Battery Health

Battery Health is a feature introduced in iOS 11.3 for iPhone 6 and later models. It allows users to monitor their device's battery status and reduce power usage to prevent unexpected shutdowns due to insufficient voltage from depleted chemicals in aging batteries. A similar feature appeared in macOS 10.15.5 "Catalina" for MacBook and MacBook Pro models. iPads only track usage and require a separate utility to be diagnose battery health.Check iPad battery usage, Apple Inc. Accessed 2022-10-19.How to check an iPad's battery health, and ways to troubleshoot a dying battery by Dave Johnson, Business Insider. 2022-02-24.
==History==
Apple had quietly introduced this as an internal feature in prior versions of iOS without notifiying users or providing controls, leading to a class action lawsuit for "" the performance of iPhones with aging batteries. This resulted in a legal settlement in which Apple offered discounted battery replacement for 29 throughout 2018.How to Tell if You Need a New iPhone Battery by Eric Griffith, PC Magazine. 2020-07-09.
==References==
==See also==
*Battery life, the charged level of a battery.
*coconutBattery, a 3rd-party utility to monitor battery health.
==External links==
*iPhone Battery and Performance at Apple Support
**About the battery usage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
**About battery health management in Mac notebooks
Category:Battery
Category:iOS features
Category:macOS features
Category:2018 introductions