iPhone 17 battery is draining quickly

My 7 days old iphone 17 is draining battery quickly.

Can anyone help what should I do?

My usage is light to normal with no gaming.

iPhone 17

Posted on Jan 29, 2026 11:31 AM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2026 11:56 AM

Instagram is the obvious culprit using 32% of your daily battery capacity. I checked on the App Store and they’ve had 11 updates in last month and that includes a two holidays. Every update is labeled “Performance optimizations and stability improvements for a smoother, more reliable experience.” That many updates in that time period is not normal.


Please delete the app, restart your device and download and install a new copy of Instagram and monitor for next 48 to 72,hours and see if it improves.

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Jan 29, 2026 11:56 AM in response to Mehulx

Instagram is the obvious culprit using 32% of your daily battery capacity. I checked on the App Store and they’ve had 11 updates in last month and that includes a two holidays. Every update is labeled “Performance optimizations and stability improvements for a smoother, more reliable experience.” That many updates in that time period is not normal.


Please delete the app, restart your device and download and install a new copy of Instagram and monitor for next 48 to 72,hours and see if it improves.

Jan 29, 2026 11:42 AM in response to Mehulx

Instagram is a battery hog for sure. And a significant portion of your battery was used just with Instagram. Because of this, I Force Close battery intensive apps like Instagram off when I'm not using them. To Force Close an app, take your finger and swipe up slowly half way up the screen and hold until the App Switcher appears. You can then slide up any app which you don't need constantly in the background up to fully close it.


It even looks like Instagram was running when you looked at your battery page in settings (as evidenced by the Dynamic Island).


Jan 29, 2026 9:50 PM in response to Mehulx

"Can anyone share there Instagram battery usage screenshot"

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Reply Correspondingly:

You are replying to yourself in your reply. So, who do you mean to respond to? If someone else than yourself, reply accordingly.


Being Permitted to Sharing this on ASC:

As long as Terms & Conditions are met and agreed to, then sure. IMPORTANT: Blockout personal info (ie other apps and time), by block it out by covering it with red-colored rectangles and such, through use of the Photos app. Taking a Screenshot:

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