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BLOND37

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had great battery life BEFORE the update to 501 (on 4s).. now WORSE.. any thoughts?

does the auto back up itunes does BEFORE the update.. can i go back to 5.0.. will that help?
 
I do too. I keep telling myself this is just giant, society-based experiment on how far a consumer can hang onto a product/brand, while being intensely abused, before jumping ship.
 
kas23 said:
I do too. I keep telling myself this is just giant, society-based experiment on how far a consumer can hang onto a product/brand, while being intensely abused, before jumping ship.
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and now mine is jumping from 63% to 32% to 59%

WTF CRAPPLE
 
how can you really know after only a few hours? what at least you try it our for a whole day before you complain about it :rolleyes:
 
Primejimbo said:
how can you really know after only a few hours? what at least you try it our for a whole day before you complain about it :rolleyes:
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it never went down that fast before and it jumps.. i'm gonna do a restore from back up.. whats the worse that can happen? i brick it? LOL
 
Recalibrate your battery.

Use the thing 'til it shuts itself off. Then, recharge fully.
 
sjinsjca said:
Recalibrate your battery.

Use the thing 'til it shuts itself off. Then, recharge fully.
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that use til off thing that "recalibrates" it.. what does that do??


why do i have to do this when others dont? will it fix it?

dont mean to sound snippy just UPSET!

so i should not restore from back uo?
 
BLOND37 said:
that use til off thing that "recalibrates" it.. what does that do??


why do i have to do this when others dont? will it fix it?

dont mean to sound snippy just UPSET!

so i should not restore from back uo?
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Doing this once a month will recalibrate your battery. Just use it until it dies on it's own. Plug it in and charge it 100% then.
 
ugh fine i'll do what you suggest but do i get to say i told you so? LOL..

its dropping fast tho man.. (guess it wont take much time to go to zero LOL)

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WAIT when i recharge it wont that back up and over right the current back up with 5.0?
 
BLOND37 said:
ugh fine i'll do what you suggest but do i get to say i told you so? LOL..

its dropping fast tho man.. (guess it wont take much time to go to zero LOL)

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WAIT when i recharge it wont that back up and over right the current back up with 5.0?
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It doesn't matter what OS you backed up. When you restore it will restore your data onto 5.0.1, you can't go back, at least easily.
 
My battery life was fine before the update, and maybe a little better afterwards. I find it hard to believe that people are having such bad battery life under normal usage. Oh well. Try the calibrate idea, may help.
 
I'm completely serious here. I just want some education. Can someone scientifically explain why waiting x amount of hours, be it a day or more, I'll then be able to know my battery's - a battery that is not new - true potential?
 
kas23 said:
I'm completely serious here. I just want some education. Can someone scientifically explain why waiting x amount of hours, be it a day or more, I'll then be able to know my battery's - a battery that is not new - true potential?
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Because it averages loads on the various components (CPU, GPU, RAM, various controllers and sensors, etc.). A longer sample will smooth any spikes or dips in load.
 
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