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iOS 7.0.6 iPhone or iPad battery drain? Here’s the fix

“Some iPhone and iPad users, myself included, have experienced an unusual level of battery drain after updating devices to iOS 7.0.6,” OS X Daily reports. “This is typically accompanied by an iPhone (or other device) feeling abnormally warm to the touch.”

OS X Daily reports, “For such a small security update to cause excessive loss to battery life and to a limited group of devices is a bit odd, but fortunately it’s also easily corrected with a 2-step procedure.”

1. Quit every open app on the iPhone by going to the multitasking screen (double-tap on the Home button) and swiping up on every app to close it
2. Forcibly reboot the iPhone by holding down the Home and Power button until the device restarts

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[Attribution: Fairer Platform. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]

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