iOS 5 Battery Life

[jsntrenkler]

Are you using a location-based reminder? Because I think that would drain the battery a lot faster. In fact I can't believe they even added that functionality for this reason.

Jello I was thinking the same thing. How in the world are they going to manage battery life with location services enabled all day.

 

[BLiNK]

Are you using a location-based reminder? Because I think that would drain the battery a lot faster. In fact I can't believe they even added that functionality for this reason.

not yet and i agree, i would also think that it could be a possible battery drainer. how can it not? i am wondering if this runs in the background even when a reminder is not set...

also, everyone, not sure if this really worked with 4.3.x but i turned off Ping in my Restrictions

 

[jsntrenkler]

not yet and i agree, i would also think that it could be a possible battery drainer. how can it not? i am wondering if this runs in the background even when a reminder is not set...

also, everyone, not sure if this really worked with 4.3.x but i turned off Ping in my Restrictions

I noticed that when you set a geo fence the location icon in the status bar stays on.

 

[Garz]

Much better today! ... Woke with it at 93%, I unplugged and then plugged it back in. Went to 100% and it has been doing great today.

you would think it would charge to 100% the first try

 

[Jellotime91]

I noticed that when you set a geo fence the location icon in the status bar stays on.

Yep. I definitely won't be using that feature on a work day.

 

[dsjr2006]

It doesn't seem anywhere near as good as 4.3.3 for me, but I also have 4 email accounts pushing and I've been using it a whole lot more than I was before.

 

[anon(4692575)]

For me it's not that bad, but I've only tried iOS 5 on my iPod Touch. Sure it's a little worse but not really an issue as long as it's not your main device.

 

[dsjr2006]

Jello I was thinking the same thing. How in the world are they going to manage battery life with location services enabled all day.

I'm thinking they use cell tower positioning and Wifi to determine since they use much less power than GPS, especially since they don't require more than a couple seconds to obtain a location.

 

[Duvi]

I was never on 4.3.3 to test it. i did get a new iPhone yesterday and it was on 4.3.3, but I put iOS5 right on it.

Battery not looking too good for me. Might need a fresh start... just need info how and if the iCloud works in beta.

 

[Fausty82]

I was never on 4.3.3 to test it. i did get a new iPhone yesterday and it was on 4.3.3, but I put iOS5 right on it.

Battery not looking too good for me. Might need a fresh start... just need info how and if the iCloud works in beta.

OUCH! Mine is bad, but not that bad... I did charge it this afternoon because I know I was going to be out for a while this evening... and I'm back down to 57% in the last 6 hours... mostly been twitter and email and in stand-by... I'm ready for Beta 2 and better battery life...

 

[redbeard]

I don't know how they are going to get around the location based reminders killing battery life, which is too bad because I think it's a awesome feature..

 

[BLiNK]

I don't know how they are going to get around the location based reminders killing battery life, which is too bad because I think it's a awesome feature..

good point. i have no intention of using it until the final release and then i will make a determination if i will ever use it

 

[redbeard]

good point. i have no intention of using it until the final release and then i will make a determination if i will ever use it

I think it's something that is incredibly useful, I didn't even think about it draining the battery until someone mentioned it, I can't imagine Apple releasing this as one of their big features and it being a battery hog though. I guess we'll have to wait and see after some people have tested it for awhile. I'm always forgetting stuff so I'd use it even if it drained the battery!

 

[scoobyimprezza]

Your weather app now uses location
Go to Settings > Location Services > Weather - slide to off

Don't know if it'll help...but I've run out of ideas

 

[BuddhistGirafe]

Hmm the weather idea may actually help. I may disable it later, but I like the fact I do not have to manually enter a location.

 

[itsalexaye]

yea I love that weather uses location, but not that it uses more battery so far it looks like the battery usage is the same on my iPhone 3gs as in 4.3.3

 

[BLiNK]

it's funny what we are willing to sacrifice to save a little bit of battery life..

my theory is to just get rid of the items YOU will never use and enjoy the ones YOU like. for now until the final release, keep a charger nearby, you know.. android style

 

[pizzafootbal]

I had the same problem too! Lol, yeah not fun, from 90% to 25%

 

[jhamilton3]

Even with a bunch of notifications turned on I really haven't had that much of a difference in battery life. I'm still easily making it through the day and I'm a fairly heavy user. Maybe I just got lucky?

 

[BLiNK]

Even with a bunch of notifications turned on I really haven't had that much of a difference in battery life. I'm still easily making it through the day and I'm a fairly heavy user. Maybe I just got lucky?

same here. not too much to complain about, for a beta