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Battery issues since update?
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Both my iPhone 7 x2 and iPhone 7+ Are having battery issues when we upgraded to ios 11.0.2 we even waiting couple days before upgrading to make sure they got their act together.
I left my phone off all night wake up 8 hours later and it’s down to 82% from 100%.
It’s draining battery, I’ve never had this issue with ios10. My other phones the regular 7s no usage and they got down to 62% in 3 hours no use. Wtf is going on Apple!!!!!
I left my phone off all night wake up 8 hours later and it’s down to 82% from 100%.
It’s draining battery, I’ve never had this issue with ios10. My other phones the regular 7s no usage and they got down to 62% in 3 hours no use. Wtf is going on Apple!!!!!
I'm still getting a full day of charge, say 12 hours with lots of use.
Could be background apps have you checked there not all ticked?
Could be background apps have you checked there not all ticked?
Yup. TERRIBLE.
I even erased my entire phone to start again and then used iCloud to download all my apps again. Still no dice.
Battery life for me is about 20% worse overall and that’s unacceptable.
I stayed away from the Note 8 because of battery. Loved the battery on 7+ not the Note series.
Now I’m wondering. This is pathetic.
I’ve restored my 7 Plus to iOS 11.0.2 and set it up as new. Battery life isn’t too bad. Still not as good as iOS 10.3, but it’s acceptable. On iOS 10, by this time it’d be around 9.5 hours.
I must add that I was on iOS 11.1 Beta 1 twice. The first time I updated straight from iOS 11. The battery life was awful. By 5%, the usage time would be around 7.5 hours. Second time I restored the phone to iOS 11 and without even signing into iCloud, updated to 11.1 beta, then erased all content and settings and set it up as new. That was the cleanest possible OTA update. Guess what! Battery life was STILL the same. 7.5 hours MAX!
Guys if you update, something’s gonna go wrong and mess up the battery. My advice is restore using iTunes and set up as new. That’s the only solution. The battery life still won’t be good as good as iOS 10, but it’ll at least be how it’s supposed to be on iOS 11.
EDIT - Sorry for the double post.
I must add that I was on iOS 11.1 Beta 1 twice. The first time I updated straight from iOS 11. The battery life was awful. By 5%, the usage time would be around 7.5 hours. Second time I restored the phone to iOS 11 and without even signing into iCloud, updated to 11.1 beta, then erased all content and settings and set it up as new. That was the cleanest possible OTA update. Guess what! Battery life was STILL the same. 7.5 hours MAX!
Guys if you update, something’s gonna go wrong and mess up the battery. My advice is restore using iTunes and set up as new. That’s the only solution. The battery life still won’t be good as good as iOS 10, but it’ll at least be how it’s supposed to be on iOS 11.
EDIT - Sorry for the double post.
Also I miss the old settings on how easy it was to setup fetch/pulse in the mail settings instead of account/password settings, they made the whole settings area a mess and hard to find stuff.
They need to fix the battery crap ASAP, my 7+ isn’t even 8 months old and the new update hurting battery life on all 3 of my devices with ios11.
They need to fix the battery crap ASAP, my 7+ isn’t even 8 months old and the new update hurting battery life on all 3 of my devices with ios11.
What if Apple is using the Photos app to scan faces in pics you have to improve faceID? Not nice.
This screenshot is over 5 hours. You can see identical times for usage and standby. I don’t get it. Each app listed isn’t even close to usage time.
So frustrating.
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So you’re suggesting you should wipe the phone completely and not restore via iCloud? Just treat it like brand new phone and then install apps you had one by one?
No way can I do that. All the info I would have to enter would take me hours.
So frustrating.
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I’ve restored my 7 Plus to iOS 11.0.2 and set it up as new. Battery life isn’t too bad. Still not as good as iOS 10.3, but it’s acceptable. On iOS 10, by this time it’d be around 9.5 hours.
I must add that I was on iOS 11.1 Beta 1 twice. The first time I updated straight from iOS 11. The battery life was awful. By 5%, the usage time would be around 7.5 hours. Second time I restored the phone to iOS 11 and without even signing into iCloud, updated to 11.1 beta, then erased all content and settings and set it up as new. That was the cleanest possible OTA update. Guess what! Battery life was STILL the same. 7.5 hours MAX!
Guys if you update, something’s gonna go wrong and mess up the battery. My advice is restore using iTunes and set up as new. That’s the only solution. The battery life still won’t be good as good as iOS 10, but it’ll at least be how it’s supposed to be on iOS 11.
EDIT - Sorry for the double post.
So you’re suggesting you should wipe the phone completely and not restore via iCloud? Just treat it like brand new phone and then install apps you had one by one?
No way can I do that. All the info I would have to enter would take me hours.
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Here’s something I noticed. My standby and usage have been identical since the latest update and battery way worse.
I just left my house and was gone for 29 min. No WiFi. And suddenly the standby and usage is now 27 minutes difference.
So perhaps this is related to WiFi having an effect on iPhone actually not sleeping when it needs to?
I just left my house and was gone for 29 min. No WiFi. And suddenly the standby and usage is now 27 minutes difference.
So perhaps this is related to WiFi having an effect on iPhone actually not sleeping when it needs to?
Do you know what I figured out on my iPad? I have to close safari and ANY app out. And I don’t mean minimizing I mean closing for it NOT to count as usage.
Got example I put my iPad into standby overnight after using it for about 2 hours before bed. No background app refresh. I wake up and I have almost 8 hours showing in usage, but the actual usage stats don’t match OG course.
What is going on Apple? I’m scared my device might be ruined.
Same on my 7, when set as new.
My iPhone 8 now has the best battery I’ve used on a non plus model. iOS 11 has been fantastic for me on both the phones I’ve used it on.
Most people that have issues do not set up as new. This is why my yearly cleaning is done when a new OS is released. I’ve never had any of the issues posted on these forums, on any iPhone since the 3G.
For those that simply update, you are far more likely to experience issues and for that, I highly recommend doing a yearly cleaning. Pretty easy these days with cloud backup solutions.
My iPhone 8 now has the best battery I’ve used on a non plus model. iOS 11 has been fantastic for me on both the phones I’ve used it on.
Most people that have issues do not set up as new. This is why my yearly cleaning is done when a new OS is released. I’ve never had any of the issues posted on these forums, on any iPhone since the 3G.
For those that simply update, you are far more likely to experience issues and for that, I highly recommend doing a yearly cleaning. Pretty easy these days with cloud backup solutions.
I’m sharing my experience. Never had any battery issues on any iOS update when I clean install. My dad’s phone, on the other hand, doesn’t share the same fate when he upgrades.
Every iOS update, including .x releases, causes battery posts. There may not be anything out of the ordinary on iOS 11, just issues specific to those running certain apps / configs. Not a widespread issue from what I’m seeing.
Also, might want to add a “better” option in the poll, as the current choices do not give me a place to cast my vote.
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That's not the point of having to make clean installs when Apple releases a new OS generation.
That's simply not doable, key to the iPhone's success is the simplicity of use. Go tell the majority of users they have to do a clean install with every major OS upgrade, forget it.
Then Apple clearly has a problem to solve.
Added your "better" option to the poll!
That's simply not doable, key to the iPhone's success is the simplicity of use. Go tell the majority of users they have to do a clean install with every major OS upgrade, forget it.
Then Apple clearly has a problem to solve.
Added your "better" option to the poll!
This is true for any platform. Clean installs are always recommended. This is not specific to Apple, just best practices for computing.
You’re right, many people don’t clean install and, therefore, have tons of these threads every year.
You make a fundamental error here.
For your information, this is written on a Macbook Air 2011, still going strong! Latest OS running, smooth upgrades, no problem whatsoever. Sure a clean reinstall each time Mac OS is upgrade might be advisable, but is not necessary.
You saying it's necessary for an iPhone and computing in general kind of ridicules the whole point of having an easy-to-use iPhone.
Am confident Apple will rollout an iOS update that addresses the obvious issues.
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Fanboy? You’re talking to a person that:
A: Dislikes the iPhone X
B: Dislikes the Apple TV
C: Prefers Windows over OSX
Yup, fanboy for sure.
Great your Mac is running strong, but that’s irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. It’s an isolated instance, on a different platform.
You can update any computer without issue for long periods of time. That doesn’t mean there isn’t an increased risk for abnormal behavior when performing an upgrade.
An iPhone isn’t immune to this, nor is any computer on any platform. An iPhone is designed to be easy, but it doesn’t exclude it from upgrading woes.
I never said the word necessary, you did. I said recommended and I stand by that that word.
A: Dislikes the iPhone X
B: Dislikes the Apple TV
C: Prefers Windows over OSX
Yup, fanboy for sure.
Great your Mac is running strong, but that’s irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. It’s an isolated instance, on a different platform.
You can update any computer without issue for long periods of time. That doesn’t mean there isn’t an increased risk for abnormal behavior when performing an upgrade.
An iPhone isn’t immune to this, nor is any computer on any platform. An iPhone is designed to be easy, but it doesn’t exclude it from upgrading woes.
I never said the word necessary, you did. I said recommended and I stand by that that word.
iPhone 6s: I get 4 hours of usage. Background app refresh and location services are disabled for most of the apps and the same as I had in iOS 10.
A 20-minute walk using Maps to navigate drains the battery by 20%. Actually, just opening Maps eats 5% of the battery.
I just erased my iPhone and did a clean install without restoring from the backup (set it up as new). I installed only the bare minimum of apps that I normally use. I really hope to see some improvements.
A 20-minute walk using Maps to navigate drains the battery by 20%. Actually, just opening Maps eats 5% of the battery.
I just erased my iPhone and did a clean install without restoring from the backup (set it up as new). I installed only the bare minimum of apps that I normally use. I really hope to see some improvements.
I have 3 iPhones, 2 iPhone 7s and 7+ and all 3 devices have poor battery life on iOS 11.
11.0.1 was the worst, 60% in less than 3 hours. Just light usage.
11.0.2 is a little better but battery life is not as good as it was on iOS 10. Apple royally f* up the release, bunch of bugs, the settings interface is more confusing than ever...
These phones aren't even a year old and we see iOS literally crippling the battery life.
11.0.1 was the worst, 60% in less than 3 hours. Just light usage.
11.0.2 is a little better but battery life is not as good as it was on iOS 10. Apple royally f* up the release, bunch of bugs, the settings interface is more confusing than ever...
These phones aren't even a year old and we see iOS literally crippling the battery life.
Today I’ve lost 20% in 8h of standby. This is unacceptable... I clean installed iOS 11, setting it up as new, and recently I reset all settings .. iPhone SE here.