Does iOS 17 melt away battery life? Response elements and survey

Autonomy is always a sensitive subject when a new version of iOS comes onto the market. Moreover, so far, iOS 17 seems to be rather spared compared to previous versions in terms of complaints of reduced autonomy. All the same, it seemed important to us to take stock of the issue. So, does iOS 17 impact iPhone battery life? If so, is it good or bad?

iOS 16 vs iOS 17 : le match

Here are the durations of autonomy that the UltimateiDeviceVids channel was able to obtain in itslatest videobattery test on different iPhones.

• iPhone SE 2 : 5 h 21 (vs 5 h 05 sous iOS 16) ✅
• iPhone SE 3 : 5 h 55 (vs 6 h 00 sous iOS 16) ❌
• iPhone XR : 5 h 30 (vs 5 h 36 sous iOS 16) ❌
• iPhone 11 : 6 h 57 (vs 6 h 41 sous iOS 16) ✅
• iPhone 12 : 8 h 27 (vs 7 h 54 sous iOS 16) ✅
• iPhone 13 : 8 h 21 (vs 9 h 56 sous iOS 16) ❌
• iPhone 14 : 10 h 47 (vs 10 h 24 sous iOS 16) ✅

Out of 7 iPhones tested, 4 gain autonomy under iOS 17 compared to iOS 16, 3 lose it. Note, however, that of the 3 models which lose autonomy, the reduction only seems significant for one case, that of the iPhone 13 (1 hour 35 minutes less).

We can therefore conclude that in this test, theThe overall result shows rather an upward trendregarding autonomy under iOS 17 compared to iOS 16.

Survey: what about your side?

A simple YouTube video obviously does not ensure that updating to iOS 17 will not change the battery life of your device. This is why we believe it is important to have additional data. For these purposes, we are launching this simple survey:

Be careful though:If you have just installed iOS 17, it is normal to experience a drop in battery life in the hours that follow. Indeed, the iPhone must adapt to new features. And it is not uncommon for background tasks to be launched following the update to update the index of your applications, for Spotlight and Siri for example, but also for your photo library. However, this can be particularly energy-consuming if you have thousands of photos and videos on your smartphone.

Please, therefore, only complete the survey if you installed iOS 17 at least 2 days ago.

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.