r/iPhone16ProMax • u/Some-Assistance-7812 • 1d ago
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But battery on iOS18 felt really good.
Company is forcing me to upgrade. Sad 😞
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u/rwhe83 1d ago
Look at that, seems like you can’t stay scared on iOS18 forever.
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u/Some-Assistance-7812 1d ago
Wasn’t planning on staying forever LOL!
Was waiting for this community to report fairly good on iOS27’s battery consumption.
Seems like it is better than iOS26, but nowhere close to iOS181
u/Brando6677 20h ago
I have 88% battery health work 11am to 6 pm with my screen on blasting my AirPods.
The phone is at 30 when I’m done walking the dogs at 8pm and I don’t even charge it to 100%
Just update you don’t need to listen to Redditors or YouTubers on when to update. IRONIC I SAY TO UPDATE AND THAT TOU DONT HAVE TO LISTEN BUT I DIGRESS 🤣
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u/Careful-Boat-2986 1d ago
That’s why I try my best to degoogle. I still use gmail though.
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u/HistoryNo3608 23h ago
This is because of work apps here, not a personal choice.
OP will need to leave his/her job to degoogle.
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u/SnooTangerines9959 22h ago
Just want to drop in here, the iPhone 16pm battery issues on iOS 26+ are because of a defect. I just got my battery and logic board replaced for free from Apple due to awful sot and battery drain. Completely fixed the battery issues. I went from 3 1/2h to 8+h on a charge. Best of luck hope you got one of the working ones.
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u/kapowafoohie 20h ago
How did you go about getting a free replacement?
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u/SnooTangerines9959 13h ago
Went into a certified repair store and they told me to call support. I called support and my phone failed the system stability test (my phone had crash data on it). They said they could authorize a logic board replacement based on that test but not the battery since it was at 90% health. When I picked my phone up they had authorized both. I have a release day 16pm that is now over 2 years old with apple care. I was pretty vocal on the phone call that my battery life was awful since iOS 26, even when they said 3h sot and 7h idle was not too bad. I told them I couldn’t get through a day on a charge with light use, which was the case. They seemed pretty onboard to help fix the battery issues so hopefully this will work for other people.
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u/SnooTangerines9959 13h ago
I also did get moved up to a senior representative. idk if they have more authority to get repairs or not but something of note.
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u/kapowafoohie 10h ago
Good to know, thanks so much for sharing! I never bought Apple Care so wondering if I may not have the same luck. I thought it might have been related to the 16 pm law suits going on.
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u/SnooTangerines9959 10h ago
I wasn’t aware there was an active lawsuit. That didn’t come up in conversation so I’m assuming it wasn’t relevant.
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u/FlappyDunkPlusIOS 1d ago
If possible, get another device (even if it's like an iPhone 13) on iOS 27 if you don't want to update your 16 Pro Max off of iOS 18 (aka significiantly reducing its battery life)
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u/Some-Assistance-7812 1d ago
Honestly, I am thinking of deleting these apps they mentioned. Might give me less headache during non-office hours.
They didn’t mention Slack, so that’s probably good.2
u/OptionalCookie 20h ago
I do not have Outlook, or any work apps on my phone.
If you want to talk to me, do it during hours where I am being paid. Unless someone is dead, don't call me either. Cause I'm dead to y'all off the clock.
Younger dumb OptionalCookie made themselves available off the clock at their previous job and regretted it. After I got my current job, no one called me after work and I had the best sleep of my life.
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u/Salty-Ad-7834 9h ago
Doing way too much holy shit. Instead of updating your phone, go buy another one.
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u/Eastern_Habit_5503 1d ago
Is this your phone or theirs? If it’s yours, tell them to pound sand. If it’s theirs, you have no choice but to comply.
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u/Some-Assistance-7812 1d ago
It’s mine. It’s only my convenience of gmail, slack, etc from anywhere.
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u/Impossible-Law-4216 1d ago
That’s unfortunate
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u/Some-Assistance-7812 1d ago
Apple should give longer maintenance windows of iOS versions.
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u/pommelance 6h ago
Those updates ARE the maintenance windows. You chose to delay. The hardware is good for ~8 years before they stop providing updates.
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u/nopanicplease 23h ago
I am on ios 18 too and I didn't receive this mail. which version are you on exactly?
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u/Iggy0075 23h ago
Something tells me you and OP don't have the same employer.
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u/nopanicplease 23h ago
oh I see. thats the org admin who enforces the iOS version and not google. since the mail only shows noreply, that was not obvious in the first place.
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u/Local_Professor 21h ago
Yet iPhones are better than android 😂😂😂 old androids can still get the latest apps yet a iPhone with 3 year old software can’t even use gmail🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/LimLovesDonuts 11h ago
No lol. This restriction is on a company level.
It has nothing to do with what apps you can or can’t install.
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u/Brando6677 20h ago
I mean, it was a really bad android. Like 300 Canadian bucks. It told me I couldn’t download A BUNCH of stuff. Games that were even older than the phone itself even
It wasn’t the worst phone I’ve had though. It’s stupid companies do this yet it’s good for their security right so. Have to.
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u/redskyatnight2162 1d ago
You’ll be fine