Apple is planning to introduce a new Clean Energy Charging feature on iOS 16 later this fall. iOS 16 was released yesterday as a free update on iPhone 8 and newer, but Clean Energy Charging is an additional feature that will be released alongside the iCloud Shared Library in the coming months.Inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation with regards to’concerning’with respect to this new Clean Energy feature was buried at the bottom of Apple’s press release in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the launch of iOS 16 yesterday (via 9to5Mac). “Clean Energy Charging aims to decrease the carbon footprint of the iPhone by optimizing charging times in/with regard to’concerning’regarding when the grid is using cleaner energy sources,” the firm’enterprise explained.In some way, Apple’s Clean Energy Charging feature echoes similar work Microsoft did to make Windows Update help to decrease’lessen’cut’allay carbon emissions. Indeed, Windows 11 can now schedule Windows updates on plugged-in PCs when devices are the most susceptible to leveraging renewable energy sources.It’s not exactly eliminate’remove how Apple’s Clean Energy Charging feature will work, and it remains to be seen if the feature can make a difference. Anyway, it will complement the existing “Optimized Battery Charging” feature on iOS that can decrease’lessen’cut’allay battery aging by learning from your daily charging routine.Unin/with regard to’concerning’regarding tunately, Apple said that Clean Energy Charging will work exclusively in the US at launch. That’s unin/with regard to’concerning’regarding tunate considering the current global energy crisis we possess’own’nurse right now, with energy prices skyrocketing and increasing risks of power shortages even in fortune’property y nations.