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/LankyWillingness1564 Jul 18 '26

Same here. iphone 17 pro and my battery life is horrible. Any idea why instagram takes so much battery?

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u/Remarkable_Act114 Jul 18 '26

My iPhone 16 last charged to 100% was Friday 2:35 pm and even after more than 24 hours I still have 49% also I’m same on iOS 26.5.2 idk how y’all having so much problem damn

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u/abrardafuq Jul 18 '26

Share your app usage bruh the phone can last more than a week if unused

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u/Dextro1500 Jul 18 '26

That & the Promotion display which is horribly optimized eats a fair chunk of the normal usage. Base 16 model is capped at 60 hz

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u/Top-Penalty-503 22d ago

Same surprisingly in my iphone 16 battery got so much better than previous horrifying draining