The iPhone 17 Air's AI will do the opposite of what you think about its battery life

The iPhone 17 Air will, unsurprisingly, feature Apple Intelligence AI. But what's more surprising is that it will now have battery control. With a “magical” effect on battery life.

Using Apple Intelligence or any other AI on the iPhone has a fairly significant effect on battery life. Like any other application, the device's chip must perform a series of continuous operations, which, in turn, consumes the energy stored in the battery. Obviously, all of this reduces the device's battery life, even though tricks have been deployed for years to minimize the impact.

The iPhone 17 Air should innovate in this area, while the latest leaks have potential customers worried about its battery capacity. The device is particularly thin, which leaves very little space to integrate it. Our colleagues at Bloomberg reveal that Apple Intelligence will be able to take control of the smartphone's battery.

How Apple Intelligence promises miracles for the iPhone 17 Air's battery life

This will primarily compensate for the fact that the iPhone 17 Air will have several hours less battery life than other models, according to a source close to the matter. Even if the function, integrated into iOS 19, will also, from what we understand, be able to improve the battery life of all iPhones compatible with iOS 19.

In detail, Bloomberg explains that the AI will analyze all user interactions with the iPhone, and the behavior of applications. This will allow you to derive major trends and adjust all iPhone settings on the fly or pause certain apps and features. It's almost as if you were constantly changing everything to reduce the speed at which the remaining percentage is reduced – automatically.

We also learned that a new indicator on the lock screen will count down the time required to fully charge the new iPhone model. Of course, these claims will have to be independently verified on the device when it is released, probably sometime in September. For now, Apple is refusing to comment – as it usually does for products about to be unveiled.