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Your iPhone could be showing you the wrong battery percentage

The bug is caused by changing the time either manually or by traveling to different time zones.

APPLE IS INVESTIGATING a bug that causes the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to display the incorrect battery percentage.

The bug causes the percentage to stay the same, leaving affected users to assume their smartphones have more charge than is actually the case.

The cause, according to Apple’s support documents, is down to users either updating the time manually or changing time zones when traveling.

If this is the case with your device, the way to fix it is to first restart your iPhone. Then go into Settings > General > Date & Time and turn ‘Set Automatically’ on. If it is already on and the same problem applies, you will have to contact Apple Support.

In the meantime, Apple is working on two updates for iOS. The minor update iOS 9.2.1 is expected to arrive soon – usually it comes with security updates and fixes to certain bugs like the one listed above – while the major update iOS 9.3 was recently released on beta.

iOS 9.3 will come with a few additions including a late night reading mode, which changes the temperature of the screen so it’s easier on a user’s eyes during nighttime.

That feature caught attention as a few months ago, a similar app named F.lux offered the same thing through sideloading. Apple later requested they take it down as it violated its Developer Program Agreement.

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    Mute Michael Lynch
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:55 AM

    I have an IPhone 9 and its so fast I can’t even see it.

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    Mute Stephen Devlin
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    Jan 18th 2016, 9:54 AM

    Overpriced crap

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    Mute Brendan
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:28 AM

    Totally agree….

    Had one and never again, overpriced, restricted, over hyped to day the least

    It’s all about the marketing spend millions and the gullible will fall for it

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    Mute Jay Coleman
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:33 AM

    I imagine you put Google in that category as well? “Give something away for nothing and watch the gullible fall hook line and sinker for it”

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    Mute Enda Ireland
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:46 AM

    I agree, I’m using a iphone 4 it’s painfully slow now, I have no ideas what to change to.

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    Mute Karol Doran
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:49 AM

    Enda, try changing to a phone that isn’t 6 years old maybe? I have an iPhone 6 and it’s as fast as lightning.

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    Mute Kerry Templar
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    Jan 18th 2016, 11:01 AM

    Enda, I thought you were a proud owner of a Nokia…

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    Mute TheBull
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    Jan 18th 2016, 11:28 AM

    There is very little difference between top end androids and iPhones. Only fanboys will try tell you different.

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    Mute Tom Harpur
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:14 AM

    The night time reading update that will be available in IOS 9.3 is called Night shift the temperature of the screen is changed to warmer colours to protect your circadian rhythm therefor helping your eyes and making it easier to sleep. It can be manually set or use the phones built in awareness of sunset. It’s currently only available to developers and testers

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    Mute Gav Brosnan
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:28 AM

    I have on my oneplus one for months now. Its excellent.

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    Mute Gav Brosnan
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:31 AM

    I’ve had it on my oneplus one for ages now, its excellent ! Apple always slow to the party but get all the pie!

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    Mute Stuart
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    Jan 18th 2016, 11:00 AM

    Nowhere is it called night shift. I’m running 9.3 and it’s just “blue light reduction”. You can slide a bar so how cool or how warm you want the colour. It also gives you an option to track sunrise and sunset or specify your own times (I found it annoying that my phone turned orange at 5pm).

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    Mute why?
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    Jan 18th 2016, 4:21 PM

    just turn the focking thing off.

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    Mute Fifty Shades of Sé
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    Jan 18th 2016, 11:49 AM

    #firstworldproblems

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    Jan 18th 2016, 1:13 PM

    I have always had iPhones. I think I subconsciously fell for them when everyone was jumping on the iPhone bandwagon. However this one I type on now, my new 6 will be my last. Unless I get one free I would never buy another. Paying for storage by the month, that any other phone has built into it, or not have the option of a memory card is a scam. Some good things about them but cheaper Samsung phones now have equal technology for half the price. Plus they are not fully glass

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    Jan 18th 2016, 12:31 PM

    1st world problem

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    Mute John Stenson
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    Jan 18th 2016, 10:49 AM

    Wow.. what riveting news for a Monday morning.. YAWNNNNN…..

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    Mute alwin smith
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    Feb 29th 2016, 11:45 AM

    I agree, I’m using a iphone 5S it’s painfully slow now, I have no ideas what to change to. Thank you very much for this nice post. For Iphone app development please contact us – http://julyrapid.com/iphone-app-development/  

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