Battery Drain on iPhone - Apple Maps - iOS 16.x

Since the rollout of iOS 16, my iPhone 13 Pro battery has drained very fast (for example, this morning I was at about 90% at 7:15a and by 11:45a I was at 5% battery and all I used my phone for was a . It appears to happen whenever I use Apple Maps (typically in CarPlay). Apple Maps shows up as the primary app consuming battery in the battery app in settings. I further tested this by deleting Apple Maps (I used Google Maps during this time) and sure enough, my phone battery life was fine. I ended up reinstalling Apple Maps and the problem came back. It seems like users on Reddit and macforums are also complaining about this but I haven't seen any solutions (and I would rather not delete Apple Maps if I can avoid that). Hoping that someone here as an answer and/or that this is on Apple's radar to address in subsequent updates.

iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Dec 14, 2022 12:43 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2023 11:35 AM

I got a brand new phone, problem persists. It’s frustrating as it’s absolutely tied to Maps. You hard kill the app, problem goes away. It never did this pre OS 16.x.


and I have two different vehicles, different radios and both do it. Phone/battery was fine in those same vehicles pre iOS 16.x. I’ve tried new cables, even just used maps with an authentic Apple plug in charger in the 115v socket on my dash. It charges fine, but if you don’t force close Maps after leaving the vehicle, it will absolutely eat the battery in no time

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