The update to iOS 17.4 is draining some iPhone users' batteries

The update to iOS 17.4 is draining some iPhone users’ batteries،

Last week Apple released iOS 17.4 and if you live in the EU, JACKPOT! Your iPhone can now download 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 much more. In other markets, iPhone users have to settle for a less ambitious, but still useful, update. For example, with iOS 17.4 installed, users can now configure the Stolen Device Protection feature to work everywhere and not just in familiar places.

iOS 17.4 will let you make the Stolen Device Protection feature protect you wherever your phone is.

I can't make my plea more urgent to iPhone users. 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 the Find My app, any requested changes cannot take place without a wait time of at least an hour, and identity verification is still required via Face ID or Touch ID.

iOS 17.4 lets Stolen Device Protection feature work everywhere

The update also includes 118 new emojis, a few bug fixes, and one very unwanted feature. It seems like iOS 17.4 drains the battery life of some iPhone users. One user posted on social media that their iPhone battery lost 40 percentage points of its life in just two hours. Another iPhone user said his battery lost 13 percentage points of life after writing and posting two tweets about “X.” An iPhone user saw their battery go from 60% to 0% overnight without the phone being used.

Charging the battery also became a problem after installing iOS 17.4. An iPhone 11 Pro owner plugged in their phone with 40% battery. After four hours, the battery was still not fully charged, at 94%.

Speaking of tweets, there have been several posted by iPhone users I'm trying to warn others not to install iOS 17.4. “DO NOT UPDATE TO iOS 17.4. It’s a trap whose battery will run out quickly like love without money,” wrote “X” user @mugisha885.

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 battery to return to normal, as the device has to digest the changes. But the exhaustion described by those who experience it seems to exceed the norm. So there are some things you might want to try in order 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 off for a few minutes, then turn the iPhone back on. You should also make sure that all your apps have been updated. 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 way down the screen and all apps queued for an update will update.

If you go to Settings > Battery you can see which apps are consuming too much battery power. You can always decide 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 reducing the brightness of your screen or turning off Always-On by going to Settings > Display and brightnessand disabling the feature.

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.