iPhone 4S Release Date: iOS 5 Update to Finally Solve Battery Problems
Apple's latest version of its operating system, iOS 5.0.1, has finally offered a solution to the battery issues affecting the iPhone 4S.
Several developers and handpicked customers of Apple were chosen to test the OS for Apple. Early reports from these individuals point to the iOS 5 update as a success.
Donald Kuntzman, a reader of Wired magazine, told the publication about his experience with iOS 5: "Frankly, the difference is nothing short of amazing. To go almost an entire day without a change in the meter reading seems unbelievable. Where before I could almost watch the battery drain, now it doesn't move at all."
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Another reader posted an image on Twitter that showed the iPhone 4S's improved battery life. The reader previously noted that his smartphone once lost 15 percent of its battery power every hour with the older iOS 5 version. With the new updated iOS 5, it now loses only 3 to 4 percent of its battery energy per hour.
Apple Store employees were previously notified of the battery issues affecting the iPhone 4S.
The company gave a statement to its store workers: "A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices. If you are helping one of those customers, follow standard procedure to rule out any hardware issues with the device."
"If no hardware issues are found, let the customer know that Apple has found a few bugs in iOS 5 affecting battery life and Apple will release a software update to address those in a few weeks,” said the statement.
Until then, support staff was told not to offer customers replacement handsets for battery life issues.
Apple said that the software update and its battery bug fix will arrive in the coming weeks.
The iOS 5 update will add Multitasking Gestures for original the iPad and improve voice recognition for Australian users using dictation. It will also introduce security improvements.
