India, Sept. 17 -- The iPhone 17 series is finally here with sales starting in just 2 days. The smartphone will ship with iOS 26 pre-installed, bringing new Liquid Glass UI, Apple Intelligence features, app updates, and more. However, the iPhone 17 has a new battery-saving feature dubbed "Adaptive Power mode", which is enabled by default. Whereas other compatible iOS 26 iPhones will have to activate the feature manually. But, how does the battery-saving mode really impact the battery life and the overall user experience? Therefore, let's understand in detail how the iOS 26 Adaptive Power mode works on iPhone 17 series and other models.

Apple first announced the Adaptive Power mode with the introduction of iOS 26 at WWDC 2025. As the name...