Battery Drain on iOS 26 and iOS 26.0.1.

sk8gal wrote:

We have all been through the endless cycles of questions and suggestions without finding a solution. A better survey would be to find out which iPhone models are experiencing poor battery performance.

Surveys and Polls are a violation of the Terms of Use for this forum --> Apple Support Communities Use Agreement - Apple Community

sk8gal wrote:

We have all been through the endless cycles of questions and suggestions without finding a solution. A better survey would be to find out which iPhone models are experiencing poor battery performance.

Hello ~ That is similar to going into the doctor and saying “I feel bad.” Now… can you imagine your doctor making a diagnosis based on that statement alone? If one took one’s car into the mechanic and said “My car is making a noise” and they told you without questions “Okay… that will be $3500.” Later finding out it was a loose license plate…

~Katana-San~

my brand new i phone 15 battery health 100% battery cycle count 9 today 12am to 6 am my screen was on and battery was drain up to 6% iam not using my phone and my phone was full day on screen and battery was draining

please solve the problem

thank you have a nice day

Iphone 16 Pro. 99% Battery health

IOS 26.2.1

All background index tasks are done since week.

Little bit WhatsApp, little bit google maps, little bit Facebook, little bit safari, some photos.

Battery drains like sh*t.

This is unacceptable for a 1100 Euro Flagship Phone.

I really like the software. Everything is smooth.

But I start to feel very uncomfortable with this phone. Cannot do basic tasks anymore without having fear running out of battery.

I don't play games or watch videos.

Just basic Business things.

Get this done Apple!

This discussion here sounds like we're talking about 200 Euro Temu Phones.

fairly new recent iPhone SE

Not sure what you mean by "fairly new".

Even if you managed to purchase some of the very last SE's coming off the production line, your iPhone is at least a year old, likely significantly older. And, depending on when it was really manufactured, it might be as much as 3 years old.

If you tap Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging......what is the current Maximum Capacity?

Do you remember approximately when you purchased the phone?

Or, maybe you meant to say that you have had Apple replace the battery not long ago?

So imagine that you have two options:

1) stay on unpatched software version for months before situation will get better even though your phone is capable of installing updates that was released for you current software branch (but it's being blocked by Apple)

or

2) deciding to install new major release update that will ruin your battery.

michalw2 wrote:

So imagine that you have two options:

1) stay on unpatched software version for months before situation will get better even though your phone is capable of installing updates that was released for you current software branch (but it's being blocked by Apple)

or

2) deciding to install new major release update that will ruin your battery.

You're making a statement as fact, which isn't. Updates DON'T ruin batteries. iOS 26 from it's first release didn't impact battery life. And every subsequent update for iOS 26 didn't battery life on any of our devices.

You're really drawing false conclusions based on zero facts.

Of course, I am not an Apple employee and do not have access to the company’s internal reports. My statement is based solely on the numerous reports from dissatisfied customers, including those in this thread.

I had just purchased a 16 pro max about a month prior to updating to the 26 operating system. The battery drain was immediately very noticeable and I was just sick about it. I followed the procedures I found here, and with time, I don’t think the battery drain is as bad as it was at first. Thank you to all that posted suggestions for fixing it, greatly appreciated. The phone itself doesn’t work well in that it’s sluggish,,the screen won’t respond to my finger touches in some apps and just in general. I admit I dislike this operating system.

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LorraineD20 wrote: "Yes the same! My phone is not used overnight and the battery % is way lower than it used to be. Very annoying"

Lorraine ~ What model of iPhone is it?...

Settings > General > About > Model Name

And what version of iOS is it running?...

Settings > General > About > iOS Version

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I noticed that gradually through the months, my phone holds the charge a shorter time. Throughout the day. Just using the phone for different operations even checking text messages and emails by noon. I’m already getting down to 50%.

Not making it that much nicer when I have to stop to recharge my phone during the day.😡

Yes, my phone could be 100% at night but when I wake up, it could be down to 80s sometimes lower.

Plus since the newest download 26.5.2

my phone continually gets very hot after charging or while I’m charging it and it’s been over 48 hours since I’ve done that download. I’m starting to feel like the phone belongs to somebody else.

All I know is I’m constantly charging it, especially when I do any new iOS downloads. I have turned off so many things to try to help keep the battery powered but that does not seem to help.