iOS 19 Will Include AI Battery Management Feature

[MacRumors]

With the iOS 19 update, Apple plans to use AI to help you better manage your iPhone's battery life, reports Bloomberg. iOS 19 will have an AI-powered battery management option that will analyze how you use your device and make adjustments where possible to cut down on battery usage.

The battery option will be included in the Apple Intelligence suite of features, with Apple drawing on battery data that it has collected from users over time. The battery mode will be able to cut the power draw of apps and other system features based on device usage, and it will also include a Lock Screen indicator that shows how long it will take an iPhone charge.

iOS 19's new battery management tool was designed with the super slim iPhone 17 Air in mind. Apple's new ultra thin iPhone doesn't have as much space for a battery inside, and some rumors have suggested that the iPhone 17 Air's battery will not be up to par with the battery life of other iPhone 17 models. Apple plans to improve iPhone 17 Air battery life with the AI optimizations, though the feature set will be available for all iPhones that are able to run iOS 19.

Along with the AI battery mode, several new features coming in iOS 19 will be described as "powered by" Apple Intelligence, with Apple also planning to use that wording for some Apple Watch features.

Other features coming in iOS 19 include a glass-inspired design that looks similar to visionOS, a redesigned Health app with new functionality, updates to Siri, and more. Gurman says that Apple is also "pushing" engineers to make sure that the iOS 19 update is "more functional and less glitchy."

Additional details on all the features coming in iOS 19 can be found in our dedicated iOS 19 roundup.

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[Jashar7]

That’s actually ridiculous

 

[applefan8254]

can we get multiple users please? Thank you

 

[jz0309]

Don’t we kind of have that already?
Does it need to be repackaged as “Apple Intelligence”?

 

[winxmac]

MacRumors for once did not mention Mark Gurman but clicking the link points to an article from/written by Mark Gurman.

 

[Tagbert]

This is the kind of machine learning that Apple has been doing for over 10 years. They’ve had a pretty good track record on this type of AI. The LLMs, not so much.

 

[MacUser16.]

So, Apple Intelligence, a feature that uses up battery, is going to teach us how to preserve battery…?

 

[BorisDG]

Now watch how all of that will be locked for latest iPhone only.

 

[antiprotest]

Don’t we kind of have that already?
Does it need to be repackaged as “Apple Intelligence”?

At this point, it might be better for them to just repackage everything they've done reliably as AI instead of making their own. Next they'll say iOS 19 or 20 has FaceAI, reserved only for the newest iPhones, when it's just plain old FaceID.

 

[Fuzzball84]

I suspect this feature will require Apple Intelligence and only work on devices supporting it for it to be efficient and a benefit.

On the glass like interface. The past 25 years has told me the the simpler and cleaner an interface is, the better it looks and the less susceptible it is to looking absolutely horrendous years later.

Some people do like skeuomorphism etc but on the whole they look terrible. Anything that is fashionable goes out of date real fast.

 

[Godspeed8230]

In fact the iPhone Air might come with a separate battery pack akin to the Vision Pro. we think you are going to love it - the thinnest iPhone ever.

 

[podycust]

shouldn't the title be may or could instead of will like apple have confirmed such a feature which they haven't yet!!

 

[nt5672]

All I can say is that the existing Battery AI is woefully bad. If I could set my own charging complete time and charging level manually, I'd be miles ahead of Apple's terrible guesses. Apple's algorithm only seems to work if I go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 6am every single day of the week, otherwise Apple just full charges sometime in the night and forgets about battery life. If I miss one night, the AI is screwed. Now that is not to say that I think the new AI will be any better because the problem is Apple's assumptions about a normal schedule.

 

[ctg7w6]

I am very excited about AI. I’m an early adopter. I love the potential of AI.

The last thing I want is Apple Intelligence managing my battery. Of all the AIs I use, Apple Intelligence is the worst. Actually, I don’t even use it at all and I love AI lol.

 

[Cameront9]

The phone already uses machine learning for power management. What the hell.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

The phone already uses machine learning for power management. What the hell.

Same thing, different name.

 

[adrianlondon]

So, Apple Intelligence, a feature that uses up battery, is going to teach us how to preserve battery…?

It's going to recommend we turn it off 😁

 

[contacos]

They could have also just gone with the time and include a silicon carbon battery in the iPhone 17 "Air" or whatever and show of its advantage. "Thin but powerful" but Apple isn't in the game to provide its uses the best experience anymore. Instead they will probably offer a MagSafe powerbank for like 149€.

 

[tipoo]

Requires the super duper power of the A19 Pro for reasons

 

[ibran]

Cool, looking forward to using this when it launches with iOS 20.3

 

[Danilamak]

God, thanks Apple for bringing me to Android as my next phone as fast as possible

 

[ignatius345]

As long as we still get 10 threads/week on here about the hobby of micromanaging every aspect of charging, I'm fine with it.

 

[Pangalactic]

Amazing! I can’t wait to be able to turn it off

 

[diego.caraballo]

Desperate move to make people turn-on the thing.
Soon they will start to move already-existing features into the Apple Intelligence umbrella.

 

[danny1305]

That’s actually ridiculous

Just say you don’t understand what it actually is lol