I had my iPhone 11 battery replaced about six months ago. Suddenly, after the last upgrade to iOS 18, my battery is not holding a charge when I check on its battery health it says 78% percent and it says your battery needs to be replaced.
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iPhone 11 Pro
Welcome!
I had my iPhone 11 battery replaced about six months ago.
Did you have Apple replace the battery? After only six months of use, this:
my battery is not holding a charge when I check on its battery health it says 78% percent and it says your battery needs to be replaced.
sounds more like someone installed a non-Apple battery rather than a iOS upgrade issue. The last update of iOS 18 on my iPhone SE 2020 with the original battery changed nothing.
Have you tried restarting the phone to see if the values change?
Many after-market batteries are of very poor quality and fail prematurely. Are you getting any advisories about non-Apple parts being installed?
Welcome!
I had my iPhone 11 battery replaced about six months ago.
Did you have Apple replace the battery? After only six months of use, this:
my battery is not holding a charge when I check on its battery health it says 78% percent and it says your battery needs to be replaced.
sounds more like someone installed a non-Apple battery rather than a iOS upgrade issue. The last update of iOS 18 on my iPhone SE 2020 with the original battery changed nothing.
Have you tried restarting the phone to see if the values change?
Many after-market batteries are of very poor quality and fail prematurely. Are you getting any advisories about non-Apple parts being installed?
Didisp wrote:
Yeah I had it done at the Apple Store. I will try turning it off and on again and see if that does anything. Thank you.
I would take your phone back to the Apple Store. A battery replaced by Apple just six months ago, should not be showing a Battery Health of 78%.
I agree with Allan. It sounds like an aftermarket battery was installed in your phone. Only Apple or actual Apple Authorized Service Providers have access to authentic Apple batteries. If your battery was replaced by anyone else, there's no telling what is installed in your phone. You could take your phone to Apple and explain the issue, but they often won't touch an iPhone which has been tampered with by anyone.
No, I actually had the battery replaced at the Apple Store. I did not try turning it off again and on again didn’t think that would do anything, but I’ll give it a shot. Thank you both.
Yeah I had it done at the Apple Store. I will try turning it off and on again and see if that does anything. Thank you.
iPhone 11 battery degradation after iOS 18 update
