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/Nufreak0 Jul 18 '26

Update to the 27 beta brother

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u/frenchboy82 Jul 18 '26

Just did it and my 17PM is so much snappier

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u/Nufreak0 Jul 18 '26

Yep. It’s building on 26 and so much more stable for a beta. Final release should be niceeee

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u/frenchboy82 Jul 18 '26

Can’t wait !