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Iphone 16 pro battery seems so poor. I unplugged my phone at 9:15 am and by 4pm it had only 32% with 3hrs of screen time. I did my 0.5gb update hoping it will extend baterry life and upgrade functionality of my iPhone.
How is it possible? Anyone experiencing bad battery life as well?
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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
I had the exact same issue. Drove me insane. Battery was terrible, especially while phone was idle. Talked to Apple and they said to bring it in for inspection. I reset the phone (not factory reset) and nothing. HOWEVER, I tried a factory reset via my MacBook, and voila! The problem is gone. Battery is now amazing! Charged my phone 20 hrs ago and it still has 71% left. So, factory reset via your computer. My guess is when they installed software there was some type of error when downloading directly to the phone in the beginning. Hope this helps!
First day with my brand new 16 Pro; left home with 100% battery and thankfully carried my 13 Pro (with its original battery, health 85%). I listened to music on spotify on airpods and browsed socials on 13 Pro while 16 Pro stayed in pocket, untouched. Only used it for hotspot. 2 hours later, my 13 Pro that had been used throughout the 2 hours had battery level 92% while the 16 Pro dropped to 79% whilst only being used for hotspot. I’m just so irritated!
Have you upgraded to iOS 18.2 yet? My iPhone 16 PM was OK on 18.1.1, but 18.2 has fixed just about everything but a few apps that haven’t been optimized yet. Facebook and Instagram are big battery drains and it gets much hotter when they’re running.
Update:
My battery life seems to have improved after one day. It looks like it has gone to “normal” now. I disabled the “Learn from this app” in the Apple Intelligence and Siri section for all the apps individually (except Apple mail, messages and maps). Not sure if this helped or the fact that a second full charge of the battery helped. I keep it on charge all night (and on standby). This is day 3 and I have been using my phone for last 1 hour and the battery is still 100% 🤩
Stevencrt wrote:
Thank you very much for your both answers !!
But my battery is draining quickly even when I don’t use these apps… do you think that it’s linked ?
It makes no difference if you are actively using those apps, they are using background processes to consume your battery when you are not using them. They must be deleted, before you will see any difference.
I am facing same problem . I have bought my iPhone 16 pro just 7 days ago and it is not giving me battery backup .it only gives 3 to 4 screen time only . I req company to fix it as we all spend alot of money on iPhone .so kindly fix it up as soon as possible
So did anybody find any solution for this or we just have to wait for Apple to fix it?
Because I have iPhone 16 Pro brand new two weeks old maybe 3 and my 6 years old iPhone 11 has almost like equal battery life to the 16 pro that’s crazy.
As I explained to support. My usage habits and environment have not changed this week as compared to the weeks before upgrading the phone. Top 5 in the past 24 hours: Instagram, messages, Home Screen, YouTube, mail, …
batthis wrote:
As I explained to support. My usage habits and environment have not changed this week as compared to the weeks before upgrading the phone. Top 5 in the past 24 hours: Instagram, messages, Home Screen, YouTube, mail, …
Your usage habits have not changed but the Meta apps have. For example, Instagram has been updated 10 times in the last month with problems not only seen on new devices with the latest iOS update, but also with older versions as well. With the Meta apps, it is the background processes that are consuming the battery even when you are not using the apps that indicate Screen Time usage.
I bought new iPhone 16 pro on November 2024 so my battery life is maximum 9 hour it’s very less bcz my other colleague buy with me same time from same place there battery working easily 13 to 15 hours maximum so now what I do with my phone should I send I send for repair I should I return the phone please help me
Faisalsky wrote:
I bought new iPhone 16 pro on November 2024 so my battery life is maximum 9 hour it’s very less bcz my other colleague buy with me same time from same place there battery working easily 13 to 15 hours maximum so now what I do with my phone should I send I send for repair I should I return the phone please help me
After reviewing the posts here, what have you determined? For example posting the Battery Usage screenshot helps to identify out of control apps abusing the background processes. Many of these have been identified as Meta apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, which may be resolved by an update by Meta for bug fixes. Removing them and then comparing battery performance would be an essential troubleshooting step.
sir My brother also have iPhone 16 pro and his battery backup is very good even he is also using Instagram , Snapchat, YouTube, removing all these app is not aa solution, 4 to 5hours backup. Seriously it seems to joke iPhone 15 pro even batter than iPhone 16 pro in battery backup . Please resolve this problem
eknoor68 wrote:
sir My brother also have iPhone 16 pro and his battery backup is very good even he is also using Instagram , Snapchat, YouTube, removing all these app is not aa solution, 4 to 5hours backup. Seriously it seems to joke iPhone 15 pro even batter than iPhone 16 pro in battery backup . Please resolve this problem
That is your choice if you are unwilling to remove them to isolate the problem to those apps. Only the developers of those apps can resolve the problem, Apple cannot. The Social Graph that the apps use for each individual is very different and the data points used will not be the same. What prompts the app to wake up in the background on your brother's phone to process new data will be very different than yours. Your issue will continue as long as the developer has not resolved the problem or you continue to use the app. It makes no difference what device you are using.
It is basic Troubleshooting 101 to identify the problem. You could even switch phones with your brother is realize it is not your device that is the problem. It is your data that those apps are interested in collecting and it takes battery power to do that. You have many more data points the apps are interested in than your brother, it is that simple.
Sir , only few of iPhone 16 pro is facing this problem rest were working properly and as you tell me I will remove and let me see difference but my iPhones battery is draining every 4 minutes one percent even I am not doing heavy task
Just so you realize it is not your device that is the problem, you can see the same reports here on an Android device in the Google support forums for the issue with Instagram consuming the battery.
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/296672863/instagram-battery-draining?hl=en
Sorry, but I don't know what else it is going to take before the cause of the problem is realized and you take the appropriate measures to solve it. None of it has anything to do with your device and it is not Apple can fix it for you. I would further suggest you let those developers know how dissatisfied you are and with enough complaints you may see a faster resolution.
You don't see the connection when every user on this post has the same issue using those apps and also with the provided link that the same thing happens on other devices from completely different manufacturers?
Each user has a different Social Graph for data collection on any device and the more data points the app has for collection, the more power it will consume. That is why you see different battery consumption rates from the users of those apps.
iPhone 16 Pro Battery Draining Quickly
