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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 25, 2022 9:15 AM in response to Ddey91

I am beside myself as well. I've never had a battery drain after an update and yes, they pushed this one hard. It's disgraceful that this was not one of the issues addressed on any online discussion or article. I did my research because I always do so thoroughly before an update. I am a looong time Apple gal and frankly, I'm going to check out Android, because this is not acceptable. Hey Apple, get it fixed.....

Nov 25, 2022 10:35 AM in response to jdc831

as suggested by another post, I grieved off my contacts backing up to iCloud automatically and my battery is 3X better. I did it just over 24 hours ago and charged my phone 100%. So it’s been a little over 24 hours and my iPhone 14 Pro Max battery is at 52%!! I cannot believe how fantastic the battery life is now. I was ready to return the phone. My brand new phone would be drained from 100% after 10 to 12 hours. I had shut off most notifications and apps running in the background and automatic updates. I spent hours watching YouTube videos and changing every setting to stop the battery drain. One of the few things I left on to automatically backup was my contacts. Turning this off made my phone battery function as advertised. I should not have had to turn this off for my battery to function properly but it worked. Try it and see.

Nov 25, 2022 5:29 PM in response to Ddey91

i have iPhone 11 Pro and my battery also started draining fast two days ago after upgrading 16.1.1, it was very dramatic. I tried turning off the optimize option and rebooting but that didn’t work. I let it die, and fully recharged and it drained again. I also erased and restored to 16.1 but I was forced to go to 16.1.1 during the sign in. But after the restore the drain was much less i thought it was fixed until I made a phone call and my phone got really hot and battery dropped 10% after 5 minutes.

Nov 29, 2022 2:14 AM in response to Cbaka

Same problem with me on iPhone 14. Contacted Apple support yesterday and completed a full restore using the Mac. Charged phone to 100% around 12pm yesterday left phone on worktop with no use, checked phone at 8am this morning and battery at 4%. At the minute my phone is a paperweight. Only happened after the 16.1.1 update. Both wife and daughters SE 3rd gens are ruining perfect and they are using them constantly.

Nov 29, 2022 6:45 AM in response to Ddey91

I have the iPhone 14. Battery life was great before the 16.1.1 update. Now, It'll have 80% battery, then all of a sudden drain to nothing and shut down. I plug it in and turn it back on, and poof battery life back up to 80%. It did it to me a few times while I was on a business call. Is Apple up to their old tricks and forcing you go out and buy a new phone?

BATTERY DRAIN DRAMATICALLY ON IOS 16.1.1

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