iPad & iPhone User - USA (2020-02)

If you want your iPhone’s battery to hold its charge over time,

you’ll enable this feature. Jason Cross reports

I

f you have several-years-old iPhone, or know someone

who does, you’re probably aware of the fact that the

battery life is a lot shorter than when it was new.

The rechargeable batteries in today’s electronics

degrade over time and become less capable of holding

a charge or delivering the same peak power.

This caused Apple to limit the performance of older

phones in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns,

iOS 13: Optimized Battery

Charging feature explained

IfyouwantyouriPhone’sbatterytoholditschargeovertime,

you’llenablethisfeature.Jason Cross reports

I

fyouhaveseveral-years-oldiPhone,orknowsomeone

whodoes,you’reprobablyawareofthefactthatthe

batterylifeisalotshorterthanwhenitwasnew.

Therechargeablebatteriesintoday’selectronics

degradeovertimeandbecomelesscapableofholding

achargeordeliveringthesamepeakpower.

ThiscausedAppletolimittheperformanceofolder

phonesinordertopreventunexpectedshutdowns,

iOS 13: Optimized Battery

Charging feature explained