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Battery drain after iOS 14 update.

I had installed the new ios 14 and my battery drained from 90% to 10% without me even touching the phone. This has never happened before.

Please Apple fix asap.

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 11:24 PM

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Hi, you can check this: iPhone Battery and Performance

Check the battery health, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health & if the maximum capacity is less than 80%, you need to replace the battery on your phone.

You can restore your phone as new:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings


If the issue persists, you can take your phone to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. Book an appointment on getsupport.apple.com or use the Apple Support app.

Posted on Sep 17, 2020 1:45 AM

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Sep 16, 2020 11:50 PM in response to aronbottomtext

Apple is not here, we are just Apple users.


Power usage will be higher after an iOS install as the phone needs to rebuild its internal databases.


Also, quite often apps that are not compatible with the new operating system will get stuck in tight loops, using lots of battery - check to see if any of your apps are shown as using a lot of power under the Battery tab in Settings.

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Sep 17, 2020 1:45 AM in response to aronbottomtext

Hi, you can check this: iPhone Battery and Performance

Check the battery health, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health & if the maximum capacity is less than 80%, you need to replace the battery on your phone.

You can restore your phone as new:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings


If the issue persists, you can take your phone to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. Book an appointment on getsupport.apple.com or use the Apple Support app.

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Sep 25, 2020 5:51 AM in response to aronbottomtext

Hi All,


I have recently updated to IOS14 for my iphone7+ and I am very attentive to make sure in my setting to leave and turn off most privacy/communication between my phone and wifi/external servers.


To the point... I called apple and they ran the diagnostics that my battery is in great working condition, and I know it is as only since my update to IOS14 the battery drainage began to plague me.

I am not a social media user and in my settings i have most privacy setting communications off and I do not have any apps using location services, only when in use, and there is no apple feedback(analytics) turned on just to make sure no unnecessary GPS or Antena/WIFI use. I removed all widgets/weather locations to make sure they were not sucking up juice. In ios13 i was even using weather ( while using ) and it never took my battery for such a ride.


I hope i've outlined some context to my case; So my question, Is there some new feature in IOS14 that I am overlooking in settings or elsewhere that I should delete/turn off.


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Sep 29, 2020 9:02 AM in response to aronbottomtext

My wife's iPhone 8 is also having the dramatic battery drainage issue. This literally happened right after installing the iOS 14 update. She will have her phone charged at 100% then unplug it for about 35-45 minutes and it is down to 10% and then just shuts off on her without her even using the phone. Her battery health is at 93%, turned off app refreshing in the background, turned off auto brightness and removed apps she no longer needs, updated to 14.0.1 and her battery still won't stay charged. Her phone is pretty much useless right now making this super inconvenient. Please resolve this ASAP Apple!

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Sep 29, 2020 5:32 PM in response to aronbottomtext

I have an iPhone 6s and had the battery replaced just over a month ago. The battery health indicated 86% when I upgraded to iOS14. Had no issues with the battery and used to charge my phone only once a day. Right after upgrading to iOS14 my battery health has dropped to 84% and it drains like crazy. The battery drain issue began right after I updated the iOS14. The phone has become useless. I am not able to take my phone out with me as it drains by several percentage points every time I launch an app. My phone is old model but I bought it three years ago. Battery was replaced at an Apple store around one and half years ago. Have contacted Apple support. They ran diagnostic, confirmed no hardware issue, and that the battery is healthy enough to handle all functions. Apple has read analytical data off of my phone, taken pictures of the battery drainage from the battery health screen. After multiple calls with the technical support, now they are blaming the battery although they had told me earlier the battery is healthy enough and drainage issue not related to the battery. Apple asked me to replace the battery but they are not sure if it will fix the battery drain issue. What I can tell is that my battery drain issue began right after I upgraded to iOS14. Had I known, I wouldn't have done so. My phone has become useless overnight, not for what I have done to it but because of the last iOS upgrade.

Apple please see all these complaints. Do something. I am afraid of using my phone. It drains several percentage points as soon as I use an app. Do not use social media, or play games on the phone.

Oct 1, 2020 6:56 AM in response to aronbottomtext

I believe there may be a software issue in iOS14.0.1 that causing excessive battery drain. I am having a similar problem, even though battery health is rated at 88%. The problem appears to be related to the Notes app and widget because even though I use the app only occasionally, the battery usage panel says that Notes "background activity" and "widget" is responsible for 23% of battery usage and that the runtime is over 10 hours.

Battery drain after iOS 14 update.

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