You’re not alone – many users are reporting iPhone 16 battery life issues on iOS 18

Apple’s latest phones are draining surprisingly fast for some

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If you’ve noticed excessive battery drain from your iPhone lately then you’re not alone. There are numerous reports of this issue across the internet, with the vast majority of complaints relating to phones in theiPhone 16family oniOS 18.

As spotted byMacRumors, there are lengthy threads onReddit, theApple Support Community, and elsewhere complaining about massive battery drain, in many cases even when the phone is in standby.

Most reports seem to relate to theiPhone 16 Proand theiPhone 16 Pro Max, but the standard iPhone 16 and theiPhone 16 Plusare also mentioned.

Some users have additionally claimed that iOS 18.0.1 or theiOS 18.1 betahave improved matters, but not everyone has found these updates have solved their issues.

So, it’s possible that one of these updates will fix things for you, but if not, you might be waiting a while for a fix, especially asApplehasn’t even acknowledged the issue yet. That said, it’s not clear how widespread this particular problem actually is, and if you’re not already experiencing unusual battery drain on an iPhone 16 model running iOS 18, then you’re probably safe.

Short-term salves

But what to do if your batteryisdraining fast? For now, you could try turning off the always-on display feature, disabling ProMotion, turning off background app refresh, or getting rid of widgets.

All of these features drain battery, so disabling them would naturally help improve matters, but that’s not ideal, since it’s also limiting what your phone can do.

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It’s also possible that factory resetting your phone will help, with some users saying as much, but others haven’t been so lucky.

If that doesn’t help, then you’ll probably have to wait for a patch to fix it properly. So, hopefully we’ll see one soon.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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