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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Sep 11, 2026 7:08 AM in response to itsAashima

itsAashima wrote:
Iphone 16 has got better battery life than iphone 17
the battery health of iphone 17 is degrading so rapidly and abnormally, (by 1% ever 10-20 days)
Apple never provides effective support and service when it comes to their battery as they themselves are aware of the issue with their batteries.
all the batteries that are degrading abnormally at a faster/abnormal pace should be replaced free of cost by Apple but they won’t, because if they’ll acknowledge the issue themselves, it’ll ruin their corporate reputation in the market.

Nonsense.

iPhone 17 battery drains quickly with normal use

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