iPhone 16 Pro overheating and battery health drain issue after using the camera

My IPhone 16 Pro has been overheating and the battery is draining. All of the background is closed. This seems to happen only AFTER I have used the camera. Is anyone else experiencing this? Oh, and it started after the most recent update.


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Original Title: Overheating

Posted on Oct 9, 2025 12:13 PM

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Oct 9, 2025 12:22 PM in response to Catrab

After an update, increased battery drain and thermal temperature is expected but only temporarily as your iPhone needs to work extra hard to complete post-update processes, such as updating all your apps and importantly indexing your data for search. Once that is done, which typically takes a few days.


Also when you use any camera apps naturally because it is a processor/graphics-intensive app, it will naturally exert these conditions. You may be experiencing it more recently because of the update.

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