Why is ‘Home & Lock Screen Updated Wallpaper Frequently’ Draining So Much Battery on My iPhone 17 Pro Max?

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Why is ‘Home & Lock Screen Updated Wallpaper Frequently’ Draining So Much Battery on My iPhone 17 Pro Max?

I recently bought an iPhone 17 Pro Max (last Friday). Since then I’ve been checking my battery usage stats, and I keep seeing a high percentage under ‘Home & Lock Screen updated your wallpaper frequently.’ It seems like this process is draining my battery way more than expected.

I’m attaching screenshots of my battery usage. Has anyone else run into the same issue? Do you know what might be causing it or how to reduce the drain?

I’ve already tried a force restart, but the issue still persists. AOD is turned off and I’m not using any dynamic wallpapers.

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 25, 2025 7:10 AM

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Mac Jim ID

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Sep 25, 2025 7:30 AM in response to semself

I see nothing to be concerned about in your Battery settings, in fact you are seeing excellent performance. The last time you charged your battery was 3 days ago and you are still sitting at 65%. The entire day, you have only used 20% of your battery and the Home & Lock Screen accounted for 8% out of the amount of battery used. So in reality, the Home & Lock Screen used 1.6% of your entire battery yesterday, which would not concern me since it is visible every time the phone is unlocked or wakes up from a Notification.

Enjoy your phone! You have no issue to be concerned about.

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semself Author

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Sep 25, 2025 7:46 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

I’d never seen the Lock Screen use this much battery on my previous iPhones, so I got a bit worried — but it seems I should relax :) Thank you for reassuring me! 🙏

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