Recent update causing iPhone to overheat & battery drain - again

[PsychoSyd]

Come on @mumsnet,sort this out once & for all please. iPhone 14, iOS 26.5, app version 45.3.8. Massive battery drain while using the app & phone heating up while using the app.

Hi OP

We made an update across the app that should've fixed this. We're really sorry this isn't the case for you. Can we ask if this has been ongoing for you, or intermittent?

Just started today after I updated.

@LilyMumsnet it’s really bad for me. Started at the same time as the Amazon ad fiasco. Phone is roasting and threads are sticky and glitching.
The app is unusable for me at the moment it’s so frustrating that its not better after all this time.
Took me an age to get the comment box open. Hope it posts!

Same here. Battery disappearing a rate of knots and phone heating up.

I've just deleted the app. Again.

Ah, now I know what’s been going wrong with my phone! Same. Overheating here and battery drain.

Oh mine’s been overheating and draining quickly lately too - had no idea it could be something like this, I presumed it must just be that my phone needed replacing (iPhone 13 mini).

Mine has started doing this today too. Had stopped previously.

Same, you could fry and egg on it. I had mine on charge today while using Mn and it got so hot it paused charging and gave a warning.

Oh it’s Mumsnet that’s causing it??

I don’t use mumsnet on my phone and mines started doing this, it’s been since the last IPhone update

I clicked on this as my phone is roasting hot!

mine is not as hot as it was the other day but it’s warm.

It’s been happening on my iPad as well - not via the app, just when I’m on the website.

Both my iphones do this (iphone13 and my old 8Plus). I presumed they were just getting on a bit and would need replacing soon?!

If you think it’s MN causing issues, try downloading a free browser like DuckDuckGo (that strips out the heavy advertising downloads). You can use it just for MN.

I’m using it now, with the mobile site. It’s made MN bearable again!

I've deleted the app and my phone is fine now. MN isn't causing problems on my laptop.

This same thing has happened so many times with the app, I cba with trying things to 'solve it', AFAIK that's MN's problem.

(Sorry that isn't aimed at you @MyAutumnCrow I'm glad you found a way round it, but the app is so glitchy anyway. We've had weeks beforehand of intrusive Amazon haul ads.)