Apple to Enable a Lesser-Known iOS 16 Feature on iPhone Demo Units

In its 2025 Environmental Progress Report released today, Apple revealed that it plans to grow its Clean Energy Charging feature to iPhone and iPad demo units connected show astatine Apple Stores and different retail stores crossed the United States.


Introduced successful the United States successful 2022, arsenic portion of iOS 16.1, the optional Clean Energy Charging diagnostic enables iPhone users to complaint their devices astatine times of the time erstwhile the electrical grid is comparatively cleaner. Apple says the diagnostic tin trim your c footprint by selectively charging erstwhile little carbon-emission energy is available.

In a caller document, obtained by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris, Apple said the Clean Energy Charging diagnostic volition beryllium enabled by default connected each iPhone and iPad demo units successful U.S. stores, reducing the c footprint of those devices. To guarantee that the demo units are ever acceptable to beryllium utilized by customers, Apple said devices volition resume charging instantly successful the lawsuit that they driblet beneath 50% artillery life.

Clean Energy Charging is enabled by default for customers too. On iOS 16.1 and later, the diagnostic tin beryllium managed successful the Settings app, nether Battery → Battery Health & Charging. The diagnostic is inactive disposable successful the contiguous United States only.


It is unclear precisely erstwhile the diagnostic volition beryllium enabled connected iPhone and iPad demo units.

This is conscionable 1 of respective environmental initiatives and milestones that Apple has announced up of Earth Day connected April 22.

Apple has a support document with much details astir Clean Energy Charging.
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