[vicsireland] Re: IPhone battery question
- From: Mairead O Mahony <maireadomahony@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:05:36 +0000
Hi Sabrina,
I have figured out from Joan Anns instructions how to stop apps from
running in the background and delete them. It just takes a bit of
practicing but it is difficult to make these instructions any clearer.
It is trial and error and a few times I ended up moving apps instead
of deleting them.
Since the other night I uninstalled Viber and once I gave my phone a
full charge using the plug charger and made the following changes my
battery life went back to normal again.
The minute I unplugged it I turned off the Wifi by going in to
settings, scrooled down to Wifi and double tapped on it.
Then I navigated to Wifi on and double tapped on it.
Then I navigated up the screen and selected Wifi off. .
Then I went back to settings, scrooled to 3G and turned it on.
Then I went back to settings and turned on Wifi and then went back to
settings and turned off 3G.
In summary the steps I follow are:
Turn off Wifi, turn on 3G, turn on Wifi and turn off 3G. If they
aren't followed in this order it doesn't work for me.
Usually when I charge the phone from the computer I have to do these
steps, otherwise the useage under settings and general ends up being
the same as the stand by time even if you weren't using the phone all
this time. I usually get around 3 days out of my battery. I am using
the iPhone 3GS so these instructions mightn't work for the newer
versions of the iPhone or some of the options might be in different
places. Also when I install most apps I don't allow notifications as
I find it drains the battery as well but you can't use Viber with the
notifications being on which is really annoying as it is a brilliant
app.
Other tips that will help save battery:
When you buy an iPhone first usually 3G and bluetooth are turned on by
default. I always turn these off and only turn them on when I am
using them, otherwise if you go in to settings, general, useage and
stand by the useage and stand by will be the same which shouldn't be
the case.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Mairead
On 11/26/11, Sabrina McKiernan <sabmckiernan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This is coming in on a question Mairead had the other day about turning
> off/deleting apps ..
>
> I am having to charge the phone every day or so is this pretty normal?
> I am just wondering if I have an app on in the background that is draining
> the battery?
>
> Joanann, you were saying that if you locate the app double tap on it and
> with another finger turn the app off? When in app switcher I can locate the
> apps running and can double tap on them fine but not understanding the next
> step
>
> If you could give instructions again or if someone else could?
>
> Thanks much.
>
> Sabrina
>
>
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