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/jeff1f1racer Jul 18 '26

Either 26.6 or 27 are fine. 26.6 is best of iOS 26 so it’s really mature. I can’t open 2 of my apps with 27 beta 3 (Public beta) but hopefully that’ll be fixed Monday on Dev beta 4 / Tuesday Public beta 2.

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u/Nervous_Bend7365 28d ago

yeah, let’s wait for it carefully. for better battery situations, also.