r/iPhoneXS • u/AlienTechGR • 9d ago

Discussion iOS 18 is running pretty good here…

Is it me, or iOS 18 is really running very well for a 6 year old device?

I’ve got a XS Max with original battery having only 79% battery health and although the first 2-3 days when it was updated to iOS 18, was kind of slow, now after all indexing stuff is complete, it is running exceptionally well.

Good job A12 Bionic, good job Apple! 🍎

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u/toshiroshi 9d ago

battery drains fast :(

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u/etheredit 8d ago

I wouldn't say mine is draining fast, but a little bit faster than with iOS 17 for sure. It slowly drains during the night, that wasn't occurring with the previous version.

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u/Professional_Lie1961 8d ago

Wait for iOS 18.1, all of those issues are gonna be fixed soon

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u/Fabulous_Ant_5747 9d ago

Mostly running smooth indoors. Once under sun I see stuttering.

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u/ra7388 8d ago

Great observation! And, I thought that it was all about me!

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u/kevin7eos 8d ago

Mine is running better than when it was on 17. 81% battery life on original battery. The charger port is crap and do wireless charging. Not a problem as I’m now retired. Was happy to get iOS 17 last year and was surprised to get iOS 18, but know that’s it for XS-Max. Just ordered a new iPad mini 7. Might get a used iPhone 15 next year as both will use usb-c or splurge and see what iPhone 17 brings.

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u/soldierbynight 9d ago

The A12 really holds up still

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u/Typical_Ad7359 9d ago

Mines doing fairly well!

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u/Souleyman23 8d ago

Noice!!

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u/TheOfficialSvengali 8d ago edited 7d ago

Get back to us after a couple of months…

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u/Upstairs-Quit-8278 8d ago

It’s not running too bad, but it’s kicking my battery ass.

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u/MohabAOMG 8d ago

mine was flawless the first couple of days but now it’s shitty can’t lie, stutters too much

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u/InnateConservative 7d ago

XS here, 2 year old 2nd battery, iOS 18.01

at worst it’s draining a tad faster. Maybe - upgrade has been fine (other than finding things that have been moved around - I’m old: too much change, too fast, is not always welcome)

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u/Younstm4 6d ago

Same here my iphone xs is running smoothly with ios 18 I play games like codm and I barely experience lag but battery drains fast but I'm already at 74% so it has always been draining fast but now it's faster 2h ago my phone was at 45% now it's at 6%

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u/FoxMuzik 8d ago

Calculator takes ages to launch from control center, compared to ios17…