If you recently updated iOS 16, you may notice your iPhone battery draining faster than you remembered before you got the latest Apple update, Macromers reports.
And while you might be quick to point the finger at the update itself as the culprit, there are several reasons why you might notice a slightly faster battery drain in the days after the update.
In the following report, we review 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 the iPhone’s 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 more time it will take for the classification process to complete.
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 run while connected to power, which will relieve some of the strain on the battery.
Search with Spotlight
Spotlight search on iPhone is only 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 needs to index all the content in all of your apps using on-device processing, which consumes battery life.
This can be a long and untrackable process that happens in the background while you are using and charging your iPhone.
Although there is no way to track the process, you may be able to make it easier. Under 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 updating
Apps are essential to your iPhone, but automatic updates for apps you have installed can have an impact on 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 in the coming days and weeks, developers will slowly update their apps to support iOS 16 and its new features.
Old apps that haven’t been updated to new technologies in iOS 16 may cause some battery drain; Because it probably uses old tools and blades.
Original Reboot and Battery Health Check
It is always worth restarting your iPhone. Sometimes, after a major update, your phone can malfunction, and a simple restart can resolve it and return your battery life to normal.
Another thing to remember is that the iPhone battery, like all lithium-ion batteries, loses its capacity over time.
On the iPhone, open Settings and tap to Battery -> Battery Health, where you will see how much original iPhone battery capacity you have left.
And iOS will warn you if your battery needs to be replaced, so that’s another point to keep in mind when considering your iPhone’s battery life.