YouTube iOS App Causing Battery Drain, Overheating Issues for Some Users

[PetPet]

YouTube has confirmed it is working to resolve a bug in its mobile app that causes significant battery drain on Apple devices, even when the app is running in the background...

In addition to battery drain, some iPhone users have reported that the YouTube app is causing their device to run much hotter than usual when watching videos, although the two issues don't seem to occur together in every case.

Source : https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/13/youtube-ios-app-battery-drain-overheating-issues/

I can attest to the warmer issue

 

[PumpkinX]

No wonder. I am getting warm phone and multiple battery percentage drop at once while using YouTube app.

Why does YouTube need to run on the background anyway?

 

[szeli]

e bug was introduced since 4 or 5 updates ago. waiting to see how long it gets fixed. all other Google apps also still not optimized for e X

 

[tjkb230]

The app caused my iPad (paiseh hijack this thread for iPad) to heat up and faster (I know it’s faster than standby but not this fast) battery drain too. Waiting for update...

 

[swgj86]

e bug was introduced since 4 or 5 updates ago. waiting to see how long it gets fixed. all other Google apps also still not optimized for e X

i think i encountered that right after updating to iOS 11.

my ipad and iphone batt level drop significantly overnight. check the batt usage and realized youtube app was running in the background ...

now i always close the app after using it. not going to leave it in the background.

 

[szeli]

i think i encountered that right after updating to iOS 11.

my ipad and iphone batt level drop significantly overnight. check the batt usage and realized youtube app was running in the background ...

now i always close the app after using it. not going to leave it in the background.

yup have to kill e app after using. my iPad still on iOS 10.3 also has this issue so it's likely not iOS 11.

 

[swgj86]

yup have to kill e app after using. my iPad still on iOS 10.3 also has this issue so it's likely not iOS 11.

oh issit... lost track of time .. lol ... so it might nt just affect ios 11 devices ..

 

[Proximus]

i am on the latest version 12.44.16 and do not faced the battery issue....