Apple Teases “Clean Energy Charging” for iOS 16

In a side note to the iOS 16 press release, Apple announced that it will be updating additional functions such as Shared Photo Library, Live Activities, and Clean Energy Charging. The latter feature is supposed to charge the iPhone with green energy, but will only be available in the US for now.

from monday iOS 16 is available for download, but not for all devices. Users of an iPhone 8 or later can download the update and gain access to numerous new functions. We have detailed what innovations it includes this post In short, not all new features of iOS 16 are available from the start.

In the small print: Preview of upcoming features

So announced Apple Turn on the press release That’s another update Will provide more features in the coming months In particular, the target iCloud Shared Photo Library And Live activities Daka Photo Library is a separate cloud for up to six users, such as family or friends. Live Activity is a real-time notification on the lock screen that can be used to keep track of a pizza delivery or an ongoing soccer game.

Special interest is also mentioned Clean Energy Charging. After ditching the supplied charger and putting a new focus on sustainable manufacturing, it’s hardly surprising iPhone’s CO₂ footprint is also reduced while charging Willpower. Apple has not explained in more detail how it ensures that the device only charges with green energy. Loading times should be optimized in such a way that Increasing dependence on clean energy sources To determine when surplus green energy from solar or wind turbines will remain on the power grid, Apple must analyze data from power suppliers. Presumably, clean energy charging is used for this reason Available for US users for now As Apple notes in a footnote.

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robin Kromberg … He is studying Asian Studies and Chinese at the University of Bonn and as an editor is mainly responsible for the notebook, monitor and audio equipment sections of Allround-PC.com, but also writes about new products in many other areas.

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