Update: battery still drain out superfast with all network access blocked + BeejiveIm push notification turn off. Also experience some interference with nearby speaker when the phone is out from sleep mode.

Summary of experiment till now:

0. 3G and edge off, BeejiveIM PNS off -> battery life as normal compare to old firmware
1. 3G and edge on, BeejiveIM PNS on -> battery life as normal compare to old firmware
2. 3G and edge off, BeejiveIM PNS on -> battery drain out fast
3. 3G and edge off, BeejiveIM PNS from on to off -> battery drain out fast
4. Logoff BeejiveIM + PNS on, 3G and edge off -> battery drain out fast
5. Logoff BeejiveIM + PNS off, 3G and edge off -> battery drain out fast

Observation on (4) & (5) - scrolling on long list eg. contacts and btw home screen showing sign of sluggishness.

Removing the BeejiveIM app solve the sluggishness problem on (4) while restarting the phone after step (5) solve the sluggishness and battery drain issue.

time consuming experiment...

This post has been edited by mONSTers: Jul 7 2009, 12:20 PM

I am also experiencing battery drain on my iphone 2G after upgrading to OS 3.0. I literally see the battery percentage dropping in front of my eyes!

I will have it charge at night at 100%, when I wake up in the morning, it will be 80%, get to work 70% and by the time i reach home its 40%. This is with push, bluetooth, wifi, edge all OFF.

I removed my app with push functionality out today. Testing to see if this will help.

sigh... my battery is still draining abnormally fast & worst I have problem charging my phone. It doesn't charge normally without removing my sim card... by googling around i notice indeed thr r a number of similar cases. hope apple will address this issue soon...

yes...i'm having the same problem like TS ..

maybe there's a problem within this new OS.

waiting for next update :-(

@twinkerbel

My battery life improved alot after i turn off my push notification and reduce my screen brightness from 100% to about 70%. So far so good.. will update again later

@Nimzai,
You're most welcome. Yeah I forgot to mention about the screen brightness. Mine is on default at about 50%

Mine is at 40%. Fetch, push, all disabled. Running only on 3G (my office line is a 3G only line). Wifi has been on since 7 am to 10 am.

This morning battery started at 92%, now holding at 72%.

Youtube videos viewed:1
Cydia accessed 6 -7 times
Apps downloaded 1
Games played - 1
Calls - 15
SMS - 5

I dunno if this data will help anyone, but here goes.

No mote battery drain like last time. I've make it a point to always remember to log off Beejive, thus disabling Push Notification. Even dyer long sessions of Doom Resurrection and Rolando 2, battery drain is as expected. Now with Mophie Air, it us back to being able to use my 3G[S] the whole day without worry of battery depletion.

Funny how a few weeks back we were all clamoring for Push Notification and now we turn that disgusting thing off whenever we can!

Morphie air...Hmmmmmm.

I think it may soon be time to adopt such a measure.

@Lord_Ashe,
Yes the Mophie Juice Air doesn't look too bad but I don't like the weight

@stringfellow,
Are U having heat issues on ur phone?! I was out to lunch earlier and a colleague was playing with the phone, afterwhich I went onto BeejiveIM for a bit and realised the phone was a little hot...

Anyone encountered the batt draining issue?

there has been quite a number of users with battery issues since upgrading to 3.0 so i guess it's a common problem.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=4df0bebb0290238fdd9564932783b805&search_in=posts&result_type=posts&highlite=battery

Hmm..I m holding out from upgrading the firmware and wait for a better version.

my batt also cannot last long...normaly can tahan how long?

Yup, it gets hot. Not scalding hot, but warm to the touch. I was playing Doom Resurrection while having the background music playing music from the iPod, and it gets warm, warm enough to be felt through the Mophie Air.

i heard to fix battery problem on 3.0 firmware mostly turn off PUSH thingy.
other than that

i read some web site i heard that condition (Battery Drain) happened because the battery condition is not completely healthy meaning : usage of battery not healthy, ex. charge not completely full, we plug off from charger etc

So some web site suggesting we do Cycled battery and Calibration

How to :
1. Fully charge your iphone, Do not use it meanwhile in charge condition
2. After full, use it until completely drain, battery dead
3. Fully charge again, for about 2-4 hours
4. Process done, your battery full re-calibrated

Hope this would help a bit










I hope apple do fix this issue though, cause 3.0 is really good to resist, other than battery problem..................

This post has been edited by oscar7: Jul 9 2009, 09:35 PM

Not your fault -- Not your iphone fault -- No need reset -- but read this

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/913...63&pageNumber=1

This post has been edited by Gigabitz: Jul 9 2009, 11:47 PM

From what I observe last time (posted in one of the thread here). IF your push notification is set to on, and your iPhone is unable to access to the cellular data (e.g. jailbreak phone with EDGE off, or problem with the Carrier data [Couldn't use internet on 3G] etc.) your iPhone will try to connect to the internet constantly trying to fetch data off the push notification server, thus the super fast drainage of your iPhone Battery.

Solution for those who don't use cellular data (e.g. EDGE off) and want to extent the battery life = turn off push notification, turn off 3G (since u're not using cellular data anyway)

I guess push notification is only useful for those who are on cellular data plan or iPhone plan, or PPL who are not worried about the expensive on-the-go cellular data.

When my battery was draining that fast (even while charging, it is still draining) the last time round, I found out that there is a problem with VodafoneNZ 3G data in my area, as I can't surf internet while I'm on 3G, but able to do so on GPRS. turning off my 3G solve the battery draining issue (push notification still on). Now that VodafoneNZ 3G data in my area is back to normal, I can turn back on my 3G and battery life is back to normal even with all my Push notification on (incl. Beejive)

This post has been edited by psyeo: Jul 10 2009, 12:21 AM

Mine Battery Drain Issue & hard to get incoming call

Feel like wanna bang steve's head, from world most hi tech gadget turn to worst gadget i ever own. Have to bring charger all the time, really ruin my life.
Even without JB, stock OS 3.0 having same issue. Wth were they doin before release it. Read some info...they even knowing this problem even in BETA.

Any DiGi user here having hard to receive call??Other ppl i upgraded to 3.0 using Celcom have no problem with incoming call.

Regret 3G iPhone User!Help Me before i return back to Bill!

mine using digi ..and currently my problem is almost same with you , but my situation is , the DiGi signal is not so strong within iphone 3G.

the signal bar will be gone in a few seconds after i tried to use edge .

but if i'm using maxis ...it is fine ...no connection dropped while on the net or on call

plus battery draining although i didn't switch on "push notification" or enabling 3G ....that's strange

This post has been edited by kevler: Jul 10 2009, 09:50 AM