Mastodawn

Decided to do a clean install of iOS 17 on my iPhone 15
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Battery felt like it was draining abnormally quickly & there were apps I hoarded but never used. I don't know if a clean install improves the battery, but a fresh start is a great way to purge unneeded apps off my phone

Brian Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy I’ve been debating on this too. Biggest hurdle is calling to verify Apple Pay

Rich Aesthetic Oct 15, 2023

@Brian Who makes you call to verify apple pay? All of my cards use a 2fa email or text.

Brian Oct 15, 2023

@richaesthetic Maybe it’s a credit union thing. I call them they have to verify each device.

Rich Aesthetic Oct 15, 2023

@Brian damn they gotta change that

Brian Oct 15, 2023

@richaesthetic Trust me. I agree. Every time it happens it’s like the reps first time learning that AP can be on more than one device.

Brian Oct 19, 2023

@richaesthetic And update:

https://shakedown.social/@Brian/111263388897711380

cc: @BasicAppleGuy

Brian Wolf (@[email protected])

I did a rest on my 14 Pro Max to see if we can improved the battery life some. Of course I had to reset my ApplePay on my watch and phone. My credit union does not have a 2FA or online verification forcing me to call. Debit card: 15 min call explaining doing two devices on one card. Credit card: they refuse to setup bc I cannot verify a purchase with in the last 30 days. Because I have not used it….

Shakedown Social

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@Brian true. Thankfully I can do that online

@BasicAppleGuy Was it draining because it was downloading all of your iCloud data at once? It should save a lot of battery not having to download all those apps from the App Store from the backup!

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@tomk no. Just daily usage felt like it was dropping a lot

@BasicAppleGuy :( I hate that it’s gotten so bad

Oliver Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy Been doing it every year! Let's the new phone feel even newer. And it's a great opportunity to get to know new widgets and stuff.

myrmidon Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy is this iOS 17 clean Home Screen?

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@myrmidon I moved the stock icons around, otherwise yes

myrmidon Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy thank you. do you know if someone keeps a record of "virgin" layouts? That’s my stupid way of paying a tribute to SPJ.

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@myrmidon not sure.

Jeroen Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy it definitely did for me and my iPhone 12. I get a full day out of my phone again.

Charlie Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy I did this too this year. Surprising how many things are stored in iCloud beyond just the normal stuff.

John Bishop Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy 🧼🫧

ADdave Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy I find as annoying starting over is; it’s one less variable to deduce any abnormalities. Plus I found some apps that were supposed to get the dynamic island feature didn’t show up until I started fresh.

Sardo Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy Please, keep us updated on this. I have same feeling about my phone and if you succeed then I will also clean install mine.

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@sardo will do

Sardo Oct 18, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy How is the experience?

BasicAppleGuy Oct 18, 2023

@sardo Early days, but much better. Like 20-30% better battery

Richard Oct 15, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy did that last year but couldn’t be bothered this year. Guess once every couple of years is fine for me lol.

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@MLVC1972 I’m similar

@BasicAppleGuy i do this at least once a year even if i dont switch to a new model. Apple improved cache cleaning quite a lot over time, but i think a fresh start always helps.

BasicAppleGuy Oct 15, 2023

@pancake psychologically it feels nicer.

BeerIsGood Oct 16, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy
How often did you regularly reboot your phone?
Theoretically this should solve most problems too.

Richie Yamashiroya Oct 16, 2023

@BasicAppleGuy works for Apple Watch