Apple launched iOS 26.5 on Might 11, and the replace brings end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to your iPhone, in addition to dozens of bug fixes. After you obtain the replace, it would look like your iPhone’s battery is draining sooner than standard, however don’t be concerned. Apple wrote on-line that that is regular and — most essential — momentary.
Apple launched an announcement in September 2025, saying in case your iPhone battery drains shortly after downloading an replace, it is nothing to fret about.
“That is regular, as your gadget wants time to finish the setup course of within the background, together with indexing knowledge and information for search, downloading new belongings, and updating apps,” Apple wrote in a help web page. “Instantly after finishing an replace, notably a significant launch, you would possibly discover a brief affect on battery life and thermal efficiency.”
However your private iPhone use could possibly be contributing to battery drain, too. Apple stated some options would possibly want extra assets to perform, so relying on how a lot you employ your iPhone, you would possibly “discover a small affect on efficiency and/or battery life.”
So whereas your gadget would possibly expertise some extra battery drain at first, it ought to be a brief difficulty after you obtain iOS 26.2. For those who discover you are utilizing your iPhone extra after downloading iOS 26.2, that could possibly be contributing to your battery drain, too.
For extra iOS information, this is what to learn about iOS 26.5 and iOS 26.4. You can even try our iOS 26 cheat sheet for different ideas and tips.
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