iOS 26.5.1 should take care of an annoying charging bug on some iPhones.

iOS 26 is here, and if you've noticed a decline in your battery life since updating, you're probably not imagining it. It's been a long-held belief among Apple users that an iPhone's battery ...

If your iPhone battery drains faster after updating to iOS 26, wait 24–48 hours for background tasks to settle. Then update to iOS 26.1, restart your iPhone, check and update battery-draining apps, ...

So while your device might experience some additional battery drain at first, it should be a temporary issue after you download iOS 26.2. If you find you're using your iPhone more ...