Was there ever a 6.1.1? Or did I miss it? So how is 6.1.2, worth upgrading for? I almost like 6.0.1 better than 6.1, so maybe I will pass unless there is a need...
didn't really know there was a 6.1.1 . anyway, any update that may enhance battery life is good enough to upgrade to.
I seem to be getting shorter battery life under 6.1.2 than under 6.1 on both my iPad 2 and iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately, 6.1 appeared to cause my 3GS to heat up so that the back gets quite hot...
not sure if this is related to this thread but you made me think of something my ipad4 and iphone4 both have had a drastic reduction in battery life the last week or 2 the iphone 4 is the worst. usually a full charge would last me all day easily, wouldnt even get past 50% now by mid morning its down around 70% and i rarely use it ( i do make sure all apps are closed too) was this a common theme with ios update or totally unrelated sorry for hijacking a thread
I've been getting worse battery life in ios 6.1 I think. Will load on 6.1.2 tommorrow to see if it helps.
It isn't directly related to the updates, but with my iPhone turning on 3G results in a massively, hugely reduced battery life, similar to what you've described. Could that be it for you?
Generally, turning on more radios uses up more energy. From my own observation, turning on each of the following will use more electricity: GSM (2G) Wi-Fi GPRS 3G GPS I usually just leave GSM on all the time for calls and texts, but toggle between Wi-Fi and 3G depending on Wi-Fi availability. Moving about will sap battery life really quickly as the iPhone will have to keep changing base stations, so battery life in a stationary position last much longer than on the highway. However if OP has not varied his daily routine, then the cause of the drain would most likely be something else. An app perhaps? I have had some apps draining my iDevices rapidly after using them and some even after force quitting them. A reboot is necessary to return to normal power consumption patterns. Apps which I found drain battery quickly once started: Teux Deux (drains power quickly, so force quit it every time I am done, which solves the problem) Puffin Web Browser (keeps draining power rapidly even after force quitting, rebooting is the only answer)
i havent changed anything with the phone apart from the fact the last 2 weeks ive been using it WAY less, yet its battery drains a lot lot more id say, without exaggerating 2 or 3 times faster than previously. everything else seems to be fine, nothing wrong or broken my ipad isnt as bad but there is a noticeable speed up in battery usage the last fortnight than previously
Have you tried rebooting? Hold down the power button at the top right hand corner until the red swipe bar appears at the top of the screen, then swipe it. A circular timer thing will appear in the middle of the screen as your iDevice shuts down. After the screen has gone totally blank for ten or more seconds, hold down the power button until an Apple logo appears in the middle of the screen. Then the usual lock screen should appear once all the iOS stuff has loaded. That would be a soft reboot. Also, did the back of your device feel warmer recently? I had issues with my 3GS after updating to 6.1, but if your back isn't warmer then it is probably something else...
