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As many of you know, the iOS 17 rollout started on September 18. Many users got their updates, but things are not as great as you’d hope them to be. It seems like iOS 17 drains the battery on older iPhones, at least some of them.
iOS 17 seemingly drains battery on older iPhones
Reddit is filled with reports of battery drainage, and the same goes for some other social media platforms. This is not the first time something like this is happening following a major iOS update.
It is possible that older phones are adapting to the new update still. Spotlight needs to reindex all the files and whatnot. Though, on the other hand, it’s also possible Apple will have to release a hotfix update to resolve the issue, as these differences are quite considerable.
A lot of older devices got the update
There are a lot of older devices that are compatible with this update. Some of them have rather modest battery capacities. The phones that are eligible are the iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE 3rd Gen, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone SE 2nd Gen, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS and iPhone XR.
Now, the battery life aspect is a problem, but this update did deliver some new features too, of course. New features for iMessage, FaceTime, AirDrop, and more have been delivered.
We won’t be sure if this is a real problem for another couple of days
To be sure whether the battery life problem is Apple’s mistake, or simply due to file reindexing or something of the sort, we’ll have to wait a bit longer. If this still ends up being an issue after a week, Apple will have to react in some capacity.
As many of you know, the all-new iPhone 15 devices got announced quite recently, with iOS 17 out of the box, while it trickled down to the devices listed above.