iPhone Battery Drain from Apple Music

My iPhone battery drains whenever I listen to Apple Music, but it drains significantly when I use the lyrics option. From listening to a 3-4 minute song, the battery drains by 10-30%. Is there a fix for this or something I need to do? When I check battery usage, I do not see Music listed as an issue. It also happens on my iPad as well.

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Mar 19, 2020 7:25 AM

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Posted on Jul 15, 2020 9:06 AM

NB: Always back up before following these steps.


I advise deleting the Music App on your iPhone and starting again. This will also delete the app on your Apple Watch automatically. Sign out of iTunes and then signed back in. Reinstall the app on your iPhone. Reload your library on your iPhone. Finally, I synched all of the tracks and playlists I wanted to play on my iPhone and Apple Watch again. This seemed to work for me. The battery is back to normal. In the battery health tab it says the Music app is behaving normally. I also recommend signing out of iTunes and clearing any tracks off all peripheral devices except your main music library.

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Jun 23, 2020 6:19 AM in response to she130

I noticed this was happening to me (iPhone 7 plus). When I turn on the lyrics option while listening to music the battery rapidly starts to drain. I thought it was my battery which was at 77% health...but I recently got a new replacement battery from Apple and I see the same issue using Lyrics. The phone can also feel very warm. I thought it was only me until I found this forum post. Are Apple really denying this is an issue??

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