iPhone 16 Pro Battery Life Now TERRIBLE with iOS 26

[ThePinkChameleon]

Idk if it’s a placebo effect…I updated my phone yesterday to 26.0/1. Today my phone came off the charge at 7:43…here we are almost 14hrs later and I STILL have 24% left. I’ve used my phone as normal, I think Apple heard me complaining about battery life

I feel like this last update set my phone right again here’s to hoping….

 

[locksmack]

I feel like this last update set my phone right again

Likewise, it seems like my battery is back to normal since updating to 26.0.1. Thank god!

 

[Paddle1]

I might be seeing the same with 26.0.1. I took my phone off charge on Friday and I still have some battery left now on Sunday morning. I was able to get two days of use on iOS 18.

 

[Maskatron]

Before IOS 26.01 a 2 hr phone call would consume maybe 20% of my battery and now it's 60 - 65% of my charge on a 16 Pro Max.

 

[Fred Zed]

I find it more difficult with OS 26 to see what's draining battery more than the last 24 hours—culprit apps. It shows the app that's obvious as you've been using it, but it feels less transparent.

i wish there was a way to see what apps are killing it in background processes etc.

Yeah the new battery chart layout is confusing for me. Then again I haven’t really spent much time time researching it so far.

 

[BigDO]

FWIW, battery life is worse on 26.1b2 than 26.0.1.

 

[killhippie]

I have to say I have not really noticed anything that bad on mine, my 16 pro is still on 100% with 117 cycles after buying it at launch last year. So maybe a tiny increase but tbh imperceptible and it seems to be lasting just fine.