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October 12, 2007 12:00 AM PDT
Poor battery life and WiFi issues after iPhone 1.1.1 update: Potential fix
We've received several notes from readers who are having the following two problems, in conjunction, after applying the iPhone 1.1.1 battery update:
- Reduced battery capacity
- Issues connecting to specific wireless networks
In some cases, when these issues occur simultaneously, the issue appears to be repeated, failed attempts to automatically join certain wireless networks. The solution for some is as follows:
- Navigate to Settings, then select Wi-Fi
- Tap the arrow next to each listed Wi-Fi network and tap Forget this Network
- Go back to the Wi-Fi screen and manually join the desired network
Failing that, turn Wi-Fi off, then back on using the Wi-Fi settings screen and re-apply the aforementioned steps.
If you are experiencing poor battery life or WiFi issues after the 1.1.1 update, please let us know.
I'm not sure if my problem was related or not, but I just got back from the Apple store, where they replaced my iPhone on the spot. The genius barely looked at it. Maybe they're secretly aware of the situation? I'm interested to see how the battery holds up tomorrow.
I have also found the iPhone ON in my shirt pocket with very little battery reserve; this, after pocketing it OFF a couple of hours before. I have had it set to check mail frequently, but so it was prior to the 1.1.1 update, and I never had this kind of power consumption before. In fact, the battery life was rather impressive. I use my iPhone a great deal and though I charge it every night, I previously could go a day or two without a recharge. Now, I have to charge it mid-day at work and at night!
My Wi-Fi experience hasn't changed much, but my Safari web browsing has. I am getting frequent crashes where the browser just shuts down and I end up back at the home page.
I am running a "clean" phone; never jail-broken, unlocked, or modified in any way.
- by Poweredup.Bill October 14, 2007 4:58 AM PDT
- I had problems too, as soon as I downloaded 1.1.1.
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(6 Comments)It was so bad my fully-charged battery would be dead by about 2pm each day.
So I called Apple, and they sent me a new iPhone!
As soon as I told them it occured after the update, he immediately said to send it back.
So I think that they are aware of the problem.
But, when they sent me a new one, it was still under 1.0, so I had to update it to 1.1.1.
Now my new one has a similar problem, but not quite as bad.
I also believe it is trying to hook into the wi-fi network all day, and burning down.
So my solution, is that when not intending to hook into wi-fi, I just shut it and blue tooth down, and only turn them on when I want to use it (which is almost not at all when I am away from home).
Battery is back to normal length with that change.