The #Apple #iPhone4S is an old generation iPhone model which was first released in October 2011. It has a good build quality made of an Aluminum frame with glass on the front and back. This phone uses a 3.5 inch IPS LCD screen having a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels that’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It has an 8MP main camera at the back and a VGA camera at the front. Under the hood, you will find the Apple A5 dual core processor which is paired with 512MB of RAM. Although this is a solid performing device there are instances when certain issues can occur which we will be addressing today. In this latest installment of our troubleshooting series we will tackle the Apple iPhone 4S battery drains so quickly issue.
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How To Fix The Apple iPhone 4S Battery Drains So Quickly Issue
Because this is a very old model there’s a big possibility that the battery is not working at its peak efficiency anymore. When a phone is being used for over a year it’s health won’t be at 100% and will degrade to the 90% level or lower depending on how you use your device. The best solution right now is to have the battery replaced with a new one at a service center. This will usually fix most of the battery life problems of older generation devices.
In case the battery of your phone is healthy but it still drains fast then it’s time to do the recommended troubleshooting steps which we have listed below. Before doing the steps listed below make sure your phone is running on the latest software version. This will minimize the possibility of the problem being caused by an outdated software version.
Perform a force restart
If the problem is caused by a software glitch then a force restart will be able to fix this as it will refresh the phone software.
- Press and hold the Home button.
- While holding the Home button, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button.
- Continue holding both buttons for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears.
Check if the Apple iPhone 4S battery drains so quickly issue still occurs.
Update your phone apps
There is a possibility that you might have downloaded an app from the App Store which is causing this problem. This can be due to poorly coded apps that does not run efficiently. Make sure that you have the latest version of your phone apps installed as this will most likely be an improvement over the older version.
- Tap on the App Store icon.
- Tap on the Updates button.
- You’ll see a list of apps that have updates.
- You can tap on the Update button for each app, or you can simply tap on the Update All button to update all of them at the same time.
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Remove apps that use up a lot of battery life
One of the reasons why your phone battery dies so fast is because certain apps use up a lot of battery life while running in the background. Try removing these apps from your phone then check if the issue still occurs.
- Tap Settings from your Home screen.
- Tap Battery.
- Go to the Battery Usage section.
- Then tap on Last 24 Hours tab or Last 10 Days tab to view more details about battery usage by individual apps at certain period of time.
Check which apps are battery hogs then uninstall them.
- Go to the Home screen then find the app that you want to delete.
- Once you find the app, touch and hold on the app icon until it jiggles.
- Then tap the X on the upper-left of the icon to delete it.
- If prompted, tap Delete to confirm that you want to delete or uninstall the app from your iPhone.
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Reset all phone settings
If your phone settings are misconfigured then this can also be the cause of the battery drain problem. Try to reset your phone settings then check if the problem still occurs.
- Tap Settings from the Home screen.
- Select General.
- Scroll down to and then tap on Reset.
- Tap the option to Reset all settings. Doing so will erase all customized settings and then restores the original values and configuration.
- Enter your device passcode to continue then confirm all settings reset when asked.
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Perform a hard reset
One last troubleshooting step to consider is a hard reset. This will revert your phone back to its factory condition. Take note that this will erase your phone data so make sure to have a backup copy before proceeding.
- Make sure that the phone is off
- Insert the USB cable then hold the Home button while connecting the phone to a computer with iTunes running.
- On the computer when you are prompted that iTunes has detected the iPhone in recovery mode click on OK.
- Click on Restore iPhone.
- Click on Restore and Update.
- iTunes will begin to restore your iPhone.
After the reset do not install any apps on your phone just yet. Try to check first if the issue still occurs. In case it does then this might already be caused by a faulty hardware component in which case you will need to bring the phone to a service center and have it checked.
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If you have any concerns regarding your iPhone feel free to contact us using this form. We will provide you with free technical support regarding the issue you are facing with your device. Just make sure to provide as much detail as possible so that we can make an accurate diagnosis.