iOS 11 said to cause massive 60% battery decline

A lot of people out there who use an iPhone jump on the latest flavor of iOS as soon as it is launches. The problem with updating as soon as the update lands is that Apple has a history of putting out updates that cause problems for users. It appears that iOS 11 falls into the problem causing side of things. Reports indicate that iOS 11 has significantly impacted the battery life for iPhone and iPad users.

Wandera says that it has looked at a subset of 50,000 heavy iPhone and iPad users who use its service. It has found that iPhones running iOS 10 can be used for an average of 240 minutes before the battery is dead. iPhones running iOS 11 last only 96 minutes before the battery is dead, that is a 60% decline in usable time.

To help the battery drain issue Wandera says that you can limit the number of apps able to run in the background and access your location. Those steps might not be appropriate for all users, Wandera says you can also simply run in low power mode. There are also reports that iOS 11 doesn’t play well with Office 365.

Some iOS 11 users have seen battery improvements by factory resetting and setting up as a new device. Obviously the downside here is that you will lose all your apps and data. This is a major reason why many are sticking with iOS 10 for now and leaving iOS 11 alone. Interestingly, the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus aren’t affected by these battery issues, only devices being upgraded are impacted reports Forbes.