iOS 16.2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[dimon2242]

After updated to iOS 16.2 battery is suck on 13 Pro and iPad 11 Pro...
Drained whole battery per night

 

[Kyriakosss4]

Hi everyone, does it worth upgrading from 16.0.3? My battery life is exceptional. 13 pro max

 

[BugeyeSTI]

same here.. when airpods are out of the case; it's showing %0 then back in the case, it's accurate percentage.

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When I take my Pro's gen1 out of the case the case disappears completely and I just get each airpod charge level in the two circles.. I'm curious, is this a feature of the Pro's gen2 to show case charge all the time while connected?

 

[dimon2242]

After updated to iOS 16.2 battery is suck on 13 Pro and iPad 11 Pro...
Drained whole battery per night

Well, I found (probable) solution to fix it, just fully disable sleep mode in alarm app, aaaand:

 

[NichoMarpaunk]

Well, I found (probable) solution to fix it, just fully disable sleep mode in alarm app, aaaand:
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how do u disable it ?

 

[dimon2242]

how do u disable it ?

Alarm app -> Sleep | Wake Up -> Change -> Disable -> Change all

 

[kayuz6]

16.2 is so frustrating. WhatsApp and Telegram act weird. To get the auth sms always requires twice try, WhatsApp only call works. This bug was on early 16 and never fixed. Ehh it’s a 3party apps problems okay but come on..

 

[s2mike]

Ah cool, the AOD on my iPhone 14 Pro has just started randomly turning itself off. More bugs…fantastic.

 

[Spocky]

Question is, how would all these features work if location was NOT on almost constantly? The new widgets and such would have to know location to actually work correctly. Also most are also saying these are not really affecting battery so it seems if folks want to make use of these features, then it needs to be on. Otherwise turn off location services totally.

Anyone else’s location constantly being used by system services (motion calibration & distance + find my iPhone) and weather?

Same here

Me too. Compass Calibration, Find My iPhone, Location-Based Alerts, Motion Calibration & Distance and Significant Locations.

That’s been occurring both on my iPad Pro as well as my 14 Pro Max with 16.2 betas and now the release version. Fortunately there has been no battery impact. Battery life has been outstanding on both devices.

Damn, my iPhone has taken quite a hit in the battery department with the location always being on.

Edit: it's only day 1 after updating, but I'm at 25% where I'd usually be around 40%

I would always wait a few days before worrying about the battery after an update. You never know what background tasks need to run after an update.

Yeah, which is why I mentioned it was day 1. Hopefully it fixes itself.

For those of my brethren who've been on the 16.2 beta train, how's the battery been for you?

Excuse me, I only replied to say I had the same problem.

'Otherwise turn off location services totally.' What a ridiculous reply. For goodness sake, there is a problem. Who on earth would turn off location services totally. Defeats the whole purpose of the iPhone.

'Also most are also saying these are not really affecting battery so it seems if folks want to make use of these features, then it needs to be on.'

Damn, my iPhone has taken quite a hit in the battery department with the location always being on.

Edit: it's only day 1 after updating, but I'm at 25% where I'd usually be around 40%

After all that, the solution for me was to turn off "Find My Network' (Settings, User, Find My, Find My iPhone). Maybe re-start your iPhone and wait for the arrow to disappear. Defo worked for me.

If it doesn't help, don't shoot the messenger 😂

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉

 

[Morac]

For me my battery drain was bad a few days after updating. I restarted and that fixed it for a few days and it came back. Basically I now need to restart my phone every 2 or 3 day days.

 

[JesusSaves]

Would love to know if this is happening to everyone. I have a feeling it is..

Since iOS16, on Facebook Messenger, I have to pause my audio to record a voice message

Whereas previously, it would do what you’d expect it to do.. automatically stop your audio for you and then start playing again once you’ve finished.

Now, if I forget to pause my audio, the app goes through a cycle of bugs, sometimes resulting in entire app crash.

Same for when recording video in app.

This is one of the worst apps for bugs, that being said. Facebook are just ridiculous when it comes to ‘polished performance’.

 

[ROSeaboyer]

A UI bug that existed from iOS 13 was finally fixed: if your phone was in light mode and you were on a call with a plugged-in pair of headphones, the headphone icon was incorrectly the dark mode icon

 

[currrr]

anyone else having this glitch? my dynamic island will occasionally overlap my cellular bar

 

[s2mike]

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anyone else having this glitch? my dynamic island will occasionally overlap my cellular bar

Yup.

 

[Corgirat]

Here’s what mine did after I updated and plugged in. It’s mostly 6-7 minutes of mail and a min of weather and and min of photos. Hope this goes away tonight when I plug in! There was zero background overnight on 16.1.2. I only updated because my watch auto updated and was showing the weather for Cupertino instead of syncing with my phone. So I thought updating my phone would fix this and it eventually did after a force restart on the watch and a reboot of the phone.

Same here. I had zero background activity at all over night on 16.1.2, but now with 16.2 I have Find My always on background. Do you have the same issue?

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

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anyone else having this glitch? my dynamic island will occasionally overlap my cellular bar

Yup.

Someone had the same issue but a different concept.

 

[topbin]

same here.. when airpods are out of the case; it's showing %0 then back in the case, it's accurate percentage.

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Glad to see others having this problem, it's very annoying but hopefully an easy fix on the next upgrade!

 

[Pro_the_legend]

same here.. when airpods are out of the case; it's showing %0 then back in the case, it's accurate percentage.

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Having the same issue.

 

[imagineadam]

Same here. I had zero background activity at all over night on 16.1.2, but now with 16.2 I have Find My always on background. Do you have the same issue?

That weird overnight usage disappeared after that first night. I think it was just a glitch from the install. Yes I always have find my using some background usage through out the day. I suspect that everyone who has find my turned on will have that same background usage and there is nothing we can do about it. It’s just there by design and I’ve learned to not obsess over it because my battery life is awesome on my 14 pro so there is no need to worry.

 

[hovscorpion12]

I'd suspect we could get iOS 16.2.1 possibly first week of January, unless Apple plans on fixing the AOD and Dynamic Island bugs quickly.

 

[dimon2242]

I'd suspect we could get iOS 16.2.1 possibly first week of January, unless Apple plans on fixing the AOD and Dynamic Island bugs quickly.

*February))

 

[dimon2242]

del

 

[Jakbe12]

I changed over to using the wallpaper settings to achieve a similar result

If I go in to Apple wallpapers and choose one background, I must do a new lockscreen. Cant change only home screen background. Need to completely do a new lock and home screen template. Really annoying.

 

[elementalwingma]

Speaking of lock screens, does anyone notice abnormally high battery usage when customizing lock screens? Drops like a rock more than even my games

 

[kayuz6]

I’m encountering minor slowdown when managing tabs in safari, or when switching apps. I’m on XS