iPhone battery life is “serious”. IPhone users running iOS 13.5.1 and above say their smartphone is draining faster than usual due to the Apple Music app running in the background.
First reported on MacRumors , many users said their iPhone only lasted a few hours after charging despite not performing any “heavy” tasks. The issue then went on to be discussed on Twitter, Reddit and Apple’s community support page. Even, the topic of the iPhone quickly draining battery on the Apple site receives more than 1,800 comments and is continuing to increase.
Some iPhones report a “quick” battery drain caused by Apple Music running in the background.
Some people later discovered Apple Music – Apple’s music and video streaming service – running in the background as the “culprit.” They tried several ways to fix it, like resetting iCloud, deleting Apple Music, or restoring to factory settings. However, only some devices work normally again.
According to Forbes , the problem mostly occurs on iPhones that update to iOS 13.5.1. However, some iPhone and iPad users running iOS 13.6 beta and iOS 14 beta are also affected.
Apple has not officially confirmed the problem. However, on the support page, Apple Support account recognizes the battery drain status, and recommends that users should choose to restore factory settings if something goes wrong.
Currently, Apple has just released iOS 13.6 beta 3 with a number of new updates, which help the device save more battery when used, as well as overcome the “battery drain” fast. According to MacRumors , this shows that the US company seems to have realized the problem and sought a fix.
In early June, many iPhone users also experienced battery drain , slow boot, and unable to play videos after updating to iOS 13.5. The problem was reported on most devices, from iPhone 7 to 11 Pro Max.
iOS 13 was first launched in September 2019 and quickly became a “disaster” due to the existence of many defects affecting the user experience such as multitasking errors, lost Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth, “dropped”. “calls, notifications … Despite the continuous release of updates later, the company has not been able to completely fix the problem, even updating as new errors arise.
