Hey guys,

ever since the iOS10 update Spotify kills my battery. 2 hours of Spotify playback (Screen off, mind you) drain my battery by 46%. It is not feasible to use this service at the moment.

My data:

• iPhone 6S
• iOS 10.1.1
• Spotify: 6.8.0.3786

Here's a list of things I tried in order to fix the issue (in that order):

• Run in battery safe mode: does not help, maybe a little but not considerably.
• Re-install Spotify: no effect.
• Reset the iPhone and restore it from an iCloud backup: no effect.
• Calibrate the battery twice (draining it to 0%, charging it to 100% in one go, hard reset the phone afterwards): no effect.
• Reset the iPhone and set it up as a completely new phone (no backup): no effect.

So, this is it. It cost my several hours to do all this and it changed nothing. At the moment, I cannot listen to music without a battery pack attached. It will just kill my battery like crazy and I rely on my phone for work. Might have to switch to Apple Music. It is worse in almost every aspect but I cannot use Spotify in its currents state.

I would be really thankful if you could provide any help.

Best wishes

Franz