IPhone runs out of battery quickly due to Apple Music

More and more iPhone users who have installed the new iOS 13.5.1 firmware are complaining about unexpected problems with autonomy. The smartphone can be completely discharged in 18 hours, although it had 100% charge and was hardly used. Posts with complaints appeared on Reddit and forum Apple communities.

The decoding of the use of the battery clarifies the situation. Almost all users have the same result: Apple Music in the background consumes an incredible amount of energy, leading to battery drain and overheating of the device. Some even claim that it reduced the health of the battery in a matter of a couple of days due to the need to constantly recharge the smartphone. Importantly, the problem also manifests itself in those who did not even open the program.

While Apple Music seems to be the obvious culprit, there is surprisingly much power in some cases. consume and other applications, so the problem is more likely in the background work of programs in general. Perhaps Apple changed something on the server, which caused a bug that had not previously been reproduced.

Here are possible solutions to the problem that have worked for some users. We recommend trying them in that order, from milder to harsher.

1. Restart Apple Music

Uninstall Apple Music and reinstall it from the App Store, then restart your smartphone - in some cases that was enough. If you don't have a subscription and don't use the app, maybe now is the time to uninstall the app and forget about it - there is a good chance that after a reboot everything will be fine.

2. Disable automatic download of songs

In the settings, click on the user icon and go to the "iTunes Store and App Store" section. In the "Automatic downloads" subsection, move the slider next to "Music" to an inactive position. After that, your purchases and favorite tracks will not be automatically downloaded to the device. Then turn the device on and off and wait a few hours to check if the bug is gone.

If this was not enough, try deleting all downloaded tracks, restarting your smartphone and sequentially downloading everything back. At the same time, autoload in the settings should be disabled, and at the same time you should not download more ten tracks - it is assumed that the bug is reproduced when trying to load many tracks at the same time.

3. Upgrade to iOS 14

If you still want to try iOS 14, do backup data and install beta software this instructions. On iOS 14, a bug with background app activity was not noticed, so this should help.

4. Reset your smartphone

If none of the above methods helped, there was only a full reset of the device settings. This is exactly the advice Apple's tech support gives. Read more on how to do this in our instructions.