Bad iPhone battery life since iOS 14.6? You’re not alone, and this fix could help
Some have found there’s a fix
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Have you found your iPhone’s battery life has gotten worse since you downloadediOS 14.6? It seems you’re not alone, as lots of people have posted toApple’s community support pagesand other services like Reddit and Twitter.
Many are reporting poorer battery life since the iOS 14.6 update landed on their phones last week. The update brought upgrades to the Podcasts app and a few other minor improvements.
It doesn’t seem to be an issue for every iPhone user at the moment, and it’s currently unclear why it’s impacting some iPhone owners more than others.
In fact, we’ve seen reports from both users with a brand newiPhone 12 Pro Maxand older devices such as aniPhone 8. It doesn’t seem to be restricted to older devices like you may have anticipated.
A podcasts problem
Could there be a fix? Some users onApple’s forum have said they’ve gone into the Settings app, and then looked under the Battery section to find that the Podcasts app is causing a large amount of battery drain.
Some have fixed the battery life issues by deleting the Podcasts app from their phone, but that’s hardly a fix if you use that app on a regular basis as you’ll be without the service.
Still, if you find that the battery life issues are stemming from the Podcasts app and you want to try the fix to delete it, you can always switch to an alternative podcast app instead, at least temporarily.
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Apple has yet to publicly comment on these issues, but it may be that the company is working on a fix for them. If Apple does acknowledge the issues a fix may come as part ofiOS 14.7, or it could come a touch earlier in a smaller upgrade.
ViaPhoneArena
James is the Editor-in-Chief at Android Police. Previously, he was Senior Phones Editor for TechRadar, and he has covered smartphones and the mobile space for the best part of a decade bringing you news on all the big announcements from top manufacturers making mobile phones and other portable gadgets. James is often testing out and reviewing the latest and greatest mobile phones, smartwatches, tablets, virtual reality headsets, fitness trackers and more. He once fell over.
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