New iPhone 16 Pro reports highlight the latest battery issues

Updated October 20 with iPhone 16 shutdown issues.

Facing Apple frustration From new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro owners Battery life is much less from The Apple community has come to expect After launch and initial reviews.

The problem appears when the smartphone enters standby mode. Instead of minimizing battery usage, iPhones consume more power and affect standby time. This is especially noticeable for those who don’t leave their phones charged overnight.

Like other smartphones, the iPhone assumes it will always be on and has an Internet connection that supports background services like “Find My iPhone.” Meanwhile, there are some strategies to extend battery life. Not everything will apply; Lowering the screen brightness won’t help, but restricting background services and using low power mode reduces the demands any app can make. It’s a temporary measure, though, not a cure.

Seems to be the culprit Latest version of iOS. Previewed at WWDC in June, iOS 18 debuted alongside the new iPhone 16 family. There is no option for iPhone 16 owners to downgrade. Those with older iPhones who upgraded to iOS 18 are experiencing similar issues with similar numbers, suggesting this is a software issue.

Given that, a fix should be imminent from Apple. The company has historically rolled out minor iOS updates to address issues that included significant battery drain on previous models. So far, there is no official word on a timeline for the update.

Until then, many iPhone users will have to carefully manage their battery so they can last through the day.

Update: Sunday, October 20: Not only do iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max owners have to take into account the impact of the battery drain error, but reports are coming in that the latest iOS smartphones Encountering random moments Where phones freeze, with Some report random reboots For their new iPhone.

Users have reported reboots occurring overnight, resulting in the phone starting back up to the home screen as the only evidence of a problem, while restoring data from an iCloud backup, and when connected to CarPlay. These are not the only reasons for the crash, which has left the community confused about the cause and any potential fixes or precautions users can take.

Apple will have a more comprehensive view of the issue than the support forums and will undoubtedly work to address the causes and concerns related to these issues. It’s possible that this is a software issue, but in this case, a future iOS update should fix the issue.

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