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What iPhone do you have? iPhone 3S? iPhone 4? 4S? 5?
What is your OS version? Current version is 6.1.3, and with this version, I haven't heard any buzz about it being a battery drain.

Did you change any settings in the last few weeks? What may seem insignificant can have a big effect on your battery life - such as bluetooth, push notifications, alerts, GPS (GPS can be a big drain on the battery)

i get about 2 days of battery life in my iPhone 4. I listen to streaming music at least an hour a day, and do a small number of texts, read 10-20 emails, checking news apps, playing mindless games, taking phone calls...etc.

Some tricks I use to extend my battery life:

- Brightness at 50%, autobrightness OFF
- Bluetooth on only when I use it
- If you don't use any iCloud services, then turn all iCloud settings off. (Mail. contacts, calendars...etc). If you use iCloud, only turn on the services you use.
- Email - use fetch hourly instead of push notifications. (That way, the phone isn't looking for mail constantly)
- Notifications - check and turn off all notifications that you don't need -- for example, you don't need to be notified everytime angry birds has important information for you.
- When you are done with an app, double tap the home button and close down the app completely. IF you just 'minimize' an app like Google Maps, the GPS is still polling and subsequently draining your battery.
- When done using, I immediately hit the top button to turn off the screen.

-Z-man.
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