IOS update 12.3.1 now Battery draining

iPhoneuser0900 wrote:

When iOS 12.4 will be released?

Anyone who knows the answer to that question is working under a non-disclosure agreement. We will all just have to wait until it's released. At that point, lots of people will claim that their batteries are suddenly draining faster and that iOS 12.3.1 was so much better.

Yes, very much so. And obviously the extraordinary heat as a result.

Wondering if an app is not compatible with 12.3.1 and attempting to connect to (?data source on internet) and failing over an over. The only time I've ever noticed batt drain/heat like this is constant network activity for hours, especially when having difficulty connecting.

IamH4V0C wrote:

Wondering if an app is not compatible with 12.3.1 and attempting to connect to (?data source on internet) and failing over an over.

There is a simple way to test that. Back up your phone then restore it to factory settings. Test for a couple of days. If the battery life is better, the problem is something you have loaded onto the phone.

Battery drain on the iPhone SE since switching to 12.3.1 is appalling. I have literally just watched, in real time, my battery drop from 50% to 12% with no apps running at all - just the homescreen. At midnight last night the phone was fully charged - this morning, at 0700, it was down to 50%. Half its charge gone, without even being used (and no background app refresh either). While typing this (just typing!) its gone from 12% to 10%.

Clearly there is something wrong with the update.

I am having the same problems, despite restoring my iCloud backup. The battery drain itself when I am not using the phone and when there are no application open. Even when my phone Is turned OFF !!!

I have updated all apps and still have the battery drain-go figure.

It is the apps that have NOT been updated that are causing my drain: MAIL and SAFARI.

I would be interested if you are running these apps successfully without draining your battery?

BTW, what model phone so you have?

Same problem as everyone is reporting since updating to 12.3.1 - I have an iPhone SE:

Battery drain from 100% to under 50% in a matter of hours (without using phone, apps, email, etc).

"New feature" is that it also spontaneously shuts down - and then it turns back on at 10% power!

Prior to this software "upgrade" I was charging my phone every 2 days - now it won't hold a charge for half a day!

My solution to the battery draining on my 6th gen iPod touch... I got myself a thin power bank for 5 bucks from five below and a 6 inch lightning cable from Amazon. A rubber band to connect the two and I can now enjoy my podcasts again while I mow my lawn.

السلام عليكم

انا كنت في الجيم وجسمي عرق جدا التلفون كان في دراعي علشان كنت مشغل اغاني خلاصت ودخلت استحما لقيت التلفون واقف خالص مش عايز يشتغل خالص مش عارف ليه مع ان التلفون المفروض ان هو مقاوم للماء

We had battery replaced with more power to handle latest software updates. But I'm still having drain issue... 100% battery drains in few hours without any usage and If I use the phone it drains in < 1 hour... Apple genius only has one option "Buy a new iphone"...

Sandeep1995 wrote:

Here’s something I recently discovered on mine. Even though I don’t have an Apple TV my device always looks for a one under screen mirroring. And couldn’t find a method to disable that. Wonder if it’s a cause for the drain as well. Can’t recall turning it on purposely.

Do you live in close proximity to other people? It's possible that someone who lives within BT range of you has an Apple TV. Where I work, there are a couple that are used in conference rooms. If I'm close to those room, my phone picks them up. As your phone is simply recognizing what devices are within BT range, it's not a battery drain.

Dear Apple, please do something about your OS. Don't tell me that it's an issue of the battery. I've already had the phone serviced once for the battery so telling me that it's time for me to do something about my battery is, to put it mildly, nonsense.

Battery power should not drop from 100% to 0% in 4 hrs and when I plug it in, a miracle happens, my phone suddenly has 10%. Within 20 min the phone shows 60%. Trust us when we, the users, tell you that IT'S NOT THE BATTERY THAT IS THE PROBLEM. It's your OS. Because I am pretty sure your OS update doesn't suddenly allow us to supercharge the battery by 50% in 20 minutes.

balaji5478 wrote:

Can anyone make a Twitter handle for the same so more people will join and make Apple to release new update immediately

You're as capable as anyone else of making a Twitter account. However, doing so won't make Apple release a new update "immediately". Apple will release an update when it's ready

Is there anyone from Apple who is even reading these? Are they even concerned about their customers? I had 12.3.1 available in my phone (Iphone 8) for a month and I didn't update on purpose. 2 days ago my phone stopped charging beyond 58%.... somehow Apple forced me to update the software to charge my phone. I updated to 12.3.1 and got my phone to charge to a 100%, but to my dismay... since then have had major battery issues.

Not charging to 100%, battery draining even while I am sleeping with no cellular data, wi fi or anyhting else on (even at back-end). Now it would not charge over 45%... what the ****!!

Irony... phone battery was 87%, put it to install 12.4 and it conked off in the middle of installing. Plugged in the charger and showed 87% battery charged!

Let's see if 12.4 can do some magic at the back end.