iPhone users have been reporting their batteries draining much quicker than usual after installing the latest iOS software update. Some who have added iOS 16.5 to their devices are now suffering from faster battery drain, reports The Mirror.
One iPhone owner called Mark, tracking to social media, said: "Any idea why iOS 16.5 is absolutely decimating the battery on my iPhone 12 Pro? It seems much much worse than it did on 16.4.1 - I’d rarely get to 50% at the end of the day.”
Experts say the problem should resolve itself after a few days. When Apple sends out major iOS updates, iPhones sometimes need to re-index data. This happens in the background and can subsequently lead to battery life dropping.
Apple insists these processes are carried out on the phone because it does not want the privacy implications associated with sending the data to the cloud.
The whole process can take a couple of days and once completed the iPhone battery should return to normal strength.
Full list of key features in iOS 16.
• A new Pride Celebration wallpaper for the Lock Screen to honour the LGBTQ+ community and culture
• Sport tab in Apple News gives easy access to stories, scores, rankings and more, for the teams and leagues you follow
• My Sports score and fixture cards in Apple News take you directly to match pages where you can find additional details about specific matches
• Fixes an issue where Spotlight may become unresponsive
• Addresses an issue where Podcasts in CarPlay may not load content
• Fixes an issue where Screen Time settings may reset or not sync across all devices
