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Battery Draining on my iPhone after recent iOS update

Well, i was waiting for a big update to solve the battery drain issue from iOS 17.4, but the new update x.x.1 make it worse, now my battery take only 5 hours on screen. On iOS 16 it was so different, my phone had something about 10 hours of screen, now its less than half.


i have an iPhone 12


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iPhone 11, iOS 17

Posted on Mar 22, 2024 2:56 PM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2024 4:37 PM

I have high battery drain issue on my iPhone 12 since i updated to 17.4.1. My battery health is 89%. after struggling for hours with high battery drain & charging issue, i factory reset my iPhone but status remains same.


Battery drops 15-20% within 15 min while on low power mode & standby, it charges very slowly. All while iphone frame is rocking hot, whether it's charging or dis-charging on standby.


I hope it will not burst. phone is of no use at all to be honest.

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Mar 31, 2024 10:51 AM in response to Katana-San

This is not a battery issue.

restarts do not work either.

i have 2 independent iPads, an iPad Air and an iPad Pro. Different age, different usage, etc.

Both started failing the exact same way, the on the same day after the 17.1 update.


The pads will not stay powered off if the charge cord is plugged in. The power is draining at an alarming rate since that update. We are losing screen time. The phones will not shut off at night. They just keep rebooting and are killing the batteries.



Mar 23, 2024 8:11 PM in response to Weez1967

Hello~ Just so you know…I am a volunteer trying to help others with their issues. I can’t fix your iPhone only helpfully and politely point you in the right direction. What model iPhone as you never mentioned that.? Does it have its original battery or has it been changed? If so by whom? Click on below and check the battery health? What is it?


Check the iPhone battery health and usage - Apple Support


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Take care.


~Katana-San~

Mar 27, 2024 1:01 PM in response to Torilomatori

Hello once more~ There is no software fix for this issue. Obviously an iPhone 11 can not have a 100% battery health unless the battery has been replaced. The work wasn’t done by Apple so any issues you have take it up with the person you bought it from. If their reviews are as good as you say …they should replace, repair or refund…whichever makes you their customer happier. Take care and good luck.


~Katana-San~

Apr 7, 2024 7:24 AM in response to GerardvW

So while updating via mac there was a firmware (i.e. modem update), from my time working with custom ROMs @ android I learned that having a mismatched driver with an OS version is a severe drain…


let’s see how it goes now, but could be that apple messed up the ota firmware update and that this is the cause of the issues. Will update

Battery Draining on my iPhone after recent iOS update

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