Battery Drains 9-10 percent per hour. Is this normal?

I have an xs max and just changed the battery. it drains 9-10 percent per hour when I use it (watching videos, social media) is it normal?

iPhone 7

Posted on Aug 14, 2023 1:42 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2023 2:05 PM

mindofmeg wrote:

hi, thank you so much. no it’s not a 7, just shows my old phone for some reason. is there a way to fix it, if it’s an app?


That’s the device that was selected when posting the question, then.


In addition to checking the battery health (and 80% or lower is headed-for-replacement territory) on whichever iPhone model this actually is (again, Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging), also check the app power usage. That’s shown under Settings > Battery, and scroll down.


If there is an app there unexpectedly consuming a lot of power, remove the app, restart the iPhone, re-download the app, and check again in a day or so. If the app power consumption persists, check with the app vendor.

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Aug 14, 2023 2:05 PM in response to mindofmeg

mindofmeg wrote:

hi, thank you so much. no it’s not a 7, just shows my old phone for some reason. is there a way to fix it, if it’s an app?


That’s the device that was selected when posting the question, then.


In addition to checking the battery health (and 80% or lower is headed-for-replacement territory) on whichever iPhone model this actually is (again, Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging), also check the app power usage. That’s shown under Settings > Battery, and scroll down.


If there is an app there unexpectedly consuming a lot of power, remove the app, restart the iPhone, re-download the app, and check again in a day or so. If the app power consumption persists, check with the app vendor.

Aug 14, 2023 1:52 PM in response to mindofmeg

That fast? No. It might be an app that’s gone bonkers and is just consuming battery. There’s another possibility I’d check for here first, though: if this is an iPhone 7 with an old or its original battery, that battery can well be failing. Check the battery health (Settings > Battery > Battery Health) as a starting point, and see if that is showing 80% or lower, and thus due for replacement.

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