Apple IOS update reducing life of iPhones on purpose.

My wife’s iPhone 15 Pro just died after updating to 27.0.1 IOS , battery was showing being consumed too fast. Just died. She kept it like a baby. 2 years not even a scratch on it , but internal update reduced it to paper weight now. My iPhone 14 Max Pro also showing same signs. Battery % gets low faster. Also Battery Health has been reducing faster. From 86 to 81 within 10 days. Can u imagine, Apple will ask to replace the battery which was perfect till IOS was not updated. 14, 15 iPhones with different generation of hardware resulting same outcome!

Posted on Oct 24, 2026 6:28 PM

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lobsterghost1

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Oct 24, 2026 6:41 PM in response to jagdeep203

Batteries don't last forever. It's a consumable part and iOS updates don't reduce battery health on purpose. The simple fact is after a couple years when battery health is reduced to the 80% range or lower, it's time to pay Apple to replace the battery. Your assertion that this is on purpose is simply wrong.