About Battery Life

I bought a macbookpro in April this month, but my battery can only last for no more than 2 hours, should I change a battery or are there any other solutions?

If it's in warranty, you should contact Apple Support or make an appointment at the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store.
You might consider calibrating your battery. However a new MacBook Pro purchased only 6 months ago should not be having battery problems - you should check in for warranty support while it's still under warranty.
If you purchased a used MacBook Pro that has a user-replaceable battery, I can suggest OWC as a reliable source for replacements. If it's one of the newer MBPs that does not have a user-replaceable battery then you can still make an appointment at the Genius Bar for out of warranty service.

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N900 .. how about battery life ?

Hi,
Nokia, congratulations with your very promising N900 !
However, how about battery life ? I can't find any info about it.

That's because it was only announced in the press yesterday. No reviewers have had the chance to test it yet...

Why is apple not paying heed to pages of complaints about Battery life in OS X Mavericks?

The header says it all:
I have a MBA, Mid-2013 Model with the fourth Gen- i5 Processor, with the pre-installed software, I was getting around 10 hours with my usage, only non native apps were Microsoft Office for Mac and Google Chrome. Now I have been working the same way since I upgraded to Mavericks the day it was released and since then I notice the following and several users are noticing the same.
1. I have not seen battery draining in sleep mode with the previous install of the OS X? Why is it happenning to this version?
2. There were no issues with Chrome with Mountain Lion, why do I have to remove chrome and use Safari with the latest install, even doing so with all it's power saving features, I am not not able to match the battery life I got with the former OS.
3. I see that none of these complaints happenned when users installed the Golden Beta? why with the retail version???
I have done the resets and all recommended by the forums, I see a better number in the time remaining - but the drain is pretty much the same, I don't see the logic of a PRAM Reset or a SMC reset is going to change OS performance.
I get about 7 hours now, which is way off the estimate of 15 hours? Is apple on some sort of denial? Well, i can see paid articles going on about the extended battery life, but none really pointing towards pages of users complaining about this?
Is there a magic wand to sort this out? Any help insight appreciated, or atleast an acknowledgement that Apple's team is working on a patch/upgrade, roll back with some sort of time line?
( I am a mac user for the last 10 years, so this is not a critique, a genuine concern combined with disappointment for the first time with OS X Claims)

Thanks for the reply. My battery was just recently calibrated and was working fine until yesterday, so I'm pretty sure that is not the case.
I also have been reading that installing Adobe Photoshop might also be the problem, which I also did Wednesday night, though looking at the activity monitor, there are no processes that would be overrunning.
Anyone else have an issue similar to this?

Question about battery life

Hi everyone,
I got my refurbished MBP 13" mid 2010 model two Friday's ago (July 16) from the Apple online store and I have some questions about the battery life....
Immediately after I got it, I followed all the battery calibration instructions from apple.com/batteries (and did it again after it because I was unsure if I did it properly). While it was charging, I was installing some recommended applications, one being coconutBattery. In the additional information section, it said that my MBP was 7 weeks old, has gone threw 10 battery load cycles, and had a original battery capacity of 97%. I am now at 17 loadcycles, with 94% original battery capacity.
Now to how much time I get with the battery... I have done some testing of my own, such as watching some movies (Tron and Star Trek First Contact, I'm a geek :D), basic web browsing (5 tabs open, reading blogs, watching a couple of 3 minute youtube videos) and listening to an audio book (iWoz) with a tab or two open. The best battery life I have gotten (basic web browsing) was 5 1/2 hours, with 60% LCD brightness, keyboard backlight off, and bluetooth off, with just Chrome and coconutBattery open.
Is this the average battery life for everyone else? I bought this because of its supposedly good battery life, and though I am very happy with my purchase, I just want to make sure that I have a fully working MBP.
Some other notes:
The battery meter next to the clock sometimes says that 98% is fully charged (I think it is just a glitch)
The estimated battery life is between 9-11 hours when brightness is at 30%-40%, airport and bluetooth is off, and keyboard backlight is off when I am doing text editing.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Forgot to say I have the 2.4ghz 250gb model.
Message was edited by: trsohmers

My MBP has been plugged in and fully charged for the past 2 hours and everything listed here has been the same, and here is some information in coconutBattery:
Current Battery Charge: 5434 mAh
Maximum Battery Charge:5490 mAh
Current Battery Capacity:5490 mAh
Original Battery Capacity:5770 mAh
Battery-Loadcycles: 17
Age of your Mac: 2 months (I have had it 2 weeks)
Charger is connected: Yes
Battery is charging: No

Joseph White Wolf is sad about battery life of i-Pad

Hello all.
Few days before i got a i-Pad and i was expecting 10hours battery backup. I i was wrong.
All knows that Apple providing 100% backup power than the others.
My charge is being deplete in somewhere between 3 and 5 hours.
Now will I do?? Is there someone with the same problem? How could i make this overcome??
Thanks,
Joseph White Wolf

See the tips for conserving battery usage at the following:
https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/#ios
http://ipod.about.com/od/ipad/a/conserve-ipad-battery-life.htm
http://m.wikihow.com/Save-Battery-Life-on-an-iPad
http://www.redmondpie.com/top-15-ios-8-tips-for-saving-battery-life-on-iphone-an d-ipad-guide/
http://mashable.com/2014/10/01/how-to-save-battery-ios-8/

Question about battery life on brand new mbp

I have had my mbp 11 days now, and the battery life seems very short.
I have tiger woods 08 installed
20 minutes of playing and the battery life is down from 100% to 20%.
This seems very short, its not only playing games, the battery life seems to go down very fast when browsing the internet etc.
Cycle count is 8.
Can anyone tell me, is this what i should expect?

In particular read the article on calibrating the battery. If you haven't done this, then I suggest you try it first. If problems persist then followup with a call to AppleCare or your local Apple retailer.
About Batteries in Modern Apple Laptops
Apple - Batteries - Notebooks
Extending the Life of Your Laptop Battery
Apple - Batteries
Determining Battery Cycle Count
Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance
Battery University

I have 1.6 ssd version, and wondering about battery life

When i charge my battery it goes to 100% (in a reasonable time frame actually) but if i leave it plugged in it loses percentage to maybe 97% over a period of time. Then i unplug it and it goes to 80% real fast, in like maybe 20mins. Is this normal? How long should you expect if you are surfing net listening to itunes and maybe working with Microsoft office in between, out of the battery?
Thanks for input.

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Question about full cycle charges and battery life

So I've had the new iPad since day 1 and absolutely love it, though recently I've noticed that my battery life doesn't seem to hold up as well as it has in the past. I've done three full cycle charges since getting it however during my latest one I accidently brought along my iPod wall charger and not the one that comes with the iPad. My iPad was fully discharged and I plugged it in assuming that in the 7 hour window I had that it would be fully charged within 5 hours, but this was not the case due to me having the wrong charger. After about 7 hrs of charging it was only at around 60-70% so I had to unplug it, bring it home, then plug it in once more using the correct charger. Probably a fairly obvious question but does this not count as a full cycle charge because I unplugged it? Should I perform another full cycle charge even though this most recent one was not even a week ago. I know you're supposed to completely discharge your battery as few times as possible so it worries me having to do it again so soon.
About battery life, I've noticed lately that my iPad battery seems to be depleting quicker than normal, and was hoping that perhaps this was caused by being overdue for a full-cycle charge which I may have flubbed as seen above. I'm aware of a majority of the little tips and tricks to prolong battery life however I'm not so knowledgeable on the "do's and don'ts" of charging the actual iPad so any information on that would be helpful. I should also note that unfortunately I accidently left by iPad in a hot car for a little over an hour and was tremendously devastated knowing what this can do to the battery, so could this be the main cause for a seemingly weaker battery?
Thanks for any feedback!

The quickest way (and really the only way) to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter. iPad will also charge, although more slowly, when attached to a computer with a high-power USB port (many recent Mac computers) or with an iPhone Power Adapter (5W). When attached to a computer via a standard USB port (most PCs or older Mac computers) iPad will charge very slowly (but iPad indicates not charging). Make sure your computer is on while charging iPad via USB. If iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPad battery will continue to drain.
Apple recommends that once a month you let the iPad fully discharge & then recharge to 100%.
How to Calibrate Your Mac, iPhone, or iPad Battery
http://www.macblend.com/how-to-calibrate-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad-battery/
At this link http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/galaxy-tab-android-tablet,3014-11.html , tests show that the iPad 2 battery (25 watt-hours) will charge to 90% in 3 hours 1 minute. It will charge to 100% in 4 hours 2 minutes. The new iPad has a larger capacity battery (42 watt-hours), so using the 10W charger will obviously take longer. If you are using your iPad while charging, it will take even longer. It's best to turn your new iPad OFF and charge over night. Also look at The iPad's charging challenge explained http://www.macworld.com/article/1150356/ipadcharging.html
Also, if you have a 3rd generation iPad, look at
Apple: iPad Battery Nothing to Get Charged Up About
http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-abou t/
Apple Explains New iPad's Continued Charging Beyond 100% Battery Level
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/27/apple-explains-new-ipads-continued-charging- beyond-100-battery-level/
New iPad Takes Much Longer to Charge Than iPad 2
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/03/new-ipad-takes-much-longer-to-charge-than-ipa d-2.html
Apple Batteries - iPad http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html
Extend iPad Battery Life (Look at pjl123 comment)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3921324?tstart=30
New iPad Slow to Recharge, Barely Charges During Use
http://www.pcworld.com/article/252326/new_ipad_slow_to_recharge_barely_charges_d uring_use.html
Tips About Charging for New iPad 3
http://goodscool-electronics.blogspot.com/2012/04/tips-about-charging-for-new-ip ad-3.html
Prolong battery lifespan for iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3: charging tips
http://thehowto.wikidot.com/prolong-battery-lifespan-for-ipad
In rare instances when using the Camera Connection Kit, you may notice that iPad does not charge after using the Camera Connection Kit. Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPad from the charger will resolve this issue.
 Cheers, Tom

What about this battery life???!!!

Has anyone come up with an optional battery. Even with the Advanced Killer, my battery doesn't last an entire day. And I don't talk on the phone much at all for it to go dead like it does..Help!

The great one strikes again! I love my HTC extended battery. Not like we have tons if accessories to purchase with this phone. May as well enjoy life like me and not worry about battery life. I'm a heavy user on WiFi mostly. This battery will get my heavy use to the end of the day plus a pinch more. Just in time for Mr Phone to charge when I get my charge sleeping.

Battery Life significantly! reduced just by loading Maverick

So when will Apple address this major issue?
Just do a search and see that a lot of people have experienced this. My battery life was cut by 2/3 the moment I loaded Maverick. I loaded it based on the promise of improved battery life. THIS IS A LAPTOP. BATTERY LIFE IS EVERYTHING!!!!
HAS ANYONE FOUND A REAL SOLUTION? Everything I read are well meaning people offering standard advice about battery life. Please do not add more standard book advice here (i.e. close programs you are not using, etc. duh). Please respond to what we are saying, "My battery life was cut by 2/3 the moment I loaded Maverick." How do I fix it?

I haven't had any problem with my battery so far. it's just probably that you been playing around with it too much. besides with the new apps store and the applications it might take more juice now.

Is the battery life back to normal on iOS 6.1.3 with the iPhone 5?

Hello all, was just wondering what with the new update iOS 6.1.3 for the iPhone 5, is the battery life back to normal? I am still on iOS 6.0.1 because after all the bad things about battery life i heard with 6.1 and subsequent upgrades i just decided to stay on 6.0.1. I am really nervous to upgrade to 6.1.3. Is the battery life fixed?
Thanks

Thanks everyone... I think i will upgrade and see how it goes, i cant stay on one OS forever... I too, on my 4S before i got the 5, had 5.0, then 5.1, 5.1.1, 6.0, and so on til i got the 5, which came with 6.0.1, i just stayed there... I have never had battery issues with any of my iPhones. If i do, i have the warranty so i will go to apple store and they will fix it.

How to increase battery life, and how this could be automated by Apple

This is something I submitted to iPhone feedback via their webpage. I thought that some of the suggestions (if you do them manually) would help out with battery life a bit, obviously disabling and enabling services all the time is a pain, but it will for sure help, and if it was automated that would help as well...
There are several settings you could add to the iPhone that would greatly increase battery life for users
1. Have the GPS radio shut off after a period of inactivity from the accelerometer, if the iPhone isn't moving there is no point in wasting battery life keeping the GPS radio on, have it remember the last position before shutting off to help speed up location reporting once the iPhone starts moving again.
2. Have an options screen that allows users access to all the iPhone services that consume battery, this would make it easy to understand what services use battery and will make it easy to disable those that are not currently required, order the list with the highest battery consumer at the top and the lowest at the bottom, this way people will understand that disabling those services at the top of the list will get them higher increases in battery life. Currently to toggle the battery consuming services requires visiting several menu screens, some several layers deep into the settings pages, people don't bother doing this and thus complanin about battery life.
List of services to include on this page at minimum:
Push, wifi, wifi auto ask to join networks, bluetooth, 3G, location services, notifications, ringer/vibrate, screen brightness, time to sleep, airplane mode
Would also be good to be able to schedule ringer type/volume/vibrate, a lot like profiles on the blackberry.
3. Have the option to schedule times for various battery consuming services to be available. I don't have wifi at work, i would save battery life if wifi was automatically disabled between 9am to 5pm, sure i could do this manually every day i get into work, but most people won't, if they can schedule it then there is no worry that the iPhone will always only be running those services that are required at the time. Of course there needs to be a manaual override in case something changes, like lets say i don't go to work on wednesday i would want wifi on for that day. Would be best to have these programable services on a 7 day schedule, or at least 5 weekdays and 2 weekend days, but the ideal is obviously that each day can be set seperately and accomodate all sorts of life schedules, just like a 7 day programable thermostat.
Currently a lot of people are complaning about battery life, mostly it is because they don't know what to do to conserve it, or they are too lazy to change settings all the time based on current usage and service requirements. Adding these functions would give people the ability to bettery manage the battery life on their iphones and would help to reduce the amount of complaints.
Thanks very much!

Helmet2279 wrote:
1. Have the GPS radio shut off after a period of inactivity from the accelerometer, if the iPhone isn't moving there is no point in wasting battery life keeping the GPS radio on, have it remember the last position before shutting off to help speed up location reporting once the iPhone starts moving again.
Actually it is already that way. GPS radio is usually off, unless needed by applications. The problem is that many applications need it (including free apps that include geo-location based advertising) and that's when GPS works some extra. There's also another factor in making GPS drain battery: it is not the GPS radio itself, but communicating with apple's Map server while using it even if you're not looking at any maps. The thing is that location services rely on some information that can only be obtained through communicating with a geo-location server. Which is another drain factor.
2. Have an options screen that allows users access to all the iPhone services that consume battery, this would make it easy to understand what services use battery and will make it easy to disable those that are not currently required, order the list with the highest battery consumer at the top and the lowest at the bottom, this way people will understand that disabling those services at the top of the list will get them higher increases in battery life. Currently to toggle the battery consuming services requires visiting several menu screens, some several layers deep into the settings pages, people don't bother doing this and thus complanin about battery life.
Unfortunately it is not that straightforward at all. It depends too much on the type of network you're using and on many other factors. It is impossible to have a reasonably reliable ranking like the one you're suggesting.
What could be useful is to have a single switch that controls all services that rely on persistent connections (push, application notifications, some other things) but it is not that trivial at all.
3. Have the option to schedule times for various battery consuming services to be available. I don't have wifi at work, i would save battery life if wifi was automatically disabled between 9am to 5pm,
Having WiFi on while having no WiFi coverage consumes, err, well, almost nothing. Especially in standby, when the phone keeps WiFi radios off at any rate. WiFi is the least expensive bi-directional radio and iPhone manages it very well.
Currently a lot of people are complaning about battery life, mostly it is because they don't know what to do to conserve it, or they are too lazy to change settings all the time based on current usage and service requirements. Adding these functions would give people the ability to bettery manage the battery life on their iphones and would help to reduce the amount of complaints.
A lot of people are complaining (including myself) because *it does not work right*. Not because I can't switch things off when I don't need them.

Poor battery life after Mountain Lion update

I updated OS on my 2011 13" MacBook air from "Lion" to "Mountain Lion."
My laptop used to last 5-7 hours with a single full charge. After installing Mountain Lion, I can't even last 3 hours.
I noticed that other people are experiencing the same problem but I can't seem to find a solution.
Any suggestions?

There's a huge thread about battery life here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4135250?start=0&tstart=0 . Hopefully it will be fully addressed in 10.8.2.

I Have been getting BAD battery life after the ICS UPDATE !! on the DROID RAZAR MAXX have this happen to any one else ??????

i have been getting really bad battery life after install ICS on my droid razar maxx i can only go 1 day and 3 hours where i used to be able to go 2 day easy have this happen to anyone else can someone tell me how i can make my battery life better??????/ and do i need to let my phone go complete dead before fully chargeing it again ??????
before install the ICS update i had 30 percent of battery life remaining so i pluged it in and let charged for a little bit while it updated my phone and ever thing after it updated i unplug my phone and started playing on my phone to see what ICS was all about but when it got to 15 and said " connect to your changer so i did !!!!! should i haved let my phone going complete dead since i unplug without it fully changer or does it matter ?????????????? if someone could please help me !!!!:)

What was your battery reading right after the update when you unplugged the phone? I have never let my Maxx drain further than 20% battery ever before I charge it. Yesterday after the update I also played more with the phone trying to learn the OS, as did most everyone on this forum. Give it a few days of your normal use before you decide your battery life has decreased. I took my phone off charger today at noon, it was 100%, and now it's 80%, with about 30 min talk time, and mostly standby. that's about normal batt life for me, maybe a little better than before the update. I'm still going to watch it for a few days before I make a conclusion about battery life.

T410 vs T410s [battery life comparison] ?

I'm currently thinking about buying either T410 or T410s laptops. T410s is tempting for its size and nice form factor, but I've read that there are some notable differences in construction between it and the t410, and one of them is quite different battery construction, which may result in lower battery life in t410s compared to t410.
As both mobility and battery life are important to me, I need to decide which one is more important - T410 is a little bulkier and heavier than T410s, but may work longer. That's where I need Your help - what are the differences?
I'd like to be able to get about 4 hours or more of DVD playback, with all desktop effects turned off, wireless off, about half of monitor brightness. Is this possible?
And what about battery life while browsing the internet wirelessly? Can You give any examples of usage and estimates of battery life for both T410 and T410s?
PS.: As I value mobility (as previously said) I think I'd choose the 6-cell battery and Ultrabay battery. (I know it's important)

hey ssbc,
i recommend using this psref : http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/index.pdf
to compare the difference in specs.
for the battery consumption, do note that the consumption is based on usage, brightness of screens and other factors.
thus if you would like to do a comparison, both units should be using the same power manager versions and both be at the same settings
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