Initial Reports Indicate iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Battery Life Issues

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]

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iPhone Users Reporting Issues With Address Book After iOS 5.0.1 OTA Update

Apple has just confirmed that iOS 5.0.1 hasn't fixed all iPhone battery issues, and if that wasn't bad enough, users have started reported new problems after upgrading to the latest iOS software update.

Paul Hontz of The Startup Foundry writes that after upgrading to iOS 5.0.1 via the over-the-air (OTA) update has screwed up the address book on his iPhone.

Hontz writes:

I updated my iPhone 4S earlier today (using the OTA method), and I discovered a nasty bug. My iPhone could no longer remember the names of any of my contacts! I opened up the contacts app on my phone and discovered that all of entries were still there but if I got a text or a call my iPhone would have a sudden bout of amnesia and forget the contacts name.

It’s even more bizarre when you’re trying to create a new text. In the example above I texted Erin Hontz. After I selected her as the contact, I wrote my message and hit send. In the message pane (pictured on the right) it would forget my contact’s name and just show the number.

Hontz is not the only one to face this issue. DC - one of our readers has just commented about an issue with iPhone contacts after upgrading to iOS 5.0.1:

Battery levels stayed the same. Where the update screwed me was my contacts. If I don't have the "+ 1" format entered, the name of the contact doesn't show up. Planning on restoring to factory settings.

According to Hontz, the issue seems to be affecting only iPhone 4S users. Hontz has provided the following workaround to fix the issue:

1) Open the Phone and dial *228. This is a Verizon over-the-air programming number. 2) When the system answer press 1 for “Program or activate your phone” 3) Wait for the call to disconnect. You should get a prompt stating something like, “Settings updated.” 4) Open the Task Manager (double click the home button) and kill the Phone, Message, and Contacts Applications 5) Wait a few minutes (I waited 3 just to be extra safe) 6) Open the Message App to verify the fix.

If you are still broken, kill the Message App again, then reboot your phone.

Did iOS 5.0.1 also mess up your iPhone Contacts? Let us know if the workaround helped.

via: TSF

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Apple Confirms iOS 5.0.1 Have NOT Fixed Battery Issues (REPORT)

After release of iOS 5.0.1 yesterday, many users are still reporting battery issues on their iOS devices after the first update of the iOS 5.0 mobile operating system have been designed particularly to counter the complaints of battery life issues.

AllThingsD has been provided a statement by Apple that it is still investigating the complaints regarding the battery life to find out the root cause of the issue. This was the statement issued by Apple.

The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices,” the company said in a statement. “We continue to investigate a few remaining issues.”

Already working on a follow-up update for any problems yet to discover and incorporating fixes for it, Apple is still to commit on any near term iOS update to resolve any unknown additional issues.

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