Олександр Кузьменко AI Eng 13 May 2025, 08:51

Artificial intelligence will extend battery life on iPhone

Apple plans to entrust AI with battery management on iPhones to extend their battery life.

The feature is expected to arrive in iOS 19, which is due out in September. Bloomberg sources report that AI will analyze how a person uses their device and make adjustments to save energy.

The technology, which is part of Apple Intelligence, uses battery data collected from users' devices to understand trends and make predictions about when to reduce power consumption for certain apps or features. An indicator will also appear on the lock screen to show how long it will take to recharge the device.

Apple is increasingly outsourcing feature enhancements to AI. The first version of Apple Intelligence, released last year, added tools for editing text and improving handwriting — anywhere you can type — as well as features for summarizing messages, generating custom emoji, removing unwanted elements from images, and creating thumbnails.

It is noted that the transfer of AI control over the battery was facilitated by the upcoming smaller iPhone 17, which will act as an alternative to the standard model and the Pro model. Thanks to the thinner design, the new iPhone will have a much smaller battery — and fewer hours of operation than other models. AI should compensate for these limitations, but the feature will be available to all iPhones with iOS 19.

Apple’s Intelligence brand remains central to the company’s push into AI. According to insiders, several features in iOS 19 will be described as «powered by» the technology. Apple also plans to use this tactic with its smartwatches, although the company’s power-hungry AI models won’t actually be loaded onto the device.

Last week, it was reported that Apple is «actively considering» revamping its Safari web browser on its devices to focus on artificial intelligence-powered search engines. This could spell the end of a long-term partnership with Google, and is already weighing on both companies’ stocks.

Since the release of Apple’s first smartphone in 2007, users have defaulted to navigating the web using Google search. So the potential shift towards AI-powered search is a huge change for Apple’s estimated 2 billion user base.