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  1. robgreene

    Ultra 3 Battery Life = Only 24 hours?

    With the original Apple Watch Ultra and my combination of settings (I don't use alwys-on display, for example), I only needed to charge the watch once every 3 days. Nearly a week in to the Apple Watch Ultra 3, with all the same battery-saving settings in play, and I'm getting reminders to...
  2. D

    iPhone 16 Pro Battery Life Now TERRIBLE with iOS 26

    Has anybody else with an iPhone 16 Pro noticed that battery life is terrible since updating to iOS 26. The battery drains so fast now. I updated my iPhone 16 Pro to iOS 26 on the first day that the software was available. So it's been well over a week. This can't be the new normal in terms of...
  3. H

    iPhone 17 iPhone 17 - Bad Battery life

    Hi, I've got a new base iPhone 17 coming from a 15 Plus. For me, the battery is bad. I only have 2h SOT with about an hour of calls (with good reception). Is this expected? System is fully set-up and there's no warning that the runtime might be slower because of that.
  4. A

    iPhone Air talk time on the iPhone Air

    apple has reported that the iPhone Air gets about 20 hours of video playback time. which is impressive for such a thin phone. is there any lab or person that has estimated the number of hours of "talk time" (on cellular calls) ? thanks very much.
  5. theapplehead

    M1 MBP not charging with Apple adapter when battery is completely empty

    Hey guys, got a long lasting weird issue with my 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro that I would greatly appreciate any assistance on. It’s a strangely specific error at that too. Essentially what is going on is that when my MacBook completely runs out of battery, it will not charge with the included 67...
  6. Black_Mage

    Better battery usage

    For at least a month now, I have noticed my iPhone 15 Pro doesn't use as much battery power despite using it all day. At the end of the workday, I have much more battery left. Did a recent update fix a battery-wasting bug?
  7. LongXP

    [HELP] Mid-2012 Macbook Pro only turns on plugged and instantly shuts down if it's removed.

    For the past 3 or so months I've left my MacbookPro9,2 plugged in and unused as I've gotten better machines to work with. Something came up today though and I need this Mac to work again temporarily, which is when I discover that the battery in this thing doesn't really want to work anymore as...
  8. 1796677

    The amazing battery life on iOS 18.4.1

    Has anybody else been noticing this? Just amazed by the battery life on iOS 18.4.1. For context, I have a iPhone SE from October 2020. The battery life on this has never been as good as the other iPhones, and it has of course gone down over the years. But before this update, I was charging...
  9. C

    15 Pro thoughts and feelings with iOS 18

    After using multiple beta's of iOS 18 (developer and public) I have 89% Battery Health, Before IOS 18 released its 3rd Developer Beta I had 100% Battery Life, Dropped down extremely quickly when Apple Intelligence was activated. I do not have a problem at all with IOS 18. However I wanted to ask...
  10. A

    Resolved Charging is paused because overheated battery-SOLVED

    Hi Guys Is it normal that charging is paused due to an overheated battery in my 2015 15" MacBook Pro? The battery was replaced with an OEM (but non-Apple) battery from SMP. Has anyone experienced this issue with the original Apple battery as well?
  11. MountainStorm

    Stock charger not adequate?

    I've been wondering if the 30W charger that comes with the MacBook Air M3 is actually sufficient. Under normal use, it seems fine, but what about when the laptop is under heavy load? Could it start discharging even while plugged in if I'm doing something intensive like video editing, coding my...
  12. Helmsley

    Ongoing Device Setup

    I got a new iPhone 15 this week. Out of interest, what exactly is iOS doing when the below appears in Settings > Battery?
  13. J

    iPhone 16e Great 16e Battery Comparison

    Pits the 16e against other large flagships (including 16 Pro Max). Shows heat measurements, along with a calculated result if they all had the same size battery. 16e didn't win the whole test (though it did well), but did maintain the coolest peak temp, and did have the lowest mAh per minute...
  14. M

    MacBook Pro 2017 battery not holding power

    MacBook Pro 2017 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel core 7i with 16GB 2133 MHz KP DDR3 Memory fails to keep battery charging. Is battery replacement possible? Is it DYIable?
  15. 2

    Phones If Apple did what Samsung did this S25 series, there would be riots.

    The comparison in battery length between this year’s Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (6.9”, 5,000mAh & Snapdragon® 8 Elite) vs last year’s Galaxy S24 (6.1”, 4,000mAh & Exynos 2400). For real guys, for real. 💀 If Apple’s small basic entry iPhone with an inferior chipset and display came within a...
  16. anjanesh

    2018 version i7 MacBook Pro has gone kaput

    My 2018 version i7 MacBook Pro has gone kaput. It's not even turning on and the Maple guy says the entire panel has to be replaced which would cost Rs 83,000 ($1000) so I've decide not to repair it for now because he says that the data won't be recoverable. I had the battery changed 3 months...
  17. featherwhisker

    iBook battery decalibrates itself with use - what do I do?

    I recelled an iBook G4 battery a while back and every ~ 10 charges I have to recalibrate it by booting into OS X and running the installer until the battery voltage drops low enough the machine turns off (usually around an hour after it goes below 0% and the status breaks, decreases by 15...
  18. G

    Problems with MBA M3 battery life.

    Hello, everybody, I recently got an MacBook Air M3 16GB RAM & 256 SSD, 13 inch and the battery life is seemingly horrendous. I remember when I got my MBA M1 a few years back the battery life was stellar (and still is even at 84% battery health) when browsing, watching movies, reading books...
  19. H

    16 PM battery draining 10% an hour

    Anyone else having issues with their 16PM battery? I’ve had it since release day. Initially the battery was great (would drain 2-3% an hour with regular usage) but currently running 18.1.1 and the battery is horrendous. I was speaking to Apple support earlier and it drained 6% in 20 minutes...
  20. Parowdy

    Resolved Higher Battery Repair Cost

    Just left the only ACSP (Apple Certified Service Provider) we have outside of big electronic stores and was surprised that they had a MUCH higher price for the battery replacement than Apple quoted on their website. Apple quotes 106€ (I’m in Germany) but the store is charging 169€. Why? How...