iPhone 15 Pro Max Heating & Battery Draining Fast

Battery life is very bad on my iPhone 15 pro max , I fully charge in the morning, after using it for 10min it drops to 90-92% and i do only emails and some web browsing , I don’t have heating issues or maybe I didn’t pay attention

So yeah I was a day one purchaser of the iPhone 15 Pro Max got home put it on the charger let it charge to 100% notice. It was much hotter than my 14 for the first three charges and now I’m noticing since Friday the battery life on this thing is much worse than my 14 Pro Max I get up in the morning the battery is 100% charged, I can go on Facebook three or 4×3 or four times all within the hour and it’s down to 94% by about 1130 in the afternoon just going on Instagram a few times riding a message to somebody not even watching videos the phones down to 50% my iPhone 14 I could be on Instagram and Facebook all day long scrolling watching videos and buy 6 o’clock I would be at 50%. I’m not sure if I have a buggy 15 or somethings wrong with the batteries or they need to put out some sort of patch immediately because I’m not very happy.

Same thing for me my 14 Pro Max I would charge it 8 o’clock in the morning hundred percent I go on Facebook a few times Instagram a few times and just talk to people on and off my 14 Pro Max by about 6 PM without even charging it watching videos and doing way more stuff than I’ve done in my 15 wasn’t even at 50% yet this is terrible Not to mention it gets very warm when it’s charging and very warm throughout the day of just putting Instagram on for 10 minutes I think they need to put some sort of patch out

Hello everyone,

I imagine that you have all noticed that when you make phone calls, the screen is always on.

A heating source? Maybe !

If you look at your battery stats, the most activity is assigned to "Home and lock screen".

That's why, while waiting for Apple devs to release a new iOS 17 update, I recommend that you deactivate "Always on screen" in the settings.

Stay cool, be patient and trust Apple Devs!

Perfectly @Ddey91!

That's why, while waiting for Apple devs to release a new iOS 17 update, I recommend that you deactivate "Always on screen" in the settings.

Your calls will be cooler while waiting for Apple devs! ;-)

just a suggestion….between reading multiple forms and trying different combinations; I may have found a solution that HELPS but not corrects the issue. Turning off always on display, activating low power mode, and removing ALL widgets (Home Screen, Lock Screen and the far search screen) has reduced the heat. Currently on a 20 minute phone call while plugged into the car, battery is charging (would deplete prior even when connected to the car) and phone is slightly warm.

give it a shot until Apple corrects this major issue.

I've been having these same issues with my iPhone 15 Pro. The battery will drain so fast and I'll be barely using the phone. This morning, I went to the gym (didn't go on my phone at all) and when I looked at it it was down tow 87% for doing nothing. Also, I've noticed when the phone is charging it will get really warm. Not hot, but very warm. Never had this issue with an iPhone unless I'm charging in the car on a hot day, and I'm running Google Maps and Spotify. With my 15 Pro it's literally just sitting on a charger in my cold apartment. Also, has anyone noticed that the touch screen isn't as responsive? Sometimes I definitely need to hit the screen multiple times before it's responsive and it's so frustrating.

I hope Apple addresses these issues soon, especially seeing how many people are complaining about it.

Iphone 15 pro i got the phone before 5 days, since then the phone is getting heating to much and battery is getting drain to fast. after few calls from 100% it goes to 70% in just 30 minutes. There is also a problem which i see in battery oposion which says Home & lock screen which is taking a battery drain. I request apple to fix this software or else i have return the phone in next week. It is sad to see this kind of product after spending a lot of money.

iPhone 15 pro….the steps above helped! Was on over an hour long call, no drainage, no overheating. It was plugged in running car play so normal warmth from prior models but this seems to stop whatever bug is in the background mostly.

I’m glad that people are finding ways to mostly solve the problem! But I have no intention of limiting the way I use my brand new $1200 phone by removing widgets and going into LPM. Apple needs to address this quickly.. fingers crossed. 🤞

15 pro.. setup as new and experiencing this when the batter is below 50% and in phone calls. I’ve been trying to troubleshoot everything. Turned off 5G, disabled background app refresh, removed widgets, disabled location services. Nothing works. Only thing I find interesting is that it doesn’t happen when I’m home over 50% on WiFi

apple said to turn off background app refresh but that didn’t do a thing. It only seems to happen when I’m a phone call. Everyone’s experience seems different as far as when it happens but it’s definitely happening.

my battery went from 43% to 14 on a 20 minute phone call and it’s hot.

Agreed! Figured limiting the damage is the best idea to avoid battery issues down the road. It’s terrible to have to figure all of this out as a temporary fix. An update/patch needs to be released ASAP.

Although the phone is amazing and I am satisfied, I have also noticed the 600 people on here. My battery is not great at all I wish I could go back to my iPhone 13 pro Max which would last a full day! Like other people have said I will regret buying the iPhone 15 pro. I hope they can fix this. Otherwise, I have just wasted a good phone and money. FYI iPhone is draining from 100% - 20% within 2hrs on Amazon and YouTube.

Same issue with me…with in 3 hours it drops from 100% to 30%. I was on call in that 3 hours and screen usage was like 30 mins. It Sucks me.

Apple Care said i have diagnostic your device online. And nothing is wrong with your device they told me that i should turnoff wifi and mobile data.

I don’t understand if have to turn off my internet then why would i buy $2200 phone. Then i should go for cheaper phone instead.

Any help from Apple will be appreciable.

Went to the Apple Store today because o charged my phone to 100% and by the time I got to the Apple Store about an hour later it was down to 76%. They said “it’s your app refresh, turn it off”. I did that and by the time I got home about 4 hours later it’s at 18%. I will keep going back if I have to and if need be go back to the 14. My 13 was by far the best battery life I’ve had in years on all my iPhones.