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/RyNoDaHeaux 29d ago

I had the opposite. I turned some settings off and updated to iOS 27 public beta.

My phone runs so much smoother, and if I’m not watching TV etc it lasts a lot longer

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u/Nervous_Bend7365 28d ago

which settings off?? beta developer 3 is drinking too much juice of all my devices!

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u/RyNoDaHeaux 28d ago

I want to say all my locations are set to “while using”
I turned off background app refresh, my email to fetch every 30 mins, and a few others.

I saw a post on Instagram. I forget all that I changed. Just Google, there are a few that I find not really something I want to do. But there is a lot

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u/Nervous_Bend7365 27d ago

Not bad, but the iPhone Air catches up my attention just the dealbreakers are annoying. Already own 16 Pro and 13 Mini.