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Two Quick Questions

Raymond_Walther

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I know this is asked a million times and the new beta just came out but can anyone comment on battery life? I know with PB3 it was somewhat decent but I was wondering if anyone had improved since then. My second question is if the lag on the keyboard in messages is now gone? PB3 saw some improvement but it wasnt enough to keep me on the betas because it was too laggy when typing fast
 

Rob Phillips

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Battery life has improved and I would say PB4 is on par with 9.3.3. The keyboard lag has also gotten progressively better. I'm not noticing it on my 6s Plus.
 

Raymond_Walther

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Aug 12, 2016
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so youd recommend as a daily driver now? not that it was horrible before, but now that its getting closer to release
 

deku13

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Sep 15, 2014
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I've been using it with little to no issues. Battery life is fine. Can't tell between the beta and 9.3
 

OZsMac

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No issues for me on Dev Beta 5, battery life was a little hit and miss with dev beta 4.

I've been using on daily driver since first release, without any major issue at all, beyond a few battery related issues, that can be simply mitigated through an external battery pack.
 

DarlaMack

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I think it probably depends on what hogs up your battery in the first place. So far I haven't had any battery issues but then again I'm always closing apps that I don't use, lol.
 

Aztek13

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No issues for me with PB4. I can't tell the difference between the PB and 9.3.3.