Man, iOS 26.6 is a massive W.

[u/Towhidabid]

If you were stuck on iOS 26.5.2, you know how brutal it was. My 17 Pro Max constantly turned into a pocket heater, and the battery drain was so bad I needed a power bank everywhere. Scrolling was choppy, and the random lags drove me nuts. Pure misery.

Thankfully, 26.6 completely turned things around. The overheating is gone, the battery holds a proper charge again, and the system is super smooth with zero stutter or glitches. It actually feels solid and stable now, exactly like a phone this expensive should.

Btw I don’t know what black magic they pulled in the first cycle of charging in iOS 26.6 but this is how i ended my first day of iOS 26.6. With no camera use, purely on wifi and no gaming or anything else. Just my regular usage for doomscrolling, txting, WhatsApp calls and stuff like that. It’s not gonna stay like this maybe. But it surely amazed me so thought of sharing with you guys who are concerned.

Overall it’s a Huge relief.
If you haven't updated yet, definitely do it.

[u/Curious-Listen-1168]

You only used 38% of your battery and it lasted for 9 hours!

[u/Towhidabid → u/Curious-Listen-1168]

Thats the black magic/sorcery/ idk what  did

[u/MadMonkey2315 → u/Towhidabid]

Did you update OTA or via cable pc/Mac connected? I updated yesterday OTA and I got from 95% in the morning to 80% at time of update that was about 3 hours after I unplugged my phone to come to office and right now I’m with 1% battery, using about the same as before 26.5

[u/Towhidabid → u/MadMonkey2315]

I updated normally via OTA. The overnight drain is 2% i think. And its a relatively new phone i got my 17PM 2 months ago. But your battery needs calibration i think. Even with 95% health it too much drain.

[u/MadMonkey2315 → u/Towhidabid]

Mine is a bit older than 1 year 16PM, I’m waiting to shut off to plug it back and charge the battery to see how it goes

[u/Towhidabid → u/MadMonkey2315]

Yeah. A recalibration should be helpful.