Recently, some iPhone users have started reporting that they are experiencing a significant decrease in the battery life of their phones. The main reason for the increasing number of reports lies, as in the previous ones, in the software.

The main reason for the recent drop in battery life is using the iOS 18 beta. An iPhone 15 Pro Max owner using iOS 18.1 beta 5states that it has noticed a large decrease in battery performance, but Apple underlines that such situations can occur when rolling out beta versions of new iOS versions.

Apple Intelligence can affect battery life

In new beta versions, Apple is letting users test Apple Intelligence features, and these types of features that can put more strain on the battery than normal can reduce battery performance more than expected because they are not yet optimized for the battery. At the same time, the battery life percentage may be displayed incorrectly, but all these situations will be resolved once the update comes to the stable version.

Even if you haven’t upgraded to the beta version Since the stable iOS 18 version has just been releasedThis may be the reason why battery life decreases. As in previous iOS versions, you need to use iOS 18 for a while before the battery optimizes itself. Apple had previously made statements on this issue.

For now, the only solution you can do to improve battery life is to switch to ‘Low Power Mode’. This mode saves battery by stopping processes running in the background. In addition, some visual effects are disabled and features such as “Hey Siri” are disabled. You can easily enable Energy Saving Mode from the Settings > Battery menu.

So, have you upgraded to iOS 18? How is your phone’s battery performance? You can share your thoughts with us in the comments below.