iPhone 17 battery drains quickly with normal use

📱 @Apple I recently upgraded to the #iPhone17 and the battery drain issue is really disappointing. Even with normal use, the phone loses charge way too fast. For such a premium device, this shouldn’t be happening.




Please address this with a fix/update soon. 🔋⚡



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Original Title: Battery Drain

iPhone 17, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 23, 2025 7:30 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2025 8:59 AM

shaili81 wrote:

Im experiencing the same issue I was about to return my iPhone.
I had iPhone 15 Plus I loved it because of its bigger screen It has 85% battery health even in this condition it was way much better than brand new iPhone 17.
what I should do now?
  • If you are not happy with your new phone, you should absolutely return it as long as you are within the 14 days.
  • As for the battery drain, review the previously provided link on what you should expect after updating. It does take at least 3-5 days to complete the spotlight indexing of files and also the object detection algorithms of your photo library. For very large photo libraries, it may take a little longer.
  • We have no idea what the rate of drain you are experiencing is. Post the screenshot of Settings > Battery, that show the green battery graph for the previous 24 hours and the top apps consuming the battery.
  • Have you tried a Force Restart? Force restart iPhone - Apple Support
  • Have you tried a Factory Reset without restoring from a backup to compare the drain without third party apps installed? You would want to make sure to have an archived backup with a computer to prevent your iCloud backup from being overwritten.


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iPhone 17 battery drains quickly with normal use

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