Technology giant, Apple has acknowledged a battery issue in its recently launched iPhone 4S smartphone following numerous complaints from users.

The problem was discovered by several users earlier but was not given attention by the company surrounded by the buzz of its launch. Apple users have flooded forums and online blogs with complaints about the issue linked to the battery.

Apple can responded by saying that it will work to solve the problem, which caused the device to overhead and drained battery in shorter time than expected. Apple is expected to issue a software fix to the issue.

According to the Washington Post, the technology giant is working on a software update to remove the battery draining bug that affects users. An Apple spokesperson has said that the fix is expected to be released in the next few weeks.

Apple said, “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices. We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.”