Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15 , a few months after the company announced this year's iPhone software at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The update brings a lot of new features to your iPhone , like call screening , as well as a new Liquid Glass redesign. And Apple wrote online that if you download the update and notice your device's battery is draining faster than usual, that's normal and -- most important -- temporary.

Some people notice their iPhone battery drains quickly after downloading an update and Apple released a statement online saying it's nothing to worry about.

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