Battery life with iOS 16.5.1

[DaveWT]

Since updating iOS to 16.5.1 this week, the battery on my iPhone 11 is draining at an alarming rate. I know the battery is getting weak but never noticed this with previous updates. My wife's iPhone 13 also seems to be showing more rapid draining. Finally a solitaire game I have on my iPhone often just crashes mid-game - possibly just in need of an update but I wouldn't have thought a .1 update would affect it.

 

[chas_m]

What’s the battery health of your respective iPhones?

 

[DaveWT]

Mine is 79 % which I know is most of the problem but it seems to have improved lately and I want to avoid taking action because I plan on replacing it in the fall.

 

[chas_m]

Both of you should consider turning off all “background app refresh,“ which you can find in Settings under General. Just turn it off completely unless you need Maps on a road trip, then you can make an exception for that one.

I predict you’ll see a dramatic improvement in battery life, particularly if either of you are on any social-network apps.