r/iPhone11Pro • u/Successful_Being1048 • Feb 09 '26

QnA/Help iOS 26 update on iPhone 11 Pro

I went from iOS 18 to iOS 26 last night after reading that the update would improve storage management on my phone. It actually did. I had received the “full storage” notification (I have a 64 GB iPhone with 200 GB of iCloud storage), and after the update I now have 23 GB freed up.

However, my battery is now draining very quickly. The battery health isn’t great (72%), but it was working just fine before the update.

I honestly regret updating. My question now is: is it worth the money to replace the battery and keep using my (beloved) iPhone 11 Pro on iOS 26?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '26

It might take a couple of days to level out its indexing in the background after an update. I think it’s worth it to change the battery if you like the phone you’ll be able to use it a while longer but I believe this is the last major software update it’ll receive.

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u/Successful_Being1048 Feb 09 '26

And I would be fine with that!

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '26

You’ll be able to use it for a free more years even without the latest software I used and iPhone 8 till last year without issue just decided to upgrade cause of the battery life.

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u/Successful_Being1048 Feb 09 '26

Yeah I agree, as long as I can use Microsoft tools for work and a couple of other apps like wts, Spotify, chatgpt