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iOS 26 battery life thread.
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How long did you own the iPhone 15PM? My 15 pro is 95% battery health owned for a few months
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Same I use USB C port from the power strip and 20W charger. MagSafe sparingly due to heat issues so I only use it on my desk when I use the laptop for a while or the power bank on long days
No wonder you still have 100% health… do you use charge limits? I use 90%
Actually, baddery life on my 16+ with IOS 26 is reasonably good so far. It's not a million miles off from when I had IOS 18.5 installed.
Not sure if this is correct, but are early Beta's lightly loaded feature wise? hence not so much power being drawn?
Not sure if this is correct, but are early Beta's lightly loaded feature wise? hence not so much power being drawn?
Beta's should always be worse as the amount of logging and background processes to help the devs. It's not until the GM where they remove that logging from the OS that the batter is given some breathing room
I went back to iOS 18 for a week. With the battery drain on my 16 Pro it can barely last multiple days while as I could get up to 2 on one charge on iOS 18.
Explained bout this earlier too… and GMs/RCs are like their final public releases so they don’t have the nasty drainage issues our iPhones get.
I experienced minimal heat for a few days, possibly cos I wasn’t outdoors as much and the air conditioning was strong, making it difficult to feel the warmth when I held my iPhone. However, yesterday, I did experience minimal drainage and heat, and there was no excessive heat from my iPhone when using MagSafe.
As @TwoBytes and I discussed earlier, processors draw out significantly more power than ever, especially when handling multiple tasks simultaneously with numerous apps, bells and whistles in the background.
How long do you use your iPhone in any given day? Longest time the iPhone stayed at a full charge?
It completely depends on the day, usually multiple hours. I can't give any specific statistics because they all got wiped when I restored. On iOS 26 it certainly didn't stay at 100 for very long.
I’m in the same boat. I set the charge limit to 90%, and my average screen-on time is 8-10 hours a day.
Today, just an hour after waking up and unplugging my iPhone, it dropped by 10-11% of its battery.
Yesterday, my iPhone experienced the most annoying hot flashes as it struggled to cope with the heat wave. This was on beta 1. Will beta 2 address the heat issues, which aren’t related to MagSafe or wireless charging in iOS 26?
Indeed a mixed bag of battery life deviations… some 15 pro max folks tend to have better battery life than me.
The day I used the most battery was last Friday when I was at graduation. Battery took a nosedive when I recorded lots of videos during the ceremony. Used MagSafe power banks the most that day too.
This is interesting never thought of this. Is it a thing on all betas including public betas?
Never understood this concern. Feedback app is always on your phone, even when not on a beta. Crash logs, system diagnostics, and such are always on your device too. Apple may collect these logs as part of a beta, but uploading a text file is not doing anything excessive to your battery.
💯 agreeable. Y’all can also use that analytical file to get exact battery health data in Siri Shortcuts that deal with battery life metrics.
I usually keep my phone near 100% all day, but when I keep it off in the evenings, it is definitely draining more than usual, but it's to be expected. It'll get better.
Yes, I know keeping it at or near 100% isn't good for battery life, but I upgrade my phone every year, so I don't really care. I'm still always 95-100% battery life when I upgrade to my next phone.
Yes, I know keeping it at or near 100% isn't good for battery life, but I upgrade my phone every year, so I don't really care. I'm still always 95-100% battery life when I upgrade to my next phone.
Interesting and no charge limit has been set at all since you had the 16 pro max, right?
In the evening, is your iPhone idling off the charger or plugged in/using MagSafe?
I do keep my iPhone on the charger or on the MagSafe pad when I’m hanging in my room, or in the car.
MagSafe while at work anytime it drops below 95-97% and then on a MagSafe charger all night while I sleep. (10:30 PM until 5:30 AM) It isn't on a charger at all from the time I get off work (4:30 PM) until I go to bed though.