iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 13.4 battery drain problem

I know that it was a bit sarcastic. And it wasn’t directed at 98% of the people who actually are here to help people. But there is a minority who are so much sold on Apple products that Apple can’t do no wrong and the problems that actual people are experiencing are nonexistent. I worked in the It business for 25 years and every single company has had a botched update, a bad firmware, a bad design etc.. the only difference is how you decide to deal with it. I find it unacceptable to tell a loyal customer that the phone that we pretty much rendered useless was due for replacement. Yes updates bring a lot of new features but if there is a risk of destroying previously workind older hardware, there should be a warning so people would have a choice.

I updated my iPhone XS this past weekend. I work in a place where my phone is left in my car all day. When i go into work my phone is around 90%. 8hrs later I come back and its at 40% with no apps or anything running. And yes I close all the apps before i go into work. Before the update my phone battery was great.

I am not sure but during the last couple of days, the situation on my iPhone seems to have improved somewhat, which is odd, since there has been no new updates. It could of course point to what some here have claimed to be the reason; some kind of indexing - but for it to last weeks, seem to me unlikely, and it is still not as good as it was before this.

Besides 4 ipads one iphone and one apple watch we also have in the household 1 huawei mate 20 pro 1 huawei p30 pro and 2 huawei y6 for the kids, after every update the indexing process on android is around 2-3min.

We do not have any problems at all with those devices right now but sure all electronics may encounter problems during their lifespan, the problem here is apple not admitting when there are problems with their soft or hardware and the apple policy that nothing apple does ever fails or have any problems.

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Ok can we see what iPhones & iPads are affected by high battery drain since upgrading to iOS 13 or one of upgrades for 13 like 13.1, 13.4, 13.4.4 etc.

Also mention any other problems you are having with this iOS like mail connection, battery percentage not reporting properly etc.

For me since upgrading to iOS13:

Original iPhone SE 64GB

Extremely high battery drain

Mail not connecting most of the time.

Cannot search most of the time

Battery percentage not reporting correctly a lot of the time

Phone crashes & reboots for no apparent reason.

redvirusblue wrote:

Besides 4 ipads one iphone and one apple watch we also have in the household 1 huawei mate 20 pro 1 huawei p30 pro and 2 huawei y6 for the kids, after every update the indexing process on android is around 2-3min.

We do not have any problems at all with those devices right now but sure all electronics may encounter problems during their lifespan, the problem here is apple not admitting when there are problems with their soft or hardware and the apple policy that nothing apple does ever fails or have any problems.

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple's participation is pretty much limited to make sure people adhere to the Terms of Use to which we all agreed when we registered. Apple is not going to "admit" anything here. If you want to discuss the matter with Apple, you can start with the Contact Support link at the top right of every page of these forums. However, it is my understanding that they are a bit overloaded right now because of the stores being closed. So, you may have a wait.

Support is busy because of pandemic and because of this issue. I emailed problem to support, from what I’ve read 13.4.5 is in beta and has discovered what’s been happening, and is in process of fixing? Hope it’s soon or I will be replacing this!

I’m also having battery issues. And no, it’s not an old battery, it’s my 11 Pro Max. It used to last all day and be at 30% at 11 pm. Now I usually have to put it on a charger by 7 pm when it is at 10% just so it lasts for the rest of the day. It’s not awful but for sure there is a difference. My usage has been the same, there are no differences only that I upgraded it to the current iOS.

The battery usage has got worse ... the phone is turning itself off .. I cannot use it without it being plugged into a power source. Which mean my mobile is not mobile anymore.

I cannot use it outside of my house.

Since mine is the 11 Pro Max, I still have battery most of the day but I was already used to not carrying a charger or a car cable anymore since I got it. Now I am having the battery anxiety again and have had to get a car cable again just in case. That was the feature I love the most about the phone and don’t have it anymore. I hope they fix it but my hopes are kind of low, battery issues don’t get fixed very often with updates. Please go to the Apple feedback site to let them know, that’s the only way they can hear about it.

??? You are lucky for now but just wait...Lots of ppl have this problem with the battery drain I am an electronics tech am I am older than most ppl on here so I been around the block.. The battery drain is an issue with the ios no doubt no matter what you say.. I have made up my mind... I am throwing my Iphone in the trash and buying a Samsung next week

I said 68 lol.. My iphone was working awesome great battery life until the ios 13.3 Suddenly Then unreal battery drain. hoping the next update would fix It but it got worse with each update I heard about others having battery drain on 13 but mine was fine until the latter 13 ios Please don't tell me about try this and to try that IT does not help I paid for a new battery My old one was fine... I did many system recoverys researched all know fixes index time blah blah blah...Simply Put.. Apple has a ios problem. You may may not have it at this very moment .. but you will. Just wait and see. I am tired of waiting and wasting my time with this useless device with an ios they screwed up and they won't fix. Say what you will and make fun of ppl having this problem all you want. I noticed the attitude of the Mods on here You have not helped anyone as of yet. APPLE has an ios problem Hopefully they will resolve it. Personally... I will not ever buy anything with apple on it. Have a good day

You should do pop up whenever someone talks the truth about Apple having a major screw up, by putting them down. Now you call someone immature for stating their feelings. Face it Apple has a problem and it's too bad that it is happening at a time when the whole world is in a lock down. I really don't think you're doing Apple any good by telling people they don't know what they are talking about (your post about the law suit by slowing down phones) and now the immature comment.

I have excessive battery drain after the recent update. My phone is the original iPhone SE. Battery max capacity is 99%.

I've tried the restore phone, didn't help. I've tried all the other suggestions mentioned in the past.

I had a similar problem with a previous iOS release but I can't remember which one exactly, I think it was 11.x, and it was fixed with a 12.x beta and the official 12. All the gurus jumped on us then saying your battery needs replacing but it turned out it wasn't the battery because the problem went away or was fixed by an iOS release.

Deggie, I'm not a moderator, just a decent human being - your comment to skiffy210 was rude and uncalled for. Here is a gentleman who knows what he's talking about. He expressed himself in a professional way. I have been having iOS problems since September with my iPad Pro - a 20-hour charge on iOS 11 that dropped to 4 on iOS 12 and 13. I am also over 50 years old and have been an early adopter. I know what I'm talking about. The personal comments have no place here.