I have similar experience to you two and I have AOD and 5g turned off with no lock screen widgets. Gonna probably wait for the update next week, if it doesn't fix it, just sending it back.
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iPhone 14 Pro Iphone 14 pro battery issues
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I'm hesitant to do this. I like having AOD and it sticks in the throat having to turn off the very enhancements that make it a new phone.
I did the wipe n i can see that there’s a noticeable better battery life, before this my 14 pro max data was transferred from 13 pm, maybe that’s why it’s causing some drain…
Honest question - should this really matter? Apple is the best software company in the world. I know this is a thing in the android world and it makes some sense due to fragmentation. I too am experience poor battery life on my 14 Pro Max and I restored from a backup of my 13PM. I cannot believe that a restore - which Apple highly touts - should be the reason for the drain.
I went from a 13PM with amazing battery and decided to try the 14 Pro. Yesterday was a busy day and I had to charge the phone multiple times to get through my day. I just finished wiping the 14 to return to the Apple Store. My 13 Pro Max gets me through a full day with heavy use, so I wasn’t liking having to charge multiple times a day.
Well, commuting home, here’s the stats so far:
- just hit the 20% mark (17.30)
- woke up at 70% (06.55)
- it was charged til 82% (yesterday 23.00)
So in a way it’s used 62% and in return around 3 hours of Screen On Time and 5 hours of screen off time (music).
I feel like it’s getting better. It would definitely get through a full day, however I want to believe that there’s much room for improvement.
Once I get home I’ll charge to around 80% and see from there on.
- just hit the 20% mark (17.30)
- woke up at 70% (06.55)
- it was charged til 82% (yesterday 23.00)
So in a way it’s used 62% and in return around 3 hours of Screen On Time and 5 hours of screen off time (music).
I feel like it’s getting better. It would definitely get through a full day, however I want to believe that there’s much room for improvement.
Once I get home I’ll charge to around 80% and see from there on.
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I have been monitoring my battery usage by app data...after this time, the AOD has taken over the lead with 17% of my battery drain being attributed to it.
It's a choice now...leave it on and have to charge prematurely or turn it off and not use one of Apple's 14 P/PM selling points for this model to extend battery life, pretty crappy choice to have to make if you ask me.
I upgraded from a 12PM and I cannot quite remember what the drain was per hour on average but this model with no app refresh in the background, no apps using location services unless being used and auto brightness on is moving at 4% per hour still. After a 15 hour day, should still have 35-40% remaining which isn't half bad...not great but not the worst either.
It's a choice now...leave it on and have to charge prematurely or turn it off and not use one of Apple's 14 P/PM selling points for this model to extend battery life, pretty crappy choice to have to make if you ask me.
I upgraded from a 12PM and I cannot quite remember what the drain was per hour on average but this model with no app refresh in the background, no apps using location services unless being used and auto brightness on is moving at 4% per hour still. After a 15 hour day, should still have 35-40% remaining which isn't half bad...not great but not the worst either.
How are you monitoring battery usage by app data? I'm not surprised by AOD. It's a battery killer and always has been on Android. So basically, we have to turn it off just like on Android.
I have been experiencing the same with my 14 Pro. Batteries have been an issue since forever in new phones. Mostly due to a new iOS release. It tends to get better with each point release, so I hope 16.1 and 16.2 will make sure to optimize it even further.I have been monitoring my battery usage by app data...after this time, the AOD has taken over the lead with 17% of my battery drain being attributed to it.
It's a choice now...leave it on and have to charge prematurely or turn it off and not use one of Apple's 14 P/PM selling points for this model to extend battery life, pretty crappy choice to have to make if you ask me.
I upgraded from a 12PM and I cannot quite remember what the drain was per hour on average but this model with no app refresh in the background, no apps using location services unless being used and auto brightness on is moving at 4% per hour still. After a 15 hour day, should still have 35-40% remaining which isn't half bad...not great but not the worst either.
The data in the battery menu under settings...its the battery usage by app and you can look at percentages (battery usage by app) or activity (Time on screen)
Sorry if my original message was confusing, nothing fancy here, just what Apple provides in the battery section
Sorry if my original message was confusing, nothing fancy here, just what Apple provides in the battery section
It's not been terrible, I've seen much worse (ie. 7 Plus was horrendous for first month or so if I remember correctly).
I don't mind charging a little more often for more options but in the keynote, Apple made it sound like the AOD barely consumes any energy...as of this point, easy to see that isn't entirely true.
I can only imagine if I had background app refresh on the AOD lol
I Can't see 4352mAh vs 4323mAh making that big a difference? I guess it isn't really comparing apples to apples (no pun intended lol) since the 14PM has more brightness capabilities (1600nits vs 1000nits) and also AOD
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True, and all that extra processor speed and processing magic with photos takes a toll on the battery as well I assume. So I expect the battery to be a little worse despite being the same physical size. But shouldn’t be too big of a difference given some time.
I created an account just to comment on this. I upgraded from an iPhone Xr to a 256Gb iPhone 14P. The battery life on the Xr was amazing when I first got it, but it's a little less now, battery is around 80%, easily gets through a full day. Moving to the iPhone 14 Pro has been an awful experience. The battery life is terrible, like android from 2013-2014 bad (nexus 5). this is the 6th day I've had it now and it doesn't appear to be getting better.
I wiped it on Sunday to see if it would make a difference, everyone was saying it would fix it, but it doesn't appear to have done anything. Here is an example for today. I started to charge it last night around 1:30am with 55% charge and it was only at 97% at 7:30am with a 5 watt charger (that's whats next to my bed). Anyways its 1Pm now, I have 2 1/2 hours of screen time and its at 38%, mostly emails, some reddit, and some phone calls. I doubt this phone can make it to 5PM with its current charge. I thought I was going to get more screen time with this device, but it appears to be way less.
I've attached two photos, the first is when I left it unplugged one night after a 80~% charge, the second night I owned it. I think the battery dropped by 40-50% by the morning... that's ridiculous. The second is just the 2 1/2 hours of use today.
I wiped it on Sunday to see if it would make a difference, everyone was saying it would fix it, but it doesn't appear to have done anything. Here is an example for today. I started to charge it last night around 1:30am with 55% charge and it was only at 97% at 7:30am with a 5 watt charger (that's whats next to my bed). Anyways its 1Pm now, I have 2 1/2 hours of screen time and its at 38%, mostly emails, some reddit, and some phone calls. I doubt this phone can make it to 5PM with its current charge. I thought I was going to get more screen time with this device, but it appears to be way less.
I've attached two photos, the first is when I left it unplugged one night after a 80~% charge, the second night I owned it. I think the battery dropped by 40-50% by the morning... that's ridiculous. The second is just the 2 1/2 hours of use today.
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I’m having the same issue, battery life no good. I wiped out the phone yesterday to no avail.
I guess we’re going to have to wait until 16.1 rolls out.
Very underwhelming indeed. Good thing they have the 14 day return policy.
Love the phone but compared to my iPhone 13 Mini the Battery sucks. Mini I could get nearly two days out of. So far the 14 pro I’ve had to sit on the charger at least twice a day since I’ve had it.
Feels like a massive step backwards. Still hoping it will settle but at the moment a bit sad.
Feels like a massive step backwards. Still hoping it will settle but at the moment a bit sad.
Today I took it off the charger at 7:00. It is now 22:32. The battery is at 27% after 5 hr and 2 mins of active screen time and 15 mins idle.
Enough to get me through a normal work / quiet day, but I fear I shall have to worry about the stress of carrying around a charger when I am stuck commuting an hour and a half each way to meet friends who live far away and using the phone for photos etc while I meet them *sigh*
Enough to get me through a normal work / quiet day, but I fear I shall have to worry about the stress of carrying around a charger when I am stuck commuting an hour and a half each way to meet friends who live far away and using the phone for photos etc while I meet them *sigh*
glad I'm not the only one with battery issues. Going to give it a few more days. I hope it will settle in or a update will come out.
I'm giving it one more night and I'm returning it. I have a few hours where the battery is dropping by 10%~ with no usage. I wish Apple would give us a way to actually see whats draining the battery. I'm not going to be stuck with a bum phone.
I eventually started charging the phone at 3:20pm when it hit 16% battery life with 3 hours and 30 minutes of on screen usage.
I figured out my battery drain problem after several days on ios16 (12ProMax). It's the Weather Wallpaper. Evidently it's always checking weather conditions and adjusting the background wallpaper. Solved....for me!
I have a 14 Pro and this is about what I got with my 13 Pro playing PoGo. On Saturday, I played for about 3 hours and on Sunday, for community day, I was at Disneyland and played for about 5 hours. The three hours on Saturday used about 40% and five hours on Sunday used about 80% (higher screen brightness).