I'm not one who usually comments on these things. I typically just roll with the updates and figure the resulting problems will be resolved soon-ish. My day to day activities allow me to have access to power sources from sunrise to sunset, so if needed, I plug in. However, I too am getting frustrated with the problems arising to begin with, and Apple's proposed steps to resolve. Don't get me wrong, as one who is a Systems Administrator and does IT work on the side, I understand there are certain troubleshooting steps that should be done before jumping to conclusions and treating something that one only thinks is the problem. When large amounts of people complain of the same thing though, especially around the same time, the most likely cause is something they all did, such as an update, not that they all of a sudden have stuck apps.
Like many of those posting in this thread, I haven't changed the way I've been doing things on my phone. I use the same apps throughout each day as I always have. I typically need certain apps and don't have much time to play around with others. I have seen battery problems with my iPhone 7+, off and on since I got it. Right off the bat I noticed it wasn't getting me through the day even as well as my older iPhone 6. I took it to the Genius Bar after doing all the proposed troubleshooting steps short of backing it up and re-installing it. The GB person ran their diagnostics test and saw that indeed, the battery was draining more quickly than it should have been. The suggested I backup and wipe the device, use it with just the stock apps, reinstall apps one by one until the problem comes back. This would then show which app was the cause. While logically that makes sense for troubleshooting an individual case, it doesn't make sense when it's multiple users complaining of the same issue at the same time. It's also even more disruptive to the user who spent $800 for something that is supposed to just work. For me the 1st problem went away after an update. Now it's back again and as I've already stated, I've not changed my use habits.
Apple would be much better off simply acknowledging there is a problem, that they are looking into it, and that a fix will be in the pipeline, than to have them wipe their devices every time this arises. And to tell people that a "new feature" might be the cause doesn't make it alright. I buy iPhones primarily for their stability, not just for their features. If I wanted a product only for it's features, I'd buy an Android device.