Yesterday I downloaded iOS 9 Beta on my Apple iPhone 6. I was quite curious about this updated version as I witnessed the grandeur of WWDC 2015 on June 8th. It goes without saying that if you are blogging on Apple’s products & softwares as an avid blogger, you would certainly love to explore iOS 9 features announced by tech giant. Hence, my excitement for iOS 9 Beta is understandable. One of my colleagues also downloaded this Beta version on his iPhone 6 Plus. Obviously, we were keen to share our experiences of this update.
Back home, when my battery showed me 70% at around 11 pm, I was quite happy to see that the battery was not running out fast. But when I got up around six in the morning, I was taken aback to see the battery status reduced to 20%. And believe me I didn’t leave internet running on my phone, nor did I receive any calls, SMS; listening to music overnight was out of question. This was something shocking for me. Quickly, I put my phone to charge the battery.
When I came to office, I shared this experience with my colleague, who had similar experience on his iPhone 6 Plus. However, he said that Beta version tends to throw such surprises to iOS users. During the event, however, Apple announced that Low Power Mode would save the battery life in iOS devices. But at the same time, this mode comes with a sting in the tail in that it reduces performance and networking activity to enhance battery life. When you toggle this on, Mail fetch, Background App Refresh, motion effects and animated wallpapers are disabled.
Hence, I was using my iPhone 6 without turning Low Power Mode on; I didn’t have any guesstimate that battery would drain so fast. I hope that Apple would consider this feedback before releasing its iOS 9 for public because blogosphere considered strong battery life as one of the highlights of WWDC 2015. Now the community (and common users too) will surely expect that the battery drain issue be addressed by fall 2015.
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