Despite iOS 14 It has only collected good feelings since its launch, the reality is that lately Apple is not able to give us a year of “peace” with bugs and errors at the software level. The iOS quality standard has dropped significantly in recent years, although they seem to be working on its resolution.
iOS 14.6 has been with us for over a month and its problems with heating and battery consumption will irreparably damage your battery. The Cupertino company does not seem to intend to solve this problem, which is made worse by the high temperatures typical of summer.
How does heat affect the battery?
Already in itself, the usual heat of these dates is quite detrimental to the health of our battery. If you follow us on our weekly podcast, you will have heard that I never recommend continuing to use wireless charging in the summer. The high temperatures reached by the device cause the charging to stop due to overheating and it is much more embarrassing than one might imagine. However, with the arrival of iOS 14.6, this heating problem goes beyond simple loading operations.
From 50 ° C, cell phone batteries, made up of lithium ions, start to suffer more than necessary. The optimum battery temperature is between 15 ° C and 25 ° C, so we are doubling its recommended operating temperature. According to a Phone House study, 40% of cell phone outages occur during the summer months. To avoid this you can:
- Remove the cover if you plan to use it for a long time
- Do not leave it in the sun in places like the car, the beach or outdoors
- Avoid heat sources such as Qi chargers
- Avoid fast charging
iOS 14.6 only makes the problem worse
If you are using iOS 14.6 on a new generation Apple device like the different versions of iPhone 12, you will have found that the battery life of the device has significantly decreased, in some cases up to 20% compared to the autonomy offered by the previous version of iOS, All this without having produced a relevant change in functionality, the situations in which it is warmer are:
- Play video games
- Using the camera, causing the battery to drain unusually
- Viewing multimedia content
If it was just a drainage issue, we could almost just wait for a new version of iOS. However, this drainage is directly linked to a overheated of the abnormal device, something which in the cases of the iPhone 12 variants had not happened to date and which is particularly aggravated for example with the iPhone X.
This causes a double deterioration of the battery, In the first place, due to the increase in cycles due to the fact that the battery lasts less than normal, therefore it requires more charging, which is why we are drastically reducing the number of cycles we have left. And the second problem is the increase in temperature of the terminal, which even becomes troublesome in many cases. for users, who are forced to stop using it, and some units even shut down automatically to preserve the integrity of the hardware.
Why don’t you rush beta development?
Almost simultaneously with the official release for all users of iOS 14.6, the Cupertino company started with the beta period of iOS 14.7, It is in its third beta for developers and the general public since June 14. This version, which is expected to launch universally during the month of July, barely includes any feature-level improvements, but focuses on polishing the technical part and optimizing. I mean, there shouldn’t be too much work behind it.
Perhaps the battery life and overheating problem of iOS 14.6 The iOS 14.7 development schedule has changed, dAnd this I have no doubts, however, it is surprising that a company that continuously releases operating system updates to both extend an excessively problematic system like iOS 14.6, taking more into account the fact that many of its users, including North Americans are fully entering the summer. Temperatures, which at the time of this article’s publication will only increase for the next two months, will only exacerbate this problem that the vast majority of iOS users are aware of.
It’s funny how in iOS 15 betas, however, these battery life issues don’t seem to develop and overheated, despite even not only that we are talking about an operating system in layers, but it is also assumed to be a later version than iOS 14.6.
If you have iOS 14.6 installed, follow these recommendations
As Apple decides to fix this problem that the same company caused and which obviously only hurts users, we have no choice but to give you some recommendations so you can start thinking how. Pay special attention to your device’s battery until iOS 14.7 finally arrives.
- Avoid wireless charging: It doesn’t matter if it’s low power, fast, MagSafe or whatever version, especially avoid wireless charging unless you do it in air conditioned environments specially for this purpose. Forget it completely, especially when you are in the car.
- If the device heats up, stop using it: At the slightest warning of temperature during its use, for example if you notice heat on the back, give it a few minutes of rest.
- Forget about fast charging for a while: Fast chargers overheat the terminal, this in hot conditions like current ones can make the problem worse.
- Adjust the automatic brightness, the maximum brightness power on the screen will contribute negatively.
We hope that these tips will help you, and especially that you can avoid the premature wear of the battery that will be caused by the fatal combination between iOS 14.6 and the heat of summer.
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