Posted on 02/27/2023 5:01:11 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Apple iPhone users were stirred up on Sunday as they became aware of a somewhat new feature intended to reduce the carbon footprint by charging only when lower carbon-emission electricity is available.
Apple introduced Clean Energy Charging with the release of iOS 16.1 on Oct. 24, 2022. The company claims that when the mode is enabled and a phone is connected to a charger, the iPhone gets a report of carbon emissions generated by the local energy grid and uses that information to determine when to charge the phone.
One Twitter user raised the red flag to other users that if they notice their iPhone was charging a little slower, it could be because of Clean Energy Charging.
Currently, Apple says the mode is available in the U.S. and set to the on position by default.
To turn the mode off, users need to go into their iPhone settings, click "Battery," "Battery Health & Charging," then turn off "Clean Energy Charging."
The mode also works in conjunction with Optimized Battery Charging, which Apple says learns a user’s charging habits.
Habits, the tech giant says, are based on where a user spends most of their time and regularly charges their phone for extended periods of time.
Apple said the feature does not engage when charging habits vary or if you travel.
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Read about it yesterday and turned this to”feature “ off.
Sneaky bastards. Just turned it off. I hate apple
It’s a spy phone.
Chinese made, no telling what other software is on there.
This green energy thingy is nothing but superstition and virtue signaling.
Thanks! Did not know. It is off now.
There fixed it.
Charging an iPhone hurts the grid?
Seriously?
That’s like telling someone not to piss in the Pacific Ocean because it will ruin the water!
I heard they also monitor users for signs of Toxic Masculinity.
First thing to note: Soon this ‘feature’ will be MANDATED by our government (the one we keep putting in power due to so-and-so conservative not being ‘pure enough’ for us, so we let the Democrats keep winning to ‘teach the GOP a lesson’).
Second thing to note: This upcoming MANDATE will soon affect many other items, including refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, ovens, EVs, and much more. You wonder why there’s all this ‘smart’ stuff being sold, it’s to enable remote control of its operation - and no, you won’t be able to keep these things ‘dumb’, as they will link to your ‘smart meter’ automatically. (I know, so-and-so is a RINO)
One other comment: With phones, at least for now, you can buy ‘dumb’ battery packs and then charge the phone with them. Ironically, you’ll be both burning more energy (by having to charge a phone from a battery) and burning more carbon (since the battery doesn’t care when it charges). In the future it would be smart to buy larger and larger batteries, just to get around this crap.
“Charging an iPhone hurts the grid? Seriously? That’s like telling someone not to piss in the Pacific Ocean because it will ruin the water!”
It’s a proof-of-concept run. Start with the easiest first, then work your way up to the big-time, including EVs.
I just saw this on the news, then your post.
Off…
Glad we still have the option to turn it off.
Needs a Use Coal Exclusively option.
Ping.
Turn off this option under Battery in System Settings.
All smart phones are spy phones and all social media is information gathering for the feds... and others.
Just checked my IPad. It’s not on there-yet.
Thanks.
I haven’t noticed it charging slowly but I turned it off just because it’s stupid.
I’m getting tired of digging my way out of this global warming snow that we’re having lately. There’s no way in hell that charging these phones has any effect on the environment. No frickin way. And I’m going to punch the next greenie in the nose if they claim that climate change is a real phenomenon caused by mankind.
Optional now, mandated sometime in the future.
Does anyone think that EV charging won’t be controlled by the same foolishness? When gas cars are in the junk heap, and you have an EV, the charger will be controlled by a central authority, and you will be unable to charge your car at times dictated by the all-knowing, all-powerful Energy Czars.
But the ruling elite will be able to charge whenever they want. You’ll be stuck at home.
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