Zwift Companion Draining Battery

General Discussion
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Zwift Companion seems recently to be draining my iPhone battery extra specially quickly.

I’ve got my sensors paired directly to my PC (not using Companion as a bridge). Yet even with my iPhone plugged into a charger, the battery is dropping about 40% during a 90 minute ride.

It’s not another app. I checked the battery usage in Settings. 82% of the battery usage is by Companion (Audio). Next highest is Mail at 6%.

The battery is relatively new. I had it replaced a few months ago.

Anybody else seeing this? Any idea what changed or suggestions for reducing the power consumption?

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Hmm I wonder why it says “Audio”. Do you have Game Sound Effects turned on in Companion settings? You might try turning that off, although I can’t think of a reason why it should be a battery hog. I’m using an iPhone XR and have not seen that problem with iOS 15 or 16.

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Just checked that. Game Sound Effects are off.

4

Sorry if this is excessively obvious, but have you tried deleting the app and reinstalling it?

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I have, but have not tested it since.