iOS 16: the update would drop the autonomy of the iPhone
iOS 16, the new version of Apple’s operating system, brought many new features for iPhone owners, but would also have resulted in a significant reduction in the autonomy of the devices.
At the beginning of September, Apple rolled out the new iOS 16 update to all compatible iPhones. The latter brought long-awaited new features such as the ability to modify messages sent on iMessage or to remove the background on a photo, Apple has especially introduced an Always-On feature on its iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.
However, more than two weeks after the deployment of the new version, very many users complained on social networks about the deterioration of their autonomy after downloading the new version. It is not uncommon for an update to decrease the autonomy of the iPhone, but usually, it tends to return to what it was after a few days. With iOS 16, this doesn’t seem to be the case.
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Despite the deployment of a first iOS 16.0.1 patch shortly after the release of the update and then a second iOS 16.0.2 which notably fixed camera shake in third-party applications, Autonomy issues seem to persist.
It would seem that one of the main causes of the reduction in the autonomy of the devices is the new “haptic feedback” feature for the keyboardr. Since iOS 16, there is a new option in the iPhone settings allowing users to have haptic feedback when they type on the keyboard of the device. In a document, Apple clarified that this option could significantly reduce the autonomy of smartphones, because it uses vibration motor.
However, not all users who complain about the autonomy of their device have activated this option. The real cause of the drop in autonomy on iOS 16 would therefore be quite different, but it is for the moment difficult to put the finger on the person in charge. Given the number of negative feedback on social networks after the deployment of the update, we imagine that Apple is already aware of the problem. It remains to be seen if it will be fixed with the next iOS 16.1 update, which is already in its second beta.
