iPhone 15 Pro Max Heating & Battery Draining Fast

iPhone 15 pro max on iOS 17.0.2

battery drains so fast while talking on the phone and heats becomes very very warm


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iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 24, 2023 3:09 AM

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There’s at least three problems that they know about if you bring the phone to Apple they’re gonna act like they don’t know anything one of the text came up to me and said it’s going to need another update or two… also some of the phones after three days the battery gets used to the charging and it stops getting warm while charging which mine has done but at eight 8 o’clock in the morning my phone is at 100% for my iPhone 15 Pro Max and by 12 in the afternoon I’m down to 69% and by 5 o’clock I’m at 40 my 14 Pro Max hundred percent at 8 AM all day long at 9 PM it would be on 50%… I can almost guarantee that when they start making the phones for the next batch, some of the problems gets fixed, this is what happens when we all buy the first ones. I should’ve waited till the end of November.

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 5:46 AM

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Oct 3, 2023 7:00 AM in response to Ddey91

I noticed my phone gets hot. But then what's even worse I noticed is that the battery drains so much. I upgraded because my iPhone 11 battery only lasts for a day but then getting this phone didn't make difference: i dont know what to do. Can we get a replacement or everyone has the same issue? I turned always on display off but it's still draining fast

Oct 3, 2023 7:00 AM in response to Ddey91

Same here! I got my phone on the 22nd of September from London Regents Street.


having the same problem, when on call, battery draining super fast, like 1% per min. And the phone gets over heated when watching videos.


I called apple support and they weren’t very helpful. Keep saying they dont have anything in stock to replace my device.


not happy @Apple

Oct 3, 2023 7:02 AM in response to Ddey91

Yes! I‘m so glad I found others that are saying this. I thought I was going crazy. I checked the Apple Website for their specs of iPhone 15 Pro Max just to make sure I was getting the battery length right and I was. It’s up in the 20s in terms of hours, but my actual phone is lasting a lot less than that.


My friend has a 12 Pro Max, which he’s had for 2 years, and his lasted so much longer in the day than mine. I’m just hoping this can be fixed, otherwise I’ll have regretted not just buying a 14 Pro Max.


I really thought the battery would be amazing, and I even reset my phone to double check battery time, but it must be the software causing issues I guess.


Really hope they fix this soon.

Oct 3, 2023 7:03 AM in response to chbjd

Exactly the same thing happened to me. I was on the phone for about an hour, I wasn’t even holding it, just connected airpods and left the phone on a table. When I picked it up after the call it was very hot and the battery was dropped with about 40%. I also experience heat while just scrolling on social media. If this do not get resolved soon, I’m definetely returning it.

Oct 3, 2023 7:03 AM in response to Ddey91

Battery draining so fast.

losing 2-3% every couple of minutes and phone getting quite hot whilst on a call or using the phone in general.

Quite disappointed with the performance.

Twitchy lag whilst scrolling down the control/ Notification Centre.


The iphone 15 pro only lasted 11 hours before its battery died, did not use it much and still lost the battery.


Oct 3, 2023 7:04 AM in response to Ddey91

Same issue here: my new iphone 15 pro's battery life is so short and I'm frustrated by it keeps getting warm/hot.


The only reason I chose to purchase a new iPhone is bc I'm not happy with the battery condition on my iphone 12 pro. Turns out I may just got something even worse and I'm now very upset.


Apple: please just get this one thing right. You are disappointing your customers.

Oct 3, 2023 7:04 AM in response to Ddey91

Ok so I just called customer service, after explaining these issues I was told to hold on, only to be disconnected, it’s been 10 minutes and he still hasn’t called back. Don’t feel like calling and waiting anymore tonight. As others have said is what I told him, a fix better be coming soon or I’m returning it. With as much money we paid for these we should be having these major issues.

iPhone 15 Pro Max Heating & Battery Draining Fast

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