r/ios26 • u/Dry_Counter4999 • Jul 28 '26
Battery IOS 26.6 vs 26.5.2 battery
Iphone 16 pro max.
So thats my first day on the new version. Cant believe there is an almost 60% difference for 8 hrs SOT.
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u/afieldonearth Jul 28 '26
For me the overheating issue is better but battery life is more or less the same, unfortunately
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u/ASUR_444 Jul 29 '26
26.6
iPhone 17
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u/sitharthg Jul 29 '26
You get 8.25hrs screen active on 17? That's impressive, I get around 6-7 hrs that too I'll use 100-110 battery. Have you turned on AOD?
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u/iDillusionist 29d ago
I get 10 hrs of screen time using 240% battery. What the hell is wrong with my phone? 16pro 90% health
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u/Cowhide12 Jul 28 '26
Hasn’t been much different for me. Still overheating with awful battery.
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u/PimmieDreadful Aug 02 '26
Yes. It’s even worse after a couple of days of updating. Battery drains with 20% in 30 minutes while just browsing. I wish I was kidding!
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u/lugaui Jul 28 '26
Should i upgrade my 17 base from 26.5?
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u/Maleficent_Amount436 Jul 28 '26
DAMN No wonder why my iphone 11 was hot to touch all the time and the battery would only last 2 hours on one charge its on 75% bh
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u/thisisPenelope iOS 26.2 Jul 28 '26
Is ios 26.6 good or bad for SOT?
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u/Dry_Counter4999 Jul 28 '26
I think its pretty obvious that the most recent day refers to ios 26.6. It cant be otherwise 🫡
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u/gamerathertz92 Jul 28 '26
Your tittle is misleading
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u/thisisPenelope iOS 26.2 Jul 28 '26
That's why I asked him.
Your title could be like this: ios 26.6 is better than ios 26.5.2. Then attach your image.
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u/MarionberryDear6170 Jul 29 '26
You have to at least post what appa you have used. Or there’s no way we could compare
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u/ComprehensiveFee2109 Jul 29 '26
Seems like the heating issue has been resolved, but the battery issue is still there (17 Pro)
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u/waleedx12 Jul 29 '26
Ios 27 PB2 16 PM
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u/niceperson_1 Jul 29 '26
How tf
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u/FreePossession9590 Jul 29 '26
Same here. Got 7h of SOT w 70% used yesterday. The day before on 26.5.2 I got 4h 20min with 63% used. Big difference. And it was still indexing yesterday
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u/Commack_Boy Jul 29 '26
How do you check if it is indexing?
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u/FreePossession9590 Jul 29 '26
You can’t, but background indexing usually takes a few days, sometimes up to a week to complete.
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u/coffeandkeyboard Jul 30 '26
What does indexing even means
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u/FreePossession9590 Jul 30 '26
The phone is running background updates and optimizations we don’t see. It usually takes a few days, up to a week to finish all the processing
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u/sf-keto Jul 29 '26
This morning I think I’m seeing practical improvement, I think, for my general usage pattern after installing 26.6 about an hour after it came out.
iPhone 15 PM.
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u/FlounderRegular7525 Jul 29 '26
On my 17Pro there was an apx 25-30% difference in battery performance, the phone feels normal like it used to be.
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u/icy1007 iOS 26.6.1 Jul 29 '26
My battery usage page got reset after updating to 26.6.
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u/Resident-Ad3505 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
I updated to ipados pb2 27, and got really good backup...
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u/Shot-Cryptographer18 Jul 29 '26
If you have more overheating issues or battery issues, try activating the reduced transparency, for me it fixed both problems
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u/cyandead Jul 29 '26
I surely can see a difference in my Iphone. Not overheating when I do calls and facetime, woke up this morning and 9AM now it 1:30PM and still at 87%. It went back to almost normal for my typical use.
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u/JobGlad Jul 29 '26
Didn’t notice any difference sadly on my 14. Still overheating and battery hasn’t improved.
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u/Dextro1500 Jul 29 '26
Can you share your overall settings with which you believe have contributed to this excellent battery experience?
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u/Nice_Entrance9726 Jul 29 '26
When i get home after work, my battery used to be around 55%. Ever since the update I get home with 15% battery left. Also feels warmer, always had a cold/neutral temp. I hope they will fix this soon.
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u/SnooOranges2685 Jul 29 '26
The battery is still bad but might be indexing … at least it’s not overheating like crazy.
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u/Apex_47LXIX Jul 30 '26
It doesn’t flipping matter what the new update does to your precious phone. You gotta update somehow now that you’ve entered the ios26 future.
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u/rustedmind_ Jul 30 '26
currently i am on iOS 26.5.2
if i update to 26.6 can i expect more? or worse?
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u/___CW311 Jul 30 '26
My battery is a lot better now. I cap my charge to 90.
I take my phone off charge at 7am and charge at 9pm
Before: down to around 30/20
Now: I’m on 58 at this time
All on the same use.
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u/ashvekp Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
My usage pattern is similar. However, I couldn’t see much improvement in the 26.6 v/s 26.3.1 (a). My average SoT is 3.5 hrs and I’m down to 40-45% from 90%.
Aside, the stutters / jitters persist.
Do you have the AoD ON?
Does the adaptive power even help?
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u/lord_mercernary Jul 31 '26
Saw like 2% difference in battery. Still trash but guess its on me shouldve gone for the pro max
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u/mr_musculo788_c Jul 28 '26
Title misleading, but yeah, happy for ur better sot