I went from like 93% to 90% in two weeks. Got my phone on launch day. I haven’t ever had a phone dip this fast before. Apple doesn’t seem to want to do much about it because it passes the battery tests.
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iPhone 12 Pro Max Has any other 12 pro max users experienced a significant decline in battery capacity?
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Lots of posts about this in the forums. It’s happening to quite a few people it seems.
my 3 months old 12 PM is still at 100%.i wish Apple removed that battery health thing.its annoying.
Just checked mine, still at 100% health. I plug mine into charge every night and take it off charge every morning. With additional charging when connected to my car for CarPlay a couple of times a week.
Sadly, that won’t fix much. People will continue the compulsion with apps such as coconutBattery like they do already with iPads.
How long is your battery lasting? Is it noticeably lasting less and less daily? Or still the same as when you got it?
Got the 12 Pro Max in Nov. I started posting about this in March, after a crazy 100%-0% drain overnight in late Feb. Battery health was at 99%, thought that was odd but it didn't bug me. Genius Bar couldn't explain the 100% drop. I wiped the phone out and started over. Few days later 98% health.
I stopped using the MagSafe 20W charger thinking this was causing the problem, apparently not. Today, it's 87% Health. I'm having a 1% drop every 7-9 days now, so I actually expect 86% by tomorrow. Apple still claims "phone - battery is normal" (I disagree) but the won't do anything until battery hits this magical 80% health number. It's deflating and beyond frustrating!
Many are having the same issue.. Personally iOS 14.6 has not helped with everyday battery drain. I did find a few apps running 24/7 in the background (like Mail, Podcasts - which I dont use.) Forced closed Mail, deleted Podcast. Thought it helped for a day? But something else is still draining it. I see "Home and Lock Screen" use high % even though the screen is off.
*On my iPad Pro running 14.6, battery will drain way way down even though it's plugged in. 😒
I stopped using the MagSafe 20W charger thinking this was causing the problem, apparently not. Today, it's 87% Health. I'm having a 1% drop every 7-9 days now, so I actually expect 86% by tomorrow. Apple still claims "phone - battery is normal" (I disagree) but the won't do anything until battery hits this magical 80% health number. It's deflating and beyond frustrating!
Many are having the same issue.. Personally iOS 14.6 has not helped with everyday battery drain. I did find a few apps running 24/7 in the background (like Mail, Podcasts - which I dont use.) Forced closed Mail, deleted Podcast. Thought it helped for a day? But something else is still draining it. I see "Home and Lock Screen" use high % even though the screen is off.
*On my iPad Pro running 14.6, battery will drain way way down even though it's plugged in. 😒