If you grabbed the iPhone 4 jailbreak and the ultrasn0w unlock, have you spotted a sudden decrease in your iPhone 4 battery life? Forums are filling up with tales that the combination of the two is seriously sapping battery life. Read on for details and news on what the coders have to say about it…
The iPhone 4 jailbreak and the updated ultrasn0w were greeted with much rejoicing by Apple fans eager to crack open their phones and pop them onto any network. But some are now decidedly glum reporting battery life dropping on average by 5% an hour when their phones are on standby.
While some iPhone 4 users rocking the iPhone 4 jailbreak and ultrasn0w suggest the issue is down to other jailbreak apps, the unlock tool seems to be the consistent element behind the problem. Users who’ve removed ultrasn0w but stuck with the iPhone 4 jailbreak have reported that the battery drain issues have disappeared.
Others have gone even further and restored their phones to undo the iPhone 4 jailbreak entirely. Presumably they figured that the loss in battery life was not worth the ability to grab unofficial apps and deploy other tweaks.
Planetbeing, the iPhone Dev Team member behind ultrasn0w, said on Twitter that it is now investigating the claims. We’ll keep an eye on developments and let you know if he reveals what’s causing the iPhone 4 battery bother.
If you’ve used the iPhone 4 jailbreak and ultrasn0w, have you noticed a drop in battery life? Share you experiences in the comments below.
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