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iOS 18 Battery Life Thread
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Focus is prob on security and bugfixes on 18.7. That can of course affect how it work in both positive and negative ways. Haven't had much report from users regarding 18.6.2 regarding battery or any other issues.
Won't update to iOS 26.0, will most likely wait for 26.1 or when support for iOS18 is being dropped for devices.
Won't update to iOS 26.0, will most likely wait for 26.1 or when support for iOS18 is being dropped for devices.
It didn't come because people on old phones didn't risk updating to 18.6.2 like me. Someone here on the forum complained about fast discharge and heating because of this update. Also on YouTube on the Applebits channel in battery tests this version of iOS gives a worse result than 18.6.1. Moreover, on more modern iPhones, on the contrary, the battery has higher scores.
On my iPhone 15 the battery has been rubbish in 18.6.2. I hope it improves in 18.7 because I'm a bit reluctant to update to iOS 26.
Recently bought a refurbished iPhone 13 mini with new battery and everything was great until I stupidly update to iOS 18.6.2 thinking I needed to get in quickly before iOS 26 comes out (no intention of installing). Battery % now visibly drops even when hardly using the phone and also gets hot.
Hope that 18.7 improves things. Keen to hear people’s experience especially with 13 mini. Also when is Apple likely to stop signing 18.7 for devices that can update to 26?
Hope that 18.7 improves things. Keen to hear people’s experience especially with 13 mini. Also when is Apple likely to stop signing 18.7 for devices that can update to 26?
I don't use the 13 mini, but a number of other devices.
Its great that you did update, there are loads of critical security issues that's been fixed. Have been running 18.7 on a number of devices and its to early to tell how it may effect battery performance.
My 16 pro seem to drain a little bit less, but I often experience this initially and later it goes back to normal.
Have a good few others using 18.7 and there's no reports of either good or bad things.
The only thing I have noticed is that I had some BT issues in my Volvo the other day. Not sure if its 18.7 or something else. The phone was connected and could play music. But the car keept BT searching for my iPhone, did switch BT off and on that solved it.
Not exactly sure, but it was on 18.5 when I purchased the phone and it auto updated once at some stage before I turned auto updates off. It wasn’t until I updated to 18.6.2 that the battery drops fast and phone gets hot.
According to iAppleBytes, the battery life of my 15+ has decreased. I will stay on 17.6.1
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Yeah, according to iAppleBytes Geekbench 4 Battery test, iOS 18.7 on iPhone 13 (A15) is only slightly worse than iOS 18.6.1, and much better than 18.6.2, so I think it is worth updating my A15/M2 devices to iOS/iPadOS 18.7
How is going with 18.7, Populus?
I just replaced the battery of my 13 Mini and I'm getting a really good battery life with 18.6.2. Is it safe to update to 18.7? What do you thing?
I think it is, that’s why I did it, but I installed it yesterday, so there’s no really a way to tell in so little time…
iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 on my 16 Plus and 11th-gen iPad have been nothing short of outstanding.
Both have corrected the glaring standby battery life issue that is present on my iPhone Xʀ on iOS 12 and my iPad Air 5 on iPadOS 15, restoring standby battery life to iOS’ glory days. I don’t know why iOS standby battery life worsened so much. Many have reported this. iOS 18 has solved it.
Very happy with battery life on my iOS 18 devices. The best iPhone and the best iPad I’ve ever used in terms of battery life, both screen-on and standby. Maybe 32-bit iPads are better (in terms of standby. SOT is infinitely better on my newer devices), but this one is good enough for me.
Both have corrected the glaring standby battery life issue that is present on my iPhone Xʀ on iOS 12 and my iPad Air 5 on iPadOS 15, restoring standby battery life to iOS’ glory days. I don’t know why iOS standby battery life worsened so much. Many have reported this. iOS 18 has solved it.
Very happy with battery life on my iOS 18 devices. The best iPhone and the best iPad I’ve ever used in terms of battery life, both screen-on and standby. Maybe 32-bit iPads are better (in terms of standby. SOT is infinitely better on my newer devices), but this one is good enough for me.
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