Desperate to unburden my iPhone 13 of iOS 16.2. Basically a landline phone that has to be plugged in because battery drains in two hours and phone gets real hot since updating. Only three months old. I fear being without a way to send distress call on road in winter.
how the **** do I go back to 15?
iPhone 13
Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities planelucky,
Reverting your iPhone to an older version of iOS wouldn't be something we would recommend, or that we would expect to provide a solution to battery life concern.
The following steps are the best way to determine how power is being used, and than take the appropriate steps to prolong battery life based on what you find:
Check battery usage
To see an overview of your battery level and activity for the last 24 hours and up to the last 10 days, go to Settings > Battery.
When you tap one of the time periods above the Activity graph (Last 24 Hours or Last [X] Days), you can see which apps contributed to your battery usage during that time period, and the proportion of battery used for the app.
To see how long each app was in use on screen (the dark blue bars) or in the background (the light blue bars), tap Show Activity. Under each app, you might see these usage types:
• Background Activity means that most of the app's battery usage — such as playing music or tracking location — happened while the app was in the background.
• No Cell Coverage and Low Signal means that your device was searching for a signal or being used with a low signal.
• Connected to Charger means the app was used only when your device was charging.
You can also see when your device was last connected to a charger and the last charge level. With iOS 16, you can see if charging paused because of Optimized Battery Charging, Clean Energy Charging, or temperature.
Adjust settings to improve battery life
While viewing your battery usage, you might get a suggestion like Enable Auto-Brightness or Adjust Display Brightness. This is because the software determined that changing these settings could improve your battery life.
Learn more about maximizing the battery performance and lifespan of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
About the battery usage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
If a full charge is only lasting around two hours, we recommend that you contact Apple Support.
Cheers!
Found the stock market widget was continuously updating and using up battery and cellular data
back to normal after removing the widget
Hello planelucky,
We’re glad to hear that it has been resolved! Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Have a nice day.
Updated to 16.2 and cannot travel with phone which looses battery power in two hours. Basically is a land line phone now on a charger and gets real hot. Concerned for my safety on the road
