Iphone 11 pro max battery dying fast

Anyone else having a problem with the battery tanking? I’ve covered all the bases. Brightness down, location services only while using apps, no background app refresh, etc. my battery is consistently going down 50% in 5 hours for the past 24 hours that I’ve tested it. Regular use, no difference between sleep & wake, it’s losing the same amount. Ideas??

Posted on Sep 21, 2019 10:10 AM

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Sep 1, 2020 1:05 AM in response to guadalupe268

Hi Guadalupe268

what I did to try to fix a little bit that issue was that I turned off my iPhone Pro Max 11 for one night and next morning I turned on again and it helped a little bit, still the battery is not that long lasting but at least it’s not gone in few hours. I have to charge it once a day or if I don’t use my iPhone that much (I’m not that much online, or texting, or talking, or taking a lot of pictures) it last one and a half day

Also I closed all the screens or apps I have used and that helped too

Apr 14, 2020 7:04 AM in response to Phillip_mills_

I will say this -- I googled (ha!) and found an article that advised on what to do, turn off siri, don't refresh background apps, I even factory reset (make sure you back up first!), etc. I did probably five out of the ten recommendations, and my battery draining has stopped. I think there is a glitch in one of the updates and that caused the problems. Here's hoping they will fix it soon!

Jul 21, 2020 11:02 AM in response to iPhone4Chick

First for Keeping the Battery Health maintained for Iphone 11 Pro Max charge it with 5w orginal charger which came in the previous iphone generation not from the box one which is 18w as it charges quickly and take away the battery cells more to take heat and give you more charge quickly, Second for battery drain issue try to switch off location, Background refresh off, Siri app off for suggestions also, icloud off also your phone backup then you will be good to go :)

Oct 9, 2020 5:14 PM in response to iPhone4Chick

Today I went through my iphone 11 pro max to reduce the usage of my battery. So, I made all kinds of changes like removing all the apps from my home screen (moving them to the app library) so now from the lock screen I tap and scroll up than swipe left to view library. If I don't see the app I want in the groups, I enter the first letter of the app in the search bar and pick from the list. Or I can use Siri to open Safari, Notes or excel... etc. I believed I have stop all background Refreshing and email to fetch, dark mode. One thing I noticed while doing all that is the Easy Access Camera App, from lock screen, tap and swipe left could be my battery drain problem. I'm left handed and when I put the phone in my belt pouch its possible that I activate the camera when i slide the phone with the screen facing inward into my pouch. I've often seen it lite up and hot when I go to retrieve it. At work I use my iphone 8 to scan barcode of the product I need the product info because using the face ID on my new phone is to time consuming (put in the lock code everytime to open phone) With the 8 I just need finger print ID. So, I've only been doing this for the pass week and thats about how long I've been experiencing this issue. I could disable the Easy Access Camera App but, I rather not. So now when I slip my phone in my belt pouch I will still have the screen face in but rotate it 180 so there is no accidental left swipe of the screen.

Sep 23, 2019 8:58 AM in response to jarango31

I am having the same issue with my 11 Pro, the phone it self gets super hot when i am doing minimal things like talking on the phone for a few minutes or just on facebook. I woke up at 7 am this morning and it was 10 am that my battery was already at 20% thats just from me taking 2 phone calls and listening to Spotify while working out. I upgraded from the 7+, i contacted support they advised me to do a restore iphone in ITUNES on my computer. I am very skeptical right now, i have been googling the crap out of this issue so i hope this works. I love the phone but if its the pro and the pro max i might just down grade to the 11 cause my wife is having the time of her life with it.

Sep 21, 2019 2:08 PM in response to iPhone4Chick

There is definitely something wrong. My iPhone 11 Pro Max has been off the charger for 6 hours so far today and it still has 81% battery. At this rate, it will last up to 30 hours. Keep in mind that I am home so it has been on WiFi all day, which is much more efficient than cellular.


  • Go to Settings: Battery
  • View your usage for the last 24 hours
  • See if there are particular hours that stand out
  • Look at the apps and activity % to see which apps are sucking down the battery


Let me know what you find.


I have seen a situation like this before and doing a full reset of the phone fixed it. Not sure if we are there yet with your phone so you should check the list above.


Best,

Frank

Feb 10, 2020 4:14 AM in response to iPhone4Chick

Did anyone find a solution for this problem?


i used my iphone 11 pro max only for 3 months and the battery health dropped to 96%


first I thought maybe this is normal but now my phone don’t even last a full day with a normal use!!!


when I bought it brand new the battery life was amazing sometimes it lasts 2 days and with a heavy use it easily last a day and half

Mar 4, 2020 3:07 PM in response to iPhone4Chick

My iPhone 11 capacity went down in the first 2 weeks of having it and the dumb thing loses 2% every 3 minutes, I've done everything in my power to try to fix this but nothing has worked and personally I never use it anymore, I went out and bought a pixel and I have 0 issues with battery life on this device. If anyone can give me a new tip or solution I'll give apple 1 last chance but after that I'm done with it


Apr 13, 2020 11:29 PM in response to ncgaitor

Mine does it too but I have the base 11, and it’s sucks because apples gonna charge you a arm and a leg for a basic function to work like they boast about because somehow it’s “customer fault” so I’m honestly waiting to sell this phone and switch to a brand that actually takes care of the customer instead of burning them and making them pay for it

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