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iPhone 6S+ Battery Drain

I have a iPhone 6S+ that has a battery drain issue since I updated today to iOS 15.7.8. I know that after 5 years the iDevice becomes vintage. I have been replacing the battery myself every year when the capacity goes lower than 80%. The phone itself works fine however I come to realize that new versions of iOS are not optimized to work on older iPhones. I don't know if the same thing is happening on iPads.


Now I don't want to buy a new phone even when the support ends because I don't want to pollute the earth more than it already is and this battery issue aside all other functions still work fine after 8 years. Can this message be forwarded to Craig Federighi or the team responsible for iOS software updates? I would suggest that after the support ends that there has to be a last update to optimize older hardware so that people can use their iDevices as long as possible instead of upgrading every year.


If Apple really want users to fix their current products which they stated in the past they have to roll out proper updates.


PS: I already tried everything in the settings to try and fix the problem but that doesn't work at all. And when I restart the phone the percentage shown goes back up to when I stopped charging. It is clearly a software issue.

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 19, 2023 9:27 AM

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Posted on Aug 19, 2023 10:04 AM

Let me revert that it usually goes for about 2 years. And previous updates did not cause this problem. The support ended 2 years ago after the original release. It's not a battery issue it is a software issue. You need to wake up they are clearly not providing optimized verions of iOS for older hardware because they want you to keep buying new products.

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Aug 19, 2023 10:04 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Let me revert that it usually goes for about 2 years. And previous updates did not cause this problem. The support ended 2 years ago after the original release. It's not a battery issue it is a software issue. You need to wake up they are clearly not providing optimized verions of iOS for older hardware because they want you to keep buying new products.

Aug 19, 2023 11:24 AM in response to Shakti from Rotterdam

Let me revert that it usually goes for about 2 years. And previous updates did not cause this problem. The support ended 2 years ago after the original release. It's not a battery issue it is a software issue. You need to wake up they are clearly not providing optimized verions of iOS for older hardware because they want you to keep buying new products. Also before I updated to the newest version it didn't drain. I bet you anything even if I replaced it through Apple it would still drain.


Aug 19, 2023 11:30 AM in response to Shakti from Rotterdam

Let me revert that it usually goes for about 2 years. And previous updates did not cause this problem. The support ended 2 years ago after the original release.


It's not a battery issue it is a software issue. You need to wake up they are clearly not providing optimized verions of iOS for older hardware because they want you to keep buying new products.


Also before I updated to the newest version it didn't drain. I bet you anything even if I replaced it through Apple it would still drain.


Aug 19, 2023 9:54 AM in response to Shakti from Rotterdam

If the battery goes below 80% in a year you are installing inferior quality batteries, which could explain your issue. A genuine Apple battery in a 6S typically lasts 2 to 5 years.


And you are probably polluting the environment more by discarding all of those batteries than getting a new phone every 3 or 4 years would.


The updates are not the problem; your junk batteries are.

iPhone 6S+ Battery Drain

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