The new Clean Energy Charging setting prioritizes cleaner energy production at the expense of faster charging. Here’s how to turn it off for when you’re in need of that speed.
If you recently updated your iPhone to the latest iOS version and noticed a slower rate of charging, you’re not alone. Since iOS 16.1, Apple has been rolling out a new power-saving feature called Clean Energy Charging to iPhones across the US.
When your iPhone is plugged into a charger, Clean Energy Charging measures your local energy grid and throttles the phone’s charging speed so that it only pulls electricity during times of cleaner energy production. That means that during peak hours — usually between 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. — your iPhone won’t charge as fast as you may need, if at all.
