IHaveCandy
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Screen brightness has the largest impact on battery life.
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Screen brightness has the largest impact on battery life.
The_Inquisitor
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What the fuck. Somehow I've already consumed 1.3gb of data this month on my 2gb cap. Is instacast downloading entire podcasts when I'm just streaming?
I have 29 days to go in my cycle
I have 29 days to go in my cycle
His usage (screen on) wasn't enough that it should have drained him to 10% so quickly.
So... yeah. That kind of app would be helpful.
Someone here linked to Dataman which isn't a battery app, but has been quite nice to see how much Wifi and Cell usage is being used.
Apparently there's a Pro version that says exactly which applications are using data and how much, but I don't see it in the US.
Erm...
Filth
Member
This. Also, when they inevitably release updates that increase battery life, it will be because they found issues with the OS that were getting hung up by applications, etc and not because they somehow found out a way to get better battery life out of the display.
Bunch of deniers in here that wouldn't like to have new features. This is why we can't have nice things.
The_Inquisitor said:
This is a prime example of what I said regarding LTE will cause people to go through their allotment quicker. Most thought that they'd use the same amount.
matt360
Member
Another case of shitty battery life here. Not as bad as some of the people here and on macrumors, but still pretty bad. I got about 5 hours and 50 minutes out of a full charge yesterday. LTE and wifi switched on, almost all notifications turned off, location services turned off, and screen brightness at about 30-40%. No gaming at all. Texting, music, and web browsing, and all I got was around 6 hours. Not too happy about that.
I drained it to zero last night and I'll see how it holds up today. If it's still shitty I'll restore it and set up as new (has anyone here tried that with success). If it's still shitty then I'll just return it.
I drained it to zero last night and I'll see how it holds up today. If it's still shitty I'll restore it and set up as new (has anyone here tried that with success). If it's still shitty then I'll just return it.
Other then the touchscreen problems everything is great with this phone. I'm surprised to hear about battery life problems some of you are having. My phone has been off the charger since 11 am and it's 7:30 pm now and I'm at 46% . I listened to music , browsed Facebook , twitter , Instagram , and gaf.
Edit : I have push for email, Facebook , twitter and Instagram all activated.
Edit : I have push for email, Facebook , twitter and Instagram all activated.
Might be LTE streaming causing you to use more than you're accustomed to?
Lately I just download all my casts on wi-fi before I head out.
The_Inquisitor
Member
There's no way I used 1.3GB in one day. I have wifi at work and used it all day.
virtuoso88
Member
Maybe it was connected to lte for whatever reason.
Got this bumper today.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0092TQHP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
It really feels good and fits very snugly around the phone. I'll enjoy it till my defender comes but I would recommend this to the folks who are going caseless. It really improves the grip and will protect it from falls at an angle
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0092TQHP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
It really feels good and fits very snugly around the phone. I'll enjoy it till my defender comes but I would recommend this to the folks who are going caseless. It really improves the grip and will protect it from falls at an angle
Oh wow, then yeah, sounds like something's up with your office's wifi. Data shouldn't be getting used if you're connected to that.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Here's what I show from at&t site
09/24 07:53 AM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 332106 KB
09/23 08:27 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 567874 KB
My guess is that this had to have been instacast perhaps trying to download/stream latest giant bombcast. Problem looks like instacast can download almost entire podcast while streaming, but if you switch to another cast, it seems to redownload the entire thing again.
But I don't get it. The bombcast is only 80-90mb. I should have been connected to the wifi last night at 8:27 at home. Unless for some reason my phone dropped wifi and stream netflix or something. Not really sure, but this is awful considering I have 29 days to go. If I sign up for new 3GB plan, will they restart my counter today?
edit: mobile app shows 1337.5 MB data used. Online site only shows 897.390625. The hell is going on?
09/24 07:53 AM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 332106 KB
09/23 08:27 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 567874 KB
My guess is that this had to have been instacast perhaps trying to download/stream latest giant bombcast. Problem looks like instacast can download almost entire podcast while streaming, but if you switch to another cast, it seems to redownload the entire thing again.
But I don't get it. The bombcast is only 80-90mb. I should have been connected to the wifi last night at 8:27 at home. Unless for some reason my phone dropped wifi and stream netflix or something. Not really sure, but this is awful considering I have 29 days to go. If I sign up for new 3GB plan, will they restart my counter today?
edit: mobile app shows 1337.5 MB data used. Online site only shows 897.390625. The hell is going on?
Marty Chinn
Member
You can turn off downloading unless you're on WiFi to avoid network usage.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I've already done so. It didn't use to be a problem with 3G. I would hope instacast updates to save the cast, or only download enough for what I am listening to.
Thanks so much! The words are indeed bigger! Great news! Edging very close to buying a Touch5G day one! More exclamations!!!!Here's a what it looks like in landscape in Chrome:
Here's Safari:
CharminUltra
Member
Yeah, it's the camera. iPhone 4S also had this. Nothing to worry about, although it can be annoying.
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People actually bother to turn off wifi and cell data?
dorkimoe
Member
My 4 did it a very little bit. This one is very very annoying. Oh well, if that's the only problem after reading these others ill stick with it.
dream
Member
Mine is reporting 1.8 gigs downloaded in less than a day. And I'm about 99% sure I haven't actually downloaded 1.8 gigs over 3G in a little over 12 hours.
Ken Masters
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I mean, sure. I wasn't having a go.
I just never bother with my 4 and have never had a problem with battery life. I hope the 5 isn't worst. :|
It's the same as the 4s, which is slightly worse then the 4
It begins
matt360
Member
I also picked up that same bumper. It is pretty good. The only thing I don't like is that it's kinda hard to press the sleep/wake button. The resistance is too strong I feel. Maybe it'll loosen up after a while, but overall it's a good option and it keeps the integrity of the design in tact.
Big Takeover
Member
Frankly, I've found Instacast to be very flakey. I had an issue where it just refused to auto-delete old casts despite having it set up correctly. I couldn't figure out where all my free space was going!
Went back to Downcast.
Extremely disappointed :-(
Make an appointment with Apple Genius bar. They will hook your phone up and view the diagnostics of the battery. I had a similar issue with my iPhone 4, they did this and replaced it no problem.
Do you have Photo Stream enabled? If you do, it'll be uploading the photos you took when there's a Wi-Fi connection. I took 275 photos on a trip on Saturday and it took about 12 hours to upload them on my shitty home ADSL connection and took off 50% of the battery.
Photo Stream uploads count towards the Usage stats, so you can check if this is the case by confirming all your photos are uploaded and that your usage is much higher than you actually used the phone for.
StopMakingSense
Member
Yes. The servers they are downloading from aren't streaming audio servers, its just file downloads, so it caches the file as you listen. Depending on your phone usage habits, subsequent streaming attempts may cause it to redownload again (at least from the place you left off, less of an issue with iPhone 5 since it has 1gig of RAM, but still a possibility).
Instacast has a lot of options for how to behave when you are on a data connection.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Is SIri noticeably faster on LTE?
Weird. Mine isn't hard to press at all. If I had AppleCare, this would probably be my fulltime case lol
Not normal. I have a 4S and it is dead quiet when I shake it, not a sound (like shaking a stone).
Maybe your phones have a manufacturing defect?
Take it back to the store and have them look at it, because the phone should not make a noise (no moving or mechanical parts).
CherryWoodFuton
Member
My phone switches to "4g" during a call is that normal?
CharminUltra
Member
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3392984?start=0&tstart=0
It's not broken. It's annoying, but nothing to worry about. It's been known for a long time now.
To be fair, I think most people are aware that streaming audio will use up their data, be it 3G or LTE. I suppose LTE makes it more viable to do so, but this really should go into the "Use your brain" category.
Mammoth Jones
Member
Yea. Completely normal. Can't do LTE and a call at the same time. Sprint and Verizon can't do a call and data at the same time. AT&T drops down to HSPA+ or "4G" (lol) for data during a call.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
That's normal, every iPhone I've had up to the iPhone edge has done that. What you're hearing is the little motor that spins when the phone vibrates
dorkimoe
Member
well i hear it just touching the back, its the camera i just dont remember it being this bad. I have taken apart my 4 and built it from scratch so im familiar with how it sits in there.
anyway, after a few days with the phone i can say the new earpods or whatever they are called are amazing, they are beyond comfortable, I forget i have them in sometimes
I don't know, I would take that to the Apple Store. The iFixIt teardown noted that things like the camera a bolted down pretty hard to the mainboard to prevent them getting loose and rattling, so that doesn't sound like normal at all.
EDIT: I just shook my iPhone 5 and there's zero rattle. I've never heard rattling on any iPhone I've used. I'd say it's definitely not normal, but it may be a non-issue in terms of performance if this happens to some units but there are no long-term problems with those units.
Anyway, I'd say if you are concerned, it doesn't hurt to take it to the store to have it checked out.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Wow somehow on the way home I burned another 1/2GB on instacast.
09/24 06:02 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 123243 KB
09/24 06:01 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 19473 KB
09/24 05:48 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 390095 KB
09/24 05:43 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 117318 KB
How the fuck is this possible. Even if I accidentaly paused 1-2 podcasts instacast downloaded the entire thing, then discared it? This data usage doesn't make any freaking sense!
I'm now down to 500mB for the entire month.
09/24 06:02 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 123243 KB
09/24 06:01 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 19473 KB
09/24 05:48 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 390095 KB
09/24 05:43 PM phone Internet/MEdia Net Sent 117318 KB
How the fuck is this possible. Even if I accidentaly paused 1-2 podcasts instacast downloaded the entire thing, then discared it? This data usage doesn't make any freaking sense!
I'm now down to 500mB for the entire month.