Tuesday, June 29, 2010
iOS 4 - Battery Vampire?
Posted by Michael Knutson in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad)" @ 07:00 AM
"I upgraded my factory-unlocked iPhone 3GS to iOS 4 just prior to leaving on a six-day trip to British Columbia. My service provider in the US is T-Mobile, and I expected to use Rogers without a problem in Canada. Well, I was in for a rude surprise ..."
Having no data plan with Rogers while in Vancouver, I was prepared to use wi-fi whenever possible, with the expectation that it (wi-fi) would impact battery life no more than it did on v3.1.3. Was I wrong! Using about ten minutes of wi-fi dropped the battery to about 90%, and that was just emailing. Another five minutes of light browsing dropped it another five percent. Something just felt different (wrong) about iOS 4. Read more...
