback, so posting here is a waste of your time if your intention is to 'add your voice' and make Apple aware of your desires as a customer.

Actually, (and I quote Siri): I am entitled to my own opinion.

The feedback I want is sent long back ago, and it won't make any difference to Apple because it is a singular attempt.

Perhaps this also will not make any difference, but expressing what we want is never a crime. So, no, I am gonna scream "here" for the occasion of finding someone who feels what I feel.

ARGMAN wrote:

Actually, (and I quote Siri): I am entitled to my own opinion.

The feedback I want is sent long back ago, and it won't make any difference to Apple because it is a singular attempt.

Perhaps this also will not make any difference, but expressing what we want is never a crime. So, no, I am gonna scream "here" for the occasion of finding someone who feels what I feel.

Once again; this forum is for user-to-user technical assistance. It is not for providing feedback to Apple. Per the terms of use, Apple doesn't monitor these forums for feedback. If you want Apple to implement a feature, contact them.

You're welcome to your own opinion. But on a privately owned forum, such as this, the owners & operators of the forum have a right to restrict discussion to relevant topics. Giving feedback to Apple or expressing your opinion is not relevant.

Do you have a technical question? If so, post it. If not, then save your time.

Some replies have said that "cellular data is not the issue," but I can report that I have toggled many different options in the hope of diminishing battery drain, and none have had as dramatic an impact as simply switching cellular data off when not needed.

My ipad on ios 8 was losing an average of 1.5% charge per hour on standby, but when I turned off cellular data the standby loss immediately dropped to .2% per hour (i.e. 87% less drainage), and stayed there . Of course different activities will eat up more or less battery- my numbers have only to do with baseline battery wastage when dormant (i.e. overnight).

I agree totally with u. But I will also add “calling”. Calling wastes battery as well.