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Apple Confirms iOS5 Flaw Causes iPhone 4S Battery Drain
« on: November 03, 2011, 04:25:07 pm »
Apple on Wednesday said it will release a software update to its iOS 5 operating system, acknowledging customer complaints on the performance of the new iPhone 4S battery.

Apple has not disclosed what exactly causes the "lower-than-expected" battery life on iOS 5 devices, but said that "a few bugs" are affecting battery life.

The company has already released the iOS 5.0.1 update through its developers center. The update includes containing fixes for reported issues:

- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
- Contains security improvements iOS 5.0.1 beta introduces a new way for developers to specify files that should remain on device, even in low storage situations.

The iOs 5.0.1 update is expected to reach consumers in the following weeks.

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Re: Apple Confirms iOS5 Flaw Causes iPhone 4S Battery Drain
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2011, 08:47:51 pm »
Sounds a bit strange to me considering I'm finding the 4s and ios5 battery loads better than the 4.  Took 4 hrs today for it to drop from 100% to 99% battery?!

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Re: Apple Confirms iOS5 Flaw Causes iPhone 4S Battery Drain
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2011, 08:51:32 pm »
I've never met anyone that uses a smartphone who states it doesn't have battery drain issues, my HTC included  :grin:  :laugh:
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Re: Apple Confirms iOS5 Flaw Causes iPhone 4S Battery Drain
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2011, 08:54:33 pm »
Sounds a bit strange to me considering I'm finding the 4s and ios5 battery loads better than the 4.  Took 4 hrs today for it to drop from 100% to 99% battery?!

Mines been pretty rubbish.  4 was good on wifi and poo on 3G but 4s seems crap even on wifi