IPhone 4s battery drain ios 8.1

Having just just downloaded ios 8.1 two days ago, too my horror the battery drain is tremendous. I am used to getting about 2 days from it.

now it needs charging twice a day, cutting out and shutting down at around 30 percent. How I wish I had never downloaded ios 8.1.

it has totally ruined my phone. Come on apple, sort it quickly, we can't all afford a 6.

mick 571

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Oct 23, 2014 10:52 AM

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Oct 23, 2014 11:19 AM in response to mick571

Sometimes during an install things get 'stuck' for lack of a better word or a glitch and will drain the battery. If you google 'iPhone battery drain' you'll get lots of tips. (substitute iPhone for phone and you'll get the android versions). What you can do for any troubleshooting on an iPhone is Restart, Reset, Restore from back up, Restore as new. Carry them out one by one in that order then test each time.

Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset

Back up and restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iCloud or iTunes

Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings

http://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/#ios

This site is often recommended: http://www.scottyloveless.com/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-batter y-drain


Edit: I should also mention you will often get better installs through iTunes than over wifi.

Oct 24, 2014 4:22 AM in response to pogster

Hi pogster,

May have found the problem, time will tell.

I noticed the geofence icon was always on,(next to the battery icon). So looked under location services

and noticed under the listings that the "Apple Store" had Always ticked, un-ticked it to never and the geofence icon went out.

Naughty apple wanted me to be notified when near to an Apple store!!

Only lost about 5 percent battery now in 3.5 hours. We shall see !!

Cheers Mick 571

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