SE battery life finally is normal and stable without weird drops for no reason. Same as it was few years ago. Still original with 97% capacity.
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iOS 12.3 Battery Life
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I switched back to updating via iTunes for most updates (and especially major updates) and I think there is something to this as I have found that my devices stay consistently fast and stable. In a way I think it's similar to how Windows systems do best with a wipe and clean install once in a while rather than constantly patching the software. It is slightly more effort than just updating OTA, but I find it's worth the effort. My battery life seems about the same and has always been excellent on my iPhone 8 with every version of iOS that I've used on it.
I think since there’s another update 12.3 and a rather large update I’m going to update through iTunes and see if battery is any better.
Anyone who’s getting good battery life what are your settings??? Do you have automatic downloads on are did you turn off any location services? Thanks!
Trust me, neither of these settings will change your battery level significantly. It will help 2-5% at most. Not even worth mentioning but if you're that picky - then disable both.
Atrocious battery life on iPhone X and iPhone 7 Plus. I would honestly take the reduced performance of iOS 11 over this horrible battery life of iOS 12.
This. 6s and above had pretty good performance with iOS 11. As did iPad 2017 / Pro 1 and above. What was needed was even better battery life.
If your iPhones have 200+ cycles chances are a fresh battery would add over an hour to the screen on time. Regardless of what iOS says about your battery.
What’s your battery health with X and 7+?
How much SOT do you get from 100% to 50%?
What’s your iDevice?
What iOS was it on before and after?
What’s your battery life before and after?
Does anybody need any further proof of planned obsolescence after this?
A 6S+ with 100% health having a SOT of 3.5 hrs. Same as an iPhone 7 with 100% health.
On my 6s the battery life has been the same on every version of iOS 12 I have installed.
Even better it's exactly the same as it was on iOS 9.
Even better it's exactly the same as it was on iOS 9.
OTA is Nottingham Special. Delta Updates are nothing new. They lead to the exact same setup as the full installer. You dont install a full copy of macOS every time.
I decided to update my 6s from 12.2 to 12.3 but instead of doing it OTA like I usually do...I decided to update through iTunes USB.
I took my phone off charge this morning about 9:00 am and it’s now 11:00 am and screen on shows 2 hr 5 mins and my battery is at 94% My battery health is 86% (new battery last fall)
I know it’s early but I actually think updating through iTunes is better, it obviously took longer to update but my phone feels more responsive and battery seems a little better than before I updated.
I still think Apple gave out $29.00 faulty batteries my health shouldn’t have dropped to 86 in 6 months.
I took my phone off charge this morning about 9:00 am and it’s now 11:00 am and screen on shows 2 hr 5 mins and my battery is at 94% My battery health is 86% (new battery last fall)
I know it’s early but I actually think updating through iTunes is better, it obviously took longer to update but my phone feels more responsive and battery seems a little better than before I updated.
I still think Apple gave out $29.00 faulty batteries my health shouldn’t have dropped to 86 in 6 months.
You are missreading the info - it is impossible to get 2h SOT only consuming 6% of the battery. It probably shows you the whole time you used it before charging and now after charging (the last 24 hours).
That’s why I said it’s too early hasn’t even been 1 day since I updated. Will need to wait a week to see how it performs.
6S here with 88% Battery Health, replaced last June.
After updating to iOS 12.3 a week ago and a couples day later to 12.3.1 battery drain is a serious problem.
Look attached, barely touched the phone. I have also not changed anything except for the OS Update.
After updating to iOS 12.3 a week ago and a couples day later to 12.3.1 battery drain is a serious problem.
Look attached, barely touched the phone. I have also not changed anything except for the OS Update.
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Also, in my experience Apple batteries become useless when they reach 88-94%.
In your case a new battery will likely fix all your issues.
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What’s your SOT from 100 to 50% and 100 to 20%?
You're better off turning on low power mode; this automatically disables a lot of background processing related to those settings. I used Low Power Mode when out camping and it did a great job extending battery life, especially in areas of weak cell coverage.