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iPhone 16 Pro Max battery life

Yes I’ve seen the other threads but I can’t comment and it won’t let me put in pictures so I wanted to post this. As you can see this is just 50% of me using ChatGPT and one 15 minute FaceTime call. This much battery drain in such a little period of time is insane. And I’m not sure how the app is working but about 95% of the time it’s just me typing in the app or using Siri voice dictation for 5 to 10 minutes at a time and telling ChatGPT not to respond but to just wait for further input and then I would talk for another 10 minutes and tell it to not respond until finally at the end when it started doing some calculating and actually giving me the answers I was looking for the battery finally let up so it seems like there’s some sort of a power drain just for me dictating alone as most of that time you’re seeing here I was just talking to my phone with built-in voice dictation. Towards the end of the time. It became so hard to voice dictate that the words were coming up in a very stuttering way, and ChatGPT itself was acting strange until finally voice dictating as a whole completely stopped and I couldn’t dictate any longer. When I switched to other apps voice, dictation continued Not working, indicating that the problem isn’t necessarily ChatGPT but it’s with the voice dictation feature of the iPhone 16 Pro Max. I couldn’t get it to work so I had to reboot and it’s working now, but this needs to be addressed for sure because my phone was also boiling hot Towards the end which just seems strange for something as simple as voice dictation





iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 3, 2024 10:43 AM

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User profile for user: SravanKrA
SravanKrA
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Dec 3, 2024 11:52 PM in response to zeum

The measure of battery health deterioration/drainage is subjective and can vary depending on individual usage patterns. There is no universal standard to determine whether the battery health deterioration/drainage is normal or abnormal because it heavily relies on how the battery is used and maintained.



Protect & Prolong the Life of your iPhone's Battery:

  1. About the battery usage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch ...
  2. Batteries - Maximising Performance - Apple (IN)
  3. iPhone Battery and Performance



Try to monitor Battery usage by iPhone Activity as shown below


What is shown under battery usage? Checking that would give you an indication of the usage behavior.

  1. Background Activity
  2. Notifications
  3. Connected to Charger
  4. Or any Other


See the pic below (iPhone 12 Pro iOS 17.3.1)


"Show Activity" feature will show you more info see the pic below




Try some of these options too.

To prolong the life of your iPhone battery, you can follow these tips and best practices:


To prolong the life of your iPhone battery, you can follow these tips and best practices:

  1. Optimize Battery Charging: Enable the "Optimized Battery Charging" feature on your iPhone. It helps reduce the wear on the battery by slowing down the battery aging process. You can find this option in Settings > Battery > Battery Health. About Optimized Battery Charging on your iPhone - Apple Support (IN)
  2. Avoid Extreme Temperatures: Extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, can negatively impact your battery life. Avoid exposing your iPhone to excessive heat or cold, such as leaving it in direct sunlight or in a freezing car.If your iPhone or iPad gets too hot or too cold – Apple Support (UK)
  3. Use Original Chargers and Cables: Always use Apple's original chargers and cables or certified third-party accessories. Low-quality chargers or cables can damage the battery and reduce its lifespan. Identify counterfeit or uncertified Lightning connector accessories - Apple Support (IN)
  4. Avoid Draining the Battery to Zero: Charge it whenever the charge becomes lower than 20%. The rest is up to you when to charge. how long to charge, how often to charge, which adapter to use starting from 5W to 140W USB-C Power Adapter etc.
  5. Optimize Display Settings: Adjust your display settings to optimize battery life. Lower the screen brightness, enable auto-brightness, and use shorter screen timeout durations. Adjust the display and text size on iPhone - Apple Support (IN)
  6. Minimize Background App Refresh: Limit the number of apps allowed to refresh in the background. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and disable it for apps that don't require real-time updates. Switch apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support (IN)
  7. Disable Push Email: Push email notifications can drain your battery quickly. Instead, set your email accounts to fetch data manually or at longer intervals. You can change this setting in Settings > Mail > Accounts > Fetch New Data.


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User profile for user: zeum
zeum Author
User level: Level 1
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Dec 4, 2024 7:09 AM in response to SravanKrA

Come on bro. It’s a six day old phone. And it’s about my ninth iPhone I’ve ever had so I have a few past phones to compare it to. I’ve seen the situation before but never have I seen 70% battery drain in two hours. Specially since each generation is supposed to get a little better. Clearly there’s some sort of issue or bug with ChatGPT and voice dictation because it keeps happening that I have to reboot my phone because voice dictation completely stops taking input in any and all apps

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