Other How often do you charge your iPhone

[I7guy]

But the solution should be based on the average user not the extremes at either end.
Apples continuous push for ever thinner means even the light users are struggling.

Give us a device that does what it should, not a silly hump backed cover!

I don't understand what your response means? How much screen on time do you want/need? Does apple even sell a phone where it meets your criteria of battery life? There are alternative manufacturers as well as a battery case. If I really had an issue I would be looking at alternatives, rather than just posting about it.

 

[AFEPPL]

I don't understand what your response means? How much screen on time do you want/need? Does apple even sell a phone where it meets your criteria of battery life? There are alternative manufacturers as well as a battery case. If I really had an issue I would be looking at alternatives, rather than just posting about it.

It doesn't matter what my individual needs are, I'm talking about apple sacrificing battery life for thinner phones.
While i more than accept many are fine as the previous respondent testified to, more and more of us are not hence why you see all the iPhone users tethered to the sockets sucking juice in public places. I'd happy take a slightly deeper phone for the ability to get through the day.

The other problem is the battery meter is not always linear.. meaning you quickly deplete the last 40%.

 

[AZhappyjack]

But the solution should be based on the average user not the extremes at either end.
Apples continuous push for ever thinner means even the light users are struggling.

Give us a device that does what it should, not a silly hump backed cover!

Not so. I consider myself a "moderate" user. But so far, I can only recall charging my phone one time (other than the nightly charge) since I got it last September.

Obviously, everyone's usage is different. But I'd be hard pressed to even suggest that "even light users are struggling". Some will, some (many?) won't.

 

[Samantha124]

I charge it at night when I go to bed so I'd say every 24 hours. The battery is usually pretty close to being dead by then. I bought an IPP and I am trying to get in the habit of picking it up instead of my phone so much. Some reason it is just so much easier picking up my phone. Or maybe because it is my first tablet and I'm still learning how to incorporate it into daily life. Who knows.

 

[AFEPPL]

Not so. I consider myself a "moderate" user. But so far, I can only recall charging my phone one time (other than the nightly charge) since I got it last September.

All the people stuck to the walls much be an illusion. My mistake.

 

[C DM]

All the people stuck to the walls much be an illusion. My mistake.

Vs. all the others who aren't? (Vs. all the ones who are doing it just because they can as opposed to need to?)

 

[I7guy]

It doesn't matter what my individual needs are, I'm talking about apple sacrificing battery life for thinner phones.
While i more than accept many are fine as the previous respondent testified to, more and more of us are not hence why you see all the iPhone users tethered to the sockets sucking juice in public places. I'd happy take a slightly deeper phone for the ability to get through the day.

The other problem is the battery meter is not always linear.. meaning you quickly deplete the last 40%.

I went from a 5s to 6s so, while the phone is thinner the battery life is much better. I don't feel apple sacrificed anything. Saying "it doesn't matter what your needs are"(sic) is open ended and thus there is no room for discussion; hence my comments some people have requirements and couldn't get by if a car battery was in tow.

 

[Totally]

Daily when I sleep. I use a jailbroken iPhone 5S.

 

[AFEPPL]

Vs. all the others who aren't? (Vs. all the ones who are doing it just because they can as opposed to need to?)

They might not "need it right then", but most grab it while they can because they know without doing so will mean they are screwed later.

The iPhone battery is a frequent topic on here (next retort will be people only come here to moan) and the press are anti apple. The battery in the 6S is smaller than the previous ones (1715mAh) due to the taptic engine. if it works for you great, but let's not pretend an issue doesn't exist for others.

Heres a comparison against other phones for different use cases.
Clearly each individuals mix or usage pattern is different but you can clearly see this is not a made up moan..

 

[C DM]

They might not "need it right then", but most grab it while they can because they know without doing so will mean they are screwed later.

The iPhone battery is a frequent topic on here (next retort will be people only come here to moan) and the press are anti apple. The battery in the 6S is smaller than the previous ones (1715mAh) due to the taptic engine. if it works for you great, but let's not pretend an issue doesn't exist for others.

Heres a comparison against other phones for different use cases.
Clearly each individuals mix or usage pattern is different but you can clearly see this is not a made up moan..

Yup, sample groups sure do matter.

 

[I7guy]

They might not "need it right then", but most grab it while they can because they know without doing so will mean they are screwed later.

The iPhone battery is a frequent topic on here (next retort will be people only come here to moan) and the press are anti apple. The battery in the 6S is smaller than the previous ones (1715mAh) due to the taptic engine. if it works for you great, but let's not pretend an issue doesn't exist for others.

Heres a comparison against other phones for different use cases.
Clearly each individuals mix or usage pattern is different but you can clearly see this is not a made up moan..

Nothing is made up, but it's how it is interperted. Still didn't answer the questions of what are your requirements.

 

[Vicrooloo]

I plug mine in every night and it usually is the only time I plug in. If that day was particularly busy or I felt like playing a game, I might have to plug it in for a bit.

Interesting note. My first iPhone 6S's lower volume button ended up getting sticky to the press. I went to the Apple store and figured they would open it and fix it up but instead was surprised with a replacement device. Now, I wasn't a part of the whole "chipgate" thing so IDK what chip I had in the first phone.

But the replacement device had ATROCIOUS battery life. I'm talking two full charges a day. I'm talking 5% before 5:30 PM. I'm talking DEAD phone in the morning (no alarm) if I forgot to plug it in before sleeping with ~50% left. It was awful. I checked out the chip and sure enough it was Samsung.

And then a week later everything was fine. Battery life is just as I was used to. Back to the regular routine.

Its 2015/2016. I'm surprised there are still devices that required breaking in the battery. What I'm talking about is how old electronics like laptops etc were recommended or required to plug in to full charge before the first power on.

 

[ninaco]

On average, I charge my 6s+ every other night. I can sometimes go three days without a charge.

 

[HEK]

Normal i cant get through the day without a re-charge.. pretty poor really and the wall plug in all the public places are always taken by other iPhone users!

Carry a multi plug with you. That way you can plug your phone into wall plug along with ones already there. Don't forget to take your multi plug with you when done.

 

[C DM]

I plug mine in every night and it usually is the only time I plug in. If that day was particularly busy or I felt like playing a game, I might have to plug it in for a bit.

Interesting note. My first iPhone 6S's lower volume button ended up getting sticky to the press. I went to the Apple store and figured they would open it and fix it up but instead was surprised with a replacement device. Now, I wasn't a part of the whole "chipgate" thing so IDK what chip I had in the first phone.

But the replacement device had ATROCIOUS battery life. I'm talking two full charges a day. I'm talking 5% before 5:30 PM. I'm talking DEAD phone in the morning (no alarm) if I forgot to plug it in before sleeping with ~50% left. It was awful. I checked out the chip and sure enough it was Samsung.

And then a week later everything was fine. Battery life is just as I was used to. Back to the regular routine.

Its 2015/2016. I'm surprised there are still devices that required breaking in the battery. What I'm talking about is how old electronics like laptops etc were recommended or required to plug in to full charge before the first power on.

Could have been more than any type of battery conditioning and some sync process that was going on or perhaps even stuck in the background or something else of that sort.

 

[HEK]

I plug mine in every night and it usually is the only time I plug in. If that day was particularly busy or I felt like playing a game, I might have to plug it in for a bit.

Interesting note. My first iPhone 6S's lower volume button ended up getting sticky to the press. I went to the Apple store and figured they would open it and fix it up but instead was surprised with a replacement device. Now, I wasn't a part of the whole "chipgate" thing so IDK what chip I had in the first phone.

But the replacement device had ATROCIOUS battery life. I'm talking two full charges a day. I'm talking 5% before 5:30 PM. I'm talking DEAD phone in the morning (no alarm) if I forgot to plug it in before sleeping with ~50% left. It was awful. I checked out the chip and sure enough it was Samsung.

And then a week later everything was fine. Battery life is just as I was used to. Back to the regular routine.

Its 2015/2016. I'm surprised there are still devices that required breaking in the battery. What I'm talking about is how old electronics like laptops etc were recommended or required to plug in to full charge before the first power on.

It's not breaking in the battery, rather the phone is downloading and updating things in background during that first week. With the radios running the phone uses a lot of power that first few days. A number of people have reported same thing. It took my phone several days before the photos were all synced up in iCloud.

 

[HankHowdy]

Nothing is made up, but it's how it is interperted. Still didn't answer the questions of what are your requirements.

I just don't get that. I have several co workers with S6 and S6 Edge phone and they are always dead or in the charger part way through the day.

Very common with most other Android devices I see that co workers run.

I'm asked often why don't you charge your phone when you're at work? I say i don't have until I go to bed.

They always have a shocked look on there face like that's not possible.

 

[nightcap965]

Now I lay me down within,
But first I plug my iPhone in.
If I by death should be devoured,
At least my phone is fully powered.

 

[jamezr]

Carry a multi plug with you. That way you can plug your phone into wall plug along with ones already there. Don't forget to take your multi plug with you when done.

Another option is to carry an external battery. We take one camping and it changes all of our phones and my iPad.

 

[LizKat]

Every two or three days. I live in a dead zone so use it on WiFi mostly. I glance at my calendar in the evening and if I already know I'll be out and about in the following day, I'll plug it in overnight. Otherwise if it's down to 40% or so I'll plug in when I notice that. The phone's a 5C, and I did not vote.

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

Every night while I sleep.

 

[Vicrooloo]

Could have been more than any type of battery conditioning and some sync process that was going on or perhaps even stuck in the background or something else of that sort.

But I set it as a new iPhone so its only downloading apps and maybe my photos and videos

It's not breaking in the battery, rather the phone is downloading and updating things in background during that first week. With the radios running the phone uses a lot of power that first few days. A number of people have reported same thing. It took my phone several days before the photos were all synced up in iCloud.

But I set it as a new iPhone and I was connnected to Wifi. My home internet is 50 mb/ps so all of the background downloading and sync should have been done in the first night.

 

[e93to]

Three times, or even four times each day.

 

[BeeGood]

I charge every night. My 6s+ Is off the charger at 6AM and back on at 1030 PM most days.

Occasionally l put it on a charger during the day just from habit developed over years of iPhone use.

 

[joeblow7777]

Three times, or even four times each day.

Do you actually NEED to charge your phone that often, or do you just plug it in because you have the opportunity to?