Battery drain since iOS 15.6 is ridiculous

same for me.

This spinning icon is ALWAYS there on my iPhone, it never stops.

What does it mean?

Would it be battery drain related?

My battery drains really, really, really, fast when wi-fi in on

RS6DS3CS1 ~ What model of iPhone is it?...

Settings > General > About > Model Name

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XS Max. Battery life was great until ios 15.6.

Max cap is now at 84%

I’m concerned that ios 15 has permanently damaged the battery. It won’t even fully charge anymore. Surely this isn’t a ploy to force customers to buy new phones…? Or is it?!

Thanks IdrisSeabright. I will disable that feature.

I have the exact same issue. Do you know if iOS 16.1 has fixed the problem? I am a bit afraid of downloading it.

I have an iPhone X, if you say it worked for you, I will try it. I guess nothing to lose!

Thanks! Very helpful!

My Xs Max has 96% battery health, factory original. I’m a light user. I stayed on IOS 14.8 until IOS 15.5 was released. Few days of indexing and all other background activities that I understand, a month later still having awful battery life and my cellular all over the place. Waited two months for IOS 15.6, hoping it will fix my battery issues but with such a disappointment here I am sitting and looking at my iPhone screen watching the battery drain like a timer on a microwave.

IOS 15.5 and 15.6 totally ruined my experience. Moving from 14.8 couple of months ago, I’ve now lost 7% battery health and have to charge my phone twice a day. I’m seriously consider moving to Sony pro series.

Xs Max, purchased in Jan 2020, brand new. I hardly use my phone, original factory battery, I mainly use my ipad. I was on 14.8 for a long time and my battery lasted at almost twice longer than what it is now. Battery health was 98% on 14.8. Then upgraded to 15.5 when released losing 2% health. I had horrible battery drain on 15.5 then upgraded to 15.6 and losing further 3% battery health with it. Now battery health is at 93% and my daily usage hasn’t changed. I have lost 5% battery health between two IOS releases. Seriously, something is wrong here. Yes, my battery may degrade over time but I hardly even use it and my phone looks still as pristine condition following best charging practices as I can. I truly regret upgrading to ios 15. Worst experience for me ever.

I tried to recondition my battery last night. Fully drained and charged to full again. I lost 5% battery life in 15 minutes only by reading these latest comments.

I am wondering if Apple engineers testing IOS 15 on older devices, not only focus on the latest and the greatest