With the arrival of iOS 11, iPhone and iPad users everywhere were treated to a number of new impressive features, major design changes, and even a complete interface overhaul for iPad. But there was one addition that had a good number of Apple users wanting to downgrade -- faster battery drain.
Looking at a subset of 50,000 moderate to heavy iPhone and iPad users, tech outlet W Blog found that it takes iOS 10 240 min. to completely drain the device, while it takes iOS 11 only 96 min.
The thing is, this issue is nothing new. iOS updates often cause battery problems upon release. This is due to Spotlight re-indexing, as well as applications going back to their default settings.
This article will give iPhone and iPad users some very useful tips and tricks to extend their battery life just a little longer.
The first step is the simplest -- check the battery life. As mentioned earlier, apps often go haywire after upgrading the device. Go to Settings > Battery. At the bottom of the menu, check the numbers for Standby and Usage. The usage number should be way lower than that of standby.
If not, try letting the device sit for five minutes, then check the numbers again. If the Standby time is five minutes higher, then the device should be okay. If the Usage is up by just one minute, the device is not resting as it should.
The next move should be to check the app usage, some of them might be using more juice even when not in use.
To fix this, go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh -- either turn this off altogether or customize which apps should keep running.
Also, a major battery burner are the location services, as they continuously work with GPS, Bluetooth, cell tower locations, and crowd-sourced hot-spots. To customize or turn this off, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
It also would not hurt to adjust the phone's brightness and auto-lock settings to minimize the power used by phone display.
Most importantly, have patience, at least until the next iOS update fixes this annoying bug.
