My iPhone battery draining faster after iOS 17.4.1 update

My iPhone 14 Pro Max is draining super fast the last few days. Yesterday I dropped below 10% which never happens. Today I’m down to 25% after only 5 hours. That’s crazy depletion I’ve never experienced.

Updated to 17.4 1 this am. Was at a birthday party, took a couple pics 5 to be exact. Battery went from 98% to 4% in about 6 hrs with very little usage.

Absolutely disagree.

Many users like me use the phone in the same way update after update so it is not how you use the phone.

If an update is not well optimized it affects the phone’s performance and also the battery.

In this particular case with iOS 17.4.1 many users we have seen that our battery is draining faster than with iOS 17.4 and I’m not using the phone in a different way I had been using before. Thus of course the update has a direct impact in the battery if it is not well optimized.

Same here, from the moment I've updated my iPhone 12 Pro to IOS 17.4.1, the battery started to drain REALLY fast - I used to not charge the phone at night and waking up after 8 hours of sleep with 5-10% battery drain, now I wake up with no battery at all. also on daily usage - I have to charge 2-3 times, I used to stay start the day with 85% and end it (10:00-20:00) with about 30%, after the update it's just impossible to go out without a portable charger..

It’s definitely iOS 17.4.1 update that is draining everyone’s battery. My use hasn’t changed at all.

iOS 17.4.1 is definitely draining my battery a lot more on my iPhone 13 Pro. I used to be able to go almost 48 hours without a charge, with moderate use. After the update, my battery goes below 20% with moderate to light use. Completely ridiculous.

I have a iPhone 12 Pro. Did the update (17.4.1) yesterday and my battery went from 100% to 12% in 3 hours! I called Apple support and they said my battery failed the test. Battery health was at 86%. I did change the battery directly with Apple and it somewhat better, but not as good as it was.

It seems like YouTube & YouTube Music is draining the battery a lot more.

My usage habits have not changed. I don't push any apps.I got my iPhone 14 Pro last February. I use Facebook, mail , camera sometimes . I am diligent on closing apps. I used to charge every two days when it got below 50%. Now I have to charge daily and its gotten a lot lower in percentage left.

Yes there are many reasons why a battery will drain quickly. In my case, my utilization of my phone did NOT change in anyway since updating. Prior to the 17.4.1 update, my battery would last 10-14 hours with my normal usage. Since the update the battery drains very quickly; 100%-30% in 4 hours - my usage has NOT changed. From review of this forum - I see that I am not alone. Where is APPLE in this discussion?

I have only downloaded the new update 17.4 1 in the last couple of days and my battery is draining very quickly

I too have has severe drain problems since 17.4.1, maybe it is a temporary gimmick to get people to upgrade phones? btw it's not like Apple hasn't been successfully sued for things like this before https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-starts-sending-out-iphone-batterygate-settlement-payments-what-to-know/ . Hopefully everyone is aware of such disgusting practices. I hope also that Apple is honest and sincere enough now to not delete this post.

Last update, I literally had 81 percent battery health now its less than 61 percent! This update had been draining my battery faster just to sell me an official battery. I feel like buying an alternative because of this scummy move

Same with me i have a 5 month old new iphone 15 and the battery was very great and i was very happy. But since i dowloaded ios 17.4.1. The battery drain is insane. My battery keeps dropping and it takes it now longer to charge. Hopefully apple fixes this in the next update.

I hate charging my phone battery all of the time and after the 17.4.1, that is what I am doing now.

I've been using iPhones for many years and this is not the first time that I am updating my phone to a new OS.

It happens every time, you upgrade and the phone takes a while to get optimised in the background, you give a couple of restarts over a period of 2 weeks and it settles down and the battery drainage ceases.

But after the 17.4.1 it is not going away, have a 13 Pro and I have not changed any of my usage habits, used to charge after 2 days when it was around 30%, my battery is still showing a maximum capacity of 92% but after the update I have to charge it twice a day, which is totally unacceptable. I thought about upgrading to 15 Pro but reading about 15 Pro users having the same issue.

I have a brand new iPhone 15 Plus and after updating to iOS 17.4.1. I am also experiencing severe battery drain. My battery is set to optimize battery charging. I’m doing the same routine and charging it at the same percentage that I always do. Bluetooth is turned off, etc. This is also happening to my husband’s iPhone and both of our iPads. We have done backups to all of our devices before updating the software. So Yes, I do blame the iOS 17.4.1 update. If everyone is having the same issue of severe battery drain, we all can’t be wrong.