iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain issue

Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by sjm on Monday November 28, 2016 @06:38AM (#13054796)

This is probably due to the new face recognition stuff which runs in the background in iOS 10 and Sierra. I think I had similar issues for the first couple days as it does an initial run through your library, but I haven't had any issues since. Same with Sierra.

This would line up with other's comments on it magically fixing itself after a few days.

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Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by lorenzhs on Monday November 28, 2016 @08:09AM (#13055143)

Nope: "For both iOS and macOS, the new Photos scans quietly for objects and scenes, but because facial recognition is more computationally (and thus battery) intensive, both OSes let you know that face-interpretation only occurs when iOS devices and Mac laptops are plugged in and have sufficient charge. In iOS, it can happen in the background while the device is plugged in."

http://www.macworld.com/article/3092715/photography/hands-on...

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Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by cauterized on Monday November 28, 2016 @07:10AM (#13054890)

Which apps use facial recognition? And is there a way to turn it off?

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Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by manicdee on Monday November 28, 2016 @07:39AM (#13055005)

Photos

and

Do not store photos on the iOS device.

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Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by cauterized on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:18AM (#13055508)

Wait, if you store your photos locally there's no way to disable facial recognition on them?

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Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by manicdee on Monday December 05, 2016 @11:14PM (#13112202)

That is what I am led to believe. Once you take a photo on the iOS 10 device it will attempt to perform face recognition.

What I am not sure of is whether iOS will attempt face recognition on photos transferred to it from another source.

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Re:iPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain i... by zbrox on Monday November 28, 2016 @08:07AM (#13055131)

The facial recognition runs only while connected to power.

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