Mark, the iPhones are really very good at battery usage. More so than the equivalent android devices I think having both at my disposal.
I like to do this over weekends where I just let my phone drain from usage. It’s the type of thing you do once every month or other month so it’s not something you do frequently but it can be tricky to drain them. Wait until you see it sit at 1% for over an hour and still run.:) > On Oct 27, 2015, at 2:29 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Thank you Scott, > > You made perfect sense. I completely understand. > > I'm amazed at how difficult it is to drain the battery. Even when I turn the > screen brightness up to 100%, set The auto-lock to 5 minutes, etc, it just > won't drain. I supposed it's like they say, a watched pot never boils > (smile). > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 7:38 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Calibrating The iPhone Battery > > Mark, the reset is a separate issue. You may reboot the phone any time you > feel you have an issue that rebooting would solve. > > You will want to wait an hour or more, more is not harmful after discharging > to charge again. These are separate and not related tasks. > > Does that make more sense? > > Let me know if I’ve thoroughly confused you we can always set up a call if > I’ve been unclear. > > Take care and good luck > >> On Oct 26, 2015, at 8:44 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello Scott, >> >> Thank you. >> >> I did let the phone run all the way down but did not wait your recommended 1 >> hour before beginning the recharge. >> >> I will let it run down, again, and then wait the one hour before recharging. >> >> >> Should I perform the hard reset when the phone is at 0% power? or at 100% >> full power. Does it matter if the phone is connected to a power outlet at >> the time of the hard reset? >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 5:47 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Calibrating The iPhone Battery >> >> Hi Mark, yes I mean let the phone draw until it self powers down. Then wait >> an additional hour or so after this point and charge it fully with a >> complete cycle. >> >> Let me know if that’s more clear. >> >>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 3:16 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Scott, >>> >>> I changed the Subject line to more accurately reflect our conversation. >>> >>> Thank you ever so much for the tips on how to calibrate my iPhone battery. >>> >>> I will do exactly as you suggest. >>> >>> I have already rebooted the phone and I have forced a reset via >>> simultaneously pressing both the Home and Power button until the >>> device restarted by displaying the Apple Logo. >>> >>> One question: >>> >>> When you say "completely drain the battery", do you mean let the >>> battery drain all the way down until the phone will no longer power >>> on? Past all of the warnings? >>> >>> Thank you again, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 5:27 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Mark on iOS 9.1, So Far >>> >>> Mark, I think I can help you on the battery front. >>> >>> I'm running the 6S+ with 9.1, a 6 with 9.1 and several iPads with 9.1. >>> When you first start out with a device the battery circuits need a >>> bit of celebration. It's not like the old days where a battery was just a >>> battery. >>> There's complex little circuits embedded in the batteries that >>> actually control their discharge and manage their operation. These >>> need to calibrate and this is also why you should calibrate your phone once >>> per month or so. >>> Charge and fully discharge the phone a few times and you should see >>> far better battery life. Also, once you install the OS and the phone >>> restarts, reboot it one time further. Use the holding of the home >>> and power buttons to accomplish this. A restart after the phone >>> initially boots has also helped me clear many a drain issue. Once >>> your new installs stabilize I think you'll find that your battery >>> life has improved. Let me know if this helps at all. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Scott >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:30 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> Well, last night, I finally installed iOS 9.1 on my 6 Plus. >>>> >>>> For me, there are no proverbial show-stoppers. >>>> >>>> 1. >>>> However, given that I have been in an ongoing dialog with Apple >>>> engineers, I am a little disappointed that the camera app zoom >>>> VoiceOver bug still persist. However, on a positive note, at least, >>>> enabling VoiceOver, after zooming in on an image, no longer cancels >>>> the >>> zoom. Baby steps, eh? >>>> (smile). >>>> >>>> 2. >>>> I am surprised at how much I miss having the time announced when >>>> waking the phone. >>>> >>>> 3. >>>> Perhaps it's just me but I swear the quality of Samantha has been >>>> greatly degraded in this version. I just don't understand why, with >>>> every major release since iOS 6.x, the quality of Samantha has been >>> steadily declining. >>>> Of course, this is just my opinion. What I do find interesting is >>>> that Samantha's pronunciation of words that were absolutely correct >>>> in iOS 8, has been changed and are now incorrect in iOS 9.1. >>>> >>>> In iOS 8.x, I found the high quality version of the Samantha voice >>>> somewhat pleasant, in iOS 9.x, I find it unsettling, to say the least. >>>> I cannot imagine having the current Samantha voice reading long >>>> stretches of texts, whereas in the previous iOS, this would not have >>>> even been at issue. Is Apple trying to force everyone to Alex? >>>> (Yes, a >>> conspiracy theory). >>>> (Smile). >>>> >>>> 4. >>>> Also, the SMS Reply To dictation feedback problem is very, very annoying. >>> >>>> >>>> For those who disagree, let me say that I respect your opinion. >>>> Also, the feedback is not much of a problem if one dictates using >>>> either a Bluetooth or wired headset. I suppose it is not much of an >>>> issue if one only dictates >>>> 1 or 2 words. However, if one attempts to dictate a full sentence, >>>> then the feedback becomes problematic as a kind of feedback loop >>>> ensues causing a great deal of random text to be inserted as Siri, >>>> hearing VoiceOver, begins to dictate to itself. >>>> >>>> 5. >>>> I know this comes up every time a new OS is released but it seems to >>>> me as though my battery drains faster since updating from 8.x to 9.1. >>>> I just turned off a lot of items that were active in the background >>>> app refresh area so I'll see how it goes. However, I can tell you >>>> that I updated a total of three 6 plus phones, yesterday, two from >>>> iOS 9.0.2. Now, even though both of those two phones that were >>>> already running 9.x, were plugged into an outlet at the time of the >>>> update, via OTA, both had less charge after updating than they did, >>>> before the update began. I've never seen such a thing before. >>>> >>>> 6. >>>> As always, I have sent my findings to Apple. >>>> >>>> 7. >>>> Finally, and I want to be clear on this: Updating the OS OTA >>>> (over-the-air) is in no way the same as installing it from iTunes >>>> via a USB cable. For whatever reason, there does seem to be a >>>> pattern of more problems when going from iOS 8.x to 9.x via OTA. >>>> >>>> What is the difference between the OTA method and the iTunes method? >>>> In short, updating OTA does not rewrite the file allocation table >>>> and file structures, just for starters. When you update via iTunes, >>>> it is as if you are doing a fresh install as all of the file tables >>>> and data clusters are actually rewritten to the disk.. >>>> >>>> Want proof of this? No problem, here's how to verify the difference. >>>> When you use the OTA method, you will notice that any custom >>>> keyboard shortcuts you may have added remain, after the update. >>>> However, when you update via iTunes, you will discover that only >>>> default keyboard shortcuts exist, meaning you will have to rewrite >>>> your custom keyboard >>> shortcuts. >>>> >>>> I wish I could lay claim to having learned about the difference >>>> between the two methods, independently but I was told of the >>>> difference by a senior Apple iOS design engineer. >>>> >>>> I'll be honest, I have not used the iTunes method since the OTA >>>> option became available but now that I have had several of my recent >>>> syncing problems resolved after having used the iTunes method, I'll >>>> probably use it from now on, when possible. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>> send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is >> Cara Quinn - 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