Warning iOS 13.4 Update Drains Battery

[Frank Jr.]

Updated both iPhone SE cell phones (Mine&Wifes) yesterday with iOS 13.4. Both phone batteries were dead this morning. Charging as we speak.....

P.S. Under battery usage I found some type of background mail app that had been running for 10 hours 39 minutes. Everything else was normal far as I can tell. Currently on hold with Apple technical support.

 

[harshness]

You may have subjected yourself to a rather jagged bleeding edge release of the software. The jury at Forbes recommends staying away from this release:

Apple iOS 13.4 Release: Should You Upgrade?

Apple iOS 13.4 has arrived and it's a hot mess you should avoid. This is why...

www.forbes.com

 

[dfergie]

Running same software with the SE’s, She hasn’t said anything, mine does seem to eat more battery life...


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[Frank Jr.]

Just got off the phone (Home Phone) with a senior tech from Apple. She had me change some setting on my iPhone and told me to wait 24 hrs and see if the battery drain is fixed. Somehow I think I will be calling back tomorrow. I suspect Apple will be rolling out more updates soon to fix the bugs created by iOS 13.4.

Thanks harshness for that link.

 

[klang]

I've got 13.4 on an iPhone 11 pro and 2 iPads. No issues so far.

 

[dweber]

I have IOS 13.4 on my IPhone 8+ and I am not having an issue with battery drain.


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[Frank Jr.]

Running same software with the SE’s, She hasn’t said anything, mine does seem to eat more battery life...


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At least ours were not dead this morning, but like yours I did notice slightly less battery charge than before the update.

 

[dfergie]

I’m down to 55%, but took off charge over 6 hours ago and have been off & on all day...


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[Frank Jr.]

Before the update, battery health on both iPhone's was 99%, now both indicating 98%. A 1% drop may not be much, but after the update that completely drained both batteries I am not surprised. Is Apple back to inserting nefarious software in their products, or just not properly testing their updates before release?

 

[Juan]

Might just need to be recalibrated....let the phone run down completly and then recharge

 

[Radioguy41]

, or just not properly testing their updates before release?

Bingo!

I learned long ago not to update the wife's iPad until all the dust has settled and not until I Googled the bejeebers out of it to make certain. I don't understand why people are so anxious to install an upgrade, at least not until it's been shown to work properly. Anyone remember iOS 8.0.1 being pulled by Apple or the 9 debacle? Apple has a history of bad updates so my advice is wait a while before updating anything.

 

[Frank Jr.]

Bingo!

I learned long ago not to update the wife's iPad until all the dust has settled and not until I Googled the bejeebers out of it to make certain. I don't understand why people are so anxious to install an upgrade, at least not until it's been shown to work properly. Anyone remember iOS 8.0.1 being pulled by Apple or the 9 debacle? Apple has a history of bad updates so my advice is wait a while before updating anything.

Apparently it doesn't matter if one waits or not.

Complaints about this can be found in multiple forums, including Reddit and Apple’s Support Communities (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 etc) impacting every iPhone model and every version of iOS 13, including the latest iOS 13.3.1 release. The problem always takes the same form: users navigate to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data (either by chance or because of a big bill) and find a mysterious entry called ‘Uninstalled Apps’ which is steadily consuming data. Source: Mystery Data Consumption Just Gave Many Users A Reason To Quit Their iPhones

 

[navychop]

I’m on 13.3.1 and my battery certainly dies quicker. But is it just due to age?

 

[Frank Jr.]

I’m on 13.3.1 and my battery certainly dies quicker. But is it just due to age?

Check for Uninstalled Apps using your data and battery. Read the complete page in the link I provided just above your last post.

Here it is again and an image copied from the same link. Mystery Data Consumption Just Gave Many Users A Reason To Quit Their iPhones

 

[Foxbat]

Usually any update to iOS typically burns through battery after installation due to indexing your iPhone’s local content. I think the usual “cure” is to shut down your iPhone a day after updating and see if that helps your battery usage.

That graphic shows that Facebook is installed on that iPhone. I’m sorry, but installing Facebook on your iPhone is like connecting your Windows XP computer directly to the Internet. I wonder how many of those “uninstalled” Apps were installed by Facebook or their subsidiaries.

 

[klang]

On my phone those statistics show they haven’t been reset since Sept of 2013. Doubt, in my case at least, the numbers are meaningful. But my battery is just fine anyway.


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[harshness]

Apparently it doesn't matter if one waits or not.

As the Forbes article point out, the efficacy of recent testing seems to be declining so it is becoming more important to individually weigh improvements against the soon-to-be-identified damages. Some things you step in aren't easy to scrape off.

 

[harshness]

I’m on 13.3.1 and my battery certainly dies quicker. But is it just due to age?

Testing suggests that lithium ion batteries decay more or less linearly so a sudden drop in battery life is not typical.

 

[Foxbat]

On my phone those statistics show they haven’t been reset since Sept of 2013. Doubt, in my case at least, the numbers are meaningful. But my battery is just fine anyway.

Good point! I looked at my Cellular usage, and "Uninstalled Apps" was 380K. After resetting my statistics (which I hadn't done on my iPhone 8 since I bought it) this category is now at the bottom with no entry.

Since Apple tracks all Apps' Cellular Usage, when you delete an App off of your iPhone, they probably take its data use and add it to the "Uninstalled" category. So a tech reporter with an iPhone who is probably installing Apps to try them out and removing them when the test is done would therefore see a large use under the "Uninstalled Apps" category if the statistics were never reset.

I wonder how many of those “uninstalled” Apps were installed by Facebook or their subsidiaries.

After klang posted, I'm taking back my accusation that Facebook was installing covert Apps on their users' iPhones. His explanation is the more reasonable explanation for this "Uninstalled Apps" Cellular Data Usage..

Nothing to see here, folks; move along, move along…

 

[Frank Jr.]

Update 13.4.1 is now available. Any takers?

Apple Releases iOS 13.4.1: Surprise Update With Important Fixes

The latest iOS and iPadOS software updates have just gone live. Here’s everything you need to know.

www.forbes.com