Tag: Battery

iPhone Battery Lifetime Problem Solved!

– July 7, 2010

Since last week, I had been working on how to increase the efficiency of the iPhone battery lifetime. Today by the help of my colleague, we finally fixed the battery lifetime problem of the iPhone. Thanks to Alexander!

This solution can be applied to any iPhone independent from anything. Simply do it! Doesn’t matter which iPhone you have, applicable on every 2G, 3G, 3GS or 4. We are sure that you will be satisfied.

It free and simple enough that everyone can do it alone at home or work even at lunch. Enjoy the unlimited, %100 of battery life! The pictures tell you exactly what to do:

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Battery Charge Level Problem MacBook Pro

– January 12, 2010

After Toshiba, Apple betrayed me too!

Is the “Breakthrough Battery” slogan, a lie?

Apple is announcing here that “A built-in battery powers MacBook Pro for up to 7 to 8 hours on a single charge”. However mine even can’t afford the 4th hour (even with no keyboard illumination, at the lowest level of screen brightness and 2 min after turn-off screen mode, no USB devices or cards attached, no resource occupying process – simple pdf files reading) as well as losing it’s Battery Charge Level capacity!

My 1 month old MacBook Pro lost it’s Battery Charge Level by %9! plus the measurements are annoyingly inaccurate.

Last log date 11.01.2010 Monday
Current Batt Charge: 5074 mAh
Maximum Batt Charge: 5450 mAh

In average with Coconut Battery App measurements, usual capacity of 5450 mAh is now 5074 mAh and this is not good. After recognizing the fault, I contacted Apple Germany and they gave me some ideas about calibrating the battery (that’s why I wrote the article below) and calibration didn’t work at all. After each calibration, I’ve faced with more lower measurements.

So I am waiting for the MacBook’s Battery Charge Level to go below %80 as soon as possible (before 300 recharge cycles) and then I will ask for a battery replacement.

Catastrophe: Apple Customer Service in Germany, I had 3 calls, hold on the line for 15 to 20 mins in each, listening the “we are sorry for keeping you wait” jingle! at the end jingle listening + problem description = no solution took about 35 mins x3 = 105 mins in total! If you consider that they are charging around 1/4€ a min!

It was just money and time loss!

Remember to calibrate your battery! MacBook, iPhone 3G and iPhone 4

– December 21, 2009

Just once in a month does sound acceptable! So give yourself and your MacBook a rest (actually you can continue working – no prob) and calibrate your battery for staying more time wireless. Here you will find the article about how this calibration is done.

For aliminium case macbook pro series;

- charge it full
- keep the cable plugged for 2-3 hours more
- unplug while the computer is on
- use the computer until the battery warning appears on the screen
- save your work and keep using it (ignore the warning)
- your notebook will turn itself down
- turn it off or allow it to sleep 5 or more hours (what about night or day long?)
- plug the power cable and let it plugged until LED light changes to green

Congratulations! Your Mac’s battery succesfully calibrated.

If you’re someone who wants everything tidy on your calendar like me, than you can get the iCal and merge it with yours. Same procedure is valid for your iPhone and/or iPod, if you own one.

For more information and tips, here you will find a very nice article.

P.S. If you notebook battery health goes below %80 before 300 cycles. You can request a replacement.