Apple has now publicly released its next batch of software upgrades for a large segment of its hardware ecosystem, bringing battery life improvements, new features, and UI upgrades.

iOS 26.1 goes live with anecdotes claiming of huge battery life improvements, especially for the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro Max

We noted on Sunday that Apple was likely to release iOS 26.1 to the public today . Well, that prediction has now panned out.

iOS 26.1 helped battery life a lot on iPhone Air and 17 Pro Max

Would recommend updating ASAP across the 17 series https://t.co/1RIaus9k5C — Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) November 3, 2025

And, right on cue, anecdotal claims of huge battery life improvements, especially for the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 Pro Max, have already started populating the soc

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