If you’ve recently updated iOS 16, you may notice your iPhone’s battery draining faster than you remembered before receiving the latest Apple update, Macromers reports.
And while you might be ready to point the finger at the update itself as the culprit, there are several reasons why you might notice slightly faster battery drain in the days following the update.
In the following report, we look at some of the reasons below and how you can address them:
IOS 16 photo app
The Photos app on your iPhone introduces advanced machine learning algorithms, recognizing your photos and videos.
The Photos app uses iPhone A-series chips to power these complex processes and consumes battery life.
And in iOS 16 specifically, there’s a new feature that automatically shows duplicate photos in your Photo Library.
This new feature uses on-device processing to browse thousands of photos on your device and identify potential duplicates, and this process can be time-consuming and battery-consuming.
The more photos and videos you have, the longer it will take to complete the grading process.
Apple suggests leaving the iPhone plugged into the charger overnight while connected to a Wi-Fi network, as this will allow the Photos app to work while plugged into power, which will relieve some of the strain on the battery.
Search with Spotlight
Spotlight Search on iPhone is just an effective way to search for apps, as well as a place where you can search for content within apps, such as emails, messages, maps, photos, and more.
To provide search results for content within your apps, your iPhone must index all content in all of your apps using on-device processing, which consumes battery life.
This can be a lengthy and untraceable process that occurs in the background while using and charging your iPhone.
While there is no way to keep track of the process, you may be able to make it easier. In Settings -> Siri & Search, you can disable Spotlight’s ability to search within individual apps.
If there’s an app you probably don’t want to index, you can disable Show searched content to prevent your iPhone from indexing that app, which can help save some battery life.
Your apps need to be updated
Apps are essential for your iPhone, but automatic updates for the apps you have installed can impact battery life.
After a major update like iOS 16, apps still need to be updated to support new technologies and the latest operating system.
And over the next few days and weeks, developers will slowly update their apps to support iOS 16 and its new features.
Old apps that have not been updated to new technologies in iOS 16 may cause battery drain; Because it probably uses old tools and blades.
Original reboot and battery status check
It is always worth restarting your iPhone. Sometimes, after a major update, the phone can malfunction and a simple reboot can fix it and bring the battery life back to normal.
Another thing to remember is that the iPhone battery, like all lithium-ion batteries, loses capacity over time.
On the iPhone, open Settings and tap Battery -> Battery Status, where you will see how much capacity of the original iPhone battery you have left.
And iOS will warn you if the battery needs to be replaced, so that’s another point to keep in mind when considering your iPhone’s battery life.
