Hey everyone! The moderation team referred me to this thread with y’all as 16 pro users, despite that I’m an iPhone 15 Pro user, but I’m mostly interested in what you’ve got to say about keeping your battery health on an iPhone. I’m thrilled to hear about how the OPs habits led to over 230 battery cycles while still keeping your battery at 100%.
By the way, I’m currently at cycle count 244, and my iPhone 15 Pro is at 97% health. I use a mix of public release and beta software for my 15 Pro. Currently running public release iOS 18.5. When it dropped to 97% on Monday, I was a bit surprised. It’s been less than six months since I got it, and it went down so quickly. In the first few months, my battery was always at 100%, but then on April 29th, it dropped to 99% at around 212 cycles. That’s when the OP posted this thread.
I’m a heavy user, so I use my iPhone a lot and often leave it off the charger when I’m out and about. Off the charger for 5 to 8 hours on average I only charge it when the battery drops below 45-30%. I also set a Siri shortcut to automatically turn on low power mode, dark mode, and send a notification if the battery is critically low at <20%. I usually use the MagSafe charger (Courant 15W Apple certified) on my desk in the evenings when I’m on my laptop, and I only use the iHome MagSafe power bank once or twice a week if no outlet or computer access, in case the battery runs low on a long school day.
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@Stiille and I are both 15 pro and 15PM users, and we’re both experiencing this concerning behaviour with our iPhones. My prior iPhones and Apple Watch did not rapidly decline in battery health this fast.
Our cycle counts are pretty similar.
By the way, we do have AOD on, and we’ve set the charge limits to 90%. We mostly charge our iPhones using the wired charger when we need to.