iPhone 14 Pro battery draining quickly

Anyone else having issue with the battery health for iPhone 14 pro, especially after the latest iOS (17) update? If so, has anyone find any solutions to this?

In the past few weeks it went from 100% to 95% in the blink of an eye and I haven't changed anything in my usage or the apps I usually use. The phone is 10 months old, I feel it is just too new for the battery to be degrading like this. I always knew that Apple devices have these issues with the battery, but it just starts to be worse and worse with every device they release...

Unfortunately Apple Support has been totally useless, telling me essentially to stop using certain features (like "Always on display") or reset the phone and manually set it up. All of this while still being in warranty and paying for the extra warranty on top of this. Super disappointed in the solutions and the support received.

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Oct 17, 2023 2:38 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2023 2:48 AM

The best thing we can do is take a look at your battery activity, and take some steps to maximize your battery performance. Take a look at the steps and link below, test out the steps, and let us know if they are helpful.


Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple



"Tips for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch


Update to the latest software.

Always make sure your device is using the latest version of iOS.


  • If you are using iOS 5 or later, see if you need an update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
  • If an update is available, you can plug your device into a power source and update wirelessly or plug it into your computer and update with the latest version of iTunes.

Learn more about updating iOS

Optimize your settings.

There are two simple ways you can preserve battery life — no matter how you use your device: adjust your screen brightness and use Wi‑Fi.


Dim the screen or turn on Auto-Brightness to extend battery life.

  • To dim, open Control Center and drag the Brightness slider to the bottom.
  • Auto-Brightness adjusts your screen to lighting conditions automatically. To activate it, go to Settings > Accessibility. Tap Display & Text Size, then turn on Auto-Brightness.

When you use your device to access data, a Wi‑Fi connection uses less power than a cellular network — so keep Wi‑Fi on at all times. To turn on Wi‑Fi, go to Settings > Wi‑Fi to access a Wi‑Fi network.

Enable Low Power Mode.

Introduced with iOS 9, Low Power Mode is an easy way to extend the battery life of your iPhone when it starts to get low. Your iPhone lets you know when your battery level goes down to 20%, and again at 10%, and lets you turn on Low Power Mode with one tap. Or you can enable it by going to Settings > Battery. Low Power Mode reduces display brightness, optimizes device performance, and minimizes system animations. Apps including Mail will not download content in the background, and features like AirDrop, iCloud sync, and Continuity will be disabled. You can still use key functions like making and receiving phone calls, email, and messages, accessing the Internet, and more. And when your phone charges up again, Low Power Mode automatically switches off.


View Battery Usage information

With iOS, you can easily manage your device’s battery life, because you can see the proportion of your battery used by each app (unless the device is charging). To view your usage, go to Settings > Battery.


Here are the messages you may see listed below the apps you’ve been using:


Background Activity. This indicates that the battery was used by the app while it was in the background — that is, while you were using another app.


  • To improve battery life, you can turn off the feature that allows apps to refresh in the background. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and select Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi & Cellular Data, or Off to turn off Background App Refresh entirely.
  • If the Mail app lists Background Activity, you can choose to fetch data manually or increase the fetch interval. Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Fetch New Data.

Location and Background Location. This indicates that the app is using location services.


  • You can optimize your battery life by turning off Location Services for the app. Turn off in Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
  • In Location Services, you can see each app listed with its permission setting. Apps that recently used location services have an indicator next to the on/off switch.

Home & Lock Screen. This indicates that the Home screen or Lock screen was displayed on your device. For example, the display was awakened by pressing the Home button or by a notification.


  • If an app frequently wakes your display with notifications, you can turn off push notifications for the app in Settings > Notifications. Tap the app and set Allow Notifications to Off.

No Cell Coverage and Low Signal. This indicates either that you are in a poor cell coverage area and your iOS device is searching for a better signal or that you’ve used your device in low-signal conditions, which has affected your battery life.


  • You can optimize your battery life by turning on Airplane mode. Open Control Center and tap the Airplane mode icon. Note that you cannot make or receive calls while in Airplane mode.

Plug in and power on your computer to charge your device.

Make sure your computer is plugged in and powered on when you’re using it to charge your iOS device via USB. If your device is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, your device’s battery may drain. Note that iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS cannot be charged with a FireWire power adapter or FireWire-based car charger."

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Jan 12, 2024 12:56 PM in response to Irina7119

Yes it mine goes down like every 2nd week in think it even dropped like 2 this week and I’ve been carefull and took care of my battery sure I do use my phone a lot but still shouldnt be draining this much since my previous xr after almost 5 years had like 85% battery health and I’ve took the same amount of care for this phone if not more owned it since july and it’s aleready at 95%

Jan 14, 2024 3:05 PM in response to claudiag0923

Mine the same, I bought this iPhone 14 at the end of October, after I’ve done the update to ios 17 the health battery down every two weeks and now is at 96% I’ve talk with genius bar in an Apple Store and they said to me everything is ok , is tik tok the problem, I don’t believe that I don’t think tik tok ruined the battery life, me and mu partner we bought the same phone at the same time and she still have 100% of battery life, very strange

Jan 30, 2024 9:49 PM in response to Irina7119

The Battery health of my iPhone X which is almost 7 Years old shows 79% whereas as my iPhone14 Pro which is hardly 10 Months old shows 89%. Apple Executive claim that this is normal and calculate based on some battery cycles. Whereas as user I can feel the software and hardware issue in new phones which Apple does not want to accept. Google and you will find practically everyone complaining about the same problem.

Feb 7, 2024 8:30 AM in response to Irina7119

I’m having the same exact issue and Apple support have told me the same. They said the battery going down 40% is normal for 1 and a half hours screen time when it isn’t normal. The phone won’t even last me the full day and it’s cost me nearly £1.7k with apple care. They won’t help me at all, they won’t replace the battery even though the battery has gone to 90% battery health in only 10 months.

Feb 8, 2024 5:00 PM in response to Irina7119

Battery is draining big time. When I first got the iPhone 14 Pro, a full charge would last all day, now i'm lucky to get 1/2 a day use before needing a charge. In addition, since I also have a work phone which is a iPhone SE and works Great, very rarely do I have to use the 14 Pro for anything other than staying on, taking a photo or two, some texting and minor usage apps. Very expensive phone for the use it gets and the battery is really very poor at best.

Feb 11, 2024 7:05 AM in response to Irina7119

My iPhone 14 Pro Max’s battery health was at 96% in October 2023, 94% in November 2023, 92% in December 2023. Then 90% in January 2024 and now at 88% in February 2024.

What is going on Apple when I use it the same as my older iPhone 11 Pro Max which is from years ago now?

That phone, which is still in my family, stands at 90% on its Battery Health??

Why is the 14 Pro Max’ battery so much worse than the 11 Pro Max?

I think Apple needs to do a recall for us all and swap the batteries for free. These are not inexpensive phones at the end of the day. Apple’s Flag Ship phone clearly had a defective battery.

Feb 18, 2024 9:12 AM in response to Irina7119

I’ve said on another post that I’ve been losing 2% a months since I purchased this phone with one user before me. October 84%, Nov 86%, Dec 88%, Jan 90%, Feb 87 dropped 3%!

its charged correctly, never empty and never full on a cable. No magsafe charging and no always on display. I don’t let it get hot or cold. My iPhone 11 which is significantly older is at 90% battery health.

What is going on Apple and can I get my battery swapped please? Even if we go 50:50 on the £95 cost of doing that.

Thanks Gray

Feb 24, 2024 10:05 PM in response to Irina7119

Just checked again since first posting. Got the phone 14 Pro 1Tb in November 2022 and just checked and it’s at 84% with “heavy” usage would be maybe 2 hours active on the phone (texts/calls) off charger and most other activities on my Series 8 watch (which still gets close to 2 days on single charge and purchased at the same time as the phone).


all tweaks and battery charging optimizations active at all times since setting them up while sitting at the counter waiting on the service to activate

Mar 7, 2024 1:50 PM in response to Irina7119

I am so mad that I did this but if have been on this conversation for months. I finally decided I could not deal with running out of battery power ALL THE TIME. I ride my bike out in the country and then look down and see I have no battery power if I have an emergency. I was down to 87 percent but out of power at noon. Carrying spare battery etc. I finally just traded in for iPhone 15 ProMax. I hate to reward Apple for making a lousy battery but I did it. I like the "charge to 80%" feature in the 15. I started with 80% this morning and I am at 66% now after being out and about all morning. I hate that I threw money at the problem but I am glad for the battery.

Mar 18, 2024 8:45 AM in response to Irina7119

My iPhone 14 Pro Max is 1 year and 3 months old. In December (so 3 months ago) battery started to drop from 97% to 96….and today to 92%. I haven’t been using it any differently.


I really don’t get. Other people and Apple suggest to “update your phone” but people here complain that it drains even faster now after iOS 17.


My one year limited warranty is no longer active. Why is Apple not starting a battery replacement for all since the issue really seems to be with the iPhones battery and not the user.

May 7, 2024 5:29 AM in response to Irina7119

This is happened to me as well. iPhone 14 Pro battery was about 93% within 10 months of purchase and just over a year and its dropped to 85%. My wife has an iPhone 13 and her phone after 2.5 years is 87%. Fail to understand the sudden drop. I have background refresh off entirely. This phone was supposed to be a power house, instead am regretting the decision to upgrade to 14 pro now. You pay a premium for the pro only to have more battery power and this is what happens. Wonder if there is a solution. Current OS 17.4.1.

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