Welcome to 95 Mac Daily for Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

I'm your host, Chance Miller.

We are sponsored this week by IMAZing.

Leading off today, we talked yesterday about the launch of iOS 26 for all iPhone users,

and one addition is a new adaptive power battery mode.

Apple has now confirmed in an interesting twist that adaptive power is on by default on the iPhone 17 lineup and the iPhone Air.

Low power mode has been a lifesaver for many iPhone users over the years,

but adaptive power mode is a new feature that

offers some overlap in benefits, but is designed to operate invisibly in the background.

Apple says that adaptive power helps extend your iPhone's battery life when you use it more.

It works in the background and uses on-device intelligence to predict when you'll need extra battery life,

based on your recent usage patterns, and it then adjusts as needed to help your battery last longer.

Apple further clarifies that adaptive power doesn't manage performance when you use features that require maximum performance,

like when using the camera or playing games.

Apple says it takes around seven days of background processing before adaptive power can learn your usage habits,

so you won't see it take effect before that full week passes.

But what's interesting is adaptive power is entirely optional.

If you're using an iPhone 16 or earlier, the feature is disabled by default and you can go to the

settings app to enable it.

But on the new iPhone 17 lineup, it's enabled by default, so to disable it, you'll have to go

to the settings app.

And of course, the new iPhone Air compromises battery

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