New anti consumer design? - Battery Usage

[FeliApple]

Who cares more about how many minutes you used a single app more compared to yesterday in this overview. Give me the minutes I used it today. Why do I HAVE to look at each item individually?View attachment 2565778

I hadn’t noticed that, and that is even more nonsensical.

Nobody cares about that. I am 100% sure: those in charge of that setting have no clue.

 

[I7guy]

Who cares more about how many minutes you used a single app more compared to yesterday in this overview. Give me the minutes I used it today. Why do I HAVE to look at each item individually?View attachment 2565778

As a parent I care about usage trends. However I’m sure Apple will be tweaking this design over time.

 

[erihp]

iOS 18 and my new battery give me at least 10 hours of screen-on time on home Wi-Fi.
The new iOS 26 design, under the same conditions and home usage, gives me 4 hours...
Wasting 6!!! hours of charge on a NEW BATTERY (I replaced the original one when it was 79% charged) for the sake of a new design is unreasonable.

Have you tried disabling and tweaking 'new features' in the UI that may cause this? Dynamic wallpapers, flashy animations, etc.

Double checked each app's background settings? Tested with wifi/bluetooth/cellular on and off?

I could see where some of the 'pretty' UI elements changes could cost CPU time, among other things. I think to do an comparison you need a little bit stricter/well defined testing methodology to understand the cause.

 

[fergus2019]

Have you tried disabling and tweaking 'new features' in the UI that may cause this? Dynamic wallpapers, flashy animations, etc.

Double checked each app's background settings? Tested with wifi/bluetooth/cellular on and off?

I could see where some of the 'pretty' UI elements changes could cost CPU time, among other things. I think to do an comparison you need a little bit stricter/well defined testing methodology to understand the cause.

During testing, I didn't change the brightness or use the interface. I watched YouTube, Twitch, and VK videos. In other words, the new interface animations were barely used. I didn't change any background settings; everything was exactly the same as on iOS 18. However, iOS 26 actually consumes more battery power under the same usage scenario. I reverted back to iOS 18 twice, and the battery drain immediately stopped, even with the same phone settings and usage scenario.

 

[fergus2019]

Have you tried disabling and tweaking 'new features' in the UI that may cause this? Dynamic wallpapers, flashy animations, etc.

Double checked each app's background settings? Tested with wifi/bluetooth/cellular on and off?

I could see where some of the 'pretty' UI elements changes could cost CPU time, among other things. I think to do an comparison you need a little bit stricter/well defined testing methodology to understand the cause.

iOS 18.7 currently gives me 17 hours of screen-on time, with a battery drain of 125%. (This is on home Wi-Fi, watching all sorts of videos, and messaging on social media.) iOS 26 would give me 5 hours max. And that's simply outrageous.

 

[fergus2019]

Not to mention that the push notification sound disappears on iOS 26. After a reboot, the notification/screen lock sounds work for about 10 minutes and then disappear again. Switching the silent mode button doesn't affect the sounds. This is a firmware issue. However, the notifications themselves appear on the screen, but silently. Switching between 2G and 4G networks takes noticeably longer than on iOS 18.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

I feel like the "View all usage" view should be the main view. The current main view abstracts away too much information, rendering it not very useful.