The entire iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Professional fashions function a brand new battery well being setting that stops the gadgets from charging past 80% always when enabled, as confirmed by The Verge‘s Allison Johnson throughout a Q&A session at the moment.
The brand new setting is separate from the pre-existing Optimized Battery Charging function on iPhones, which intelligently delays charging previous 80% till a extra acceptable time by studying the system’s every day charging routine. When the 80% laborious restrict is enabled, the iPhone won’t ever cost previous that time in any way.
On all iPhone 15 fashions, there are three choices underneath Settings → Battery → Battery Well being & Charging → Charging Optimization:
- Optimized Battery Charging
- 80% Restrict
- None
As with Optimized Battery Charging, the 80% laborious restrict can enhance an iPhone battery’s lifespan by decreasing the time that the battery is absolutely charged.
The brand new setting was beforehand found in iOS 17 code by software program researcher Steve Moser.
Apple says the entire iPhone 15 fashions have the identical battery life as iPhone 14 fashions. The gadgets launch this Friday.
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