Apple last week released the second beta of iOS 11.3 to public testers one day after has been seeded to developers which includes Battery Health feature that enables iPhone customers to know more information on their batteries.
iOS 11.3 considered a major update that coming in spring which includes many new features such as Message on iCloud to store your iMessage conversations and attachments on iCloud instead of your device, a new version ARKit 5.1 that recognize vertical surfaces and accurately map irregularly shaped device..., four new Animoji for iPhone X, new Health Records, Business Chat where you could interface with businesses like Wells Fargo and more.
Ahead of releasing first iOS 11.3 beta, Apple published a review highlights those major new feature among them was Battery Health feature that has been included in this current second beta and Apple website has now an updated support document outlines the scenarios of Battery Health feature.
Battery Health feature you could enter it from Settings app and then Battery section it will inform you about your battery capacity and whether the performance management is applied or not at peak performance.
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| Battery Health feature, The device is operating normally |
With installing of iOS 11.3, performance management feature became disabled, once the device experienced unexpected shutdown it will be applied automatically.
Additionally, users can see if the performance management feature that dynamically manages maximum performance to prevent unexpected shutdowns is on and can choose to turn it off. This feature is enabled only after an unexpected shutdown first occurs on a device with a battery that has diminished the ability to deliver maximum instantaneous power. This feature applies to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus.There is an option enables users to disable the performance management feature Apple says that there is no ability to turn it back on but it will be turned on dynamically if the unexpected shutdown occurs again.
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| Battery Health feature if your device has a degraded battery |
iPhones with full battery capacity there will be no option to disable the feature while the option appears on iPhones with lower battery capacity and Apple has worked to develop both software and hardware on its recent iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus to make managing performance more seamlessly to not impact iPhone’s performance, while Apple said that the rechargeable battery on all iPhone models has lifespan and will diminish over time and need to be replaced.
Apple now is running a program extends to December allows iPhone 6 and later owners to replace their battery at a discounted price which is $29 instead of $79 as a form of apology on ambiguity and miscommunication that accompanied the release of power management feature in iOS 10.1.2.
Apple’s Battery Health feature is entered beta testing period Apple will likely refine and update the feature until the arrival of the public release date which is determined in spring.
Beta testers who are members of Apple’s beta testing program supposed to receive the update over-the-air after installing the proper certificate on the iOS concerned device. For those who want to be part of testers group, you can join the program by signing up on Apple’s beta testing website which enables you to access to other Apple's OSs.
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