A brand new iPhone SE (2022 model) drains battery overnight?

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A brand new iPhone SE (2022 model) drains battery overnight?

I'm having serious battery issues with an iPhone SE just one month old, though for the first two weeks everything worked as one might expect.

But now the battery gets drained even when the phone sits idle in airplane mode and it's getting worse every day. For example, having over 50% battery yesterday evening, in the morning I found the battery is almost completely drained overnight while the phone was in airplane mode (i.e. no network traffic or anything that could in my opinion explain the battery usage).

How do I fix this? I've already turned off background app refresh, and I'm using the lates iOS.

Currently I can't make it through a normal working day -- including just a few calls and perhaps listening a podcast or two -- without recharging.

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 5, 2023 8:56 PM

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Dogcow-Moof

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Feb 9, 2023 4:06 PM in response to fnzvynvar

Both VoiceDream and MapMyRun are using significant amounts of battery.

MapMyRun may be continuing to update your location unless you explicitly quit it.

VoiceDream likewise may be continuing to run in the background when you aren't using it.

The two together are responsible for a full 35% of your battery usage.

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fnzvynvar Author

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Feb 6, 2023 3:28 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

The clock app hangs on the top, as expected (I use stopwatch to time interval exercises twice a week for about an hour or so).

Besides that there's a running tracker and a text-to-speech application, to keep track and company while jogging.

Nothing out of the ordinary in the battery usage by application, I think.

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tonedr

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Feb 9, 2023 10:05 AM in response to fnzvynvar

Same exact thing happens to me though I have the old 2016 iPhone SE. Battery runs down when it's not being used, even with airplane mode on. If I restart the phone, the battery jumps up noticeably, but then starts draining again. Just noticed this recently. It's running iOS 15.7.3.

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tonedr

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Feb 9, 2023 10:12 AM in response to tonedr

I should point out that even though my phone is old the battery health says 91% max capacity and operating at peak performance, and there's no indication that there is a problem other than the draining behavior.

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Dogcow-Moof

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Feb 5, 2023 10:19 PM in response to fnzvynvar

Most charge their phone overnight.

What does Settings -> Battery show is using most of the power?

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A brand new iPhone SE (2022 model) drains battery overnight?

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