{
  "id": 8930025,
  "title": "A clever workaround lets the iPhone 18 Pro Max skirt battery shipping limits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/a-clever-workaround-lets-the-iphone-18-pro-max-skirt-battery-shipping",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/21/a-clever-workaround-lets-the-iphone-18-pro-max-skirt-battery-shipping-limits"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The iPhone 18 Pro Max ships with part of its battery capacity temporarily locked in software, then automatically unlocks the full battery after activation. iPhone 18 Pro Max Customers began receiving devices on September 18. An Apple support document published the same day explains why the iPhone 18 Pro Max arrives with a battery capacity restriction in place. At full capacity, the iPhone 18 Pro…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "iPhone 18 Pro Max battery gets software unlock after shipping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iphone-18-pro-max-battery-gets-software-unlock-after-shipping",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Six Colors",
        "title": "Apple adds mode to temporarily limit the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery for shipping ↦",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/apple-adds-mode-to-temporarily-limit-the-iphone-18-pro-max-battery",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:22:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "The iPhone 18 Pro Max has a clever feature to avoid problems with its larger battery that might become the new normal — here’s what you need to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-iphone-18-pro-max-has-a-clever-feature-to-avoid-problems-with-its",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:03:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}