Wallet draining battery in iOS 14.5

Ahh, I'm having the exact same issue! My 12 Pro Max and Series 6 watch have been working fine until this past Tuesday.

Checking the battery usage on the phone for the last 10 days, Tuesday the wallet app started to creep up in battery usage, with today being 70%. I haven't even used the **** app today...

I only noticed the issue because my watch is draining super fast, like 98% to 8% over 8 hours. I unpaired and repaired the watch to my iphone, no fix. Then I started to notice the phone is draining faster than usual. Currently trying the 10+ minute shutdown on the phone to see if that fixes the wallet drain. If that doesn't work, I plan on doing a full restore via iTunes.

Apple support was not very helpful when chatting, they asked about usage and how often/how long I charge it for. Did a diagnostics which came back with hardware being ok (not surprised, this is a software bug). They said I'd need to bring it into the store or ship it back for service (again, not sure what they would do other than reset it). I mentioned the possible link but was dismissed pretty quickly.

Doing a full restore from iTunes seems to be working, though I’m slowly seeing wallet creep up again in battery usage (19% currently, was 59-70% earlier before the reset)

The watch seems to be holding better too now, but the real test will be tonight. I turned off precise tracking too, see if that will help.

I disabled Wallet app completely through Settings > Screen-time > Content/privacy restrictions > Allowed apps

That should help with battery usage issue.

Would be good if I could set up a shortcut to toggle that on or off but not a big deal since I need wallet app couple times a day.

mine stopped draining the battery after I turned off double-click home button. It could be a coincidence???

Hello, thejohnsonfactor. Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities. 

We understand that you have been noticing unusual usage from the Wallet app on your device recently. We’re happy to help you research a solution and find out what could be causing this. 

There are several troubleshooting steps that we’d suggest starting with. First, please restart your device before charging it to 100% again. After restarting, test your device to see if you notice an improvement in battery usage. You can see how to restart your device in the following Apple Support article: 

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

If you continue to notice the same usage after this, we’d suggest that you follow these tips to maximize battery performance and help extend battery lifespan: 

Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple

If you are still noticing unusual battery usage after this, we would suggest that you ensure the Wallet app is fully closed when not in use. Review the following Apple Support article to see how to close an app: 

Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support

We hope this information helps you. 

Cheers! 

If you are experiencing same problem, I would encourage you to call Apple Support! They indicated to me that this was the first they heard of it. If others are having this problem, it helps for Apple to hear directly about it.

Interesting mention of AppleCard with family share. I also have an AppleCard that I recently shared with my wife. Wonder if that is a factor?

Same rapid battery drainage on iPhone & Apple Watches for both my husband and me over the last 48 hours.

Me: iPhone 8 running iOS 14.6 and Apple Watch 5 watchOS 7.5.

My husband: iPhone 8 iOS 14.6 and Apple Watch 6 watchOS 7.3.3 (holding off on the 7.5 update because my battery issues are worst than his...)

Just recently started using Family Share with my Apple Card. Both of us just recently turned Exposure Notifications on because our state only recently implemented their program.

My battery usage last 24 hours:

Wallet 37%

Exposure Notifications 20%

My husband's usage last 24 hours:

48% Camera

17% Safari

16% Exposure Notifications

For now, we are going to carry external battery with us so we can charge up our devices throughout the day until this bug is fixed by Apple.

I'm going to try the same trick as Wise_Owl. Both my husband and I are seeing our Watches drain to 0% in half a day and our iPhones aren't far behind. We also have a newly shared Apple Card. We're turning off precise location tracking. Fingers crossed.

I really don't understand what is going on but I do know that all of our problems were resolved after we physically gave my iPhone to a Genius Bar person and he returned it 5 minutes later. He shut the iPhone down and I restarted it about 10 minutes later. My husband and I have had no issues with any of our batteries in our watches & iPhones after that.

Our nearest Genius Bar is within walking distance of our home so that was a super convenient option for us. If that option is not convenient for you, I recommend that you stop sharing your Apple Card with your family and rebooting your devices. That should fix the problem.

I would strongly recommend anyone having this issue submit a ticket in the feedback app, describing battery drain on watch and phone from the wallet app when an apple card is used with family share. The more instances of this happening being reported, the more likely it will be addressed. Currently my ticket is saying "no recent similar reports".

Supposed to be fixed with iPhone iOS 14.7 and WatchOS 7.6 updates. Installed, will test with next ApplePay purchase(s).

Update: For me, using Apple Pay does not make the problem come back now that I did the factory reset and restore.

Yes, same behavior here. Wallet app using 35-40% of my iPhone battery, even though the battery activity only shows wallet app on screen for 1-2 minutes/day. My iPhone now needing multiple charges to make it through the day.

Same here. 1 min of screen time and 56% battery usage. But there’s nothing we can do to shut down Apple Pay after usage. Something is going on behind the scenes. My phone has been getting very warm all day.

I also have an Apple watch that has the same issue and just signed up for the family Apple Card.

The online chat person also insisted I bring all 4 of our devises (husband's and my phones & watches) into the Genius Bar. When we got there it was only my phone the technician examined. Not sure if he did something else besides shut my phone down. If the 10+ minute shutdown does not solve your problem, I would take it into the Genius Bar. Not sure why we aren't getting more information on what is going on and why the online support folks are insisting we bring our devices in.