iOS 8 Update (Beta): Battery Drain Affecting Apple iPhone/iPad Developers

iOS 8 Update (Beta): Battery Drain Affecting Apple iPhone/iPad Developers

Apple’s newest mobile OS, iOS 8, is still in beta, and is expected to be released at some point around September 9th. But there are some serious battery drain issues that come with this update. Apple made iOS 8 beta 6 available for carriers only, and not developers. All developers are still stuck on beta 5, which was available for the iPhone 5S, 5C, 5, iPads, and iPod Touches.

Apple iOS 8 Developers Still Facing Serious Battery Drain

Developers previously reported while using iOS 8 beta 4 that their iDevices were getting extremely hot while using iCloud, while charging, playing games, or even after charging. They had also reported they were facing some serious battery drain. Many hoped beta 5 would address these issues, but it doesn’t seem that it has.

Many users are still reporting that after updating to the last beta available for developers, their devices were still getting a little too hot and they’re seeing even worse battery life than before.

The reason for concern over these issues is that Apple’s iOS 8 public release is right around the corner. With all the recent issues with iOS 7.1.2 and the iPhone 5 recall, having another iOS come out and be just as much, if not more, of a drain on users devices would be a huge disappointment and may sway some users from ever owning an iPhone again.

There are some developers who have said that hardware is to blame for the issues, or bad software installs, but no one is truly sure what the cause of the problem is. The debate regarding the problems is hot right now, and no one can be sure what to expect of the public release of iOS 8.