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BATTERY DRAIN DRAMATICALLY ON IOS 16.1.1

I purchased the iPhone 14 Pro Max the battery was okay not as good as my previous iPhone 13 Pro Max which was a legend. It’s annoying how my battery has been dramatically draining so fast on my latest iPhone 14 pro max after the iOS 16.1.1 update apple should really fix this we were promised a better battery life which should be an hr better then the 13 pro max not lesser by 5hrs it’s barely lasts through the next day when I used to get 2 days of 13 pro max. Come on apple I’m really considering selling my latest iPhone and get last years one!

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 12, 2022 1:46 PM

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This worked for me.. many thanks for posting.

Posted on Nov 20, 2022 4:44 AM

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Nov 16, 2022 12:56 AM in response to frazzm737

The battery drain on iPhone 14 pro max is significant. Earlier I used to get a full day and over night and next day till I finish my morning workout. Now I need to put it on charge in the night. iOS 16.1.1 has surely messed up. Hopefully apple helps fix this.


I've tried restarting, force restarting as suggested in some forums.

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Nov 22, 2022 5:17 PM in response to Ddey91

Everyone,


I finally tried what others are mentioning here. Before you charge your phone up at the end of the day or when the battery is really low, this is what worked to make the battery last the way it used to:


Before charging, turn OFF “Optimized Battery Charging” from Settings >> Battery >> Battery Health & Charging.


Next power off your phone, then power it back on.


After phone has turned back on go to settings and turn back ON the “Optimized Battery Charging”.


Now plug in your phone and charge your phone until 100% and do not turn off your phone.


That is what worked for me. Today was the first time ever since I got my new iPhone 14 Max, was the first time I had 70% left at the end of the day after doing the above. Yesterday before I did this I only had 35% left at the end of the day, so it worked.


Let me know if this works for anyone else here that has not tried this above.

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Nov 15, 2022 10:59 PM in response to Ddey91

Apple software do such a sloopy work these days , not only modern ios full of bugs , apple still couldn’t figure out how to get better battery 🔋 with every update

and lastly i wouldnt ever upgrade to ios 17 whenever it comes because apple has a history of intentionally make iphone slower with every update and force people to buy new device , fyi apple your greed will never be satisfied no matter how many trillions you get every passing year

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Nov 16, 2022 12:56 AM in response to frazzm737

The battery drain on iPhone 14 pro max is significant. Earlier I used to get a full day and over night and next day till I finish my morning workout. Now I need to put it on charge in the night. iOS 16.1.1 has surely messed up. Hopefully apple helps fix this.


I've tried restarting, force restarting as suggested in some forums.

Nov 17, 2022 3:49 AM in response to Ddey91

Today, for the first time, I am thinking of replacing my apple with an android device.Every update is a problem with the battery.I don't know why you do this to people who have been loyal to you for 13 years.I've been using an iPhone since 3Gs, but I think that this iPhone 12 Mini will be my last iPhone even if I wanted to buy a 14 Pro.New update should solve the problem, but when you have Apple with a new update, you get a new problem.Apple I think it's time to say goodbye.

BATTERY DRAIN DRAMATICALLY ON IOS 16.1.1

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