Liquid Glass? More Like Liquid Ass!

So I updated the operating system on my iPhone to iOS 26, the really advanced one I think people are calling "Liquid Glass."  I see some changes, but after the update the change I have seen the most is that it is draining the life out of my iPhone battery at an alarming rate.  When I got this phone Easter 2024, I noticed that the battery was so bad (and I think it's a 13) that I have had to charge it almost daily.  Upon the advent of iOS 26, just now I charged my iPhone for the second time today.  And I think it's the second time I've done it since the update.

It can't be the battery.  It went to crap right at the exact same time I updated to the new OS?  I don't think so.  It has to be the operating system.  When I, for example, take my morning break at work in the bathroom, I am scrolling and doomscrolling (even though I am vowing not to do the latter).  Before the update I saw the count decrease on the battery icon too fast for my liking.  Now, that number is in freefall, and all I'm doing is the same thing I've always done.  I checked the maximum battery life on my 13.  It slipped from 90% to 89%.  That can't be causing my battery's current meltdown.

It's not as if I'm going to restore the old OS.  I wouldn't know how if I wanted to.  So now I have to be super conscious of charging my cellphone, or not use it as often.  And now I also have to worry about the two powerbanks I use to charge my phone.  They're getting a vicious workout that might wear them out.