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That's crazy! I noticed this when I got the iPhone 6+. When I'm on the train I have to put it in airplane mode and take it back out for it to find the nearest
by jimmytucson 10y ago
That's crazy! I noticed this when I got the iPhone 6+. When I'm on the train I have to put it in airplane mode and take it back out for it to find the nearest tower sometimes. I thought this was just a power saving technique by Apple (maybe if it doesn't poll as much it doesn't use as much battery?) but it's obnoxious as hell if you're a commuter.
- eridius 10y agoIndeed, trying to find signal when there is no signal or when it's too weak is big drain on the battery. So when the iPhone thinks there's no signal, it's going to throttle its searches a bit to avoid draining too much power. In my experience, you can often get it to check again by locking the screen and then unlocking it again. Usually I only have to resort to going to airplane mode and back when the phone does have signal but it can't get reliable data (I'm assuming that going through airplane mode may cause it to switch towers).