Battery problem on iPhone 4S still continues

Although Apple has released an update iOS 5 operating system, to improve battery life on the iPhone 4S, consumers reported the problem still continues. Through Apple's website, the users of these handsets to write their complaints and said that the update has been released by Apple yesterday did not fix the problem. As is known, criticism about the battery issue on devices using iOS 5, especially the iPhone 4S crowded heard since last week.


They complained the device quickly drains the battery even when not being used. Wrote one user:

Seems like the upgrade did *NOT* fix a thing! This is not what I expect from Apple – Steve Jobs must be crying from up there!! I updated it yesterday night, eager and expecting to see the battery levels not drop off the cliff. After the upgrade, I spoke on the phone for ~35mins and surfed the Internet for ~10mins, my battery levels dropped from 78% to 55%!! I thought to myself, perhaps, I should recharge it fully. Charged fully @ 645am EST and now it is 0706am EST, phone not used – 2% battery drop. WHAT IS GOING ON APPLE????

Some users are suggested that perhaps the iPhone 4S suffers from a hardware, rather than a software problem.

I first upgraded to the 5.0.1 developer release last week and saw no improvement. I switched to the public release yesterday in case of any changes and…still no improvement. I’m becoming less and less convinced (in my case) that it is iOS 5 related at all. I ran iOS 5 for months on my iPhone 4 without anything like the issues I’m having now. My wife now has my iPhone 4 on iOS 5 and she’s having no problems either. For me though, on my iPhone 4S, horrible drainage problems. I’m increasingly convinced that I have a genuine hardware issue with my iPhone. Or, if not hardware, a very specific iOS bug that only is hitting the iPhone 4S as my exact same setup with the same software works without problem on the iPhone 4. I have a Genius Bar appointment on Tuesday, let’s hope they switch my phone for one with a working battery. FYI I have done two separate clean installs, neither of which has helped.

Many users are turning to their local Apple Store for help.

Booked a genius bar appointment, battery will not last over 5 hours of usage and 15 hours standby, not good enough at all. ios 5.0.1 has made no difference.

To be sure, reports on Apple’s message boards may not indicate widespread problems. Moreover complaints of poor battery life are widespread on modern smart phones, whose large screens and constant notifications make getting through a day of intensive usage challenging.

Apple appears to be looking into ongoing issues. ”The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” the company said in a statement released to AllThingsD. “We continue to investigate a few remaining issues.”

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