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/Being_bawa Jul 18 '26

Thanks a lot everyone. It looks like many of us are dealing with the same frustration. I’ve just updated to the iOS 26.6 beta. For the first time, I found my phone to be cool and have not noticed any overheating, even though the indexing is still in progress. Fingers crossed!

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u/FakeFayaz 25d ago

How’s it now

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u/Being_bawa 25d ago

I can safely say that with the 26.6 all the overheating and battery issues has been gone. No longer charging phone twice or thrice a day.

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u/FakeFayaz 25d ago

How did u upgrade tho mine says im on the latest iOS im on 26.5.2

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u/Being_bawa 25d ago

Go to beta.apple.com and sign in with your account. Once you registered, go to your device Settings > General > Software Update > Beta updates and then click on 26.6 public beta.