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iPhone 18 Pro Max battery trick
iPhone 18 Pro Max uses battery trick to avoid capacity issues.
In brief
iPhone 18 Pro Max uses battery trick to avoid capacity issues. The iPhone 18 Pro Max uses a battery trick to bypass capacity restrictions, a feature that may become standard for future models. Originally reported by TechRadar.
iPhone 18 Pro Max battery feature

The iPhone 18 Pro Max has a clever feature to avoid problems with its larger battery that might become the new normal.
Battery capacity issue
This feature addresses capacity restrictions that could otherwise affect the phone's performance.
Prepare to Ship option

Users can select 'Prepare to Ship' to reset battery health and avoid capacity problems.
“Prepare to Ship”
Battery health reset
The 'Prepare to Ship' option resets battery health to prevent capacity issues from affecting the phone.
Why this matters
This battery trick may become standard for future iPhone models to handle larger batteries without performance issues.
The headline
The iPhone 18 Pro Max uses a battery trick to bypass capacity restrictions, a feature that may become standard for future models.

