iOS 26.5.1 should take care of an annoying charging bug on some iPhones.

OS 26.5 users are reporting significant battery drain and overheating issues after the update. Several users on social media are raising concerns that the new update is causing their Apple iPhones to heat up.

If you own an iPhone 17 Pro Max, the performance improvements in iOS 26.5 are likely noticeable. Benchmarks reveal measurable gains in both single-core and multi-core processing speeds compared to the previous iOS 26.

Apple’s new iOS update is exclusive to its latest handsets, to address “an issue for a small number of users that may prevent wired charging on iPhone Air and iPhone 17 models when the battery is nearly drained.

Apple is released the first iOS 27 developer beta shortly after its WWDC 2026 event. While eager users can install the software within minutes, early builds often come with bugs, compatibility issues and performance problems,

A Ford technical advisory that appears in the mobile companion app says it loud and clear: it’s not our fault, and your best option is to update your iPhone. Ford doesn’t share many tech specifics, although it seems to blame a recent iOS update for the whole thing.