For those of you with an iPhone...I need help!!

[baby1disney]

I just got an iPhone 4 about 2wks ago..which I really do love!! Problem is is that the battery..to me..kinda sucks!! If I use it for apps..texting..etc..the battery drains quickly!! I leave for school at 715 am and by the time I get home about 430..its down to 40-50% and that's if I leave it on. If I turn it off..It may be at about 70%. My old phone would last for days and that was with me texting surfing the net and everything else.

My question is this: Is there something I can do to make the battery last longer?? Do I possibly have a defective phone?? Or is that just the way this phone is?? Thanks for any info!!

 

[rchristiansen]

I have an iphone 3 -- You can turn off the bluetooth and location services. That saves some of the battery life.

 

[baby1disney]

I did that and that doesn't seem to work..maybe a tad bit better...

 

[corky441]

It really depends on what else you're using the phone for. Streaming videos, watching YouTube and some apps a real battery drainers.
For the most part, I pop my iPhone on the charger every day
Just the nature of the beast

 

[jcb]

Turning off "push" email notification saves a lot of battery power.

Settings, "Mail, contacts, Calendars", "fetch new data" and make sure "push" is set to "off".

 

[nedac]

I just got an iPhone 4 about 2wks ago..which I really do love!! Problem is is that the battery..to me..kinda sucks!! If I use it for apps..texting..etc..the battery drains quickly!! I leave for school at 715 am and by the time I get home about 430..its down to 40-50% and that's if I leave it on. If I turn it off..It may be at about 70%. My old phone would last for days and that was with me texting surfing the net and everything else.

My question is this: Is there something I can do to make the battery last longer?? Do I possibly have a defective phone?? Or is that just the way this phone is?? Thanks for any info!!

For all iphone users...

If you downloaded iOS 4.3 (or it already had it on the phone) thats the problem. There is a chronic battery drain issue with the new iOS. There are some fixes out there, but nothing from Apple yet.

This doesnt sound like your problem, though, sounds like you just arent used to iphone battery life. Get ready to charge it every night. Its the nature of the beast.