iOS 11.3 Charge Level

[now i see it]

iOS 11.3 has a new power management feature that unfortunately only works on iPads: Charge Management.

This is Apple's dummied down explanation as to what it's doing.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208710

iOS 11.3 includes a charge management feature to help maintain battery health, which monitors iPad for use in these situations and, as required, reduces the maximum charge level. The battery indicator will display the charge based on the adjusted maximum battery level. The maximum charge level will revert back to the previous level when iPad is no longer connected to power for prolonged periods and as conditions and battery health allow.

Basically it's keeping the device at a lower charge level to save the battery if it's plugged in all the time.

This is Apple's first acknowledgement that keeping a device (iPad, iPhone, MacBook) plugged in continuously degrades the battery. Yet---- they are only implementing this power management feature for the iPad.

I sure wish they included this new feature for iPhone as well.

 

[xAnthony]

iOS 11.3 has a new power management feature that unfortunately only works on iPads: Charge Management.

This is Apple's dummied down explanation as to what it's doing.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208710



Basically it's keeping the device at a lower charge level to save the battery if it's plugged in all the time.

This is Apple's first acknowledgement that keeping a device (iPad, iPhone, MacBook) plugged in continuously degrades the battery. Yet---- they are only implementing this power management feature for the iPad.

I sure wish they included this new feature for iPhone as well.

It's quite interesting because I own the Apple battery case that always charges your phone.

 

[C DM]

iOS 11.3 has a new power management feature that unfortunately only works on iPads: Charge Management.

This is Apple's dummied down explanation as to what it's doing.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208710



Basically it's keeping the device at a lower charge level to save the battery if it's plugged in all the time.

This is Apple's first acknowledgement that keeping a device (iPad, iPhone, MacBook) plugged in continuously degrades the battery. Yet---- they are only implementing this power management feature for the iPad.

I sure wish they included this new feature for iPhone as well.

That is part of the basics of how pretty much any li-ion battery works. No real secret or anything really new there. As to it being applicable to iPads, it seems those are the more likely iOS devices to be constantly plugged in. That said, doesn't seem like they can't really roll that out for other iOS devices, aside from maybe the same approach not applying quite as well to devices with much smaller batteries.

 

[JPack]

This is just common sense for keeping Li-ion batteries healthy.

Some people out there refused to believe a 100% charge was detrimental to battery health. This new feature in iOS 11.3 proves otherwise.

The 80/20 rule for charge/discharge that applies to Tesla vehicles applies to anything with a li-ion battery.