As you use a battery, it slowly loses its capacity, lasting a little less time. Eventually, it can report the wrong level to your device. Calibrating brings the battery back in line, so the gauge is accurate. In theory, you don't need to calibrate an Apple device's battery, but it can't hurt.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2014, at 12:46, Daniel <danielmcgee...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > What is calibrating the battery mean? > >> On 4 Dec 2014, at 16:07, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Let it shut down, then plug it in until it fully charges (such as >> overnight). You might need to do that a couple times, but that should help >> to calibrate the gauge. Also, you might qualify for a free battery >> replacement, if your phone is from late 2012. I don't have the link right >> now, but google "apple free iPhone 5 battery replacement" and you'll find >> it. Go to the Apple page for the program, give it your serial number, and >> see if you qualify. >>> On Dec 4, 2014, at 10:50 AM, Daniel McGee <danielmcgee...@googlemail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> So I have updated to 8.1.1 on an iPhone 5 and so far, I am enjoying the >>> experience until now which is a concern. >>> >>> Basically, this Sunday gone, I woke up and check my battery percentage and >>> it was at 28% unlocked the phone and started using it and just like that >>> Voiceover said "iphone shutting down." >>> >>> Today, early in the morning my phone was at 18%. As before, unlocked it, >>> started using it and sure enough the same message came up. >>> >>> Here are the two things that I'm worried about though. >>> >>> 1. This is a big concern but when the phone shuts down, the only way I can >>> get it to start up again is to plug it into charge and when I here the two >>> birbrations, and a few seconds later the phone is on again. Today, when it >>> died at 18% I waited till it came on again through the use of the charger, >>> took it off, and sure enough, a bit later it died again around the 18% mark. >>> >>> 2. If anyone knows, why isn't the battery percentage being accurate? Its >>> got me a bit worried because I've never had this kind of problem before. I >>> just wanted to know, am I on my own? Fingers crossed, I'm hoping its a >>> software issue and not a hardware one that is targeted at my device. >>> >>> If anyone has got any experience on the matter then I would love to know >>> how you managed to resolve it. If at all. >>> >>> Many thanks >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >>> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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