iOS 8 can't disable background app refresh

I have the same problem.. this sounds like a bug in the OS.

Ive tried hard reset, reset all setting and deleted the phone and restored from iCloud.

No dice.

Hope Apple will fix this and soon.

PS: iPhone 5 with IOS 8 here too.

Same problem here. I've disabled Background App Refresh for all apps but one (Omnifocus). This morning the standard Stock app drained 10% of battery while the iphone was in airplane mode. I've seen it on the battery usage.

I've restored my iPhone 5 due days ago without any iCloud import. A fresh start. I never even opened the Stock app, ever...

I see several problems here:

• Apps can run in background even without being allowed
• Apps can run in background even if you ever opened them (I recall that background allowance was usage based)
• Some apps (even apple provided) do not really understand what airplane mode is.

Hope they fix... I can't get through the day even if I put the phone in airplane and leave it on a desk....

hi

to disable it go to page where stocks and weather under today ( background) to the end of the page then you will see

edit, press it and then disable the stocks and the weather or others

I have this same exact issue. At one point the Stocks app was eating up to 50% of my battery per day. I finally contacted Apple support and spent two hours with them hard resetting my phone. I still have the issue but only at half capacity. Stocks is only eating 25% of my battery on a daily basis. I bet there are many many people out there who also have this issue but do not even know.

Would really appreciate an Apple rep to comment on this with a possible fix. I understand we cannot remove specific apps that are installed on the phone by default, but there should be an option when one is facing an issue such as this where it completely ruins the quality of life your customer has with your product. I've never considered Android, but with the fact thatmy phone is dying because of a program I cannot delete or turn off. I have a major issue with that.

Same issue here.

I'M having the same problem. Every single one of my apps is auto refreshing even tho I have background app refresh turned off. Really fed up with this now. Having to charge my iPad twice a day. Thought it might have been corrected with this latest update but no. Needs fixing please.