Like I said, as long as you see a significant difference in what is displayed for standby and usage time everything should be fine.
-----Original Message----- From: 'Simon w' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 8:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Increasing Battery Life Is the battery good then? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 30, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > It means when you checked it was 14 hours and 2 minutes since you last had a > full charge and since you unplugged it and that during these 14 hours and 2 > minutes the phone was used for an actual 5 hours and 10 minutes. The use time > may include you actually using the phone for phone calls, checking emails or > text messages, listening to music or books or background activity. If you tap > on the details button you can see how much each app used. > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Simon w' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2017 11:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Increasing Battery Life > > Well on my phone, it says for the standby, 14 hours and 2 minutes, for the > usage it says 5 hours and 10minutes, what does this mean? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 29, 2017, at 4:23 PM, Mr. Ed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> How to check for battery draining and how to fix: >> >> How I added four hours of battery life to my smartphone every day for >> free By Jennifer Jolly, Special for USA TODAY, April 9, 2017 >> >> Phone constantly dying? Here's how to get back battery life >> >> Columnist Jennifer Jolly describes how to check if emails and apps >> are draining your smartphone way too fast and what measures won't help. >> Jennifer Jolly for USA TODAY >> >> I've had big-time battery drain issues on my last three iPhones. I just >> figured it was my fault - maybe I'm too addicted to apps, take too many >> photos, or just use my phone too much? >> >> It's an issue I've gone to Apple for help with many times. But the >> Genius's >> - Apple's retail support - were flummoxed, too. After the typical >> troubleshooting: Update iOS? Check. Adjust screen brightness? Check. Use >> Wi-Fi when possible, turn off location services, and tone down >> notifications? Check, check, and check again. Nothing seems to solve the >> issues. Maybe I got the phone wet? >> >> It was time to kick things up to the next level. I enlisted experts like >> Scotty Loveless, a former Apple Genius and iOS tech who told me this would >> not be another, "turn off every useful feature of iOS posts." because those >> "really grind my gears." Finally, someone speaking my language! >> >> With that said, here's how I finally beat the worst of my battery battles - >> and now you can, too. >> >> #1 Start with your own battery test >> >> Your battery should only be doing its heavy lifting when you're actually >> using your iPhone, and the rest of the time it should be relaxing in standby >> mode. Sometimes an app prevents your phone from going into standby and >> wreaks havoc on your battery life. >> >> Here's how to test it: >> >> Go into Settings > Battery. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and you'll >> find two numbers, one for Standby and one for Usage. Your Usage number >> should be way, way lower than your Standby number. If it's not, you might >> have a problem, and you can confirm it by jotting down your Standby and >> Usage times and then clicking the lock button on your phone. Let it sit for >> about five minutes and then check the numbers again. If your Standby time is >> five minutes higher, you're in good shape, but if your Usage time has bumped >> up by a more than a minute it's a sign that your phone isn't resting like it >> should. >> >> On Android, you can get the same information under Settings > Device > >> Battery (or Settings > Battery if you have a newer version of Android). The >> information on this menu is essentially the same as it is on an iPhone, and >> lists "Device Idle" which is the same as standby mode. >> >> If you find that your phone isn't "resting" when you're not using it, >> there's likely a very clear reason, which brings us to #2. >> >> #2 Don't push me >> >> When an app is doing things even when you're not using it, it could be >> malfunctioning, and stuck in an endless loop that's draining all your power. >> That's what happened to me, with, of all things, one of the email accounts I >> had connected to my phone. Loveless picked up on this right away. "This >> happens unbelievably often, especially with Exchange push email," he said. >> "I knew when you told me your phone typically dies within six hours of being >> off the charger, and the Standby and Usage are the same. Sometimes, these >> times are not the same because the 'firmware is bad or corrupted,' but this >> time it's because push email is keeping the phone from sleeping properly." >> >> The fix was simple. >> >> Go into Settings > Mail > Accounts> Fetch New Data. Mine was automatically >> set to Push. Loveless recommended that I set it turn that off temporarily >> and set it to Fetch every 15 to 30 minutes instead. You can also use the >> Manual mode, which only scans for new messages when you actually open the >> email app. >> >> You can also tweak the push settings to fetch new emails only every hour or >> so, which is also a big help. You don't sacrifice timely email updates >> either, though you'll still save the most power by disabling push emails >> altogether. >> >> On an Android phone, you can manage the push notification settings for any >> apps that use it by heading into Settings > Apps and then picking an app and >> tweaking its individual settings. >> >> #3 When background apps are the killer >> >> There are other times too when an app is running when you're not using it >> and that's called "Background App Refresh." There are lots of reasons apps >> update in the background, like the Music app fetching new playlists, >> Facebook updating your social feeds, and even Pokemon Go keeping an eye on >> your steps so you can hatch eggs. It's all in the name of convenience, but >> it might also be leaving you with a dead battery halfway through the >> afternoon. >> >> To check out which apps are eating up valuable power in the background go to >> Settings > Battery and you'll see a list of the apps taking up your battery >> life, with the topmost app being the biggest power hog. If you see an app >> listed with "Background Activity" below it, that's when you know it's using >> power even when you're not using it. Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and >> streaming apps like Apple Music can be real demons in this department, so >> head to your Settings > General > Background App Refresh page and toggle off >> any apps you don't want working overtime to save some serious juice. >> >> #4 Multitasking is OK >> >> Do you ever double-tap your home button and see all the apps your iPhone has >> suspended, waiting for you to go back to them? Whenever I do, I always close >> them out of instinct, thinking that they must be eating up battery life, >> right? Nope! In fact, Loveless says that closing apps from the multitasking >> menu can actually hurt the iPhone's overall battery life, and for a totally >> logical reason. >> >> Just because you see an app sitting in the multitasking menu doesn't mean >> it's actually using your battery life at all - it's just paused, sitting in >> the phone's memory and not doing much of anything. When you close it, the >> phone shuts it down, but when you inevitably open the app back up, it forces >> your phone to load all that data back up again, and that means it's using >> valuable power and ticking down your reserves. Just leave the apps alone and >> you'll be doing yourself and your battery a favor. >> >> On Android, finding the apps that are running is as easy as pulling the top >> menu bar down, which brings up a list of the apps either running or paused. >> You can choose to close them, but again, the idea is that by leaving them on >> you're actually saving more power, so just leave them be. >> >> #5 Low-power mode can add hours to your battery life >> >> Android and iOS both come with low-power features that let you turn off >> almost all of your phone's extra features anytime and save tons of energy >> throughout the day. You can turn it on when the battery drops to 20% or much >> earlier - by going to Settings > Battery > Low Power Mode and switching it >> on. >> >> On Android, the battery saving feature kicks in automatically if you leave >> your settings as-is, but you can also manually turn it on by going to >> Settings > Battery then tap the menu icon and select "Battery Saver." >> >> It can be a real life saver, and it has the bonus benefit of preventing even >> more battery stress by depleting a dying battery even further than it >> already is. >> >> There are other little things you can do, too, which many other writers have >> mentioned. But fixing the email and background activity issues on my own >> phone has already added more than FOUR HOURS of battery life back into my >> day. That's nothing short of a miracle in my book. >> >> Original Article at: >> https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/04/09/iphone-andro >> i >> d-low- battery-running-out-of-battery/100231638/ >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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