iPhone 6s/7/SE: Battery Draining Fast with iOS 13.2.3/ iOS 13.3 update [Fix]


iPhone 7/6s /SE user are facing fast battery drain issue after updating the iOS  to latest version of iOS 13 viz iOS 13.2.3. The battery drain in iPhone 7, 6s on iOS 13.2 started to happened just after the updating and battery is draining really fast and suddenly for some iPhone users. After the iSO 13.2 upgrades and battery drain is awful and App's are glitchy, battery gets hot and drains very fast with uos 13.2.3. 

The battery drain has gone from bad to worse on iPhone 7, 6S ever since iOS 13.1.2 was introduced. With iOS 13.2.3 the situation has become more severe as the battery has drained from 100% to 1% in just 2 - 3 hours without the phone being used at all.  The issue seems to be a software bug or hardware failure as when the iPhone is turned off the phone when the battery is at 100% and then turn it back on, the phone will flash the low battery warning and then go dead. Once  plugged back it into an electrical outlet, the phone will show that it is charged 100%. The same thing happens if I reboot by pressing the home and power buttons simultaneously. The battery drain and intermittent overheating on expensive phone llike iPhone Xs is ridiculous since 13.2.3.

Battery drain in iPhone 6s is really fast right after iOS 13.2 update and it was never the case with iOS 11 or iOS 12 or earlier version of iOS 13. The battery drain really like it went from 68 % to 44 % within 10 minutes viz is like 1% drop in battery in one minutes in the iPhone 6s.

iOS 13.2.3 battery drain in iPhone 6s

Even when tested with minimal usage/standalone the battery is still going down really fast like 30% in just one hour on iPhone 6s. Before the update the battery easily lasted 1 - 1.5 days with usage. When checked the battery looks fine and  ~90% to normal peak performance according to the battery stats function. Normal restart or low power mode is also not saving battery drain in iPhone 6s.


Why battery is draining fast in iPhone 6s on iOS 13.2.3 :

When observed closely it seem like this is not a battery/hardware fault that is causing server battery drain in iPhone 7, 6s, SE /iOS 12.1 but battery drain is a software glitch that is not showing the battery percentage accurately. Due to this bug the battery initially will not show any drain for long time, or may increase in percentage without charging. But after some times it will move to actual percentage randomly making it look as very fast or sudden drain of battery in iPhone 6s/iOS 13.2.

How to fix Battery drain iPhone X/XR/XS MAX/ 6s/5s/SE and iOS 13.2.3:



Fix 1 : Reinstall the iOS 12.3.2 update

*Please make sure to take iPhone backup before doing restore
The battery software glitch could be due to improper installation/up gradation to iOS 13.2. And in order to fix that you should reinstall the iOS 13.2.3 as fresh.
You need to setup the iPhone as new, reinstalled everything from scratch and once you have done that everything should start to work normally.
To know how to reset/restore iPhone go to below link:
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201252

Fix 2 : Location and Background Location. 


In setting you can check  which app is using location services.
  • You can optimize your battery life by turning off Location Services for the app in iphone. Turn off in Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
  • In Location Services settings , you can see each app listed with its permission setting. Apps that recently used location services have an indicator next to the on/off switch.


Fix 3: background activity



There can be apps that are putting you iPhone busy doing work constantly and causing it to exhaust battery of iPhone. To improve battery life, you can turn off the feature that allows apps to refresh in the background. Go to Settings -> General -> Background App Refresh and select Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi & Cellular Data, or Off to turn off Background App Refresh .
Mail apps are usually the most battery consumer, If the Mail app lists Background Activity, you can choose to fetch data manually or increase the fetch interval. Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Fetch New Data.

Fix 4: Check for damaged battery and replacement 


The Lithium Ion Battery in the iPhone can be damaged from heat or cold. After some time the battery can lose its ability to hold the max amount of charge. You can schedule a battery replacement at this website: https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-power.

Fix 5 : Turn off 
Many users are able to inprove battery lofe by turning off optimistic battery feature it has improved battery drain issue . Go to  settings>Battery>Battery health>optimised Battery

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