iOS 5.0.1

[ame]

Im doing it the long and arduous plug in way. lol Im not interested in dealing with wifi

 

[ghostface147]

Hmm...16 minute phone call......4% lost.

 

[ghostface147]

Typing that one reply above....1% lost.

 

[chronictacos]

this software update didnt do anything for me but drain it even more. went from ****ty to absolute ****...this is my first iphone and im confused why some of my other friends who own 4s or iphone 4 have better battery life

 

[verwon]

this software update didnt do anything for me but drain it even more. went from ****ty to absolute ****...this is my first iphone and im confused why some of my other friends who own 4s or iphone 4 have better battery life

Well, everyone's usage is different. What all do you have turned on?


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[Eileen89]

this software update didnt do anything for me but drain it even more. went from ****ty to absolute ****...this is my first iphone and im confused why some of my other friends who own 4s or iphone 4 have better battery life

The update just came out. I would give it a few cycles of charges and discharges before you say it didn't work. It took about three on my iPhone 4 last year when one of the updates was causing battery life issues. Thankfully, it did get much better.

 

[nycfly]

im seeing my battery life worse than it was too, but im positive that a couple of recharge cycles will do the trick just like when i got the phone. i have to say the batter HAS improved with use, and last night i was amazed i was down to 3% with 17 hour standby time and 7 hours of use (not sure if thats good or not? but it lasted me the whole day doing what i needed to do)

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

The update just came out. I would give it a few cycles of charges and discharges before you say it didn't work. It took about three on my iPhone 4 last year when one of the updates was causing battery life issues. Thankfully, it did get much better.

IrishRose, when you say to give it a few charge/discharge cycles--what exactly do you mean by this. I've heard such mixed things about let the batt drain till it shuts down or to never do that and just charge when it needs it.

So, what is the right thing to do here ? I've dwld the update thru wifi approx 430pm and since then I've lost 10% already. TIA

 

[Phil DeLong]

IrishRose, when you say to give it a few charge/discharge cycles--what exactly do you mean by this. I've heard such mixed things about let the batt drain till it shuts down or to never do that and just charge when it needs it.

So, what is the right thing to do here ? I've dwld the update thru wifi approx 430pm and since then I've lost 10% already. TIA

Li-Ion batteries do not need to be totally drained, it's a (very) common misconception. Ars Technica has a wonderfully detailed article about lithium batteries here Ask Ars: What is the best way to use a Li-ion battery?

 

[Eileen89]

IrishRose, when you say to give it a few charge/discharge cycles--what exactly do you mean by this. I've heard such mixed things about let the batt drain till it shuts down or to never do that and just charge when it needs it.

So, what is the right thing to do here ? I've dwld the update thru wifi approx 430pm and since then I've lost 10% already. TIA

Not sure if it really is the thing to do or not. But anytime I get a new phone or do a software update, I always fully charge the battery and let it shut off 3 times. They say you don't have to do this, but I do it and I always seem to have good battery life on all of my phones.

 

[Eileen89]

Li-Ion batteries do not need to be totally drained, it's a (very) common misconception. Ars Technica has a wonderfully detailed article about lithium batteries here Ask Ars: What is the best way to use a Li-ion battery?

It's not a misconception to me as I know they say it doesn't matter, however, I've always done it and never had an issue with my batteries.

 

[Spiral_ouT]

i applaud apple for being very honest about the battery life and they actually do something about it ...unlike some other platforms, they always blame it on the "OS"

The OS is the problem... That's why the battery drain began when people upgraded to iOS 5 and why Apple has released a new OS that they claim fixes the battery.

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[Phil DeLong]

It's not a misconception to me as I know they say it doesn't matter, however, I've always done it and never had an issue with my batteries.

Good thing I didn't direct it at you then, I was merely responding to a question.

 

[nycfly]

IrishRose, when you say to give it a few charge/discharge cycles--what exactly do you mean by this. I've heard such mixed things about let the batt drain till it shuts down or to never do that and just charge when it needs it.

So, what is the right thing to do here ? I've dwld the update thru wifi approx 430pm and since then I've lost 10% already. TIA

i did this twice with my iphone not knowing and i actually saw it improve the battery life. thats what im going to do this time as well.

btw are you pinkdiamonds from the 9650 forums? if so, hello!

 

[leharris22]

Lithium batteries do not retain memory. If you'd like info on batteries, here are some resources:
Apple - Batteries
Apple - Batteries - iPhone

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

i did this twice with my iphone not knowing and i actually saw it improve the battery life. thats what im going to do this time as well.

btw are you pinkdiamonds from the 9650 forums? if so, hello!

Hello yes I am, and I did recognize you NYC, but over there I'm now "iPinkk" (name change)

Ok, I fig'd this is what I will do too. Il let my batt drain down then and hopefully by tomorrow itll shut down and I can throw a nice fresh charge on the baby

 

[ThePinkChameleon]

Lithium batteries do not retain memory. If you'd like info on batteries, here are some resources:
Apple - Batteries
Apple - Batteries - iPhone

thx for this leharris. Il check'em out later on after dinner

(btw-I recognize you from cb also lol)

 

[noaim]

thx for this leharris. Il check'em out later on after dinner

(btw-I recognize you from cb also lol)

I was on cb for a while but maybe before you got there? or maybe we were in separate device forums lol

 

[jlarkins08]

I haven't had any problems with 5.0.1 at all... Battery life is much improved on my iPod touch and did the software update OTA! No problems at all...


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[ckalli]

wat abt the bug fixes? wifi sync fixed?