Have had same iPhone 6 for 4 years now. Thing barely works anymore & drains in 25mins. Why?

AppleOrApricot wrote:

This will happen with all devices with rechargeable batteries like - they have a limited life, after which they need to be replaced.

So kudos to Apple for designing devices with rechargeable batteries that are designed to not be replaced by the user.

It’s fiddly but not difficult to fit a new battery. Replacements cost about £10 here in the UK and there are loads of videos on YT showing how to sort this out.

Also like electric cars. Many are seeing Tesla batteries failing soon after the 8-year warranty period. Replacement batteries cost about $15K more or less, potentially totaling out the car.

I had the same issue. Deleted Siri, Apple Pay, and a host of apps I never used. Made all the difference.

My 6s was fine until the recent--2-3 mos ago--IOS upgrade, then it went to pot (much much longer to start up, battery seems to drain faster, etc). I regret the upgrade, and won't do so again unless/until I get a newer phone.

Joe Blow, Planet Fitness wrote:

Have had same iPhone 6 for 4 years now. Thing barely works anymore & drains in 25mins. Why?

What a pile of poop this thing is

I took great care of it too

All the updates over the years must’ve rendered it unusable

Take it to an i-phone store and have them change the battery. I had the exact same issue. Now mine is like new holding the charge for almost 4 days.

Yes, updates do drain battery life.

Joe Blow, Planet Fitness wrote:

Have had same iPhone 6 for 4 years now. Thing barely works anymore & drains in 25mins. Why?

What a pile of poop this thing is

I took great care of it too

All the updates over the years must’ve rendered it unusable

Your expectation that electronic items last much more than 3-4 years is unrealistic. They may if you are luckier but may not.

Replacing the battery might help if you really can’t afford a new phone.

Joe Blow, Planet Fitness wrote:

Have had same iPhone 6 for 4 years now. Thing barely works anymore & drains in 25mins. Why?

What a pile of poop this thing is

I took great care of it too

All the updates over the years must’ve rendered it unusable

I had the same problem. As others have said, replace the battery. I replaced mine and the phone works like new.

Planned Obsolescence. Corporations basically have to angle for uninterrupted, exponential growth. They need you to buy their products often, even ones that could last a long time if they were engineered better.

Your phone battery is already too old. It cannot work well since its capacity is probably below 60 percent. You can replace your battery or buy a new phone in such a case. If you're glad about other characteristics of your phone, use a battery replacement service. Specialists guarantee quality work and preservation of all factory settings. I have an iPhone 11, which is waterproof. I wanted to replace the battery, but I was afraid the phone would lose this ability. I went to the service https://batterywill.com/, where I was assured that they keep the property of the phone from being impervious to moisture. Indeed, my phone remained waterproof and with 100% battery performance.

Planned obsolescence. They could design them to last longer, but they don't.

You don't become a billionaire by selling a product that never needs to be replaced.

I don’t get this obsession with replacing your iPhone every couple years. I still have the iPhone -79 from the mid-century era that with a new battery works just fine. Even screwed in a hole and hacked it to get faceID to work.

I have t-mobile, which has shifted to 5G in my area. Was advised this fall that my trusty iPhone six would become a brick on January 1

I have a 4 and a half year old samsung phone and if the battery has degraded, its been at a rate that i cant even notice.

First of all, some models of iPhone are not very successful. And the 6 iPhone is on this list for several features. For example, the iPhone 5s is still considered one of the best models. Secondly, did you ever check your accumulator data and percentage? It can be done with the help of a special program, which shows all data about your phone. If you can’t find it, go to service and ask them to help you. Your phone probably needs a new battery, so it dies quickly. It’s typical for old models and may be caused by long-term intensive usage. Here are more useful instructions on how to deal with apple gadgets

Apple has been doing this forever, even before the iPhone. I had a roommate back in 2007 who called Apple to complain that her iPods batteries would always crap out right after the warranties ended. She bought a new one every year or two. Their solution to her was to give a coupon towards a new one and she was happy.

one of my iPhones is an 8. Works well.