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In what marks one of its most significant retail model overhauls in years, Apple is preparing to roll out a broad new device leasing initiative called “Apple Upgrade” on July 28th.

Partnering with Swedish financial tech company Klarna Group Plc, the tech giant will allow U.S. customers to lease most models of iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches with low monthly installments, expanding hardware subscriptions far beyond its traditional phone-only offerings.

• Klarna Group Plc (soft credit check required)

• Select iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches

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– 24 months: iPhones & Apple Watches
– 36 months: Macs & iPads

• Upgrade early, pay off balance to own, continue monthly payments, or return device

• Apple Watch SE, entry-level iPad, iPhone 16, MacBook Neo

• AppleCare+ not bundled (available as an optional add-on)

For over a decade, Apple’s hardware installment options were anchored by its legacy iPhone Upgrade Program, launched in September 2015 in partnership with Citizens Bank. However, that program was restricted strictly to iPhones and bundled AppleCare+ into every plan.

Under the new arrangement with Klarna, Apple aims to address softening hardware demand and recent supply-chain cost spikes by softening the upfront price tag across almost its entire lineup. Customers will no longer be limited to mobile devices; for the first time, high-end MacBooks and iPads can be structured as multi-year leases directly through Apple Stores and the Apple Online Store.

While the new leasing options make expensive hardware more accessible, the service is said to come with a few notable catches:

• Unlike the legacy iPhone Upgrade Program, base monthly payments on Apple Upgrade will only cover the hardware cost. Users wanting theft, loss, or damage coverage must purchase AppleCare+ separately.

• According to reports, Apple is intentionally excluding lower-priced budget devices—such as the Apple Watch SE, base-model iPad, older-generation iPhone 16, and MacBook Neo—to encourage buyers toward mid- and high-tier hardware.

• With Apple Upgrade launching, Apple plans to stop accepting new enrollments for the original iPhone Upgrade Program, though existing members will be permitted to complete their current terms.

The new program arrives at a critical moment as average selling prices for consumer tech continue to rise. By framing flagship hardware purchases as digestible monthly subscriptions, Apple hopes to keep ecosystem upgrades steady despite broader macroeconomic pressures. Shifting the financing backend to a third-party partner like Klarna allows Apple to expand leasing across nearly its entire hardware portfolio without taking the credit risk directly onto its own balance sheet.

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/07/21/apple-looks-to-turn-mac-and-ipad-purchases-into-monthly-subscriptions/

Learn how to set up an automation on your iPhone that turns off Low Power Mode when Adaptive Power Mode automatically enables it.

First, a few basics to get everyone up to speed.

Adaptive Power Mode in iOS 26 and later makes a bunch of adjustments in the background, like dropping the screen brightness by 3% and limiting some background activity to give you more use time on a single charge.

Another notable thing Adaptive Power does is automatically enable Low Power Mode once your iPhone battery falls to 20%. Without Adaptive Power, you just see a banner at 20% battery, and then you get to decide whether to enable Low Power Mode or not.

Adaptive Power Mode is activated out of the box on iPhone Air and all iPhone 17 series phones. You can also choose to enable it manually on iPhone 15 Pro and later by going to Settings > Battery > Power Mode.

I have chosen to keep Adaptive Power Mode enabled on my iPhone, sans its notifications. I really don’t notice any performance drop.

However, I don’t like using Low Power Mode mainly because it turns off the 120Hz ProMotion high screen refresh rate and the device lags too much. I dislike it so much that even if my iPhone battery drops to 20%, I don’t want Low Power Mode to activate. And as mentioned earlier, Adaptive Power Mode activates Low Power Mode automatically without my approval when the battery reaches 20% charge.

So to stop that from happening, I have set up a simple automation that basically tells my iPhone to never enter Low Power Mode.

Automatically turn off Low Power Mode on iPhone if it’s ever enabled

The steps here are updated for iOS 27 (currently in beta).

1) Open the Apple Shortcuts app on your iPhone.

2) Tap the back button in the upper left corner and select Automation.

3) Tap the plus button to create a new automation.

4) Now, you can have Apple Intelligence set up an automation for you by asking it to “create an automation that automatically turns off Low Power Mode if it’s ever enabled.”

Wait a few seconds for AI to work on your automation.

5) Once the automation is created, invoke Siri and ask it to turn on Low Power Mode. Siri will do that, but you’ll notice the battery icon hasn’t turned yellow because this new automation immediately turned it off.

6) In case Apple Intelligence fails to create the automation, or you don’t use Apple Intelligence, or you want to dig deep into the automation, or if you want to mimic this on iOS 26, tap the Edit button in the upper right corner. It will take you to the familiar shortcut-creating screen, where you can see the actions used to build this setup. Tap the little arrow in the first action to ensure the ‘Automation‘ switch is on.

Going forward, Low Power Mode won’t activate on this iPhone, either automatically or manually.

The downside and its solution

I almost never put my iPhone in Low Power Mode, so the above setup is fine for me. But if you do want to use Low Power Mode at times, like during travel, and try to enable it from Control Center or Battery Settings, you’ll notice that it turns off right back, because of the above automation.

This happens because iOS (iOS 27 beta 4 to be exact) doesn’t yet have Shortcuts app actions for Adaptive Power Mode. As a result, we can’t have the iPhone turn off Low Power Mode only when it’s turned on automatically by Adaptive Power Mode.

Therefore, if you have set up the above automation and still want to activate Low Power Mode, follow these steps to disable the automation. You can turn it back on later.

1) Open the Shortcuts app and go to the automation screen.

2) Turn off the switch next to the Low Power Mode automation to disable it.

3) You can now activate Low Power Mode by asking Siri, from Battery Settings, or Control Center.

4) Flip the same switch back in the future on to re-enable the automation.

On an opposite note: How to force your iPhone to always stay in Low Power Mode

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/07/24/block-low-power-mode-iphone/