I don't understand why Apple even did this whole glass UI thing. The glass effect uses the gyro forever and drains the battery. Apple used to slow-kill old phones but this is instant.▲
I read an HN comment on a similar rant that postulated Apple's goal is to force developers to write transparent UI's because writing software for Vision Pro does not make economic sense to developers...and Vision Pro needs software with transparent UI's.
As an iPhone SE 2022 owner, you should disable transparency effects from the settings, which helps with battery drain.
The worst thing about iOS 26 is battery management when the phone is off. I know it may seem absurd, but the ‘find-me’ feature, which also works when the phone is off overnight (8 hours), consumes 50% of the battery when the phone is off.