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IPhone 14pro Battery draining after updating to ios 16.3.1

After updating to ios 16.3.1, i noticed that battery is draining much much faster. Although i had same setting while running on 16.2. Dark mode, Background App refresh & some location services are off and optimizing is enabled at full max.

issue is persisting only while using the phone while at ideal state, the battery percentage is not dropping.

Anybody else going through same? and do we need wait for next update to overcome this?

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Feb 14, 2023 11:09 PM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2023 12:21 AM

Please go through the following links.


Protect & Prolong the life of your iPhone's Battery: Batteries - Maximising Performance - Apple (IN)



Try some of these options too.

  1. Avoid Screen Mirroring
  2. Put on Low Power Mode
  3. Put Auto-Lock on (1 min):- with the Low power mode it will be 30 Sec
  4. Disable Push notifications for apps you do not use often
  5. Keep your iPhone Facedown to prevent notifications to light up the screen
  6. Enable Auto-Brightness:- Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Auto-Brightness [Enable]
  7. When possible, manually lower the brightness from Control Center
  8. If you want to watch continuous Videos/Movies. Stream it on TV or a Monitor
  9. Don't force close apps; Apps that are not on the frontend screen are paused by the system to save energy. Apps require more energy to re-launch. Apps that are open in the background use large memory is a myth and quitting them is counterproductive
  10. Location services may please be allowed only while using the app. Avoid the "Always" option wherever available
  11. Set your iPhone to fetch email & Calendar data from the internet less frequently
  12. Turning off Background App Refresh 
  13. Charge before it drops below 20-30%
  14. Periodically Check the Battery Health (Settings > Battery > Battery Health)



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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Feb 15, 2023 12:21 AM in response to Umar2604

Please go through the following links.


Protect & Prolong the life of your iPhone's Battery: Batteries - Maximising Performance - Apple (IN)



Try some of these options too.

  1. Avoid Screen Mirroring
  2. Put on Low Power Mode
  3. Put Auto-Lock on (1 min):- with the Low power mode it will be 30 Sec
  4. Disable Push notifications for apps you do not use often
  5. Keep your iPhone Facedown to prevent notifications to light up the screen
  6. Enable Auto-Brightness:- Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Auto-Brightness [Enable]
  7. When possible, manually lower the brightness from Control Center
  8. If you want to watch continuous Videos/Movies. Stream it on TV or a Monitor
  9. Don't force close apps; Apps that are not on the frontend screen are paused by the system to save energy. Apps require more energy to re-launch. Apps that are open in the background use large memory is a myth and quitting them is counterproductive
  10. Location services may please be allowed only while using the app. Avoid the "Always" option wherever available
  11. Set your iPhone to fetch email & Calendar data from the internet less frequently
  12. Turning off Background App Refresh 
  13. Charge before it drops below 20-30%
  14. Periodically Check the Battery Health (Settings > Battery > Battery Health)



Mar 10, 2023 10:08 AM in response to Umar2604

I’m facing the exact same issue on my 14 pro with ios 16.3.1 battery has been draining a lot even tho i have turned almost all location services off with dark mode on all the time and background app refresh turned off for almost every app. And i have to charge my device twice a day sometimes as it won’t last me the entire day! I’ve used iPhone 13 earlier and the battery was great on that device but clearly i can feel it as a downgrade with my 14 pro in terms of battery life which is very frustrating as i paid a premium for this device in my country.

IPhone 14pro Battery draining after updating to ios 16.3.1

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