iOS 26 Gets New 'Adaptive Power' Option to Extend Battery Life

[MacRumors]

With iOS 26, Apple added a new feature called Adaptive Power that joins Low Power Mode as a power management option.

Available in the iPhone's battery settings, Adaptive Power is designed to make small performance adjustments that will improve battery life.

Apple says that some of these options include lowering display brightness or allowing some activities to "take a little longer." The feature is also designed to turn on Low Power Mode automatically when your battery hits 20 percent, depending on what you're doing.

This appears to be the battery saving feature that was rumored ahead of the debut of iOS 26, and it will specifically help extend battery life on the iPhone 17 Air models.

It is an opt-in feature that can be turned on all the time, allowing your iPhone to continually manage power usage to optimize for battery life.

Article Link: iOS 26 Gets New 'Adaptive Power' Option to Extend Battery Life

 

[BradLA]

Love the sound of this, I will definitely be trying it out.

 

[MRSugarD]

Do all iPhones support it in iOS 26? Or limited to the latest 16 or 15 series?

 

[johannnn]

I never use the current Low Power Mode because it turns off ProMotion.

Will these new features work while still having 120hz?

 

[sw1tcher]

Do all iPhones support it in iOS 26? Or limited to the latest 16 or 15 series?

Since this is Apple, I wouldn't be surprised if this feature required an iPhone 16 Pro and up

 

[pacmania1982]

Do all iPhones support it in iOS 26? Or limited to the latest 16 or 15 series?

It's not showing up on my spare 13 Pro Max or my iPad Pro M1

 

[jz0309]

how many more "power conservation features" do we need?

The best power conservation feature: just put the phone down and don't use it

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Is this iPhone exclusive or on iPads as well

 

[ignatius345]

Sounds like a potentially useful feature. Still, some people on here WILL be angry about this for some reason.

 

[johannnn]

The best power conservation feature: just put the phone down and don't use it

Yea I'm sure that's why people buy Pro phones

 

[Robert.Walter]

How is this new? My iPhones have dimmed display als lowered volume for years.

 

[ignatius345]

The best power conservation feature: just put the phone down and don't use it

Thanks dad.

 

[lazyrighteye]

I like the sound of this. Interested to see how it works when that public beta ships.

 

[citysnaps]

A great feature!

 

[SRQrws]

We’re gonna need power conservation with all the juice these new UI animations are going to suck up.

 

[Séamus Boyle]

Since this is Apple, I wouldn't be surprised if this feature required an iPhone 16 Pro and up

Works on my 15 pro

 

[jz0309]

Thanks dad.

glad I could help you out there, son (or daughter?)

 

[bluecoast]

Who doesn't love more battery life? Looking forward to trying this out.

 

[CocktailHour]

With iOS 26, Apple added a new feature called Adaptive Power that joins Low Power Mode as a power management option.

Available in the iPhone's battery settings, Adaptive Power is designed to make small performance adjustments that will improve battery life.

Apple says that some of these options include lowering display brightness or allowing some activities to "take a little longer." The feature is also designed to turn on Low Power Mode automatically when your battery hits 20 percent, depending on what you're doing.

This appears to be the battery saving feature that was rumored ahead of the debut of iOS 26, and it will specifically help extend battery life on the iPhone 17 Air models.

It is an opt-in feature that can be turned on all the time, allowing your iPhone to continually manage power usage to optimize for battery life.

Article Link: iOS 26 Gets New 'Adaptive Power' Option to Extend Battery Life

Good idea.

 

[sw1tcher]

how many more "power conservation features" do we need?

The best power conservation feature: just put the phone down and don't use it

Wouldn't the best power conservation feature be to turn off the iPhone first before putting it down?

Wonder why Apple didn't call this feature Low Power Mode Plus. I mean, Apple's loves to Plus and Pro everything.

 

[midori matcha]

You can make the battery last even longer if you get a battery replacement right before your AppleCare+ plan expires.

 

[breather]

I’ve set it to charge to 80%.
Somedays I want to charge to 100%

I want an easy way to do that.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

You can make the battery last even longer if you get a battery replacement right before your AppleCare+ plan expires.

If it’s over 80% health will they even replace the battery under AC+

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Is this on all supported iPhones, or is it like the 80% charge limit, and only works on the newest models?

 

[ProbablyDylan]

I'm turning this on and seeing what happens. I really wish Apple was more forthcoming with what all it did, though.