Apple Releases Firmware Update for iPhone Air MagSafe Battery

[code-m]

It’s rated at the same battery life as my iPhone 16 Plus. I use my phone all day long and I’ve never dropped below 45% in a day.

THE MISCHARACTERIZATIONS NEED TO STOP!

Doesn’t the iPhone Air accomplish to is with one less speaker, two less cameras, no LiDAR but a slightly larger screen depending on which iPhone 16 Pro size it’s being compared with.

 

[code-m]

So we made iPhone thinner and lighter than ever by giving it poor battery life. But now worries we can make even more money by selling an overpriced accessory that makes your iPhone air as thick and heavy as a regular iPhone pro.

Nonsense didn’t you know the iPhone Air is carrying the entire iPhone line-up this holiday season /s

 

[maxfromdenmark]

i'm still waiting for a firmware update of my Polishing Cloth and my Mac Pro Wheels...

Polishing cloth is obsolete now. The new generation is out soon

 

[code-m]

Polishing cloth is obsolete now. The new generation is out soon

iPhone pockets, before that it was the iPod Socks then Apple Display polishing cloth.

 

[vegetassj4]

Will it get Liquid Glass?

Well, the lower rear end of the phone, so it at least rhymes with glass.

 

[avro707]

My Air lasts TWO days in its original battery - why the hell would anyone need to buy that ridiculous hump?

They should have designed it so you stack multiple batteries together, BAC Mustard style.

More $$$ for Apple. 😉

 

[CarAnalogy]

The most interesting thing about this product is it's basically a case study in wireless charging inefficiency. Literally the exact same battery, but only adds 65% charge.

On paper this actually seems like a decent product, but limiting it to only the Air was an interesting choice.

 

[Apple_Robert]

My firmware says 91.0. I guess that means it is way behind?

 

[Apple_Robert]

My Air lasts TWO days in its original battery - why the hell would anyone need to buy that ridiculous hump?

1) Mobile charging convenience at home or away.
2) Using the pack saves the life of the phone battery due to how the pack is designed.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Would be nice if Macrumors updated ... not sure who to ping... but https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/02/appl...update/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 9to5 got the pulled notice somehow. Looks like 9to5 is citing

https://twitter.com/x/status/1995969969751023768

Thanks for the post. It saved me some frustration.

 

[svish]

Would have been great if we were able to know what is changing with these firmware updates to batteries/chargers. Don't know whether the update helps with some form of thermal management.

 

[Hank001]

Nice accessory. That's one way of stopping the wobble.

 

[zenmacx]

The most interesting thing about this product is it's basically a case study in wireless charging inefficiency. Literally the exact same battery, but only adds 65% charge.

On paper this actually seems like a decent product, but limiting it to only the Air was an interesting choice.

The iPhone Air MagSafe Battery offered for an obscene price reveals Apples shameless greed.

Notice the power and influence they wield over the faithful who eagerly ordered this product some of who just couldn't wait to give their money to Apple. The fattening of the behemoth revenue generator continues.

 

[kerr]

Still shocked at the utter stupidity of releasing a MagSafe battery designed for a specific model, and one that might exist for only two years.

 

[xxFoxtail]

Still shocked at the utter stupidity of releasing a MagSafe battery designed for a specific model, and one that might exist for only two years.

I'm still trying to figure out why they even made it. My iPhone Air is easily the longest lasting iPhone I’ve ever had.

They should have just revised the old MagSafe battery, maybe made it a little larger as it doesn’t need to accommodate the minis anymore.

 

[SmugMaverick]

Battery life is not poor, as is the same as my 16 Pro or maybe even a little better. People that keep saying that are clueless. Amazing they built a larger/thinner phone and still have the same or better battery life than a 16 Pro and not much worse than a 17 Pro.

And the MagSafe battery accessory is not overpriced, as I purchased from Walmart for $59. Not much different than the nearest competitor Anker’s battery pack and would rather have Apple’s.

Unfortunately, the people who feel the need to buy the pro models to make themselves feel better about life have taken it upon themselves to try and mock the air in every thread because the Air is more premium than the pro and just better looking in every way.

This is what happens when you link your whole social status to a phone.

 

[Donkey Man]

I'm still trying to figure out why they even made it. My iPhone Air is easily the longest lasting iPhone I’ve ever had.

They should have just revised the old MagSafe battery, maybe made it a little larger as it doesn’t need to accommodate the minis anymore.

Indeed - if anything, the Air is the phone which should require a MagSafe the LEAST, compared with any other iPhone. Absolutely fantastic battery life, which is a logical outcome of it being so thin, devoid of superfluous crap and energy-efficient.

 

[clg82]

It’s rated at the same battery life as my iPhone 16 Plus. I use my phone all day long and I’ve never dropped below 45% in a day.

THE MISCHARACTERIZATIONS NEED TO STOP!

I agree and I'm not sure why people are disagreeing, if you don't stare at your phone for 24 hours a day the battery capacity is fine.

 

[Phone Junky]

As an iPhone Air user, my usage pattern stands in stark contrast to this statement.

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Same here.

 

[aParkerMusic]

You know that the video playback and the like are optimized by the chip right? So that’s like some optimistic EV range which is never achievable.

It’s a standardized measurement. Obviously no one watches 27 hours of videos straight at 50% screen brightness and whatever volume level…but the point is it allows each device to be measured in the same way. And it doesn’t matter if there are chip optimizations…it’s to allow models to be compared to one another. Therefore, the iPhone Air achieves the same battery rating as the 16 Plus, which has been a great experience for me, however that translates into actual daily use, which was the point of my comment.

 

[aParkerMusic]

Doesn’t the iPhone Air accomplish to is with one less speaker, two less cameras, no LiDAR but a slightly larger screen depending on which iPhone 16 Pro size it’s being compared with.

What could your point possible be? If users don’t care about those features, and are happy with the Air, they’ll still enjoy the battery life…..folks are REALLY stretching to try to make this device sound bad lmao. Really strange, I wonder why it is….

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Crazy that people that have not or will not use the Air continue to tell Air users it has bad battery life.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Unfortunately, the people who feel the need to buy the pro models to make themselves feel better about life have taken it upon themselves to try and mock the air in every thread because the Air is more premium than the pro and just better looking in every way.

This is what happens when you link your whole social status to a phone.

Is your post what happens when an Air owner has to justify their purchase of a not-so-well selling iPhone model that may not see a 2nd generation because it's not "premium" (whatever your definition of that is) enough?

 

[Böhme417]

My Air lasts TWO days in its original battery - why the hell would anyone need to buy that ridiculous hump?

My 17 Pro Max barely makes it a full day. I’m a little underwhelmed.

I'm still using the Lightning iteration of the Mag Safe Battery pack, discontinued over two years ago (still going strong). I cannot recall there having been a firmware update on that particular unit but my memory ain't what it used to be...sadly.

It did have firmware updates. One of them was fairly significant, helping it charge a bit cooler.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Is your post what happens when an Air owner has to justify their purchase of a not-so-well selling iPhone model that may not see a 2nd generation because it's not "premium" (whatever your definition of that is) enough?

Who cares how well something sells if they like it? Do people seek the validation of "I bought the one everyone else bought!"?