IOS 27 battery drain issue

After ios 27 update iphone 18 pm is draining battery fast. Might be even for iphone 17 series. Please fix this.

iPhone 18 Pro Max, iOS 27

Posted on Sep 19, 2026 1:00 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2026 7:37 AM

Something that might help with battery on iOS 27: turn off Connectivity Assist. It's Wi-Fi Assist with a new name and a new spot in Settings.


When your Wi-Fi gets weak or stops loading, your phone jumps over to cellular to keep things working, then jumps back. On spotty Wi-Fi it can do that over and over. All that back and forth keeps the cellular radio busy, and that drains the battery.


You have to turn it off in two places. First, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, scroll down to Connectivity Assist, and turn it off. Then tap the little (i) next to the network you're on, scroll down to Connectivity Assist again, and turn that one off too.


That second step is the one people miss. I turned off the main switch and it was still on for my home network.

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IOS 27 battery drain issue

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