iOS 15 Home app and HomeKit have excessive battery drain

I just submitted feedback to Apple about this battery drain by the Home app, pointing to this discussion thread. Please consider doing the same here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

It seems that using a guest Wifi will not exhibit the issue. Upgrading to 15.3 hasn't change anything about the issue.

Hello Everyone,

yesterday I updated my Apple TV, my HomePod mini and every iOS 15 devices to iOS 15.4. No battery drain has occurred overnight. Hoping the issue is definitely fixed (fingers crossed).

15.4 seems to have helped but I still do see some of the openthread.arpa requests and both of my 2nd Gen Apple TV 4K downlod around 1GB of data per day even when we don’t use them

Has anyone tried wiping their iPhone out and starting from scratch, setting it up as a new iPhone instead of restoring a backup? My wife's phone has this problem but no one else's in the family.

I'm having the same issue. Destroying my battery overnight when unable to charge. 20-40% usage, all in background labeled Home:Accessories

Never had this issue before. iPhone 13 Pro on latest iOS15 update (15.1.1)

Hi, i got the same issue.

As you see between 5-6 am the Home app drains several percentages of battery on my iphone 12pro.

There was no notification.

my software version is 15.1.1

it is really annoying:(

Thanks

Same problem here, Iphone Xr, less than a year old, I first I had massive battery drain on the Home app, so I completly removed the app, but the porblem stays, and now I have massive drain on Home Accessories, and showing as an unknown app icon.

Hi Good day

Same issue here, battery drained from 80% to 14% overnight. I never even opened the home app but it has the biggest battery usage in background.

Is there a fix to this issue already?

Thanks

Having the same issue. Did a factory reset on my iPad and restored from a backup, but still have the issue. I have a ton of Apple devices so trying to isolate a potential root cause isn’t really feasible.

Weirdly this only occurs on my iPad, not my iPhone. My iPad is getting crushed by Find My and HomeKit battery drain.

Maybe it's not the Lutron bridge then. What HomeKit devices do others have? Here's my list:

• Philips Hue Bridge (2nd Gen -- the square one)
  • Model: BSB002
  • Firmware: 1.49.1949107040
  • I have a bunch of Philips Hue lightbulbs, motion sensors, and switches.
• Ikea TRADFRI Gateway
  • Model: TRADFRI gateway
  • Firmware: 1.17.19
  • Several smart power plugs and window shades.
• Lutron Caseta Wireless Smart Bridge
  • Model: L-BDG2-WH
  • Firmware: 8.6
  • Window shades, wall light switches, and a plugin dimmer.
• Apple TV 4K (2nd Gen. -- May 2021 release)
  • Unlike the three bridges above, Apple TV is connected via WiFi, not ethernet.

I have:

several HomePod minis

Apple TV 4ks (new and old gens)

Philips Hue bridge with a few lightbulbs

Lutron Caseta bridge with a few Picos

Starling home hub connected to a Nest doorbell

Wemo smart plug

meross smart plug

Not sure this will lead us anywhere, but:

• Philips Hue bridge (2nd gen), I think around 15 lamps, motion sensors and buttons
• Meross smart plugs
• a good number of Eve 'stuff'
• Sonos speakers
• 2 apple tvs, 2 homepods

Thanks for the detailed response. Curious if your last step will result in any improvements. On my end, I’ve tried a variety of things as well:

Power cycled all my connected HomeKit devices (HomePod minis, Apple TV’s, Hue bridge, Starling bridge, Lutron bridge, Wemo switch, Meross switch). No improvement.

Reviewed a variety of settings in the Home app. Toggled things off and on, no luck.

Nuclear option: factory reset my iPad (this is where drain is occurring for both Find My and HomeKit). Still no improvement.

I’m getting 8-9% battery drain a night on my iPad because of Home and Find My. Find My seems to take up more battery, but both are annoying.

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