Updating to iOS 17.4 drains batteries for some iPhone users

Last week Apple released iOS 17.4 and if you live in the EU, JACKPOT! Your iPhone can now sideload apps from third-party app stores, use mobile browsers with a browser engine other than WebKit, pay for in-app purchases using a third-party platform, and more. In other markets, iPhone users have to settle for a less ambitious but still useful update. For example, with iOS 17.4, users can now set Stolen Device Protection to work everywhere, not just in known locations.

iOS 17.4 will allow Stolen Device Protection to protect you wherever your phone is

I couldn’t make my plea to iPhone users more urgent. If you run iOS 17.3 and later, enable Stolen Device Protection because it requires Face ID or Touch ID to verify your identity before certain changes are made to your iPhone. For more sensitive tasks such as changing your Apple ID, resetting your password, Face ID, or Touch ID, and disabling Find My, no requested change can be made without a wait time of at least one hour, and identity verification continues is required via Face ID or Touch ID.

iOS 17.4 lets Stolen Device Protection work everywhere - iOS 17.4 update drains batteries for some iPhone users

iOS 17.4 enables Stolen Device Protection to work everywhere

The update also comes with 118 new emojis, some bug fixes and one very unwanted feature. It seems so iOS 17.4 drains the battery of some iPhone users. One user posted on social media that his iPhone’s battery had lost 40 percentage points in just two hours. Another iPhone user said his battery lost 13 percentage points of life after writing and posting two tweets to “X.” One iPhone user had his battery drop from 60% to 0% overnight without using the phone.

Battery charging also became a problem after installation iOS 17.4. One iPhone 11 Pro owner turned on their phone with 40% battery. After four hours, the battery was still not fully charged, at 94%.

Speaking of tweets, iPhone users have posted a few trying to warn others not to install iOS 17.4. “DO NOT UPDATE TO iOS 17.4. It’s a trap that will drain your battery fast like love without money,” user “X” @mugisha885 wrote.

If your battery is still draining too quickly after updating to iOS 17.4, you can see if these things help

It may take a few hours to a few days for your iPhone’s battery to return to normal as the device has to digest the changes. But the exhaustion described by those experiencing it seems to go beyond the norm. So there are some things you could try to get your battery life back to normal.

First, force reset your iPhone by turning it off. Press the power button on the side while simultaneously pressing the volume up button. Use the slider to turn off the device. Leave it turned off for a few minutes and then turn your iPhone back on. You should also make sure all your apps are up to date. You can do this by opening the App Store and tapping the profile icon in the upper right corner. Tap Update All about three-quarters of the screen and all apps in the update queue will update.

If you go to settings > Battery you can see which apps are consuming too much battery power. You can always choose to delete these apps if you don’t use them. If your battery is still draining too quickly, you can try to extend its life by lowering the screen brightness or turning off Always-On by going to settings > Display and brightness, and turning off the feature. You can also go to settings > Battery and enable Low Power Mode which limits background activities to extend battery life.

Hopefully, any changes you need to make to extend your iPhone’s battery life will only be temporary and Apple will send out an update to fix the problem.

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