Comments on: Tips and How To’s: Post-2.2 Battery Woes

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:22:46 +0000

Wow, thank you so much for this article! This problem still seems to exist in 3.0.1. Although I probably brought it upon myself with a jailbreak app, I was suddenly getting terrible battery life and the usage tab always showed usage = time since last charge. Deleted exchange account, readded it and now usage !- time since last charge. Hopefully battery life will be increased accordingly.

By: PR

PR — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:44:22 +0000

Thank you for the information! I ended up finding this blog after experiencing my own phone’s terrible battery life after the upgrade. I noticed that it turned my Push notification back on, so I just turned it off and am going to experiment with that for a day or so before deciding if I should delete my e-mail and re-input the data.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:48:22 +0000

I have a lot of battery issues also. I don't use exchange, just Gmail though but it is set to push the email and I use AIM and internet a lot, but it seems to drain very quickly. I've taken to keeping it plugged in at work all day when I am at my desk. Not sure if the battery will be affected if it is left constantly plugged in all day, or not.

Hopefully someone will come out with a better aftermarket battery like they did with the Ipod, and a way to replace it.

I am having a lot of crashes too on the browser, and issues where when I am typingm, the keys slow down, so they come up verrry slowly one by one as I type until I reset the phone and it fixes it. Apple told me it is because the phones processer isn't as powerful as a regular computer and when I swap through multiple programs, it slows it down. But this is the reason I purchased the phone in the 1st place. I shouldnt have to constantly restart it, or deal with multiple crashes. Then I have to relog into whatever I was using since it doesnt save the password hardly ever for websites after it crashes.

3G coverage has been spotty, I was in thr MIDDLE of Washington DC last night, sitting in my car waiting for someone, it kept going to Edge, then back to 3G , but with only 1 small bar, then back to Edge and then 3G with full bars, but then it said I had no internert connection..even though I had 3G full bars. I dont think the Bars and status is 100% true.

By: George

George — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:21:21 +0000

Mr. Hart, you sir, are brilliant. I was a little late to jump on the 2.2 bandwagon, but as soon as I did I had the very same issues. Phone heating up for no reason, battery dead within 4-5 hours of being off the charger. I went overboard and deleted all my mail accounts, and re-added them. Recharged, and I’ve been off the charger for 22 hours now with still half the battery life left. THANK YOU! I don’t know that I would have ever figured this out, let alone the genius at the apple store.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:24:41 +0000

Battery life on my 2G has been declining- will check this– Also just got the coolest accessory- iPowerJacket- it’s a Leather Case with Built in Battery- found it at http://www.iPhonebattery3G.com Costs less than the Mophie & has an on/off switch and is a more powerful oem quality battery.

By: David

David — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:02:25 +0000

Worked perfectly, problem solved.

By: David

David — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:02:50 +0000

Thanks for this. I’m going to try it and report back…

By: Rafael

Rafael — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:47:28 +0000

Thanks man! I was about to return my iPhone to the cell provider to get it fixed. My battery was dying in less than 3 hours (just in standby) and got super hot. Anyways, tried deleting Exchange and BINGO problem solved; my phone is been up since Friday, no recharge needed. I haven't tried re-installing Exchange again but I will this week.

Thanks again!

By: Nico Mwai

Nico Mwai — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:01 +0000

I knew something was wrong with battery life. My phone is almost dead when I get back from work – something that didn’t happen before. Also, it’s been here in New York so the warming up of the phone in my pocket has been obvious.

By: wendy smith

wendy smith — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:33:16 +0000

I am updated to 2.2 and deleted my exchange account. Now I cannot get my Exchange to set up! I have put in the correct info, checked a 100 times. The only area I suspect is Server: I’ve tried with http://…I‘ve tried without…etc. any hints?