Phone 16 owners complained on social media about battery drain issues without finding an explanation for the iOS 18 bug doing it.

Some iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro users have been experiencing excessive and unexplainable battery drain, according to complaints on Reddit, the

Apple's iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro boast much-improved battery life, but for some users, the opposite has been the case. According to a pretty large number of posts on Apple's official forums and Reddit (via MacRumors),

Apple's latest iPhone 16 series are reportedly facing a major battery drain issue. So read on to find out what's going on.

If you’ve noticed excessive battery drain from your iPhone lately then you’re not alone. There are numerous reports of this issue across the internet, with the vast majority of complaints relating to phones in the iPhone 16 family on iOS 18.

Users are posting on social media that iOS 18 is causing their iPhone batteries to drain quickly. Historically, it's been temporary and is common with new hardware and a big OS update.

However, very few new iPhone 16 owners are starting from scratch. Most are upgrading from an older iPhone, which means bringing over their data from an iCloud or computer backup or direct phone-to-phone transfer. That data needs to be reindexed and optimized for iOS 18 either way.

A growing number of people are reporting their iPhone is getting very hot and battery life has fallen drastically.

Another user reported a battery drain of around 1% every five minutes. Obviously, this isn’t a great look for Apple. This isn’t the first time the iPhone has been criticized for its batteries. In 2022,