Battery Drain on iOS 26 and iOS 26.0.1.

This is a problem that is also occurring on iPads. I have a fairly new iPad 9th gen, and before the iPadOS 26 update, I could use my iPad for like 2 hours and it would only drop 15-25 percent, but after the update, after using my iPad for 2 hours it dropped by 40 percent

I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max. It has been doing fine until this new iOS 26+ update. All apps updated & restart done. This happens every time a new iPhone drops. I went from having 91 battery health to 71. That’s a dramatic change in battery health. It’s like I’m being forced to get a new iPhone.

My battery health the day prior to upgrading (tongue in cheek) to iOS 26 was 100%. One week after the download my battery health was down to 88%. This seems to be the least transparent attempt by Apple to attempt to force me to buy a new phone. These kind of things are what cause brand loyal people like myself to consider other options. Time to admit you have a problem and get it fixed!

Same problem, I am also facing the battery. Train is super fast as compared to iOS update 26. After updating iOS 26 battery without using any single time of phone, the battery trains 95 to 20% in just 5 to 6 hours Before update iOS 26. The battery life is so good. I am not charged twice a day, but in after updating iOS 26 charging three times a day, even it is not fulfilled

Exactly! I have a 2 year old 13 with a strong battery that gets only nominal usage during the day (I typically see 3 days of battery life between charges) and is presenting the same symptoms you described. I was planning to upgrade to a 17 around Thanksgiving but, Im disinclined to invest further $$$ into the Apple rabbit hole. The promise that it will all be fine after a few days is false, and blaming non-Apple apps is a cop-out. My phone gets hot when making a phone call - is the phone app not an Apple app? Considering Samsung….Best of luck to you!

I have had the same issue. My iPhone 14 battery health was 86% before the update, after the update, in 3 days my battery health went down to 75%. Each day got worse my phone now dies at 98% turns on at 10% then dies again, I charge it and it take about 20 mins to go back to 100% then does the same process over again. I never had an issue before this update. My sound also goes up and down on its own.

i had a 7 plus years ago with battery health of 72% and never had this issue at all.

having the same issue on iPhone 14 Pro 512 with 86% capacity and iOS 26.0.1.

apps that show large percentage usage didnt use to behave that way, even though all of them are updated. moreover, apple native apps and HOME SCREEN also have unsatisfactory performance.

its crazy i have to charge my $1000 phone 3-4 times a day. apple, get busy.

Same issue is here. The idle drain is too much. I have purchased my new iphone 16 pro in August 2026 and I did the grave mistake to upgrade from ios 18 to 26 and now idle battery drain is just killing me even will reduce transparency on.

This needs to be addressed asap.

ps: i have upgraded my phone almost a week ago on 1st october 2026

I have the same crazy problem with my iPhone 13 Mini.. Battery draining after update to iOS 26 is crazy. And my battery was changed in November 2024, so health is 97 %.. This needs to be fixed ASAP, because i need to charge my phone twice a day and i am not using it at all..

I have the same issue on iPhone 13, at least 40 to 50% degraded battery life. Indexing and updating and such had finished as I noticed the stuttering is gone. It has been 6 days. I’ve just forced some app updates and It also seems to drained faster than what the wireless charger managed to put in and overall it went down. I have never had that happen before. And even in general wireless charging is much worse (possibly due to quicker drain).

It is pretty bad as as I always charge wireless only.

Hi! I also want to report major battery drainage on my iPhone 13 Pro Max, that was a very well functioning device till I upgrade it to ios 26 :( I would say it's 50% performance decrease.

From 100% in the morning it's around 20% at 4 p.m. Till the update I was able to use phone til 10/11 p.m. without charging.

I also see a frame rate drop, when i unlock the screen, apps show up with 60 fps or even less then that.

I updated all the apps, forced restart and waiting for 26.0.2. I would very much like to downgrade it to 18 but I'm aware its not possible with any authorized method.

Thats the thing. I wasn’t. All my apps were closed. And background refresh turned off. Also if you look closely. How can i get over 1 hour of usage in 29mins. Additionally, i have had the same YT and FB usage for years and i still only needed to charge once every day or two.

My iPhone 12 Pro Max, which had 80% battery health, was working perfectly until I installed iOS 26. Now the battery drains so quickly that it's incredibly frustrating—it feels like older phones are being deliberately pushed aside, even though they still perform just fine.

Like many families, parents upgrade their own phones while passing older devices down to their children. So please, don’t phase out older models so aggressively—they still serve their purpose well.

It’s now been three weeks since I installed iOS 26, and the battery drain issue remains severe. I updated to iOS 26.0.1 immediately upon release, but the situation has not improved. At this point, the system should have stabilised, yet the battery consumption remains unusually high.

I’ve followed all recommended steps, disabling background activity, location services, and other potential causes, with only minimal improvement. This appears to be a widespread and well-documented issue.

I sincerely hope Apple prioritises a fix for this as soon as possible, as the current performance severely impacts usability.

I have a 14 plus. I am a moderate user (no heavy usage of a particular feature like games, online etc)

I used to charge to 100% and by EOD, the battery used to be 12-15%

Now with the iOS 26 update (now iOS 26.0.1), my best new friend is the power bank! Wayyyyyy tool much of a drain!