According to CultofMac, Apple is releasing a 'Clean Energy Charging' option for the iPhone later this year, based on what Apple provided in a footnote of the iOS 16 announcement. The tech behemoth claims that the function would reduce customers' carbon footprints and will be available by the end of 2022.
According to the source, the functionality will be available on the iPhone as part of the iOS 16 upgrade, which is expected later this year. According to Apple, the function "aims to reduce the iPhone's carbon footprint by optimising charging periods for when the grid is using cleaner energy supplies."
With the clean energy charging option, Apple will be the first company to roll out such a feature on such a large scale, as there are over a billion active iPhone users worldwide, and considering the implications of such a large group using the feature, there is a chance that the Clean Energy Charging does some good for the environment. Based on the response and further testing, Apple may decide to extend this capability to its iPads and MacBooks in the future.
Currently, iPhones offer the Optimized Battery Charging option, which is intended to extend the battery's lifespan by charging it slowly past a particular level. According to Apple, the iPhone employs on-device machine learning to learn about everyday activities.charging routines of users and when Optimised Battery Charging is enabled, it can delay the charging past 80% in certain situations. The feature is activated only “when your iPhone predicts it will be connected to a charger for an extended period of time. The algorithm aims to ensure that your iPhone is still fully charged when unplugged.”, says Apple on its support page.
In the iOS 16 announcement, Apple also revealed that iCloud Shared Photo Library, Live Activities and support for the smart home connectivity standard ‘Matter’ will also arrive by the end of 2022.
