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iOS 26 battery life thread.
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You’re spot on! And @PDXDP, I came across this article that explores whether the liquid detection error might trigger accidentally when the port isn’t wet at all:
If you see a liquid-detection alert on your iPhone - Apple Support
Your iPhone XS or later can warn you if there's liquid in the Lightning port.
It seems like you might need a second opinion from another Apple-authorised service provider or AppleCare, and you could ask for a replacement USB-C port. Sometimes, they can be faulty. I get it, even though we’re not in the Lightning accessories business, USB-C third-party cables (even name brand ones) might not be the best choice for everyone. But if you’ve tried so many Apple cables that came with iPads, other iPhones, or Macs, it’s probably best to get a diagnostic done, tell them the port might be defective, and get an in-warranty repair. It looks like if you’re in the EU, they have laws about AppleCare and Apple Store-supported repairs.
The service point told me, that Apple have some kind of embargo on new devices and they want to send them directly to Apple to check them. Like they don’t want to allow them to repair new models shortly after the launch. It’s funny, I’ll know more on monday or tuesday. But yesterday I’ve had a new pop up, it allows me to charge instead on my own risk. So that’s kind of help. But the funniest thing was an assistant that told me to take a piece of cloth and needle to clean up the port😵💫😵💫😵💫You’re spot on! And @PDXDP, I came across this article that explores whether the liquid detection error might trigger accidentally when the port isn’t wet at all:
If you see a liquid-detection alert on your iPhone - Apple Support
Your iPhone XS or later can warn you if there's liquid in the Lightning port.support.apple.com
It seems like you might need a second opinion from another Apple-authorised service provider or AppleCare, and you could ask for a replacement USB-C port. Sometimes, they can be faulty. I get it, even though we’re not in the Lightning accessories business, USB-C third-party cables (even name brand ones) might not be the best choice for everyone. But if you’ve tried so many Apple cables that came with iPads, other iPhones, or Macs, it’s probably best to get a diagnostic done, tell them the port might be defective, and get an in-warranty repair. It looks like if you’re in the EU, they have laws about AppleCare and Apple Store-supported repairs.
Which cleaning the port of your iPhone still didn’t cut it, right?
So they’d prefer if the iPhone was out of warranty then they would repair it right? Sending them in to Apple repair center is only for inspection purposes right?
Like I had to laugh ..😆 I’m really curious how this will end, also during the holidays. But they still works with a variant that it’s software issue. So if they’ll send me a different build of iOS😆 but back to the topic, the battery life is amazing, if I can charge it😆😆😆
Right now, you’ll need to use MagSafe until the iOS software update fixes it, or the iPhone gets checked out and a tech gets its port replaced. If that error message is bothering you, even though it’s supposed to play a loud sound to warn you about water damage, it’s not actually a problem with your iPhone. If it were, the sound is meant to stop you from charging it to prevent a short circuit or damage to the port by getting it rusted.
It’s a common issue, man. Even if you can’t make your iPhone charge by overriding the setting, it won’t happen again.
hello,
sorry i didn't read the 32 pages of posts, and there is no search feature (that i can see). maybe this has already been said.
just wanted to drop in here to post that after i updated from iOS18 to iOS26.2 (i skipped 26 and 26.1) my battery life did drop significantly as widely reported (on my iPhone 15 PM). BUT after turning on "Reduce Motion" in Accessibility settings, my battery life reverted back to (close) what it was on 18. it's unfortunate because i did find 26's user experience pleasant. but i will take battery life over neat animations any day.
sorry i didn't read the 32 pages of posts, and there is no search feature (that i can see). maybe this has already been said.
just wanted to drop in here to post that after i updated from iOS18 to iOS26.2 (i skipped 26 and 26.1) my battery life did drop significantly as widely reported (on my iPhone 15 PM). BUT after turning on "Reduce Motion" in Accessibility settings, my battery life reverted back to (close) what it was on 18. it's unfortunate because i did find 26's user experience pleasant. but i will take battery life over neat animations any day.
cool. thanks for the tip!
I searched the thread for "reduce motion" and there were no hits (besides mine). so it looks like my post is not redundant as i feared it might be ^•^
Any battery replacement done in any way? What build of iOS 26 is on your iPhone 13 Pro Max?
Bro did you use adaptive power? And what charge limit do you use?
i don't know know what you mean by "adaptive" power.
i limit charging to 80%. i always use a slow (5w) charger. i never charge overnight.
on iOS18 i usually got around ~36 hours (sometimes >40 hours) with 80% -> 30% battery. and that's when i plug it back in to charge back to 80%.
when i upgraded to iOS26 i was getting less than 24 hours (more like < 20 hrs) with 80% -> 30%. now with reduce motion turned on it's almost back to "normal." though iOS18 was still better.
oh, and i always have Low Battery Mode turned on.
also, i always completely close the mail app (discard the card) after using it. i've found that it consumes a lot of battery in the background (even if you disable background activity). it doesn't help that i have like ~10 email accounts on there that it needs to check.
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huh? is this a question for me? i think you are confused. i am the iphone 15 PM guy. never had the battery replaced.
I think the meaning or purpose of „Advanced Power Mode“ is misunderstood.
It‘s main purpose is not to save battery, it‘s that you make it through the day.
That’s why the results are so different for the different usage patterns.
It‘s main purpose is not to save battery, it‘s that you make it through the day.
That’s why the results are so different for the different usage patterns.
Exactly. And it ruins refresh rate and display brightness.
YMMV and it varies from iPhone to iPhone.
Any 17 series users disable adaptive power? It comes enabled on the 17 series, but disabled on older devices:
support.apple.com
Use Adaptive Power to extend the battery life of your iPhone - Apple Support (CA)
Adaptive Power helps extend your iPhone's battery life when you use it more.
Bro it is actually turned on by default on iPhone 17 ? No wonder many 17 users said their battery life doesn’t feel right after the startAny 17 series users disable adaptive power? It comes enabled on the 17 series, but disabled on older devices:
Use Adaptive Power to extend the battery life of your iPhone - Apple Support (CA)
Adaptive Power helps extend your iPhone's battery life when you use it more.
i never use fast charging. maybe i've used it a handful of times during the past 2 years when in a pinch.
my battery health is "normal" with a 92% max capacity, and cycle count of 369. i've had it since 10/2023.
I use Fast Charging and on my 16 Pro Max, my Battery Health was still 100% with all the Optimized stuff turned off after 300 cycles. On my 17 Pro Max, same setup, i'm at 59 cycles and still 100% as well. I really like the batteries on the newer phones.
Battery life still doing well with 26.2 on my 17 Pro. Would probably expect to get somewhere between 9-10hrs of screen on time 100-0%, but I never let it get that low.
This was from the usual 95% charge limit yesterday with a mix of WiFi and 4/5G. Not too bad from the smaller of the Pro models.
This was from the usual 95% charge limit yesterday with a mix of WiFi and 4/5G. Not too bad from the smaller of the Pro models.
My iPhone 11 with a new battery on 18.7.2 gives 7-8 hours of screen time when used with LTE/Wi-Fi. So your 17 is performing very poorly.
I don’t think it’s performing poorly, better than 26.1. iOS 26 generally hasn’t been the best software release for battery life, but it’s been improving with each new release (hopefully it’ll continue)
That’s impressive for an old iPhone 11, please add some screen shots? Is that for a full charge from 100-0%?
In terms of energy consumption, the iPhone 17 should be more efficient than the 11th
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Screenshot of a day when LTE/Wi-Fi was used.
