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  1. M

    iPhone 5s dead battery, won't even boot while plugged in

    Hey everyone, i've searched the forums for this but couldn't find any specific threads with the same problem. I have an iPhone 5s whose battery it so bad that it won't even boot after it's been plugged into power for 24h. It does show the "charging" screen when I plug it in, and it switches...
  2. O

    Battery Life from iPhone 6s is under my expectations.

    Hi there, I bought an iPhone 6s last september and am very happy about how fast it is (especially compared to my previous iPhone 4s, which was very old...). Saddly, there is oen thing which I am disappointed in: the battery life. I am worried that my battery drains faster than normal and that...
  3. AlexCypRus

    MacBook Pro 13 (2016 non touch bar) Battery indicator un accurate

    To start off with, i am new to mac and i am a windows convert. The new MacBook is awesome, however i noticed some strange glitches here and there, one of them being the battery indicator. Here's some of the things that occur : 1- The battery indicator does not show that the macbook is charging...
  4. jun180

    Anyone seeing 15w~20w average battery draw on light use? 2016 15" MBP

    Hi all, I have a 2016 15" MBP with 16GB RAM and the 460 dGPU and average about 4-5 hours battery life per charge. To cut to the chase, my average battery draw is always higher than 15w+ on light usage, refer to the screenshot. Does anyone else experience this behaviour? And furthermore...
  5. ericg301

    Airpods causing Apple Watch battery drain?

    In the almost 2-weeks I've had my Airpods, my Apple Watch battery has ended the day the a lot lower than expected. It's gone into reserve mode on me twice, and been close to it on the other days. 25% or less. Before AirPods, my series 0 38mm sports watch has gone into reserve mode exactly 3...
  6. U

    New rMBP 15" 2015(MJLT2LL/A) Battery guide

    Hello guys! I'm a owner of new rMBP 2015,that i have bought last summer. So to be honest,more than half time(I think better to say 80-90%) that was gone,my rMBP wasn't used. Now i'm little bit afraid about my battery,because it wasn't discharged ever(from the begining i have charged to full...
  7. Rubenfer

    Airpods battery into a case

    Hi everyone, I have a problem with my Airpods. When I put in into the case the Airpods charge, but when it is charged with 100%, if I see the level of battery one hour later WITHOUT take the Airpods, the battery level of AirPods is 98%, then, another hour later come back to 100%. Why? Anyone...
  8. MaxK1996

    Iphone 5s broken screen, worked at first but then it stopped working

    Today I dropped my iPhone 5s on the floor, the impact caused a lot of cracks on the screen, the screen itself is just black. At first it was still working, the screen was showing light when pressing the lock and home buttons, and the phone itself was also making sounds each time a message or...
  9. S

    R.I.P. MacBook Pro

    Of course most of us have been following all the negative feedback regarding the new MBPs and after about a month mine kicked the dust... I used it this morning normally, shut the lid, placed it in my bag. Late in the afternoon I opened it and it had no charge. I thought it was weird since it...
  10. D

    Hoping for some solid Firmware updates for the 2016 MacBook Pro - (Non Touch Bar)

    I think apple has to really provide us some good firmware updates very soon. I think this is one of those designs that was rushed (no excuses after 400+ days) to the market. It has some great potential but could have been more refined. A common concern for me is the time remaining shown (iStat...
  11. A

    iPhone 6+ battery drop

    Hi, Any ideas on what I could do with my iPhone 6+, other than restoring from backup? The battery keeps dropping in chunks. Today it dropped down from 95% to 69% in one go. I've tried resetting it and it went up from 44-55% and then shortly dropped down to 41%. Any ideas? Thanks.
  12. MrXiro

    iPhone Case with Airpod Charger/holder?

    I noticed that the Airpods charge via the little ring at the bottom... any chance any 3rd party makers are going to make a iPhone battery case that lets you stow your Airpods and charge them? Would the the ideal solution albeit the phone will become kind of fat or your Airpods will have to stick...
  13. bonjourx

    Question regarding MacBook Pro 2016 battery handling?

    hello, I used to have a MacBook Air 2013 and was told to always plugged in the laptop as much as I can while using it and at least use it without being plugged every other day and let the battery go down to 75% and plugged it back in again, and that's how I've handled my MacBook Air 2013 and I...
  14. WillyN

    iPhone 6s, battery drain

    So last year (February 11th) I bought myself a iPhone 6s (16gb). I really loved the device, but since July or August I'm having some problems... First of all, I was having the '30% shutdown bug'. Unfortunately, my phone was produced on November 9th. I decided to bring it to a store in my...
  15. DeNachtwacht

    is this battery life normal?

    Hi, last Thursday I bought an Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm) and am a little bit dissatisfied with the battery life. I planned to charge it every night, have some sleep tracking during the night, and then one day of normal usage (+ 15 minutes of GPS tracking) but my watch does not seem to last that...
  16. peter1984

    Macbook Pro ntbMBP with 2.4Ghz question

    Does anyone have the upgraded 2.4Ghz ntb w/ 16GB of RAM? I am curious about your battery life and your experience with Xcode and Web development or playing Civ5/6. It's very specific, I realize, but there is little information online about this configuration. I currently have the 13in tbMBP and...
  17. dyasten

    iPhone 7 Pus bootloop iTunes recovery restore result into error 4013

    I went to somewhere (23rd of December, Brussels time) and hadn't got my Lightning cable with me. At 5 PM my battery was around 20%. Because I hadn't got my cable with me I powered off my iDevice to save the battery that still was available. After an hour I needed something that I wrote earlier...
  18. P

    AirPods left right different battery drain

    Hello, After listening for few hours from a fully charged set of AirPods, without putting them back in the charging case, I have different battery levels: Left is at 23%, Right at 10%. (checked when putting back one AirPod in its charging case). Do you experience a similar different battery...
  19. N

    15" Battery temperature

    Hey, yesterdas I was gaming on my MacBook Pro 15" 2016 TB base model and had it on my lap. After 15min my laps felt warm, as well as the undersurface of my MBP. In coconutBattery the temperature was 37'C / 98,6'F - is this to warm for those batterys ? (in old version of coconut battery there...
  20. Switchback666

    MBP 15" base model battery drain

    Hello, Just wanted to check if any of you guys are having the same problem, my mb seems to be waking up and doing something while the lid is closed and the worst thing is that it even drain the battery while the computer is turned off. I suspect maybe this have to do with the computer turning...