NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
sclubone
Jul 10, 2016Aspirant
Excess battery drain caused by RCloud iOS - Netgear should fix asap!!
After unexpected high battery drain on both my iPhone and iPad, it transpires that RCloud iOS will remain active in the background (for hours...) unless force-quit. The app shouldn't be in the iOS st...
sclubone
Jul 18, 2016Aspirant
Hi, it's the latest iOS version on both iPhone and iPad, and the latest ReadyCLOUD mobile app (as all of these are automatically updated). i.e. 9.3.2 iOS, and 1.5.8 (134) for the app.
I don't think the other thread is helpful as it relates to Android, but either way Netgear have serious problems if even the iOS app is broken in this serious way..
BrianL2
Jul 18, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi sclubone,
Well, it's not really the same but it's the same app running on a different platform or OS. I will check this with my colleagues and update this thread as soon as I get something.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
- JohnNultyJul 19, 2016Apprentice
I beg to differ Sclubone, it is the same app although running on different platforms (Paul_Thomas reported in the Andoid post discussion that he had issues with IOS on his iPhone and iPad) . It seems that it is the same issue being reported, so it could be construed that the same error has been compiled across differnt OS's and platforms. Quality control issue Netgear?
BrianL2, surely by now you have something to report? It has almost been 2 months since I alerted Nertgear to this issue.....:smileyfrustrated:
- scluboneJul 19, 2016Aspirant
The app has the same name, however as we know, the system permissions allowed to apps are much different between iOS and Android (e.g. sleep settings and permitted background functions) and I would be quite surprised if the source code is the same. The fact that an app with the same name on both platforms is causing battery drain issues could well be down to different reasons (with different mitigations currently available) though it is certainly a QA issue, in the meantime I have turned off 'Background App Refresh' on iOS though I am awaiting a proper remedy.
JohnNulty wrote:I beg to differ Sclubone, it is the same app although running on different platforms (Paul_Thomas reported in the Andoid post discussion that he had issues with IOS on his iPhone and iPad) . It seems that it is the same issue being reported, so it could be construed that the same error has been compiled across differnt OS's and platforms. Quality control issue Netgear?
BrianL2, surely by now you have something to report? It has almost been 2 months since I alerted Nertgear to this issue.....:smileyfrustrated:
- scluboneJul 19, 2016Aspirant
sclubone wrote:The app has the same name, however as we know, the system permissions allowed to apps are much different between iOS and Android (e.g. sleep settings and permitted background functions) and I would be quite surprised if the source code is the same. The fact that an app with the same name on both platforms is causing battery drain issues could well be down to different reasons (with different mitigations currently available) though it is certainly a QA issue, in the meantime I have turned off 'Background App Refresh' on iOS though I am awaiting a proper remedy.
JohnNulty wrote:I beg to differ Sclubone, it is the same app although running on different platforms (Paul_Thomas reported in the Andoid post discussion that he had issues with IOS on his iPhone and iPad) . It seems that it is the same issue being reported, so it could be construed that the same error has been compiled across differnt OS's and platforms. Quality control issue Netgear?
BrianL2, surely by now you have something to report? It has almost been 2 months since I alerted Nertgear to this issue.....:smileyfrustrated:
The app has the same name, however as we know, the system permissions allowed to apps are much different between iOS and Android (e.g. sleep settings and permitted background functions) and I would be quite surprised if the source code is the same. The fact that an app with the same name on both platforms is causing battery drain issues could well be down to different reasons (with different mitigations currently available) though I agree it is certainly a QA issue, in the meantime I have turned off 'Background App Refresh' on iOS though I am awaiting a proper remedy.
Related Content
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!