Battery Life Since Last "Critical" Update

garak0410

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Has anyone experienced worse battery life since the last update for the Developer Preview? Seems like it is much worse...I've tried checking for usage and nothing abnormal is there...uninstalled a few apps and no changes...seems to drain faster, especially when using the phone.
 

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Agreed. A bit worse on my 1520, it even died while on the charger. Fine now, though...Besides slightly worse battery life.
 

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My wife's Lumia 521 struggles to make it through the day since this last critical update. I refuse to enroll my 925 in the developers preview just because of the abysmal battery life she has and a few of my friends have.
 

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I did a full reset of the phone, loaded my favorite apps (but not everything I had before) and battery life has been so much better. It was taking since the last critical update...
 

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I came here to see if anyone else was having battery problems. 1520 user, and the battery life is worse for me.

As mentioned above, a reset of the phone has helped me...so it was either a gummed up install or an app that wasn't playing nice with the update that I've yet to reinstall...it was going from 100% to 38% in two hours of light to moderate use since the update...same moderate use after the reset was 100% to 80% in 2 hours...:)
 

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I charged 15 hours ago and I am at 58%, with 14 hours to go. Mine has improved. One thing I've noticed, though, is the battery always seems better a few days after the update and then goes back to average. May just all be in my head, though.
 

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I just got my Icon last... Wed or Thurs and, installed DP with all the updates and my battery life is fine. So far I can make it all day.
 

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As mentioned above, a reset of the phone has helped me...so it was either a gummed up install or an app that wasn't playing nice with the update that I've yet to reinstall...it was going from 100% to 38% in two hours of light to moderate use since the update...same moderate use after the reset was 100% to 80% in 2 hours...:)

I performed the hard reset yesterday, it seems better today. After a couple days of use I'll know for sure. Thanks.
 

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I just got the Icon as well and have the most recent DP installed. battery life seems pretty terrible. I unplugged at 8, and its 12 now and im at 39% with moderate use, seems pretty abysmal to me. Maybe I will try a hard reset, but that sounds like a pain
 

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How has the battery been for you?
After a couple days of use it is definitely worse than before the last update. Same usage patterns but worse longevity. I previously would make it through a day with fifty to sixty percent left in the battery. I now make it through with thirty to forty percent. The hard reset seemed to help the heating issues I was having and improved the battery life a bit but not to where it should be with this phone.
 

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