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I use the iPhone 6s. It was responsive, and battery would last at least half the day just fine. Right after the upgrade, batter would last for maybe 1 hour, top

I use the iPhone 6s. It was responsive, and battery would last at least half the day just fine. Right after the upgrade, batter would last for maybe 1 hour, tops, 30 minutes on average. No minor upgrade fixed the problem, and apparently its a widespread one too. I am getting either the 8+ or the X, but I still think this is ridiculous at best.

leovander 9y ago
>Right after the upgrade, batter would last for maybe 1 hour, tops, 30 minutes on average What are you doing on your phone for that type of battery life? My phone (iPhone 6 Plus) has definitely been slower, but my battery life seems to be the same post upgrade. My phone is mostly idle throughout the day.
- bpicolo 9y ago
  My 6 had it's battery life destroyed under standard usage.
- wbrocklebank 9y ago
  On iPhone 7 Plus and iPad Pro battery was awful for me until I did a totally clean install and manually added back apps. Massive bore but fixed battery problems.
  - markpapadakis 9y ago
    I tried that to no avail. Reset and install, no change whatsoever
ranieuwe 9y ago
Same here with an iPhone 7. I am permanently in low power mode and even then I barely make it through the day - and I am hardly using the phone. It is ridiculous.
- jakobegger 9y ago
  Replace your battery.
cisanti 9y ago
Half the day was normal to you?! What are you guys doing with your phones, I use some cheap chinesium android and it gives me easy 2 days of battery if not more.
- davelnewton 9y ago
  I get substantially better battery life on my iPhones than my Androids, although I've been pretty happy with the Note 8 so far. Reasonably happy with 7+, curious to see what happens w/ the X.
threeseed 9y ago
Which version are you on now ? There were definite performance and battery life issues with 11.0 most of which were fixed with 11.1 and improvements are coming as well with 11.2. For me personally it's on par with iOS 10 for battery life.
jakobegger 9y ago
Your battery is probably degraded, and no software update will fix it. Lion batteries just don‘t last forever. You can get a replacement battery for your phone for €25. If you don’t want to do the replacement yourself, any 3rd party repair shop will replace it in 15 minutes. You can also go to an authorized service provider, but that will cost €100 and take much more time.
- gilrain 9y ago
  Batteries do not degrade all at once right after a software update.
- markpapadakis 9y ago
  Half a day, while far from ideal, was long enough for my needs. However, as soon as I upgraded, and not a minute earlier, the battery problem manifested. Now, it could be a coincidence and it is indeed just a problem specific to the battery, but its at best suspicious - the timing is. I will replace the batter anyway, and I am getting a new iPhone next week, I just don’t appreciate being “forced” to upgrade -- conveniently when the iPhone X came out, no less.
  - jakobegger 9y ago
    If your battery only lasted half a day before, it was already a severely degraded battery. The update will put a lot of strain on the battery (iPhone does a lot of re-indexing and other stuff after the upgrade), which might might have caused the battery to deteriorate even more. And, as I said, you are not forced to upgrade. A battery replacement is cheap and quick and will solve all your problems and your phone will feel like new. I also have the iPhone 6S, and I've also been having trouble with the battery. I've had to replace it twice. (First time Apple replaced the whole phone because of a manufacturing defect, second time I went to a 3rd party repair shop) Sure, it would be nice if Apple products lasted forever without service. Unfortunately they don't. But servicing iPhones has become extremely cheap and extremely quick -- as long as you stay away from authorised service providers.
    - 9y ago

leovander 9y ago

>Right after the upgrade, batter would last for maybe 1 hour, tops, 30 minutes on average What are you doing on your phone for that type of battery life? My phone (iPhone 6 Plus) has definitely been slower, but my battery life seems to be the same post upgrade. My phone is mostly idle throughout the day.

bpicolo 9y ago
My 6 had it's battery life destroyed under standard usage.
wbrocklebank 9y ago
On iPhone 7 Plus and iPad Pro battery was awful for me until I did a totally clean install and manually added back apps. Massive bore but fixed battery problems.
- markpapadakis 9y ago
  I tried that to no avail. Reset and install, no change whatsoever

ranieuwe 9y ago

Same here with an iPhone 7. I am permanently in low power mode and even then I barely make it through the day - and I am hardly using the phone. It is ridiculous.

jakobegger 9y ago
Replace your battery.

cisanti 9y ago

Half the day was normal to you?! What are you guys doing with your phones, I use some cheap chinesium android and it gives me easy 2 days of battery if not more.

davelnewton 9y ago
I get substantially better battery life on my iPhones than my Androids, although I've been pretty happy with the Note 8 so far. Reasonably happy with 7+, curious to see what happens w/ the X.

threeseed 9y ago

Which version are you on now ? There were definite performance and battery life issues with 11.0 most of which were fixed with 11.1 and improvements are coming as well with 11.2. For me personally it's on par with iOS 10 for battery life.

jakobegger 9y ago

Your battery is probably degraded, and no software update will fix it. Lion batteries just don‘t last forever. You can get a replacement battery for your phone for €25. If you don’t want to do the replacement yourself, any 3rd party repair shop will replace it in 15 minutes. You can also go to an authorized service provider, but that will cost €100 and take much more time.

gilrain 9y ago
Batteries do not degrade all at once right after a software update.
markpapadakis 9y ago
Half a day, while far from ideal, was long enough for my needs. However, as soon as I upgraded, and not a minute earlier, the battery problem manifested. Now, it could be a coincidence and it is indeed just a problem specific to the battery, but its at best suspicious - the timing is. I will replace the batter anyway, and I am getting a new iPhone next week, I just don’t appreciate being “forced” to upgrade -- conveniently when the iPhone X came out, no less.
- jakobegger 9y ago
  If your battery only lasted half a day before, it was already a severely degraded battery. The update will put a lot of strain on the battery (iPhone does a lot of re-indexing and other stuff after the upgrade), which might might have caused the battery to deteriorate even more. And, as I said, you are not forced to upgrade. A battery replacement is cheap and quick and will solve all your problems and your phone will feel like new. I also have the iPhone 6S, and I've also been having trouble with the battery. I've had to replace it twice. (First time Apple replaced the whole phone because of a manufacturing defect, second time I went to a 3rd party repair shop) Sure, it would be nice if Apple products lasted forever without service. Unfortunately they don't. But servicing iPhones has become extremely cheap and extremely quick -- as long as you stay away from authorised service providers.
  - 9y ago