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If you have trouble making your iPhone’s battery last a whole day, read on! In this tutorial we will be showing you how to maximize your iOS device’s battery. This is quite helpful if you’re an iPhone power user that uses your iPhone throughout the day. This tutorial requires an iOS device running iOS 5.0 [...]

iPhone 4S users are reporting that their device does not fully charge to 100%.  Users report that their iPhones only reach 90 to 98 percent charge even though they charged their iPhones all night. The iPhone battery may need to be recalibrated from time to time to keep the battery percent display accurate. It is [...]

Those who are using their new iPhone 4S are reporting a small problem with battery life. Just like the antenna issue of the last iPhone model, this problem is alleviated by taking a few jaunts in the menus of the smartphone. If you have ever asked, “How can I get my iPhone 4S battery to [...]

Some users have reported shorter battery life from MacBooks and MacBook Pros after the update to Mac OS X 10.6.6. Fixes Reset SMC. Some users have reported that resetting the Mac’s SMC (system management controller) at least temporarily resolves this issue. Calibrate. Note that new batteries may need to be calibrated before they will hold a [...]

Some users have reported poor battery life from iPhones, iPads or iPod touches after the update to iOS 4.2.1. There are a number of potential fixes for this issue: Fixes Restore, but not from a backup (use as a last resort). This fix has proven successful for the most users thus far. It appears that bad [...]

As previously reported, although many iPhone users experience better battery life after the iOS 4.0 update, a number of users have reported decreased battery life after updating. In addition to our previous roundup of fixes for this issue, it now appears that updating wireless router firmware can have a dramatic beneficial effect on iPhone or iPod touch [...]

After each iOS update, a small portion of users reported dramatically reduced battery life. There are a variety of causes for this issue, and a corresponding long list of fixes, including disabling location services, checking Internet tethering, deleting problematic apps, turning off Push, calibrating the battery, closing extraneous Safari windows, and restoring. Several users have now reported success with [...]

Several users have reported poor battery life after the update to iOS 4.0.1, on both iPhone and iPod touch models. Fixes Disable/check location services. Overactive location services usage can result in poor battery life. Specifically, apps that use location services in the background can quickly drain the battery. To check location services usage on an [...]

A number of users have reported reduced battery on iPhones and iPod touches after updating to iOS 4.0.1. These reports crop up after virtually every iOS update, and the problem can generally be resolved by running through the first 3 procedures in the 4 Rs: 1. Reboot (hard reset). Hold down the sleep/wake and home buttons simultaneously [...]

Problems (and fixes): Shortened Battery Life Mail Stalls on “Checking for Mail”; Cannot Receive or Send Mail iPhone 3G Slowness Error 29 When Updating No 3G, EDGE or MMS Service iPod App on iPhone Crashes iPhone Reboots/Resets During Phone Calls No Wi-Fi Update Stuck on Backup or Extremely Slow Sync Errors