Apple's iOS 5.0.1 update to address battery life concerns faced by a number of users, according to initial reports iOS 5.0.1 software is "nothing short of amazing". Most developers who have used iOS 5.0.1 beta reported much better battery life when on iOS 5.0.1.
Wired and Twitter have some quotes from users on iOS 5.0.1, here are a few of them:
"Frankly the difference is nothing short of amazing. To go almost an entire day without a change in the meter reading seems unbelievable. Where before I could almost watch the battery drain, now it doesn’t move at all."
@thebertolet: done [updated] it on a 3GS, a AT&T iPhone 4, and a 4s as shown. The 4s has gone from 15% loss per hour to 3-4%.
@sweet_431: My battery life has noticeably improved, I now only need to charge every other day as opposed to every day.
@itsmekhoi: I updated to IOS 5.0.1 beta 2 (9A404) and I definitely notice the battery life improvement.
Not all users reported improvement with the update, however:
@xHacKx: I have it and I don't see any improvements to the battery life of my iPhone 4. I'm running iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2
@ggfevans: sadly no difference in battery life (around 4 and a half hours of usage, 6 standby). only change I've noted is the version number
The last beta was seeded to developers just less than a week ago and we expect Apple to release it to the users anytime soon.
If you've installed iOS 5 beta then let us know what has been your experience.
[via Wired]
