Apple is aware of battery life problem on 4s and iphone 4

[Rocko]

I have not studied the iOS file system at all. Mainly because I refuse to jailbreak.

To be blunt, I will never allow myself to be sucked in to another "cell phone culture" like I was into Android. I basically answer things here as a hobby. The moment it takes more time than 3 hours of my time a week, I will retire.

I am with you. I was 'sucked' into the android deal the same way. Every day installing roms, hacks, wiping my phone, etc. It got so bad I was SBF'ing at least once a day and one day 9 times. I think that's why I came to Apple. I don't need those kind of options, not good for my ocd.

 

[JackB03]

Will these updates help the 3GS or am I just screwed lol.....?

 

[gixxersixxer]

Wipe side requires you to go into Settings -> General -> Reset.

Then connect the phone to iTunes and tell it to sync contacts, photos, music and apps.

Do not allow it to do a "restore" when you connect it.

Remember, this is a ONE WAY road. You will lose all your game/app save data, your text messages and general settings that you have tweaked.

Now to help give you some piece of mind, do a "Backup" of the iPhone before you go done this road. That way you do still have the ability to do a full restore if needed. But remember this reintroduces what is wrong to begin with.

Thanks! I know you stated go to reset menu... but do I do reset all settings or erase all contents and settings? Sorry...

Also what do you mean by do not allow itunes to do a restore... is there an extra step once I open up itunes to make sure this not happen? And should this help with me already updated to 5.0.1... Thanks.

 

[Skull One]

Thanks! I know you stated go to reset menu... but do I do reset all settings or erase all contents and settings? Sorry...

Also what do you mean by do not allow itunes to do a restore... is there an extra step once I open up itunes to make sure this not happen? And should this help with me already updated to 5.0.1... Thanks.

All content and settings. You need the phone virgin.

iTunes will ask if you want to do a restore when you plug it in because it will see it as a new phone but it will also see a backup for that serial number. So just tell it no.

 

[gixxersixxer]

Okay I will do that. Then from there I assume in order to sync my contacts, photos and music just do a back up... Thanks again.

 

[gixxersixxer]

Nevermind, I'm retarded lol. I just set it up as a new phone and synced my contacts and calendar. I will just add my apps later via app store. Thanks again!

 

[p3unit32]

I went to apple today and got my phone switched. I have 1% left. I got the phone at 10:30 a.m with about 80 something%, its 5:32 p.m. I think their is some improvement, I'll know in the following days.

 

[Rocko]

I went to apple today and got my phone switched. I have 1% left. I got the phone at 10:30 a.m with about 80 something%, its 5:32 p.m. I think their is some improvement, I'll know in the following days.

they swapped it for the battery issue? Whats the first 3 numbers of your serial number?

 

[p3unit32]

they swapped it for the battery issue? Whats the first 3 numbers of your serial number?

I din't know I just completely drained the battery. What's up?

 

[Rocko]

I din't know I just completely drained the battery. What's up?

I just want to know if they gave you a remanufactured phone or not. My serial starts with C39.

 

[p3unit32]

they swapped it for the battery issue? Whats the first 3 numbers of your serial number?

Here it is: C39.

 

[p3unit32]

It appears though that this phone holds up better. During that 7 hour period I did some heavy downloading, manually installing each app one by one which took about an hour or two.

 

[Rocko]

Yeah, same as my 3 4S's.

 

[sekelani]

Instead of responding to a single post I am going to spew a few interesting observations and thoughts I have had since 5.0.1 was released to the public. I'll break this into two sections. Opinions and factual. Lets start with factual.

Factual:

iOS 5.0.1 final release to public is NOT the same patch that was released as Beta 2. The version numbers are in fact different by 1 character. NewdestinyX post had too much of a ring of truth to it so I spent a few hours figuring out the whys. It seems they rushed 5.0.1 out the door knowing full well that the patch wouldn't fix everyone. But they need to shut down a backdoor that Charlie Miller found that allowed unsigned code to be ran on a non-jailbroken device.

iOS 5.0.1 does NOT fix the battery drain issue for everyone. So there are BUGS still causing issues.

iOS 5 does not have the ability to do a differential patch grab based on the version you are actually running. Apple really failed with this one in my opinion. Beta testers really do have to do a wipe, reinstall and restore it seems because of this. The iOS 5 beta had shown so much promise to go beyond the "old way" of doing patches. Thank you NewdestinyX for your insight.

The iPhone 4S has the ability to drain the battery FASTER than the slower charging rate used between 85% and 100%. This can be replicated while playing certain games after the phone reaches 100% charge. I have now replicated this issue twice.

Opinion:

The iPhone 4S' ability to discharge the phone faster than the charging rate can occur while the user is doing nothing with the phone. I have NO direct evidence of this other than reports on the internet. But my factual ability to do it with a game means it should be possible to do it with any software.

I am currently of the thought that there ISN'T a physical flaw with the iPhone 4S. If there was it would be WAY cheaper for Apple to swap the batteries out than to deal with the number of returns/replacements that people are currently demanding.

I now firmly believe that the iPhone 4S was rushed to market along with iOS 5 due to Steve Jobs health concerns. iOS 5 doesn't seem to have been properly vetted for the 4S. Which is why we are seeing such erratic battery life with the 4S but not so much with the iPhone 4 or iPad.

I don't believe there is a single coder at Apple that has a clue for the real reason why iOS 5 is acting wonky with the iPhone 4S.

I wholeheartedly agree with you skull. Thumbs up. Everything you saying is true. I believe they did rush this 4s out.

 

[iphoneshoeyuk]

I also have C39 so does that mean its remanufactured