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  1. B

    iPhone X Your # of iPhone X bat cycles?

    Hi all, I just wanted to get a gauge of how fast I was going through my iPhone X battery as far as number of cycles. I downloaded coconut battery a bit ago and have been monitoring the number of cycles I use. I live in NYC and am constantly on the subway and bus a lot... so I often charge about...
  2. homebrewz

    iPhone 4S Won't Turn On

    Greetings all, I was trying to film some of the snowfall here in the northeastern US and my iPhone 4S got a little wet in the snowfall, but I didn't think anything got into the phone itself. After having been nearly at a full charge, the battery went down to 1%, so I plugged it in. After a...
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    Apple Watch Battery Drain

    Last night I charged my Apple Watch series 3 and took it off the dock before I went to bed at 100%. When I woke up about 7 hours later it was at 92%. Is that normal to drain that much when in standby mode? I also have do not disturb on so no notifications are coming through. This is a...
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    Replacing older Macbook Pro battery..?

    Hi all. I own a Primo 2011 13" Macbook Pro (A1278 / MC700LL/A), and after upgrading the HDD to SDD this machine still runs like it's new (OS is El Capitan v.10.11.1), much more stable and fast than my all-new Lenovo Windows laptop. My charger however has a faulty wire, so I was thinking about...
  5. prisstratton

    Early 2011 17” MacBook Pro Replacement Battery

    Hi Everyone, Does anyone have any information on a GOOD replacement battery for my MBP. MacBook Pro 17” Unibody A1297 Early 2011 Battery Model: A1383 10.95 volts 95.0 Wh Right now I am leaning towards NewerTech NuPower available through BHPhotovideo or OWC (they will ship to Canada). But, I...
  6. J

    iPad iOS 11.2.6 breaks charging on iPad Pro 10.5 with Apple 29W charger

    Recently I noticed my iPad Pro 10.5 was no longer charging as fast as usual after I upgraded from iOS 11.2.5 to 11.2.6. Even after charging overnight, it would only have an 80-86% charge, initially I thought maybe I did not plug it in correctly, but after 3-4 nights in a row and it not reaching...
  7. boba120

    iOS 11.2.6 Battery Life/%Indicator/No-Warning/Shutdown bug(s)

    Up until yesterday, I had no issues with shutdowns or battery life, my battery generally lasting 18-20 hours each day. Yesterday I updated to 11.2.6 and now I am experiencing problems. Now, six times my iPhone 6 has shut down after only a couple or three hours. First time I thought it weird I...
  8. dukee101

    AirPods Battery Degradation

    Do AirPods batteries (in the case and the earbuds themselves) experience the same kind of battery degradation as phones? We all know how bad battery degradation can be with phones. Does that carry over to this audio accessory? It is after all the same underlying battery technology (lithium-ion).
  9. J

    MacBook Pro 15 Late 2011 Power issues

    Hi all, New here so forgive any lack of understanding. Not only new to MacRumors but new to owning a MacBook Pro. Here is my issue: I bought a used MacBook pro 15 inch off eBay and it turns out it needed a new battery, I looked around and I decided to pay the premium for an OEM battery off eBay...
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    MacBook Pro 15’ 2014 Windows 7 Battery “Plugged in, not charging.” Issue

    I recently installed Windows 7 Pro using the BootCamp utility on my MacBook Pro 15” 2014 laptop. After the installation I checked the battery. It says "99% Available(Plugged in, not charging)". Is this something to be concerned about? And if so how would I fix the issue? Any help and/or...
  11. hazhayder

    Battery charging stucks at 99% for long time

    Hello, my macbook pro late 2011 13" charging stucks at 99% for almost an hour. What should i do ? Is there is a problem with charger or battery or should i replace one of them. Thanks in advance Also there is a notification for Service Battery
  12. Hobbes42

    iPhone 7/Plus EDIT: Apple secretly replaced my battery when I sent my phone in for a new screen!

    So last week I sent my 7 in for a screen repair. Since it returned to me, after setting everything back up, I've noticed a significant increase in my battery life. I've been attributing this to me setting it up as a new iPhone (iCloud backup kept taking too long) but I'm seeing about twice as...
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    MBP 15'' mid-2012: batteries keep bulging

    MacBook Pro 2.7GHz 15" Mid-2012 Unibody, A1286 I have a very strange problem with batteries. My initial Apple battery lived for 2 years and then got bulged. I usually use a laptop in “room conditions” but prior that day I traveled for 1-2 days in hot conditions (about 86 Fahrenheit) — if it...
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    iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone Battery Replacement Experiences. How long is it taking?

    I made a Genius Bar appointment for last Saturday to get my battery replaced on my iPhone 6. According to Apple's website, this was important to do in order so they could make sure they would have a battery reserved for me. But according to the Genius who helped me, they had just ran out of...
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    How long should a Macbook Air battery last?

    My early-2014 Macbook Air battery had finally gotten to old, so I purchased a replacement last week, a 5-star rated third party Temark battery. Turns out it really sucked. I am going to return it. So, I went and purchased a Macsales (Newertech) battery, because they have a good reputation and...
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    Advice needed - Samsung vs iPhone

    I'll start off with a bit of history first. Basically in the past I have owned an iPhone 4, 4s, 5s, 7 and now an X. I also have owned in between a Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S5 and a Galaxy S6 Edge Now while I always found Samsung was more advanced in technology with more features and...
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    MacBook Pro mid-2009 ... please help me pimp it up!!

    I just got my hands on a MacBook Pro mid-2009 thats in very good condition. I've decided to to upgrade it as much as possible (as per advice I've received on these forums) as it's very slow. Specs are: MacBook Pro 13" mid-2009 Processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3...
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    iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone battery replacement with water damage

    Hello! Based in the UK wondering if anyone here has any experience with getting a iPhone battery replacement even if the device has been subjected to water? Can't find any cases of this anywhere else hoping someone has some experience to save me a wasted journey to the Apple Store :( Thanks!
  19. albertthecurious

    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 (non plus) battery life

    Hi Everybody! I'm just curious about this topic so I'll ask you. How is your iPhone 7 battery? What is your usage time in general? Did you notice anything good/wrong after the newest iOS update? I find the battery life way better than before.
  20. Milenajane

    Topcase replacement for keyboard issues with a damaged battery

    Hi all, I own a brand new Macbook Pro 13 inch (2017) with Touch Bar, bought it in July 2017. I'm experiencing two problems with it: -some keys are not responsive, have a high pitched tone, are harder to press,... resulting in letters missing in the texts I write on my laptop -he sometimes...