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iPhone Battery Drain After Latest Update

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July 23, 2024
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Delighted to get my system back working after the latest update(s), however …

It’s eating my iPhone battery. 87% over 13hrs background activity today and I’ve not even played any music. This is not right, surely.

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Pinned Reply By Rhonny

There is a new SONOS APP UPDATE just gone live - for iOS it’s version 80.05.05 (not sure if there is an update for Android as the release notes are yet to go live).

iOS App Store says:

Improves stability when adding new products
Addresses excess battery usage.

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Jez1234567890

Lyricist III

iPhone 15 Pro, 2 months old

Battery usage: Sonos 70% !!!

it’s killing my new battery. This needs a fix….

URGENTLY

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ColinRS

Lyricist III

I got a suggestion from the hi-fi shop where I bought my Sonos kit. Shutting down the app stops this happening. It isn’t a fix but my phone has been draining overnight thanks to the app but didn’t do it last night. It’s a bit of a pain to remember to shut the app down but better than a dead phone

controlav

Lead Maestro

I got a suggestion from the hi-fi shop where I bought my Sonos kit. Shutting down the app stops this happening. It isn’t a fix but my phone has been draining overnight thanks to the app but didn’t do it last night. It’s a bit of a pain to remember to shut the app down but better than a dead phone

Just turn off “background app refresh” for the Sonos app.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

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ColinRS

Lyricist III

I got a suggestion from the hi-fi shop where I bought my Sonos kit. Shutting down the app stops this happening. It isn’t a fix but my phone has been draining overnight thanks to the app but didn’t do it last night. It’s a bit of a pain to remember to shut the app down but better than a dead phone

Just turn off “background app refresh” for the Sonos app.

Background app refresh makes no difference. The app manages to drain the battery with it switched off

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

I got a suggestion from the hi-fi shop where I bought my Sonos kit. Shutting down the app stops this happening. It isn’t a fix but my phone has been draining overnight thanks to the app but didn’t do it last night. It’s a bit of a pain to remember to shut the app down but better than a dead phone

Just turn off “background app refresh” for the Sonos app.

Makes no difference. I thought it would but I tried it for two days and same drain.

press250

Prodigy III

Just turn off “background app refresh” for the Sonos app.

Makes no difference. I thought it would but I tried it for two days and same drain.

Hi @Rhonny , did you try the Bluetooth experiment?

Disable Bluetooth for the entire phone, not just the Sonos app … leave Sonos running in the background overnight. This is admittedly just a hunch, tho’ if correct it would be super to narrow down the bug.

controlav

Lead Maestro

I got a suggestion from the hi-fi shop where I bought my Sonos kit. Shutting down the app stops this happening. It isn’t a fix but my phone has been draining overnight thanks to the app but didn’t do it last night. It’s a bit of a pain to remember to shut the app down but better than a dead phone

Just turn off “background app refresh” for the Sonos app.

Makes no difference. I thought it would but I tried it for two days and same drain.

Sadly you are correct, so I just uninstalled the app from my phone. I’ll use other apps (or my iPad or PC) instead.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.

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Rhonny

Prodigy III

Just turn off “background app refresh” for the Sonos app.

Makes no difference. I thought it would but I tried it for two days and same drain.

Hi @Rhonny , did you try the Bluetooth experiment?

Disable Bluetooth for the entire phone, not just the Sonos app … leave Sonos running in the background overnight. This is admittedly just a hunch, tho’ if correct it would be super to narrow down the bug.

I didn’t before as my Apple Watch is always connected to the phone by Bluetooth but I’ll do it tonight and report back…

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tidepooler

Enthusiast I

I have iphone battery drain from Sonos in the background too. Bluetooth is totally off and all Sonos app permissions off except local network. I just left the Sonos app open for about an hour with no other apps open, phone screen off, and no speakers playing, and Sonos ran in the background the whole time.

Could it be anything to do with Lock Screen volume if they might be planning that? I’ve noticed when the Sonos app is open my phone media volume refuses to mute. The old app Lock Screen controls killed the phone battery but they could be toggled off.

AjTrek1

I’m not having any significant battery drain by the Sonos app. The usage is 4% over 10 days. Here are the particulars:

Hardware

iPhone 15 Pro Max
iOS 17.5.1
Sonos OS: 80.05.04
Sonos Ver: 16.3

iPhone Settings

WiFi Calling _iPhone auto-switches to WiFi from Cellular upon entering my home which reduces battery drain *
Sonos App has cellular usage turned off which reduces battery drain **

iPhone Battery Settings

Charging Optimized

* Highly recommend this setting as a “Pro-Tip” for iPhone

** Highly recommend this setting as a “Pro-Tip” for any app that doesn’t require cellular access or restricted to only when cellular is needed. For example AppleMusic or other streaming service.

Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.

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