Anyone else having issues with their iPhone since the 18.3.1 Update

My iPhone 15 Pro was updated this weekend and it has been a pretty frustrating experience to say the least. The phone freezes up, I lost a bunch of contacts from my phone, the battery is draining quickly, it is warmer than usual even though all the apps are closed, and I am charging it right now in the middle of the day, which I have NEVER had to do before this update. Do I need to go and get a new type of phone?

I don't have time to deal with this ****.


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Posted on Mar 4, 2025 09:52 AM

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Mar 4, 2025 10:37 AM in response to PatMc333

PatMc333 wrote:

My iPhone 15 Pro was updated this weekend and it has been a pretty frustrating experience to say the least. The phone freezes up, I lost a bunch of contacts from my phone, the battery is draining quickly, it is warmer than usual even though all the apps are closed, and I am charging it right now in the middle of the day, which I have NEVER had to do before this update. Do I need to go and get a new type of phone?
I don't have time to deal with this ****.

Basic troubleshooting:

Restart, Reset, Restore from backup and Restore as NEW

Mar 9, 2025 08:13 AM in response to PatMc333

Yes. 16pro here.


The battery try drains about 30% an hour and the phone runs hot now. It’s definitely something to do with 18.3.1 that isn’t part of the normal “extra activity” that happens post update.


There are plenty of people having the same issue.


I’ve been an Apple partner and engineer for 25 years. So believe me that I’ve tried all of the normal troubleshooting steps to remediate.





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