Battery drain on iOS 14.6

This is a lie ?????

I am really sorry for the inconvenience caused to you due to this however I would like to assure you that the issue is not with the latest iOS update as not many people are facing the same. It's really unfortunate that you have to go through this and we will try our best to get it resolved at the earliest.

I always do all the betas so I’m on 14.7 since day one. Battery health going down like crazy Xd iPhone 12 Pro Max here. I almost never charge it more than 80%. If I wanted all these I would keep my Android lolz

There is problem in ios 14.6 . If some users not facing problem then its not your concern ? Most of majority of people facing battery drain and heating issue on ios 14.6 they are not lying . Its worst update ever i seen . So please check it out take some responsibilties apple for your faults .

They won't admit latest iOS sucks! Not many people facing the same issue because not many people pay that much attention to their batteries! For example my wife said there's nothing wrong with her battery until I checked her iphone 12pro, her battery is even worse than my 12pro! So probably all iPhones has this problem but people don't even notice!

Even with the regular browsing, scrolling through products on Amazon and scrolling through the web pages, the phone heats up quite a bit and the battery drains very quick. I hope this unexpected hearing doesn’t damage any other hardware on the phone :(

@Apple: we need a fix for this asap!

I think its such a waste of time to discuss these think coz apple never take this seriously . If they take that it never be happen . They always do as they do . But they never fix before ios 14.7 release and i also doubt that ios 14.7 still not to fix battery drain issue . Apple just make new feature some new option but never focus on stability . Its strange btw no one ios is perfect there is alwys a bug.

Yep - it’s a horror show. I think it is related to the appalling new podcast app (outside of the battery draining it is a shocking downgrade - whoever is their product boss should be fired) If you go to battery health you will see background activity just kills the battery - still does even though I have turned it off.

updated to new iOS battery drain significant and continual. If I have anything running my battery drains. Apple has to fix this why will anyone ever update if you keep making the battery drain with each update? Do better. My phone has drain 20% while writing this.

I got hacked after being asked for my email on Beam electric bike hire company app. I was told to update and change password. That night I thought I was still hacked as my battery was draining so quick. It gives me a bit of Peace of Mind

I’m the second poster on this thread and that’s exactly what I did. I never used Apple’s podcast app anyway so it wasn’t even remotely a sacrifice. I find Overcast a first rate experience and it also syncs w Apple Watch. As for battery drainage, however, it’s still a problem — albeit not as dramatically so.

Shocking battery drain on my XR, health is at 94% and has been for a long time so be interesting to see if the update affects that.

it was 100% this morning and down to 27% by lunch time, nothing different to usual usage.

We need 14.6.1 soon!

This past weekend I left my phone of its charger before going to bed. My battery level was at ~80%, when I woke up the battery had drained to 6%. This had never happened before installing iOS 14.6. In addition, when I went to recharge my phone, the battery would not charge. The lightning bolt in the upper right hand corner of my iPhone 12 Pro would not accept the charge until I shut off the phone and restarted it.

iOS 14,6 update Battery Life reduction…WOW! Used to be able to get 2+ days of battery life previously, but now lucky to get 1 day before I have to recharge. Even reduced screen intensity to bare minimum and operate in the dark mode all the time. COME ON APPLE - PLEASE GET THIS FIXED!!!!

I used to be a Samsung person. I’ve had a Samsung device, and an apple device. My apple device had been fine if we’re talking about bugs. But I just love Samsung much much more. The operating system has a lot less bugs. And Samsung’s just has a more fun. And colorful look to it. Apple’s is just kinda boring. The font is boring. The menus are boring. App icons are boring. Apple hasn’t had a refresh in, I can’t remember how long. Apple adds features, and adds bugs, but never fixes bugs, and never changes the look. And after iOS 14.5 and 14.6 updates, my device has been awful. Mostly the battery life. But iOS 14 was a TOTAL TRAIN WRECK. I like the new features that came with iOS 14, but it’s just been so buggy. I would be better of with Samsung. My dad spent years trying to convince me to try apple. I finally gave in, and with iOS 13, my device was functioning well. (Key word “functioning”) and now, he regretted trying to make me switch. He has his phones provided by his job, so he has to go iPhone. But, I’m sure he would be happier with a Samsung.

I have same issue, however, my drain seems to be the App Store running in the background, not the Podcast app. Like will just run the battery into the ground and app not even opened. signed in and out of app store. no joy