Battery drain In iOS 16.2

The battery drain on my iphone has dramatically increased since I downloaded 16.2 even when the phone is idle its eating battery much more than 16.1.2 the battery life has significantly decreased

please tell me how to fix this

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 20, 2022 10:29 PM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2023 11:17 PM

if you still facing this issue follow below steps it might fix this issue

  1. sign out from your account
  2. complete erase your mobile.
  3. install the 16.2 using laptop.
  4. Now login but do not restore the data.
  5. switch off your mobile over night.
  6. check how much % was drained it will be 1-3 % only.
  7. if above statement is correct then use ur mobile for couple of hours after logging in the it but without restoring the data.
  8. now observe the battery. If this looks ok then restore the data
  9. now same night check how much battery was used after restoring the data.
  10. if battery drained too much after ur data then you know where is the problem.
  11. 99% of the time this will solve the issue.


one you follow this please update so that others will get confident.

I have found this process all by myself without Apple support.

no one helped me from Apple.

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