Someone reported higher than normal battery drain in iOS 7.1. So, I checked my battery status and found that my battery had drained 8% in about half an hour. In another 15 minutes, it decreased another 3%.
I checked the status bar since iOS automatically displays the processes being used. Sure enough, location services was running. This means, the GPS antenna was active. The GPS antenna is the biggest drain on the battery. I checked my apps and found nothing in the app switcher that would use location services. So, I went into settings, general, background refresh, and blocked all apps from running in the background. Location services disappeared from the status bar, and my battery appears to have returned to normal usage. Next, I will switch off all background apps and reactivate background refresh. If location services comes on again, this will mean iOS 7.1 is improperly activating location services deeper in the system. Otherwise, I will start testing each app individually to discover which apps are now automatically activating location services even when the app(s) are not running. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
