My iPhone battery draining faster after iOS 17.4.1 update

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?

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.

It is been a nightmare for me to use my phone as I pretend. It did affect our battery’s usage time after the update, it will also depends which apps you are using daily, some are better optimized than others. I am mostly an instagram user and as you call tell from my text, it is a nightmare for me to be scrolling thought videos and even answering messages. I’ve my battery health sitting at 100% for quite a long time and still not be available to reach eight hours of screen usage, normally it sits at 4 hours or five hours on a really good day. I am thinking of switching to android

Sorry, but I NEVER use my iPhone, and I mean never & the battery before the iOS 17.4 update would last 5-6 days. Now it doesn’t even last 1 single day. I do everything thru my iPad, including calls, social media, photos, etc. since I don’t get to leave my home except 4 times a year. How else would a never used iPhone go from 5-6 day down to less than 1 day starting the day of the 17.4 update? Just asking……

My Battery used to last almost 2 days, I have de iPhone 15 pro max, have it for less than 3 months, my usage hasn’t change, it actually decreased, in less than 3 hours barely using it my battery went from 100% to 66% it is crazy, besides that I also noticed a temperature increase while using the phone. I hope they fix it.

iPhone 13 Pro max - Bat health 87%

My battery lasts two full days if I sleep with it on airplane mode.

Since the update it now lasts a day, if even. It’s now 4pm and I’m at 23%. Definitely need to charge before I got out tonight.

This has me so angry, because two days ago my phone was absolutely normal.

SORT THIS OUT APPLE!!!!!!

Add me to the list of complainants.

Older iPhone SE, with a new battery by Apple in Nov 23 showing 99% health - so its probably not my battery.

I primarily use my phone for MFA for work and a few intermittent text/imessages. It mostly sits on my desk all day.

I haven't changed my user behavior.

Used to be I'd just charge when I went to sleep and never worried about the battery. Now I will pick it up mid day and see it at 20-30%, where before it would go all day at 50% or more.

I've noticed huge jumps in battery loss. Like, you pick the phone up and its at 20%. You power on, do one MFA push or one quick message, Screen on less than 1 minute, you are at 16%.

Twice I have picked it up, noted it at 4% or less, unlocked and it powers off in my hand. Its always been that 4% I was good for half an hour, at least. Now it just... dies.

This phone on earlier iOS, for years, has been fine. My user behavior is consistent over the past 4 years since I've owned the phone (outside of the battery needing replacement last fall when they health was down around 80%). This is definitely a "recent release" kind of problem and not a user-behavior or device wear type issue.

The prime user of battery seems to be Mail and Notifications, based on the battery report page.

I deleted some less-used mail accounts, no change.

I set it to low power mode, no change.

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.

what the phuck u did to my iPhone (12)

my battery health is84%

My phone is over heating and the battery is draining as much as possible

because of ur phking update 17.4.1

while using normal apps like WhatsApp,insta,youtube

ur company only needs money

u don’t need the satisfaction of ur customers

phck apple 🤬

iPhone 14 Pro user here.

Same problem, battery depletes in less than a working day. I have to juice it up twice if imma use it throughout the day. Plus charging time takes longer than usual. Please Apple, fix this issue asap.

My iPhone 13 Pro Max is experiencing the same thing. I NEVER used to have to charge my phone before the end of the day prior to this update. The question is, what the heck is Apple going to do about this? Is it a bug?

Since I installed 17.4.1 ios update on my iphone 15, there is an abvious battery drain despite of the fact that I ammore than a moderate user. From 100% full capacity, my iphone goes to 80% without any special use. Apple should immediately take care of this huge issue. It absolutely tends to affect our daily routine. I am totally dissapointed from this specific update.

After reading many of the comments I want to share that I have similar experiences: much faster draining of my battery.

However, I also clearly notice faster charging to a full battery capacity. This makes me suspicious, because how can the capacity change due to the 17.4.1 installation? I refuse to believe my battery made a sudden jump in performance in that regards. Are we being played (again) by Apple? Please share your thoughts.

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

Same here. My battery definitely lasts a lot less than it did prior to iOS 17.4.1. I’ve even done some hard reboots to no avail.