Battery percentage indicator wrong on iphone4s

Today my iphone4s shut down at 5% and yesterday at 3%. So, the battery percentage indicator is showing the wrong information. Anyone else has the same problem?wonder if it is related to the battery drain issue?

I would wonder if it's related to the software not having had time to calibrate. Give it time, and try to bear in mind that the battery percentage is an indication, not precision engineering. It's only software.

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After some more testing:
Disabling the battery percentage indicator and then re-enabling it causes the percentage value to update to the 'correct' value. Rebooting the MacBook also causes it to update to the correct value.
Seems like I'm not the only one with this particular issue: https://discussions.apple.com/message/24402123#24402123
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24406197#24406197
as a newbie to Macs and Mavericks, am I right in saying that there is currently an issue with Mavericks?
Thanks,
Gopha

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Naninok wrote:
My daughter bought her iphone 4 in December 2010, and has an indicator next to the battery icon telling her the percentage of battery she has left. I bought my phone in February, and I don't have this indicator. Is there something I need to turn on in settings, or is this no longer on the iphones?
Settings> general> usage> battery percentage> on
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Your iPod has a battery percent indacator because simply in the encoding on the software (almost like binary on a computer) has a line in there that states "Battery Percent Indacator <true>" When normally it would say <false>. With the mass manufacturing of apple products they run off of the same software except for Macs. Since they run off of the same software all the coding is just changed around to display this and that so it makes an iPod or iPhone, an advantage to apple products having the same software is that you could change the binary on your iPod to make it like an iPhone because all it is, is switched around to make it "different." Pretty much since they are mass manufactured the system accidently applied <true> for under the binary statement "Battery Percent Indacator" instead of <false>. Small system mix up but thats all it is. Sorry for the techy terms I do some computer work here and there. Im dumb to IT's but Smart to people that don't know anything about software. Heres a simple way of saying WHY you have battery %. It was a manufactoror mixup and you accidently got battery percent. Thats all .

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I have recently received an new iphone from apple care and when i get my hands to it, in "new iphone" mode, it comes disabled by default.
But when i dit the restore backup via itunes this thing doesnt turn off.
Sorry bad english, im brazilian.
Thank you

Hey Rafacandido,
Thanks for the question. Let’s see if we can isolate the issue further. To do so, try restarting/resetting your device:
Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
If the issue persists after a restart, let's try a reset of your settings as outlined below:
Reset iPhone settings - iPhone
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/#/iph7a2a9399b
Reset iPhone settings. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then choose an option:
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And finally, if the issue persists you can try a back up and restore as new:
iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
After erasing and setting up as a new device, your device is now in a factory configuration. Test to determine if erasing and setting up as a new device resolved the issue. Content on the device may have caused unexpected behavior.
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My iPhone has started reporting the battery level as being approxmiately 30% higher than it actually is. The result of which being that when the iPhone drops below about 40%, it doesn't have enough power to carry on, and so cuts out. As the hardware "thinks" that the battery level is high enough to perform the task, the iPhone doesn't turn off safely but simply dies.
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You're welcome.
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Not crucial, but things like that anoy me.

Really! Thought that one was a given.
Engaget were fast out of the blocks jb their new 3GS.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/iphone-3g-s-review
That was up yesterday....

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http://www.macblend.com/how-to-calibrate-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad-battery/
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