[SilverRed]

That has nothing to do with this change. It doesn't even seem like they had their phone turned off for this to be in play anyway. The most likely answer is that they hit a bug in the new update or that they placed their phone off centered on a wireless charger. I'm not sure why the general public should care about rare bugs in day one updates which get patched pretty quick anyway.

The turned off pings use an ultra low power mode similar to the airtags which should last months on a "flat" battery.

[AuthorizedCust]

> … placed their phone off centered on a wireless charger.

No. The phone got charged. That’s made clear in the quote. Something is draining it post-charge.