Ammon News - On the penultimate day of June 2026, also known as June 29, Apple released iOS 26.5.2. An important security update, this release patched over 25 security flaws, including some in very sensitive areas of the operating system like the kernel, and others related to the WebKit open-source browser engine.
Compatible iPhone models received security update iOS 26.5.2 last month

By now, you should have updated your compatible iPhone model with the latest OS release. If you haven't, follow these directions. Go to Settings > General > Software Update and if you receive the software update card, you can install the update. If your iPhone has the latest iOS 27 developer beta installed, the security patches are already downloaded on your device. The latest iOS 27 developer beta release is beta 3.

Those iPhone users who installed the iOS 26.5.2 update are surely happy to have the flaws on their handsets patched. But it turns out that downloading iOS 26.5.2 on some iPhone units does more than eliminate software bugs and fix the browser engine.
After installing the update, some iPhone users noticed that their batteries were draining faster than normal

According to iPhone users who installed the update and complained on social media about what happened, iOS 26.5.2 also drains the battery much faster than normal. At the same time, the body of the iPhone becomes too hot to hold.

A Reddit user sporting an iPhone 16 Pro Max and the aptly named username of "Miserable_Impact" wrote that after installing iOS 26.5.2 on his iPhone, the handset was having some fresh problems. For one, the insane battery life he had been enjoying was now greatly reduced. In addition, he noticed that his phone was getting "real hot real fast," an issue that he was willing to blame on the hot weather.

However, a rapidly draining smartphone battery and a red-hot phone typically go hand in hand. Most of the time, these issues are connected and signal that the phone is reacting to something that is not running as it should.


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