Ios 18.3.2 battery Drain on iPhone 16 pro

i just got my 16 pro it has 6 cycles in it and last week I charged it to 85% every day and I put it down with 38-40% at night. 2-3 days ago I updated to iOS 18.3.2 and ever since then my battery has been draining like crazy doing the same things on my phone that I did last week my battery drains like 2 times faster than it did before. How is this happen on a new flagship phone ?

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 16, 2025 3:55 PM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2025 6:44 AM

The battery drain you are experiencing is likely due to an app update and nothing to do with iOS 18.3.2. App updates in the background by default far more often than any iOS update and some of those app updates have ben seen to use more background processes on your phone, draining the battery, even when not in use.


Go to Settings > Battery, and scroll down to see the apps that have use the most battery in the last 24 hours. Meta has had some disastrous updates with a battery draining problem that affects multiple devices and OS versions. If fact the Google Support forums are flooded with the same battery draining complaint on Android devices as well. Most Meta apps have been updated 10 times in just the last month in an attempt to fix bugs and you would likely not even know it.


I agree to Force Restart your phone after an iOS update and don't micromanage your charging. Just turn on Optimized Charging and charge your phone all night, every night. If you never let it charge to 100%, it will never be able to recalibrate. Optimized Charging will learn your charging habits when done on a regular basis and only charge to 80%, until right before you normally take it off the charger will it will charge to the full 100%.

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