This could definitely come in handy.
Apple may be planning to bring its iPhone Battery Health menu to upcoming iPad models, as noted by evidence in the iPadOS 17.5 beta.
Per MacRumors contributors, Steve Moser and Aaron Perris, several new references to the Battery Health menu on the iPad have been discovered in the first iPadOS 17.5 beta, which went out to the developer community earlier this week.
Apple may be planning to expand the iPhone’s Battery Health menu to upcoming iPad models, based on evidence uncovered in the iPadOS 17.5 beta. The menu is expected to show an iPad battery’s maximum remaining capacity and cycle count.
The following code string samples have been discovered within the beta:
- “iPad must be regularly used while not connected to power to show maximum capacity.”
- “This is the number of times iPad has used your battery’s capacity.”
- “The iPad battery is performing as expected.”
- “iPad batteries, like all rechargeable batteries, have a limited lifespan and may eventually need to be serviced or replaced.”
- “The original battery was designed to retain X capacity at X cycles under ideal conditions. Actual battery performance depends on a number of variables, including how the iPad is used and charged regularly. The one-year warranty includes service for defective batteries in addition to rights provided under local consumer laws.”
There is no visible Battery Health menu on any existing iPad models on the first iPadOS 17.5 beta, which may indicate that the menu may be limited to the new iPad Pro and iPad Air models that are rumored to launch in May, and likely other new iPads released in the future. Apple has shown battery capacity information on iPhones for many years, but cycle count information is currently limited to the latest iPhone 15 series.
Apple may release its iPadOS 17.5 update to the public in May, which may sync with the announcement and release of next-gen iPads.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors