Ever since updating to iOS 13.5.1, my phone's battery drain is ridiculous. Previously, from the time I removed my phone from the charger at 6:30 AM until I put it back on the charger at 11:00 PM, my battery would drain to around 80%. Now, it's at 80% by 8:30 AM. The device is also hot all the time. Clearly, something is wrong with this update, and it needs to be fixed.
iPhone 11
Hi Bella_1954
Sadly some updates do cause iPhones to work harder [generating heat], they usually settle down after a few recharge/restart cycles.
If you contact Apple Support they can diagnose any battery issues or whatever.
Turning off Push and changing to Fetch Manually helps [see SravanKrA's tips above] as well as turning off Background App Refresh.
Check Settings>Battery to see what is using the most power and adjust that app if you can. If you know an app using the most power is one you close properly then definitely do a Force Restart - this clears up any legacy issues that have carried over from before the update [if you left a lot of apps 'open' when you update, this can happen] -
Force Restart: In quick succession: Briefly press & release the Up Volume, then briefly press & release the Down Volume, then press and HOLD DOWN the Power Button, and keep it held as the screen shows the power off slider, still keeping the Power Button held while the screen goes dark and keep it held until the Apple logo appears, then release it. The phone will restart, hopefully a lot cleaner than before.
best of luck.
I am also having this problem. Iphone 7 was absolutely fine until latest update. If I don't use it it's fine, but as soon as I start using it I can see the battery charge dropping. I've turned off nearly everything that runs in the background and it's still draining. Some days I am having to recharge it twice!
In the last 4-5 days my 2 iPhones and 2 iPads are losing their charge rapidly. The battery usage shows Siri as using 70% of the battery. I have turned Siri off on all the devices and two days later it still shows a Siri as the problem. The iPhone also hears up even when turned off. Help!
I’ve been experiencing the same problem. I haven’t had any issues with my battery until now. Now, my battery drains so quickly. I’ve had to start bringing a charger with me when I’m out and I haven’t had to do that before.
Not sure what is going with apple lately. But i just updated my iphone 7 plus to 13.5.1 and after that it the whole battery scenario start. My phone will literally shut down on it’s own even when my battery is at 80%, which has been happening for the past week. I don’t really write complaints but this product that i spend my money on is getting ridiculous. My wife has an iPhone 6 and battery is perfect no issues at all and she never update. So with that being said, i wish I did not update at all. Apple please fix this crap, you know how annoying it is when your talking to someone and stupid phone just shuts off!!!! And don’t tell me to buy a new version if iPhone. Smh.
I have the same battery draining problem with the iOS 13.5.1. The battery has an 87% health rating. I've changed no settings since the update and rarely touch my phone -- nothing is open -- and still the battery drains away, even when I've set it to low battery mode. Apple needs to fix this issue!
I have commented about my iphone battery issue last week. Well it got worse, now my iphone won't even turn on. And with this pandemic all Iphone store are close, which is a pain. Only if they did not have this update my phone would been perfect, now is ruining my life. Smart tech in apple please fix this issue,smh.
Ive tried everything listed on this forum. I don’t use dark mode, battery doesn’t show apple music usage at all, i installed 14 Beta. Phone is still hot all because i broke my screen and Apple repaired it, upgraded my software and now i have the problem. i did not ask for an upgrade i had a cracked screen!!! thinking about going back to my 7 for a while
Same here. I have old phone and was fine until I allowed the ver 13.5 update. Batery is new and usage last all day until two weeks ago. Now phone starts and dies after a few hours and when phone reboots on chargeit will show as high as 40% full and two minutes later its showing 27%. Had it plugged up today and was showing it charging and the battery % going down not up. No problems until update. Not buying a new phone. FIx it! Can't be on conference call two 10 minutes off charger and dead in 15 minutes. Just silly Apple isnt going to force a new phone to me. If so I'll switch name brands its been fine. I dont need updates on old phone. I was happy! Get me back to real battery life.
This is my third time complaining about this idiot update. Having my phone being shut off automatically even its at 80% is very, very, very frustrating specially when your on a conference call or an important one. Is getting to the point where I want to throw it out the window, and I’m sure apple will love that so I can buy a new one. Freaking fix this stupid update because I’m 100% sure I’m not the only who is frustrated.
With an upgrade, the use of your iPhone is supposed to improve, not degrade.
Taking all these measures by SravanKrA, which are straightforward to conserve battery power are ridiculous if before the UPgrade [sic] there were no such problems as I have now.
It's not the iPhone settings I have to change to get a workable iPhone, it is Apple that has to address this ridiculous downgrade to 13.5.1
Besides....it took 25 minutes to download the 'upgrade' to my MacBook Pro (and I have a lightening fast internet connection) which with iTunes gone you cannot even follow the progress, and it took 12 minutes for my iPhone XR to install 13.5.1.
I wish I never did this downgrade to 13.5.1
A furious customer......!!!
So I downloaded the beta update 13.6, why? Because they said it’s going to fix my battery drain. Well, let’s just say it’s a myth. Thats right, you read it right a myth. Batter drain still exist, today i was at the gym phone was charged all the way to 80% then 5 mins later 0%, smh. I want to see who else got this issue. Is it just me??????
I've downloaded iOS 14, without the factory resets done, still have the same battery drain as before. It’s never been as dramatic as described by some, but I run out of juice around 8pm on a iPhone 11. Before 13.5.1 it would run till 11am the next day.
I have an iPhone8 that I have had minor battery issues with since 13.5 update, but had got around this by limiting app refresh. I updated to 13.6 yesterday and put my phone in the kitchen last night before I went to bed....it had 90% battery at that point. This morning when I got up the phone had shut down due to low battery. I checked the battery use and none of my apps had used any battery overnight.....so WHY NO BATTERY POWER THIS MORNING.....this is such a frustrating issue since it takes 5 minutes charge to even open the phone back up and then it still has to sit charging before I can use it
I have the iPhone SE1 and if I’m text messaging or looking up stuff online, my phone will be dead in about 10 minutes. That’s from a 100% charge. I hate doing software updates for this reason. I have to keep my phone connected to a portable battery charger. I have kept my phone in great condition no scratches on screen or back, looks brand new still and battery is shot after the update. This should be illegal for Apple to intentionally decrease battery life with each update
My phone is on fire right now just trying to find an answer to this. I’ve never had any issues with any iPhone like I do right now. All day yesterday, prompts have been warning me that an update will take place. It updated and now I have a phone overheating. Before yesterday, I was having an app shut down within one second of opening it. Something really bad happened and Apple hasn’t been able to fix it.
After update to iOS 13.5.1 battery drain is ridiculous and phone overheats
