iPhone 6 battery meter has drastic swings

[sting7k]

I've noticed my iPhone 6 does not seem to be reporting the battery life correctly. Quite often I will find that the battery life has suddenly dropped by 30-50%. But when I plug it in to charge nearly instantly the meter will jump up to what I guess is the actual battery status of 70-80ish%. Just this morning I sat down at my desk at work to find my iPhone saying it had 44% battery remaining after 3 hours of standby time and 1.5 hours screen on time. I plugged it in and it immediately jumped to 77%. This seems to be happening with more frequency lately.

Has anyone noticed this behavior? Rebooting the iPhone does not seem to change anything.

 

[whetrick1]

Not yet mine seems to be working just fine.

 

[kazp3r17]

Yea I've started to notice that. Mine would die completely with 20-40 battery left if I tried to play music or a video. Would have to keep pressing the power button for it to come back on. But did a fresh install of the iOS a few days ago, and have not had the same problems so far.

 

[tedbearclaw]

I have been experiencing same issues. Not constantly but intermittently, especially while charging. Sometimes my phone can be plugged in for hours read only say 20% then go to A random number. Also I can show over 50% and sometimes die showing no battery

 

[Ledsteplin]

The battery in my iPhone 5 did that way. It's early signs of wearing out. You can try calibrating the % indicator in the status bar by running the battery down as low as possible, then charge it up past 100%. My guess is you'll need a new battery in the coming months.

 

[DikaiaKnight]

This has started happening to my 6 as well. Started a couple months ago and is becoming increasingly common. It is definitely annoying! We're at the point now where I wouldn't want to buy a 6S with the 7 not too far away but dealing with this until the fall will be really annoying!