iPhone 16 Pro Battery Draining Quickly

I am traveling in Japan and the battery of my new iPhone 16 pro is terrible! I take lots of photos and use a tracking/GPS App. My old iPhone 13 Pro was fine. Thankfully I have a battery pack with me. I see there is an update of 18.1 available. Will this make the battery drain even more quickly?

rejodia wrote:

Please how do you factory reset iPhone with a MacBook? My new iPhone 16 Pro´s battery is draining so fast.

Here you go:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings using a computer - Apple Support

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I have the same problem. Bought 16 Pro 3 days ago and I can't reach more than 5-6h screen time and maybe, maybe 1h - 1.5h of idle. Can't believe in these units with 8-10 screen time... not doable in my case I think.

Im using my phone from last 8days My iPhone 16pro battery drains so fast when I use cellular data it’s screen time only 4hours with 95per battery

i must say its good battery time with WiFi but with cellular data very disappoint me

please resolve this issue ASAP I’m requesting to apple company

Same issue here. Traded my 13 pro in which had 90% battery health and my 16 pro is giving me 4hr odd screen on time which isn’t terrible but just not enough to get me through a whole day. Plus the phone was marketed as having a great battery? Is it because it’s still setting up or just this bad ? Hope apple fix this in the future

The same thing keeps happening to me since I bought that phone. Today for exemple, I unplugged it at 7:28 PM with 100% of battries, it is now 12:29 AM with 20% of battries(about 5 hrs). My screentime is only 3 hrs and 27 minutes.

This is not helpful, at least not for old time users of iPhone. I got my iPhone 16 this last week Thursday and I've tried most of these and the problem is still there. I'm going to try to reset it now using my mac, hopefully it works. Otherwise, I will return it.

Recently bought a new iPhone 16 Pro very upset about the battery life. It seems like I’m consistently charging my phone. I’m very glad to hear others are having this problem. It’s very disappointing as a Apple user to have a new product and the battery is just dying so fast

I had the same issue with my 16 pro max. It would drain to 30% within a few hours of screen time. I tried this fix via my Mac and now the battery is working well. I charged my phone 6 hours ago and after intense use of social media apps, It still has 85% left. Thanks for this mate!

My old iPhone 13 with 80% battery health last longer than this new iPhone 16 pro battery when left side by side playing a video one mute, the 16 pro was on 14% while my standard 13 was still 34… what is up with this? They are both running iOS 18.2

I have the same problem, with new 16pro battery draining faster and running hotter than my 14pro. I’ve been using it for 6 days and no improvement yet - will Apple fix this with an update or should I return my 16pro and keep my 14pro? Not enough space on my MacBook to reset per other reco in this thread.

I bought my phone 5 days ago and I have battery issues with it! I’ll try the way you said to me! It’s a good idea to do it after 5 days of using or I need to give more time to my battery!? And if it’s possible can you share how did you done that process?

I got my IPhone 16 pro almost a month ago, have turned off all the background refreshes, deleted apps and files that were suggested, I’ve done everything I was told to do. The battery is still ****… how much longer do I have to wait for it to finish “loading” or whatever?

I think you have misunderstood us. I have been regularly reporting that I phone 16 pro battery hasn’t been improving with anything -if you don’t use low power mode. It is unfair for you to say that we will report if there is any problem. If we report and if there is a solution- will definitely share. If you are Apple employee- I would recommend to pass it on to high up that Apple may have good customer service, but there has to be a way to allow us to complain.

I have been strong supporter of Apple since 3GS and various MacBooks and ipads- but if they can’t fix battery issue with 16 pro or accept mistake - then no difference with other unreliable mobile phone companies.

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