iPhone SE (2020) Battery health 81% for last 3 months

[jonnykanzen]

I got the SE on release day (around April 2020).

Over the last 4/5 months I noticed battery draining quicker. I recall checking battery health in Feb 2022 and it was 81%. I reported to Apple and they said they can only swap it under Apple Care below 80%. We are now at the end of May and it is still at 81% despite me charging it multiple times a day ( as i cant get through a whole day). I also noticed the iOS is much slower at times now and often crashes. Still seems to indicate peak performance on the battery health page.

My Apple care runs out in 3 weeks. I just find it curious that the battery health dropped by 1% per month on average until Feb 2022 and has remained static since. hmmm.?

Any advice?

 

[Phil77354]

If you are having issues with performance then it's possible that you can take the phone to an Apple Store and they will replace the battery even if it is just 1% over their requirement. You could also try letting the battery fully (or near fully) discharge each time before recharging it, which may draw down the % faster than keeping it at higher charge levels throughout the day, if that is possible for your particular usage.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

They'll only replace it when it shows 79% or unless the service battery notification is showing. My suggestion is to go to an Apple store and have them test the battery with their testing equipment.

 

[Banglazed]

Can you try the Apple Support app? Select your device on the app then Battery Life and run the Battery Performance. I’ve wanted to see if this really re-check the battery or just pull the Maximum Capacity from Battery Heath.

 

[Phil77354]

If you are having issues with performance then it's possible that you can take the phone to an Apple Store and they will replace the battery even if it is just 1% over their requirement. It may depend on how flexible the tech is when you talk to them. I don't think they will always be rigid in requiring it to be 79% or less, in my experience they do have some flexibility if you are pleasant in talking to them and you get a reasonably accommodating tech.

You could also try letting the battery fully (or near fully) discharge each time before recharging it for the next few days, which is harder on the battery than normal usage and may draw down the % faster than keeping it at higher charge levels throughout the day, if that is possible for your particular usage.

(sorry, did not mean to repeat my earlier post)

 

[now i see it]

They have carefully calibrated the Battery Health reading to not fall below their threshold while it’s within the warranty period.
Think I’m just being conspiratorial? There’s untold millions of dollars at stake.

 

[Tsepz]

I got the SE on release day (around April 2020).

Over the last 4/5 months I noticed battery draining quicker. I recall checking battery health in Feb 2022 and it was 81%. I reported to Apple and they said they can only swap it under Apple Care below 80%. We are now at the end of May and it is still at 81% despite me charging it multiple times a day ( as i cant get through a whole day). I also noticed the iOS is much slower at times now and often crashes. Still seems to indicate peak performance on the battery health page.

My Apple care runs out in 3 weeks. I just find it curious that the battery health dropped by 1% per month on average until Feb 2022 and has remained static since. hmmm.?

Any advice?

My 11 Pro Max has been sitting on 87% health since last year October 2021, we are now nearly in June 2022. The battery health number is severely unreliable I have to say. I have done my own thing in terms of charging, sometimes I use the 18W fast charger overnight, sometimes it’s the slower 12W or 5W charger, I just use the charger closest to me, none of them seem to affect health in my experience.

I hate that the Apple Store don’t just allow you to swap it out at this point, are you able to extend your AppleCare?

 

[Racineur]

The battery health number is severely unreliable I have to say.

My 10 cents. Before upgading to 11, my old 6s had been stuck on 94% from 10 months after I bought it in 2016 to last month 2022 when I bought the 11. So for accuracy, Apple is sh%%tty.