The podcast app is KILLING my battery life.

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The podcast app is KILLING my battery life.

Battery drain is a known issue with iOS 11 and its numerous updates. I’ve read half a dozen articles on ways to improve iOS 11 battery life and taken almost all suggestions. I’ve powered off and back on after making changes. And still I’m under 50% by noon each day, where before I rarely went under 60% from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. In other words I’m using 10% more battery in half a day than I used to use in an entire day.

I’ve checked, and the Podcast app is my largest battery hog, and that doesn’t surprise me. It probably was in previous iOS’s too. But, as I said, more battery drain in 5 hours than there used to be in 15, with absolutely no change in the way I’m using the phone.

Any suggestions on Podcast settings I should/could change?

(I know better than to download a new iOS version immediately. I usually wait several months. Grrrrr).

Posted on Oct 18, 2017 9:35 AM

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Answer 1

zOdeac

Level 1

9 points

Nov 4, 2017 4:41 PM in response to Fran Leibowitz

I am having the same problem and I'm starting to think Apple really does not care to much about this. My testing so fair is as follows,

1. Turned off all auto Pull podcasts from the default 1 hour to Manually so it does not go looking every hour.

2. Only pull when on WIFI at home well plugged in to insure its not eating my battery.

3. Tested Downcast as well and Im having the same problem so Im starting to think this is IOS related.

4. Played an audiobook with Audible no problems.

In conclusion I can play an Audiobook all night and still have 60% battery life at the end of a 12 hour shift but If I use ether the podcast app or downcast I will not only eat threw my internal battery but also my external Mophie juice pack and even at that I need to connect up my 10,000MAH battery just to get me threw the night.

My next test Monday will be to play 12 hours of music to see if its something to do with MP3 files as podcasts and music are both MP3 and I also think if I'm not wrong Audible uses the same mp3 files for there books. This is a real problem that is driving me totally nuts.

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Answer 2

daleth93

Level 1

23 points

Nov 5, 2017 4:21 PM in response to cyberbiker

The phone is charging now, but was down to 1% after listening to podcasts for less than 20 minutes in my car. Apple's drive to upgrade equipment is relentless.

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Answer 3

Oct 18, 2017 1:13 PM in response to Fran Leibowitz

I don't eveyone is experiencing greater battery usage, though I forgot to get a snapshot of my 7-day use before updating.

Here is a shot of the 7-day use under iOS 11 for my iPhone 7

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