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Apple’s clever software solution lets iPhone batteries skirt shipping limits
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Verge is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 12:37 UTC. The headline in use is “Apple’s clever software solution lets iPhone batteries skirt shipping limits”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Apple has developed an unexpected workaround to prevent the iPhone 18 Pro Max from being hit by shipping restrictions on big batteries. There's a "battery-firmware solution" in place on the new iPhones, according to Apple's support page, which keeps capacity below the 20Wh limit for single-cell batteries set by international…
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- First reported by The Verge
Apple’s clever software solution lets iPhone batteries skirt shipping limits
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- The Verge