Battery Swelling / Exploding and Safety Concern on iPhone 13 After iOS 26 update

  • Heating and the phone getting warm/hot more often
  • Sudden drops in battery percentage
  • Battery health readings appearing to drop
  • Noticeable lag and app hanging, even though all apps are updated to their latest versions


I am facing above issue after updating to iOS 26.0.1 on my iPhone 13

Anybody else have observed this issue ??

iPhone 13

Posted on Oct 13, 2025 10:01 AM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2025 10:29 AM

Updates DON'T cause batteries to swell, overheat or fail at all. Batteries are consumable parts which over time lose their ability to hold the same charge as when new. If you go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health - if the battery health is 80% or lower, the useful life of the battery has been used and it's time to pay Apple to replace the battery.


See this if your battery health is in the range I mentioned --> iPhone Battery Replacement - Apple Support


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Oct 13, 2025 10:29 AM in response to gouthamsharma

Updates DON'T cause batteries to swell, overheat or fail at all. Batteries are consumable parts which over time lose their ability to hold the same charge as when new. If you go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health - if the battery health is 80% or lower, the useful life of the battery has been used and it's time to pay Apple to replace the battery.


See this if your battery health is in the range I mentioned --> iPhone Battery Replacement - Apple Support


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