Hello after 17.5.1 update i encounter extreme battery drain and life drop from 90% to 86% after update. Battery drains almost 50-60% in 4 hours without using it before update battery lasts almost day and half without charging!
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iPhone 11, iOS 17
For everyone having battery issues immediately after an update (within 1-2 days) here is a guide.
*** FYI, I shamelessly copy/pasted from articles Apple has on this site for your ease of use. I didn’t copy/paste when animations on the link will be helpful.***
First, understand that the software does housekeeping after an update. It can usually be accomplished overnight but that depends on your device and its data. Try to install updates overnight and leave the device on the charger (It’s ok to do so and won’t ruin the battery. That rule applied to older battery technology). This is so that processor intensive tasks like file indexing for Spotlight Search or iCloud syncing can occur then and not during your day.
If still dealing with drain after two days it’s probably something else so we need to become detectives and use the Settings > Battery section to see which apps are the culprits. Check under the View Battery Usage Information
section here: Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple (bookmark that link for later)
If nothing stood out on the battery usage, next check all apps for updates in the app store. To do this:
on your iPhone.
or your picture at the top right.Install them all. Feel free to do some spring cleaning on apps you no longer need also. Here is how:
Do any of the following:
Next, if any apps in the Battery Usage showed background activity, look at Background App Refresh (Settings>General>Background App Refresh) and turn off any apps that should not be allowed to be active when you aren’t using them.
Basically, if you lock your screen or move to another app, do you still want that other app running in the background?
Map apps, fitness apps and music apps like Lyft, Waze, Strava, Spotify, etc are examples of ones that you may want to keep on. They need to keep working even while the screen is off. Facebook, TikTok, Instagram etc are ones you may not want on unless it’s important you are notified of everything as it happens even if you aren’t in the app.
Now that everything is up to date and you’ve eliminated any frivolous battery usage, use the phone and see if that helped.
If not, next try closing all applications (helpful animations on this link):
(Close an app on your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support ) and restarting the device: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support
If this still didn’t help, try a force restart (helpful animations on this link. The title is for a different scenario but it is the correct link): If your iPhone won't turn on or is frozen - Apple Support
After all of this charge back up to 100% and give it a go. If still having trouble then give Apple or your family tech support (your kids, niece or nephew ;) ) a call.
I hope this helps. But to reiterate it is normal for the battery to suffer immediately after an update. All that housekeeping that gets done plus your regular usage taxes the battery hard those first days. I always leave my phone on the charger overnight after an update and it rarely ever gives me trouble. I have had the iPhone 4, 6S, XR and currently 13 Pro and used similar principles across all of them, except where the iOS features differed. Never got rid of a phone for battery issues but I did replace the battery on my 6S when it reached the end of its useful life around 70% Battery Health.
Cheers all.
After 17.5 or 17.5.1 battery draining rapidly. Used to last all day. Battery health is 86%. Battery lasts about 6 hrs with minimal usage. All apps closed. Apps turned off for offline updates as well so what could be draining?
I have an iPhone 14 since middle of August last year. So around 9 months.
I updated iOS to 17.5.1 today. I had 93% of battery life before an update, after an update - 91%.
2% lost after an update, not doing them anymore . . .
I don't use my phone very often FYI.
Only for music and calls, eventually some tik toks. Daily usage is for like 2-5 hours.
in my opinion ios 17.5.1 is an excellent updation and good battery backup , space increased, system speed increased and overall performance improvements.
Actually I was running 17.4 in my iPhone 15 about 3 months after I purchased my phone I think my battery health would drop after updation but it was not such .
in my opinion everyone can update it
very good battary backup and performance.!!!
Me also in my 15PM in addition theres is lagging once you open the application even in vids, camera and some other application its really crazy for a thousand box mobile phone you will get less.please apple fix this.
As I commented yesterday, my internet ( on cellular) drops constantly. So much so my phone is basically useless. Come tues I’m turning in my iPhone 12 for something other than an apple product. I’m not a believer in upgrading phones to keep up with technology. What a scam! If you are going to issue new updates, you NEED to put a disclaimer saying that older models performance may be affected. I live in some what remote ( near a tower however!) area and rely and pay for unlimited data. I expected better from APPLE!
So if I eat junk food all week long and I am 1kg fatter every Sunday, the issue is not the junk food? I’m probably just ingesting the food differently right…
Your logic implies that EVERYONE suddenly changes usage habits conveniently immediately after every update, therefore it’s not the updates.. what are the chances of that..?
Also the more examples you find of users having issues after every update the more you prove the point that the update is the issue; just like the more examples you find of overweight people who have bad eating habits the more you prove the point. This is reinforced when people have a control phone to compare to, like the member who compared with his wife’s phone.
I have the same issue on my iPhone SE. Battery life is horrible and unusable at this point after iOS 17.5.1. As in above screenshots, battery drained from 100% to 30% in 7 hours doing nothing. Before phone only drained like 5% when idling for 6-7 hours. iOS 17.5.1 is not good. Please fix this
i have same problem with my 15 plus. battery health 100% .After the 17.5.1 update, the battery is acting like crazy.
In the case of the same consumption, it was discharged by about 20% more. Everything was perfect before the update. the phone feels a little warmer. It's been 1 month since I bought it and I only had 17 cycles of charging
Hello, I am also facing same issue. After updating to 17.5.1 my battery doesn’t last 6hrs. Before it was lasting full day. At night almost 40-50% battery was there. But now after update it switched off today. Apple need to bring another update asap. Even battery life is reduced.
After 17.5.1 update extreme battery drain and life drop
When i was outing call to someone automatic call was gone to loudspeaker. its is very annoying condition to me. please look into this matter and resolve as soon as possible.
I signed up here to specifically report the battery life drainage since the update to 17.5.1. I’ve had several iPhones and this is the first time I’m concerned about the product. I’m not even done paying it off!
Not only doesn't my iPhone battery last for a day of normal use after the iOS 17.5.1 update, but the update to watchOS 10.5 that I did at the same time puts my Apple Watch in the red before end of day too.
It is very frustrating, and my daily usage of my phone or watch have not changed at all.
Hello, I'm using iPhone 15 Basic. 128Gb.
i'm having this battery drain, unresponsive screen and heating issues (Warm to Hot device) since updating my iOS from 17.5 to 17.5.1
My battery health was fine. But the Battery life wasn't, and the heating issues is very annoying.
is there any chance to fix this? Or iPhone 15 basic just sucked at it?
I’ve got the pattern: Apple does something without notifying me on my iPhone XS, then for a short period of time it returns after last update of minor version to normal battery usage ONLY to keep user patient and make user to upgrade to the next major version. Every time after such upgrade (don’t tell me to reboot and update apps, it’s always done) the battery is draining again. So, the question is only: what exactly Apple is doing silently on iphones?
Same here. Battery recently replaced (within last 4 month and is at 96% capacity). My phone auto updated and is charging very slowly and loses charge very quickly when not in use. It went from 100% to 32% overnight when not being used and I’ve been struggling to get it to charge above that point all day. The phone is also hotter than usual.
I’ve killed all background apps and have restarted the phone with no improvement.
Extreme battery drain in iPhone post update
