iOS 14.2 Battery Drain Issue: Users Speculate Either Buggy Software or Cold Weather Cause Percentage Drop!

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Apple users recently reported that the iOS 14.2 software has been causing massive battery percentage drops and immediate drain despite not doing anything with their updated version OS iPhones. Users believe that this is caused by a bug and problem within the iOS 14.2's software that has occurred on more than one occasion for iPhone users.

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Popular social forums and discussions board, Apple Developer Forums, and Reddit hold many user reports regarding iOS 14.2 users' battery problems. The problem caused massive changes in battery percentage, along with the longevity of the battery on a single charge.

Apple iOS 14.2 Battery Bugs: Fast Draining and Slower Charging

According to Apple Developer Forum's website, users of the iOS 14.2 running on older iPhone versions have been the victims of the buggy system that messed with the user's battery percentage to drop. The user said that his iPhone 7+ had seen the battery drain problem and long charging times for the 2017 Apple smartphone.

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Many users have agreed and shared their thoughts regarding the software problem, which they are also experiencing with their Apple devices. The users have specifically regarded that the iOS 14.2 update was the culprit for this. Upon its update, several problems occur, with the battery being the most significant problem of all.

The issue is thought to be centering on the Apple operating system that is still in Beta testing mode for users and developers alike. Users saw a mysterious change that adds battery percentage whenever restarting their iPhones with their battery drained initially.

Users of the newer Apple iPhone models, particularly the iPhone 12, have reported that this is not happening to their devices, running on the same iOS 14.2.

Apple Users Unite: Reddit reports iOS 14.2 Bugs on Messages too

According to Reddit's r/Apple community, user u/Paccos brought the discussion from Apple Developer Forums to share his discovery of the battery drain bug. Many users have agreed to his post and even started their threads in the comment section that affirmed the reposted link about the battery problems of the iOS.

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Users have argued that the latest version of the iPhone's operating system contains a collection of massive bugs that does not only affect the battery. Bugs for the iOS 14.2 also included the Messages app's "Read" and "Delivered" status to trigger certain malfunctions.

The forum discussed the report and are rather experienced by a vast number of iPhone users on iOS 14.2, meaning that these problems are not just random occurrences; instead, the operating system's faulty version. Apple still has not addressed this problem, provided solutions, or gave a software update to fix the reported bugs.

According to Mac Rumors' post comments, a user believes that this occurrence was caused by the country's colder weather, which contributed to the battery's percentage drop and changing status.

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Written by Isaiah Alonzo

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