Apple is preparing to launch an update to its iPhone operating system, iOS 19, with a feature aimed at solving one of the device’s most common problems, battery life.
The company wants to deploy a new system that actively learns how users interact with their phones and adjusts power usage accordingly.
The upcoming tool is designed to reduce power consumption by predicting which apps and processes are less important at a given time. It will quietly shift energy away from background features and lower-demand apps, based on patterns it has gathered from millions of devices.
If you’re someone who rarely opens a specific app during certain hours, your phone may begin to limit how that app runs in the background.
An additional lock-screen indicator will show how long it will take to charge the phone to 100%, a small but practical tweak.
From what we understand, the AI-driven system will be rolled out alongside iOS 19 in September and will be compatible with all supported iPhones, not just the upcoming iPhone 17. That model, which insiders say will be the thinnest iPhone ever launched, will likely need the feature the most, given its smaller battery capacity.
Apple is not the first to try this. Google introduced something similar called Adaptive Battery in Android devices back in 2018. But Apple appears to be going further, embedding this optimisation deeply into iOS, with an approach powered by data gathered over years.
The result is a system that learns from how you use your phone, and also adapts its energy behaviour in real-time.
According to Bloomberg, “the battery data it has collected from users’ devices [is used] to understand trends and make predictions for when it should lower the power draw of certain applications or features.”
Apple has reportedly tied this new feature into its wider suite of smart tools under the Apple Intelligence label, which includes capabilities for editing text, summarising notifications, and cleaning up images. But the battery optimisation feature is unique for its direct, daily impact.
Beyond the iPhone, Apple is looking to expand its smart features across the iPad, Mac, and even the Apple Watch. Devices like the Watch won’t run the AI models directly, due to hardware limitations, but will still benefit from tools labelled “powered by Apple Intelligence.”
The software updates, iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16, will bring a fresh user interface called Solarium, designed to unify the look and feel across Apple devices.
Users will also be able to auto-connect to Wi-Fi networks that typically require browser-based logins, addressing another routine annoyance.
Apple is expected to preview iOS 19 during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, ahead of a public release in September, with commendable iPhone battery feature.
