iPhone 6 battery dies in cold weather

Battery dies on my iPhone 6 in cold weather. Phone is about 15 months old, and dies from good battery 50% to 30% down to nothing and auto switch off. ON normal weather the battery is still very good and doesn't show sign of weakening on any normal day. But if it is cold outside, phone will dye in minutes if used outdoors. I first noticed when we went skiing around -5C (20-25F) and it was really bad there. But now it started doing it when it's around +5C (41F) shutting the phone down from 30% battery. When I plug it in, it immediately turns the phone back on and shows 25 or 35% remaining....

Anyone? Design issue? Specific app to kill? Running iOS 9.3, but it was already doing it on iOS 9.2 .... Thanks

Posted on Feb 13, 2016 7:49 AM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2016 6:52 PM

I went through a similar process without all the waiting, shows up for my appointment and in less than 10 minutes explained the problem and they ordered a battery. I was told the same thing that it would be at least 2 weeks but I happened to be there a week later and asked if they had a battery in and as luck would have it they did and in an hour and a half my battery was replaced and my phone works great. Best of all it lasts all day and doesn't die in the cold!

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Jan 4, 2017 2:17 AM in response to Visualo

so, apparently there is a recall action from Apple for iPhone 6 (https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/) however it seems to be extremely selective, since my phone seems not to be accepted as faulty. I just believe, that shareholder value is more important than admitting that the batteries in iPhones are faulty. Would be interesting how they would react, if the batteries start to burn in our pockets, if they still would deny the facts when people are getting injured.

Jan 16, 2017 11:25 AM in response to Alx2011

Is it possible this issue


https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/


is more widespread than they thought? Or they effectively drew a line in the sand where they would and would not fix defective batteries?


Sorry for the speculation, as we'll probably never know. But it seems coincidental we have issues with batteries and they have a (more limited) program to address a battery issue.

Jan 16, 2017 11:43 AM in response to krischl

I didn't search further, but should have. I didn't think the cause had been released but apparently it had on Apple's Chinese site.


'We found that a small number of iPhone 6s devices made in September and October 2015 contained a battery component that was exposed to controlled ambient air longer than it should have been before being assembled into battery packs,' reads a statement on Apple's Chinese website.

'As a result, these batteries degrade faster than a normal battery and cause unexpected shutdowns to occur. '

Interesting:

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/740732/iPhone-6S-Battery- Life-Apple-Problem

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