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Apple Acknowledges iPhone 4S Battery Problems

Posted by samzenpus on from the our-bad dept.

bdking writes "After more than two weeks of complaints from frustrated iPhone 4S owners, Apple finally has admitted problems with fast-draining batteries in the new devices. The company blames it on bugs in iOS 5 and promises a fix 'in a few weeks.' But Apple should have spoken up sooner, if only to acknowledge the issue."

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  1. What's another $90... by goldspider · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...for a replacement battery?

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    "Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
  2. Have they patented it yet? by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 1, Funny

    Have they pattented having a fast-draining battery yet?

    My old Nokia from the 90's used to drain the battery fast- perhaps they can retro-actively sue Nokia.

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  3. Re:Seriously? by sunderland56 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, only been out three weeks. Good thing that Apple doesn't do any sort of beta testing - not only do those guys find problems, they also tend to lose the product they're testing in bars.

  4. That's not a problem by yacc143 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just carry a second (or third) charged battery and switch it when the battery is drained.

    1. Re:That's not a problem by NiteShaed · · Score: 4, Funny

      Take a piece of double-sided tape, apply it to the back of your iPhone. Firmly press a second iPhone against the first, back to back, and offset so as not to cover the cameras. I got the idea from watching war movies where they'd tape two ammo clips together and flip them when the first goes empty, and it works great for them, so I figure it'll work fine here too. Added benefit that if one iPhone is cool, a double iPhone should be double cool...

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  5. Re:Battery problem? by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 1, Funny

    People who have kept the phone plugged in at all times have never reported the problem at all!

  6. Re:First the deahtgrip by wsxyz · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, they aren't. In fact, the final hardware for the 4S was the first engineering prototype, and the iOS5 golden master was the first version that even compiled.
    Apple can get away with this because they know that they'll sell as many iPhones as they can make, no matter how crappy they are.

  7. Re:Battery problem? by AngryDeuce · · Score: 3, Funny

    There you go, proof that everyone else is just using wrong!

  8. Re:Seriously? by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    That guy was there to see if it could help the signal strength by adding a bar to it.

  9. New ticket: Reality distortion field not working by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Problem: My Apple product does not appear to be the coolest thing I own. It does not seem to be revolutionizing my daily workflow, shifting the paradigms of my life philosophy or allowing me to think outside the box. Women in bars do not come up to me and coo "Ooh, that's amazing; can I touch it?" Men do not give me jealous looks when I walk down the street. Friends and neighbors do not appear to think I am more interesting than I was before purchasing this product.

    Solution: Examine Apple stock price. Watch mainstream media. Indisputably, Apple products are the coolest and the best. Adjust mindset until user is functioning correctly.