iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 13.4 battery drain problem

Thanks for joining here to post this. I needed a new person to explain things to me.

No, your analogy is not correct it does not mean that every iOS is bad. If Mr. Jobs had stuck to his original plan for the iPhone and not allowed 3rd part apps other than AJAX and web based apps then updates wouldn't have had this effect. In fact the ones prior to opening the app store didn't have the issue.

And there has been an Apple update some time back that had everyone, bar none, having a problem. A global bug. But since the App Store opened and there were updates people have posted about battery issues after updates. I've had battery issues after updates. The app that most often caused my issues was Facebook. I would either have to delete it and add it back or (more often) wait for one of the routine updates from Facebook. I've had a few other apps (looking at you Instagram) that did the same thing.

The person I was responding to and though it better to ignore does have an apparent problem with Gmail. Even if they are using it more on one device a difference of 30% between devices is not normal. I would guess that is one of his issues. That is the only one he posted a percentage.

I'm not denying everything, defending everything, yada, yada, yada, just asking questions and trying to help people determine what is their battery drain problem. Of course if that person wants to go to the effort they could do archive backups on all their devices then run them as a new device for 24 hours. If the battery drain disappears then it is not the update, it is the interface with the update and some app or apps.

If you take actually doing realistic diagnosis as "spin" that is your problem. If you don't like the answers that I and others give then ignore my posts. How long have you been here?

The Contacts app and database sounds like it is having a problem with iCloud, this would be the only reason it would be using so much battery. Make sure you have a good backup of your Contacts then go to your iCloud settings and turn off Contacts. Then turn them back on.

#2 There aren't that many applications that actually run in the background but a good thing to check.

#7 I've never used any sort of regime for charging but with Lithium Polymer batteries it is a bad idea to totally deplete them.

#8 No certified Qi charger will make it overheat and since the iPhone will only draw at the 7.5 level it shouldn't overheat at all. None of my wireless chargers have done this. Using the Apple 18W battery with a USB-C cable will heat up the iPhone more than any Qi charger would and there is nothing that shows it will "significantly reduce serviceability", whatever that means.

#11 Worth a shot but neither method is intrinsically better than the other.

If nothing helped you should call AppleCare and tell them and then wait for the next update. If you don't inform Apple most likely you will be posting with every update from now on.

Just out of curiosity what was the app or apps using most of your battery?

New battery

Complete restore several times

No apps .. Tried all mentioned fixes from online search

Nothing works

No other option

I will be purchasing another cell from another company

No more Apple

Thanks for your willingness to help.

Sorry but this does nothing. I just did my update yesterday and my battery is draining and taking forever to recharge today. The first update that caused major problems last year did the same thing and then it finally corrected itself once another update was done. I can guarantee that I will not do another update to my phone unless I have too. Apple needs to make sure it works before making it available.

What model iPhone is this? Who put the new battery in? When you ran it with no apps (which isn't possible) in Settings > Battery which apps/processes had the highest percentage.

I really don't care what electronics you buy. You should go with Samsung. They never have battery problems.

Skiffy no use making platItudes doesn’t help anyone .

We need to here your experiences = It doesn’t work is not helpful - Indeed if you really want APPLE to know and potentially address the issue in 13.4.1 those questions asked need YOUR answers.

Millions of iPhones and IPads aren’t experiencing slow downs or battery issues right now however finding a common denominator for those that Are will certainly help.

If you want to go spend your own money get an Android powered device no one here’s going to stop you thats for sure .

However do go read the the relevant online manufacturers support pages - think you’ll find similar Android Q killed my ......... or why won’t my phone/network allow me to update from ..................

i have iphone7 , i updated my device a week ago and i am facing fast battery drain :(,

i did restore and clean wipe but the problem still remains,

i think apple slow down thier older device with an update

A warm battery or back of phone suggests mechanical/electronic issue and failing battery more so over software to be honest . A capacitor cap on the logic board quite possibly and power is leaking via heat.

This needs looking at .

Two iPhone, two iPad, all of different versions, same issue, worst update ever, and I'm using iOS products since their first days.

This is the first time all my devices are all impacted in such a way by the same update. If downgrading was simple, I wouldn't hesitate for one second... (anyway, Apple already unsigned the 13.3.1 version).

Somewhere else I don’t believe you period !

Almost no one on an iPad has reported battery issues , however some with iPhones 6s (this has a pre-existing battery issue addressed by Apple with a free battery upgrade ) and I see some 7 models .

Both these if used frequently and charged are certainly closing in on their cycle lives anyway no disrespect.

I suggest something you have running in the back ground and probably on all your devices is the likely cause to be honest.

Keith can you leave this conversation, please? You're adding no value and telling people they cannot possibly have iOS issues. You can't know that. Neither can we. It was fine before the upgrade. There are a lot of us reporting problems since 13.4 was installed which is a track which Apple are hopefully investigating.

Many thanks

David

Happily I’ll go away -Gotta do some work and tests on 13.4.5 and my apps . So clearly anything I find under NGO that might help here you won’t/can’t know . Have a nice day.

Still do check those running background apps I assure you one is the culprit and it might indeed be an Apple task !

Clues include VPN , Siri and yet to be optimised YouTube

Very helpful Keith!

I followed your advice and the autonomy of all my devices suddenly increased dramatically (I just powered them off, so there are no applications running in the background).

Thank you again.