New iPhone 17 battery draining quickly

Wolf_25 wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/f3cd95c0-f6ed-489d-8a11-8886b644505d

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/9b0c11d3-c905-4d30-b834-8b67c46a0d5a

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/0c0fda64-268a-450f-bf62-7e2b4c34ef90

In those screenshots, your cellular signal strength is very weak. That will drain your battery. Put your phone in Airplane mode and use WiFi.

Depends on the apps you have installed that are using the battery. Post a screenshot of Settings > Battery, showing the green battery graph and the top app consumers. Apps noted with background activities are using your battery even when the apps are not opened. Meta apps have already been noted as being unusually power hungry where they tend to spend time harvesting data about the user as opposed to performing the simple operations of the app. That is just their business model for revenue generation though, and don't know if that is the case for you.

Mac Jim ID wrote:

Depends on the apps you have installed that are using the battery. Post a screenshot of Settings > Battery, showing the green battery graph and the top app consumers. Apps noted with background activities are using your battery even when the apps are not opened. Meta apps have already been noted as being unusually power hungry where they tend to spend time harvesting data about the user as opposed to performing the simple operations of the app. That is just their business model for revenue generation though, and don't know if that is the case for you.

I find it fascinating that the algorithm can select a "Top-ranking reply" in seconds..... Makes you wonder. We posted very similar answers at almost exactly the same time.

I don't mean that your answer isn't deserving. It most certainly is.

It is the green battery graph that is needed to show the rate of drop over time. You do have the suspected Meta apps as already seen by others to drain your battery and are using background processes to continue to use the battery when they are not open.

The Home & Lock Screen usage may be an indication of a Widget that you have running on your Home Screen. Review the number of those you are using and pay particular attention to a third party one that may be needing constant updates.

The easiest approach to take is to remove an app and compare your results. The other method is to perform a factory reset with a clean install to get a base time reading of battery usage, then add the apps to see their affect. With this method it is best to use an archived backup with a computer so the iCloud backup is not overwritten.

And on top of that as noted by IdrisSeabright, you are at a 1 bar cellular reading which means you are using the maximum amount of power to make that connection. The closer the tower the more bars you will have and the less power is needed to transmit that signal. The distance of 4g is much greater and requires less power to transmit to the same tower. If you have the option to turn off 5g, try that and compare your results. I doubt you will see much difference in speed and you can compare the battery consumption.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

In those screenshots, your cellular signal strength is very weak. That will drain your battery. Put your phone in Airplane mode and use WiFi.

Sorry, I did it again and saw your post after posting mine. Your suggestion is an excellent troubleshooting step.

How quickly your battery drains depends on several factors, including what you apps you use, your settings and how strong the cellular signal is where you are.

What appears to be using the most battery? Post of screenshot of what you see at Settings > Battery.

Mac Jim ID wrote:

I totally agree with you. You also added the important point of signal strength affecting performance. The farther away the tower is the more power is required to make that connection.

Poor signal strength will drain a battery even faster than a Meta app!

IdrisSeabright wrote:

I find it fascinating that the algorithm can select a "Top-ranking reply" in seconds..... Makes you wonder. We posted very similar answers at almost exactly the same time.

I don't mean that your answer isn't deserving. It most certainly is.

I totally agree with you. You also added the important point of signal strength affecting performance. The farther away the tower is the more power is required to make that connection.

Mac Jim ID wrote:

Sorry, I did it again and saw your post after posting mine. Your suggestion is an excellent troubleshooting step.

We do this a lot. We post in response to a lot of the same questions at almost the same time. Our answers tend to also be very similar, with you providing more detail. Great minds?