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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Thanks for posting. Now off.
For now that may work.
“Chinese made” by slaves.
There fixed it for you.
It’s not in my IOS. 😊😆
Time to update!
Battery -> Battery Health and Charging Service -> clean Energy Charging
I am up to date. IOS 16.3.1. They know exactly where I am. That’s why it’s not in my settings.
That makes sense.
Well... enjoy your fossil fuel charging with joy!
I’m in Ontario Canada so it doesn’t apply apparently and almost all my electricity comes from two large nuclear power plants here but I nevertheless on principle turned it off. I suppose should I ever visit the US the last thing I want is this idiot feature kicking in..
I do bro. Pretty fast charging. 👍
This is why they want to make us switch from gas to electric ovens and then go after our gas water heaters and furnaces.
Clean Energy Charging = Gibberish ,LOL
Ooh, something that hurts Apple. I’m for it.
Let’s not forget how all Apple crap is made in factories owned by the CCP. Yeah, Apple spent the “investment”. But, if the local gov’mt totally controls what you do, THEY OWN YOU.
How does it control charging IN your car????
Years ago (late 80s) the apartment I was in had a device that could remotely turn off the water heater elements during periods of peak usage. It is damned annoying to come in from a day’s work only to have a lukewarm shower.
and non-removable batteries...
I expect very, very soon That china will no longer manufacture things for the United States which means apple will have to open the factory here and the price of the iPhone will necessarily skyrocket
Obviously I’m in the minority here, but I don’t see this as a big deal. We know that electricity sourced from “renewable” sources doesn’t work too well either at night (solar) or in calm winds (wind-turbine). So having smart-phones grab their juice at a time when there’s an abundance of these sources on the grid doesn’t bother me.
I’d rather that than millions of phones charging when the grid IS under stress, and the all-powerful electric utilities decide we need a rolling blackout, and where I then don’t have heat or A/C.
That said, when my phone is dead because it wouldn’t let me charge when I needed to would piss me off.
Thanks for this. I just turned mine off
I thought you had a fair amount of hydroelectric generation there also.
Thanks. Just turned mine off.
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