So in another words just turn everything off. Kidding, but this is a serious issue and I find it a little troubling that Apple didn't think a battery issue for Voiceover users was serious enough to address before the release. This issue has definitely stopped me from running out to buy a 5S. I am sure there will eventually be a fix, but Voiceover fixes always seem to roll out very slowly. I have turned my screen brightness down, always use my screen curtain but have heard conflicting reports on whether this affects battery life. I have turned off location services for those apps that don't need it, monitored what is in the app switcher, turned off apps refreshing in the background, and I am sure I am forgetting a few other things I have turned off. I do like IOS 7 but the battery issue and VO not working very well in lists for Downcast and my RSS feeds is very annoying as in IOS 6 you could quickly delta items as VO would drop you on the next item after swiping to delete something. This does not work in IOS 7 if you swipe right it jumps two items, and VO constantly loses focus in these apps. Oh well. On Sep 22, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Can't recall if this was mentioned yet. If you set your iPhone to Push > and/or Fetch Mail less often. Actually, I just have mine set to grab Mail > when I go into the Mail app as I don't care for it giving me alerts > constantly when in meetings and such. I tend to get 48 to 72 hours out of my > iPhone 5 even on iOS 7. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2013-09-22, at 1:45 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Turning screen curtain on does not save battery. This came straight from >> Apple btw. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Sep 22, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi again >>> The other thing I did which I forgot to mention that saves battery power on >>> my iPhone is to turn screen curtain on. That way my battery is not running >>> my screen, and I only turn my screen on when I really need it. >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> my email was coming in every time I got one, and it was gobbling up >>>> battery power for breakfast. I don't have that problem so much anymore. >>>> Regards, >>>> Gigi Hi guys >>>> I have a for S iPhone. I have done two things which is made a huge >>>> difference to my battery life on my iPhone. First, I turned off Bluetooth >>>> and only turn it on when I need it. Secondly, I set my email to download >>>> only manually. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm waiting for my 5S as I believe when there is a major update, Battery >>>>> life on the 5 and lower drains as my theory is if that didn't happen >>>>> Apple would not get people to buy the new phones on Offer. As I have >>>>> sold my current phone, and once I get my new one, I've decided not to >>>>> update for now so it'll all be new to me when the phone finally comes to >>>>> me from the Apple store. >>>>> >>>>> Kawal. >>>>>> On 21 Sep 2013, at 20:28, May and Noah <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Wow speaking of battery life since I had a battery issue not long ago >>>>>> that puzzled me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Surprisingly after doing the update my phone lasted nearly 50 hours >>>>>> before dying and needing a charge. I am curious to find out if that was >>>>>> just a ha, good luck day after the upgrade since I'm letting it do a >>>>>> complete recharge now since I don't need to go anywhere today it can sit >>>>>> and charge and I'll see if I'm lucky again. >>>>>> >>>>>> May and Prince Noah >>>>>> www.canadianlynx.ca >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2013-09-21, at 2:52 PM, Brian Fischler <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yeah Ed I think that might be the problem, as I do have a lot of apps. >>>>>>> I just turned it off, so will see how that affects the battery. Thanks >>>>>>> again >>>>>>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Edward Green <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Brian, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> YOu may want to try and experiment with background refresh. YOu can >>>>>>>> control whether individual apps refresh in the background or not. I >>>>>>>> believe the idea of this feature is to save you time when opening >>>>>>>> apps, and the phone will learn your routines for doing this so that >>>>>>>> the apps refresh appropriately. However, it sounds as though some of >>>>>>>> them may be refreshing more than you want. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ed >>>>>>>>> On 21 Sep 2013, at 19:25, Brian Fischler <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For the most part I really am loving IOS 7. The one thing that is a >>>>>>>>> concern is the battery life is horrible. I typically made it through >>>>>>>>> almost the entire day with not really needing to charge my phone. >>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I barely used it and I had to charge it twice. I am using >>>>>>>>> an iPhone 4S on IOS 7, and know some of you have some fantastic info, >>>>>>>>> and was hoping someone might be able to compile a list of checks to >>>>>>>>> use to get the best battery life. I have turned that new motion >>>>>>>>> option on as I read that saves some battery life. I have closed a lot >>>>>>>>> of the apps in the app switcher especially all GPS apps. I saw >>>>>>>>> someone mention turning off background refresh might save battery >>>>>>>>> life. What am I losing by turning that off, as I thought that was one >>>>>>>>> of the new features that iPhone was pushing, so by turning off I >>>>>>>>> would like to know what I am disabling. I assume it means apps will >>>>>>>>> only refresh when I open them, as I have noticed through out the day >>>>>>>>> I would hear Downcast refresh which I thought was odd, as I have it >>>>>>>>> set to refresh every 8 hours and usually manually refresh it. I do >>>>>>>>> have about 200 apps on my phone so if they are constantly trying to >>>>>>>>> refresh I could see that killing my battery. I have my screen curtain >>>>>>>>> turned on and screen brightness turned down to 33%. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Also, if anyone got an iPhone 5S can you let us know howe the battery >>>>>>>>> life is? 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