iOS 14.2/14.3 battery drain bug!

Not sure you know anything about this, but my iPhone 8 battery randomly started to be really bad.


One day my battery was working great and randomly it’s draining battery at a super fast rate...


I didn’t download or change any settings. My settings are the best for battery saving...


I’m hoping it’s a weird software issue!


Know why this could be happening out of the blue?


UPDATE: I have since update to the iOS 14.3 RC/GM and my battery has been much better but the issue is still there not 100% fixed!

iPhone 8

Posted on Dec 9, 2020 1:18 PM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2021 10:52 AM

Hi!


Airplane mode does initially disable all connections (Wi-Fi, Cellular, Bluetooth) however all except Cellular can be separately re-enabled even if airplane mode stays active. Hence why I asked if your carrier supports Wi-Fi Calling.


Did you update to 14.4 already? Even though the drain bug on my device isn't gone, the overall battery performance though got better. And because I am connected to Wi-Fi 99.9% of the day, airplane mode with Wi-Fi calling works like a charm.


Being on airplane mode and completely offline (in case you do not have the Wi-Fi calling option) is not really a fix either, is it?

I only use and recommend airplane mode because Wi-Fi calling exists and is a possibility for many.

In any other instance, I advise you to plug in your phone however often you can until Apple hopefully fixes this, so you are not prematurely ruining you battery (if it drains entirely multiple times a day and you have to recharge it, it most definitely will put on many many cycles and makes it degrade even faster). But as you said, it is sitting on your desk most of the day waiting for a fix, it's alright ;) The battery draining like this (not only your device, but devices across the entire line-up) has to be a software bug which they should be able to patch up. Nobody knows what is taking them so long, and why they do not address this. It has made quite a bit of fuss already and they don't do anything. Maybe they are clueless as well, who knows

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Jan 8, 2021 12:41 PM in response to asad.aj

I tested a little bit around with a downgrade but the only thing I got are deletet contacts and some apps lost data. The same battery draining with the old version.


My battery i now down for 91% - remember - before I upgraded to 14.3 I lost 1% in 4 month. Now I lost 4% in 4 weeks!


Thank you Apple... I liked my iPhone 11 Pro really, but the experience at the moment is annoying.

Jan 15, 2021 10:20 AM in response to Tv4971

> Battery fully charged then phone suddenly goes dead and shuts down. On restart shows around 10% battery. Plug in to charge and almost immediately goes back to 90+% battery.


My iPhone 8 was behaving exactly like that, and a few days later it eventually died - it stopped charging/starting. The battery health was 99%. The phone was less than 2 years old. Not good enough.

Jan 17, 2021 11:09 AM in response to pb-Kilroy

Beta 14.4.2 doesn't seem to solve the problem, I'm running on both the Xs and Mini4 and battery drain is horrific.


*****. I had seen some comments on Reddit suggesting that 14.4 might have a fix for the battery drain issues so many of us are having. I've been following this discussion but have already purchased a different phone because I need something that actually stays charged with minimal use.


Like others here, I had tried everything with my iPhone SE and had started to get really angry about not being able to use a device that cost a large sum of money for the very things it is actually supposed to do without watching the battery power drain like a clock running down. Sending a text? A drop of 15-20 percent. Sitting idle overnight with nothing running? From 100% to the 70s and nothing to show for that on the battery activity indicator... except for the occasion when it told me the Mail app was vacuuming power despite the fact I have no email accounts on the phone and have never even opened the Mail app.


I now have a non-Apple phone that cost $170 on sale and has a battery that lasts three to four days.

Jan 29, 2021 12:03 AM in response to pcdavistoo

Guys - we have to fill out the feedback form and get in contact with Apple. Without notice, Apple can't fix this issue.


For me, 14.4 doesn't work, same issue as before. I tried everything here (disable automatic carrier detection, widgets, background download and more) and I have stille the same issue.


My battery quality is down for 89%. Before 14.3 I lost 4% in 15 month and after upgrade I lost 6% in 5 weeks.

Feb 2, 2021 11:43 AM in response to b.desroches

I too have the iPhone SE 2020. I have noticed my battery drains quickly while on WiFi. My phone was charged to 100% when I awoke this morning. I was connected to WiFi and downloaded a podcast (14.6 MB) and listened to it. When I left the house approximately 45 minutes later, the battery was down to 90%.


I’ve checked all my settings and cannot figure out what’s killing my battery 🔋. If I remember, I’m going to turn off WiFi tonight to see if that makes any difference with the battery drain.


I connected my phone to the vehicle’s Bluetooth, and the battery drained soooo quickly! I was only listening to music that was downloaded onto the device!! It seemed like 1% per song...no exaggeration.

Feb 12, 2021 10:58 AM in response to Overlord85

I was hoping apple would fix this bug with 14.4 update but no luck. This morning my phone was charged to 100%. I opened one app and it instantly went to zero and shut down. Plugged it in and nothing after 5 minutes so I unplugged it and plugged back in. Instantly back to 100% battery and has been find the rest of the day. Come on apple. This can’t be that tough a fix and we aren’t all going to buy 12s so fix the problem!!

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