Some people just want the update to just work like the Apple slogan "It just works"
I am thinking that I will definately update to 9. I just need to get a friend with a dev account.
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I am thinking that I will definately update to 9. I just need to get a friend with a dev account.
I have had iOS9 on my phone for over 22 hours... Battery is still rapidly draining at almost 4x the notmal rate. For now I took of the settings in search, just to be safe. If battery improves, then while charging overnight, I will let it index again... Submitted Bug Report
Out of curiosity to everybody here, do you guys leave your iPhone connected to the power charger while the OS loads up or are running on battery while this is going on?
While I was at work I turned everything off until my day was over. Im home now and i turned everything on again and will leave it on overnight. It was on since about 7 PM last night until about 12 today and it was still horrible.
I hope it finishes indexing tonight.
I had battery drain on a restored iPhone 6 and fresh install on an iPad 3, and both stayed pretty warm for some time. Agreed with the indexing. I guessed that Apple's servers were getting hammered, too - turning off iCloud Drive on both devices slowed the drain considerably. I did not upgrade my iCloud Drive when prompted during the install.
I also noticed both devices getting warm-to-hot when using any app with GPS (LTE iPad), especially Google Maps and Newsify, the latter of which offers some local targeted ads when browsing. My iPhone 6 stayed warm-to-hot after using GPS, and I needed to reboot the phone to get it to cool down.
FWIW, on my iPhone 6, most of the General>Search items were already unchecked as I had unchecked items previously in iOS 8, so no major change for me with this. I'll be carrying one of my 16k mAh Anker batteries with me for a few days...
I also noticed both devices getting warm-to-hot when using any app with GPS (LTE iPad), especially Google Maps and Newsify, the latter of which offers some local targeted ads when browsing. My iPhone 6 stayed warm-to-hot after using GPS, and I needed to reboot the phone to get it to cool down.
FWIW, on my iPhone 6, most of the General>Search items were already unchecked as I had unchecked items previously in iOS 8, so no major change for me with this. I'll be carrying one of my 16k mAh Anker batteries with me for a few days...
Mine just started draining not too long ago (iPhone 5s 9.0b1), only does it when connected to wifi. It stops when on cellular data.
If you want things to "just work", then you shouldn't ever use a beta version of anything. You must be willing to put up with at least minor issues if you're going to use beta versions of software.
I am shocked by this bad battery performance either. Even this is the beta version, if apple aims at improving the quality of the iOS, this is surely a really bad start.
However, if I consider it from another side, this beta is a "true" beta software because it performs so bad that I instantly realise this is not an official firmware. In iOS 8.4 beta 3, I sometimes feel I am using an officially released software, not a beta software. It performs so solid that I feel little difference. Maybe occasional music app interface element misplacing could remind me this is still in beta. Ha-ha.....
I didn't use GPS related apps for now. But I will need to take my external battery with me a few days, either...I had battery drain on a restored iPhone 6 and fresh install on an iPad 3, and both stayed pretty warm for some time. Agreed with the indexing. I guessed that Apple's servers were getting hammered, too - turning off iCloud Drive on both devices slowed the drain considerably. I did not upgrade my iCloud Drive when prompted during the install.
I also noticed both devices getting warm-to-hot when using any app with GPS (LTE iPad), especially Google Maps and Newsify, the latter of which offers some local targeted ads when browsing. My iPhone 6 stayed warm-to-hot after using GPS, and I needed to reboot the phone to get it to cool down.
FWIW, on my iPhone 6, most of the General>Search items were already unchecked as I had unchecked items previously in iOS 8, so no major change for me with this. I'll be carrying one of my 16k mAh Anker batteries with me for a few days...
nope, just woke up and my old iPhone 5 on iOS 9 still got 96% this morning. it was at 98% when i went to bed.
fresh install, no update and no restore from back up
I disabled search on the iphone 6, and this time the drain went from 86% to 42% overnight. I disabled BT but left WiFi on (and it may have been feeding the Apple Watch somehow).
On the ipad air 2, went from 69% to 35%. In just 6h.
Still pretty bad. I know it's a beta, and I didn't expect a battery improvement as advertised... But this drain? It's crazy!
On the ipad air 2, went from 69% to 35%. In just 6h.
Still pretty bad. I know it's a beta, and I didn't expect a battery improvement as advertised... But this drain? It's crazy!
My battery on the 6+ is amazing. Last all day. I better not experience this type of battery drain. One of the main reasons I got this phone was because of the battery
Yes, but Apple did not intend for u to use a beta 1 on it, so forget why u bought it- it doesn't apply when using a beta this early.
Was facing the same battery drain last night. Charged it to 100% and kept it connected till the indexing was completed. After disconnecting, it went down to 95% in a few minutes.
Granted that this is a beta and that I might have done an upgrade instead of a fresh install. Starting a fresh install now. Will give it a few days and see how the battery works out after that.
Granted that this is a beta and that I might have done an upgrade instead of a fresh install. Starting a fresh install now. Will give it a few days and see how the battery works out after that.
iPhone 6+ 64Gb here. Same battery drain. Normally my iPhone loses 3-4% over night. Last night it was at 14% and I was really curious about the new powersave mode so I turned that new option on and went to sleep, this morning my iPhone was completely drained
iOS 8.3 no power save: 3-4% loss
iOS 9b1 power save mode: 14+ %
Made me laugh this morning. ;-) will test it again tonight and see if it's the same deal, since everyone here is talking about indexing and blah blah. ;-)
iOS 8.3 no power save: 3-4% loss
iOS 9b1 power save mode: 14+ %
Made me laugh this morning. ;-) will test it again tonight and see if it's the same deal, since everyone here is talking about indexing and blah blah. ;-)
I'm also losing about 50% overnight. I've done every beta before, but this one has serious issues with the battery somewhere.
I distinctly remember iOS 7 beta 1 had really bad battery life too. This was solved in beta 2. I think it best to wait to beta 2.