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iPhone 6 battery life - iOS 9.3.1

Hi there,


I've noticed my iPhone 6 battery life has started dropping dramatically since the iOS 9.3.1 update. I had no issues prior to this.

Often times it will get to 20% and then just turn off.


Sometimes also, when I connect the charger, the phone will not start charging, so I have to disconnect and reconnect.


Is anyone else experiencing the same issues?


Thanks!

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on Apr 29, 2016 4:38 AM

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Apr 29, 2016 4:55 AM in response to skdublin

Hi, naturally it might use more resources due to features or bug fixes (or bug creations).


Maybe turn some features off that you might not be using much - alot of features can drain the battery ie location services, using bluetooth and wifi on (it conastanly scans for connections). This guie shows you how to optimise your iPhone to get the most out of the battery:

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


Also check this article ro ensure it charges correctly:

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won't charge - Apple Support


Hope they that helps,

Apr 29, 2016 6:58 AM in response to skdublin

You can install an app called "Battery Life" to check the health of the battery itself and make sure that isn't the core of the issue.


After launching the app, swipe to the third info screen and look at the following information:


- Capacity: Make sure that the two numbers match or are very close. The first number is the amount of charge capacity the battery will actually hold versus the total capacity of the battery when new. The further apart these numbers are, the more "worn" the battery is and the shorter time it will hold a charge. The very first info screen expresses this to you with a circle graph, a percentage, and a color. It will blatantly tell you the wear level as Pefect, good, bad, etc.


- Cycles: A cycle is equivalent to "one tank of gas" worth of miles in a car. It doesn't matter how many times you topped off the tank, you're counting the number of full charge's WORTH of battery use. The higher the number, the more likely the battery is to be worn. I've had phones with 400 cycles that showed very, very little wear (5% or less) and phones with 300 cycles that show 20% wear (very bad).


If your battery is worn, the issue is NOT the iOS update. If the battery shows generally very good health, then there's likely something in the 9.3.1 update that is combining with a setting or something that is running the battery down too quickly.


Go the Settings -> Battery and check to see what processes are showing at the top of the list.

May 1, 2016 8:54 AM in response to skdublin

I had same issue. Called Apple support and they said its an app, not the IOS. I removed the Facebook app and my battery is now back to normal. The Apple support wanted me to take the phone back to defaults, wipe the apps and add them back one by one... Not a chance I am doing that... So i just started removing a few I added recently and it seems the Facebook one was the culprit.

iPhone 6 battery life - iOS 9.3.1

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