Now that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are here, we are getting a lot of information that was not unveiled during the official announcement. Now, of course, we do know that both phones come with USB Type-C port, and that is perhaps the biggest change that we have seen in an iPhone for some time, but newly revealed information mentions that Apple is planning on letting users limit the maximum battery charge on their brand new iPhones.
Apple wants to make sure your iPhone 15's battery remains protected over the years
Based on the code found in iOS 17 RC, Apple has developed a new feature that will allow you to limit the maximum battery charge to better preserve your battery's health. Once the feature is available to everyone, the option can be found in the Battery settings menu. Turning on the feature will let you charge your iPhone 15 to full. However, if you do turn it on, it will only charge it to a certain percentage. In addition to that, users will also be told when their phone was last charged to the limit that was set by the users.
Based on this information, it feels like the iPhone 15 variants will let users decide just how much they want the battery charge to stop. A similar feature is found in Galaxy phones, where you can limit the charging to 80%. That is because lithium-ion batteries start aging faster when they are charged to 100%, so it is safe to say that limiting the charging to a certain percentage is going to help the user preserve the battery life.
At the moment, we are not sure if this feature is going to be available at the iPhone 15 launch since the phones are scheduled for September 22nd. Now, the source has revealed that such a feature is not currently available on iPhone 14 models. So, there is a chance that it is only available on the iPhone 15 variants. We will find out more once the iOS 17 starts rolling out to the public on September 18th, later this month.
Honestly, I think such a feature should become a common practice for all phone manufacturers. It is beneficial for people who prefer keeping their devices with them for more than a year. This might not have an impact if you are changing your device every single year, though. Let us know what you think about such a feature making its way to the latest iPhone 15 and whether or not you would want this feature on older iPhones.
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