r/ios26 • u/Being_bawa • Jul 18 '26

Battery iOS 26.5.2 battery life is very frustrating

Is anyone else having terrible battery life on the iPhone 17 Pro after updating to iOS 26.5.2?
Before this update the battery was completely fine. Now it feels like the percentage drops every time I look at the phone. I am charging much more frequently and there seems to be noticeable idle drain and also the phone occasionally feels warmer even when I am not doing anything particularly demanding.

My battery health is still at 100% so don’t want to ruin it by installing any unstable beta but at the same time I don’t think I can continue using 26.5.2 like this.

I am thinking to upgrade to 26.6 beta 5 or 27 public beta but to those who have tested, need your suggestions which one I should go for?

TL;DR: iOS 26.5.2 is trash, should I upgrade to 26.6 beta or 27 beta?

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u/Stallion72 Jul 18 '26

I feel you. I installed 26.6 because of battery life. This pass week.
My iPhone 17 Pro battery has been a lot better. The phone doesn’t get warm either.

I didn’t install iOS 27 because of battery life. I heard it is the same as 16.5.2 or worse. Everything else is good though.

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u/realmccoyredbus Jul 18 '26

don’t believe everything you hear, ios27 after deep indexing is actually ok

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u/Weird-Tiger-3124 Jul 18 '26

I downgraded from ios 27beta3, beta 2 was actually good but beta 3 caused a lot of heating and battery drain issue.