Product Review: Seeing More iPhone Battery Life? Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Be the Boost

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 22 February 2026; Created: 22 February 2026; Last Updated: 22 February 2026

Other Apple Intelligence features get all the attention but in iOS 26 one of my favorite tools does its thing quietly in the background. On iPhone models that are capable of running Apple's AI tech, the Adaptive Power setting is at work behind the scenes to extend battery power, even on many older iPhones.
Product Review: Seeing More iPhone Battery Life? Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Be the Boost

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