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IPhone 7 battery life on 10.3.2
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That doesn't sound normal. Backup your phone to iCloud or iTunes and do a reset with iTunes. You'll have to turn off "Find My iPhone" first. Make sure you have your Apple ID and Password on hand. If that doesn't cure the poor battery life after reloading everything, you might want to visit your local Apple store and have them check out the battery.
I downgraded back to 10.3.1. This new update wasn't working for me. Battery was not good at all on my 7 plus
I've found the issue. Low signal. The phone lost 20% overnight when it was in a low signal area while on holiday. I put the phone in airplane mode with wifi And it only dropped 2% overnight.
Low signal is the silent killer of batteries. I've had my 7Plus drain from 100->0 in 4 hours from low/no service.
I don't do a lot of traveling around with my 7+ and work mostly out of my home office. I keep my phone on WiFi calling and get very good battery life that way. I do agree though with the previous post about low signal draining your battery.
I've definitely noticed worse battery after 10.3.2.
Not shockingly bad, but I'd say 10% worse than it was before this update. I'm easily getting an hour less per charge. iPhone 7 user.
Not shockingly bad, but I'd say 10% worse than it was before this update. I'm easily getting an hour less per charge. iPhone 7 user.
Not an iphone but I updated my air 2 and after 2 days reverted back to 10.3.1
The 2 days I was on 3.2 I averaged a few hours less time than previous. Before the update, on 3.1 my standby time was great, overnight I'd lose nothing and it would still show 100%. After the update same exact scenario I'd wake up and it would be around 93%, just from sitting overnight.
Whatever's wrong with 10.3.2 it needs some work. I'll wait a while before updating again.
The 2 days I was on 3.2 I averaged a few hours less time than previous. Before the update, on 3.1 my standby time was great, overnight I'd lose nothing and it would still show 100%. After the update same exact scenario I'd wake up and it would be around 93%, just from sitting overnight.
Whatever's wrong with 10.3.2 it needs some work. I'll wait a while before updating again.
I did read somewhere that for a few days it will be worse while indexing the new iOS and then it will straighten out and be normal. I don't know though, new to iOS. Android was that way though.
Care to comment on the fix you've heard about? I'm on 10.3.2 and my battery life is horrible. Contemplating going back to 10.3.1 which wasn't that great either. I really hope Apple fixes this.
Count your blessings. I came from android about a month ago and this 7 year kid battery is heaven lol.
That being said, I haven't upgraded to the .3 yet. Still on 10.3.2
That being said, I haven't upgraded to the .3 yet. Still on 10.3.2
why would a low or no signal drain the battery faster? I'm still hesitant to upgrade from iOS9 to 10 for one reason or another.
When your service is low, the device is automatically searching for stronger signal. This uses massive power.
You measured the current through the battery in that situation or it is just a guess ?
Give us something concrete
This is something fairly fundamental when it comes to cell phones and has been considered essentially general knowledge for some time now.
https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/
Excuse me? Any cell phone works like this. Its been that way for 20+ years. As C DM said, its common knowledge/common sense.
I use the latest iOS version possible,as I charge both iPhone and iPad overnight,I don't see battery drain as a major problem,my phone still works for 3-4 phone calls,about 15 minutes of mail checks or newsfeed reading,and 8 hours of music listening. The iPhone 6 I got,does go down to about 8-15 percent battery after all that,but still,it's ok for me.
Simply linked to Apple as it's a single most relevant example given that we are talking about iOS devices. It's basics of electronics and signal processing. Similar (in context) to effects heat or cold can have on chemistry of batteries, for example. Not much to question there when it comes to fairly basic science--but it sounds like some (even limited/basic) research on the subject would be advisable.
It's not the batteries that cause weak signal,it's weak transmitters. Old phones like Nokia 3310 or Ericsson r232 does not have the connection problem,as transmitters in GSM phones are set to higher output power,the 232has about 6 or 7 times the output power of any iPhone.
I think you misinterpreted what he is saying. Obviously the battery doesn't control signal, but battery life is based on signal strength.