iPhone 4S - Read post #1 before asking questions

[Coby.]

Either my battery is amazing or some of you guys are really hammering your phones, I took mine off charge yesterday morning and stuck it on again late afternoon today, I only really use it for texts, calls, Facebook and CS via Tapatalk though but I'm forever picking it up and using it for something.

 

[Jaff.]

what can be done about my battery then? i dont mind charging it every night but running out in the later part of the day can be rather annoying with me working shifts.

ive done most of the tricks, my brightness is down low, so low infact i find it quite annoying in the dark but ill survive.
i dont really understand all this push stuff, i just like the notifications i get when i get a FB message etc. ive turned the game notifications off tho. i always lock the phone once im doneim even trying to limit the ammount i use it (which is also a pain because i bought it to use it!)

apart from waiting for the new update what else can i do?

 

[Revels]

Don't use it?
Take it back?
Buy some sort of battery booster?

What sort of answer are you looking for?

 

[Jaff.]

I want the same answer other members seem to have who are getting silly amounts of battery life on 1 charge.

i dont understand how the same phone can have such varying degrees of battery life.

 

[Coby.]

Look into your notification settings more, do you allow location tracking?

Are you playing games on it or browsing the web/using apps?

 

[Jaff.]

i play games on it frequently and browse the web, the occasional text and hardly any calls.

i think the location tracking is on a few things... not sure which tho as google says its off but when i ask siri the weather or something it tells me the weather in my location

 

[Coby.]

Just have a little look in settings and and flick a few notifications off or all of them, I don't play games on mine so that is obviously helping my battery life.

 

[Jaff.]

will give it a go now, its a shame as its the only thing letting the phone down. cracking peice of kit!

if the new update sorts it out then i will be a happy bunny

 

[Coby.]

My old 3G's battery wasn't brilliant so I just switched off all notifications and it helped a lot.

 

[Jaff.]

that defys the point of a smart phone for me tho unfortunatley. ill sack off the unused things tho!

 

[Coby.]

Oh no doubt but always an option until the update.

I have most of the push stuff off as I get annoyed with my phone going off to find out its someone posting on a status I posted on 2 days ago.

 

[.Kev.]

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Pretty impressed with my battery, granted I haven't actually been using it much. But good standby time!

 

[Tom]

Heavy usage.

 

[Evz0607]

Mine with pretty heavy use I don't really use push notifications for email etc, but lots of texting and web browsing with about 2/3 hours of listening to music while commuting.

 

[Dave Hester]

After ordering my 4s 2 weeks ago from Orange,

Its finally arriving today!!

Result!!

 

[Tom]

Mine with pretty heavy use I don't really use push notifications for email etc, but lots of texting and web browsing with about 2/3 hours of listening to music while commuting.

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Similar usage with Beta 2 of 5.0.1

 

[Gouldy]

I still have a s**t battery life. I had the shortest yet yesterday at 2 hours use and 4 hours standby with 10% battery life left.

 

[Rob]

Anyone getting bad battery life, you're not leaving a sat nav like app running in the background are you? This will annihilate your battery life.

 

[Rob]

I still have a s**t battery life. I had the shortest yet yesterday at 2 hours use and 4 hours standby with 10% battery life left.

Take it back??? They'll replace it no issue.

 

[Gouldy]

Take it back??? They'll replace it no issue.

wrong thread, my bad.

i have 4, not a 4s

 

[Dave Hester]

My 4s came today.

What best to do regarding its first charge??

Switch it on and let the battery drain then charge it or plug it in straight away??

 

[Tom]

Mine eventually ran out at 7hrs 12 minutes of usage with 1 day 3 hours of standby, so you can see the beta makes a small difference.

 

[AK]

Hope it improves mine.

Otter shite ATM.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Really impressed with my current charge (running normal 5.0)

On 25% atm,

Usage - 6.50 hours
Standby - 2 days 7 hours

 

[Rob]

I got a brand new one Saturday after smashing mine, battery on it actually seems better. First one may have been faulty. It's on 75% right now, taken off this morning at 7:30, and used on and off during the working day.

 

[AK]

Hm.

I might go for a replacement.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Fuk.....


Having my phone in my cycle bag didn't end well. The home button doesn't work now, and there's what looks like water vapour behind the screen

Wasn't an issue with any of my other phones, it's a pretty sealed bag.

I'll let it dry (if it is even wet at all!) then see what's what.

 

[jonzz]

Put it in some rice.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Nope...it's fucked.

Home button doesn't work at all, and the screen is getting worse.

Trip to Apple it is this weekend then!

 

[Rob]

Eh? What is this cycle bag you speak of? Has it got utterly soaked or something?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Nope, well the outside did obviously. But it's got two layers. It's one of those ones that goes under the saddle.

Probably going to Bristol Apple store tomorrow after work.

 

[Tom]

Probably condensation.

 

[DannyR]

If they suspect water damage they're not likely to replace IIRC?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

They fukin better! They gave a free replacement to some guy on here who dropped his whilst pissed, so I think having a phone in a place which I know is ok (based on previous phones) isn't asking too much.

 

[Vish]

I suppose battery life depends on how you use it and how long between using it. I generally use my phone for 5/6 hours within 20ish hours from taking off the charge and it's down to around 20%.

 

[Rob]

They fukin better! They gave a free replacement to some guy on here who dropped his whilst pissed, so I think having a phone in a place which I know is ok (based on previous phones) isn't asking too much.

I think you'll be sorely disappointed. Water damage they are not good with.

I'm not sure if today was a particularly wet day where you are or your bag is tosh, but under the saddle being splashed with water is the last place I'd want a £500 handset!!!! Wrap it in a nice thick microfibre next time or something!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

ah yeh forgot it was you

Well I'll just say the home button isn't working. If they spot the damaged screen, which isn't THAT bad, then so be it.

 

[Rob]

Bare in mind they have a thing to check for water damage.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Ah that's worth knowing. Do you know what they do?