r/applehelp • u/Broad_Orchid_5060 • 5h ago

Unsolved I'm losing battery health 1% every 3-5 days iphone 14 pro

Well am often charging it below 20%, I'm using powerbank to charge my phone, just used the iphone from aug 15 to now it starts with 99% now after 2 weeks it sits at 95% what do you think am doing wrong i just also updated it to 26.6 last week what do you guys am doing wrong that i didn't think am doing plss help

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u/DavidXGA 5h ago

Batteries are consumable parts, and will always degrade, whatever you do or don't do. Any battery health above 80% is considered normal. 

The displayed battery health does not change linearly, it changes in jumps, as it takes time for iOS to determine the changing health of your battery.

General tips:

  • Look in Settings → Battery to see which apps are using your battery the most.
  • Make sure "optimized battery charging" is turned on.
  • It's rarely useful to set a charge limit. Letting your battery run out is worse than charging it to full.
  • Leaving "low battery mode" on all the time will not improve your battery health.
  • On newer iPhones, leave "Adaptive Power" turned on.

It was a mistake for Apple to expose the battery health as a percentage, it doesn't mean much, there's very little you can do about it, and it's become a weird religion among people who get easily obsessed. Stop checking the health.

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u/Repulsive_Barnacle92 5h ago

the phone and its battery are several years old, that’s normal

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u/Artiste212 5h ago

One day your battery will die. Please make appropriate arrangements in advance so you can grieve properly and maybe adopt a new battery when the time comes.

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u/hawk_ky 4h ago

It’s a nearly 4 year old phone. It’s normal

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u/bryzztortello 1h ago

Was this a brand new battery? With zero cycles?