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Prepare to Ship

An iPhone setting, under General then Transfer or Reset iPhone, that discharges the battery below the 20 Wh shipping threshold and caps charging until the preparation is reversed.

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Trading in an iPhone 18 Pro Max now starts with draining the battery below 20 Wh

Apple's firmware holds the new Pro Max under the 20 Wh single-cell threshold until a buyer activates it, and a Prepare to Ship option in Settings puts the phone back under the limit before a repair, return or trade-in.

Publishers:9to5mac.commacrumors.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption38
Hype gap+8
Incentives58
Confidence66