Hey, Apple! We want much more battery life in the new iPhone 16.

The one thing we all want, that we all crave, is much better battery life, not just a small boost. The new AI features might be cool — even more optical zoom would be — but what I really REALLY want is for my phone to last all day without needing to charge by 9 p.m.

I recently got a Series 9 Apple Watch after losing my previous Series 8. And the upgrade in battery life in the Series 9 is — I do not exaggerate — life-changing. I’ve had several Apple Watches and for the first time, I don’t ever have to worry about it running out of charge by the end of the day.

My current phone can’t make it through a busy workday without a midday charge — and if I forget to do it on a day I commute into the office I’m really in trouble for my (long) commute home at night. I’ve caught myself thinking, “I should get a new portable charger.” Shudder.

Claim our independence from the iPhone charger

Imagine all the brain space you could claim back if you didn’t have to ever worry about your phone battery. If you could just charge it overnight, wake up, use it all day long — even running Maps for a car trip as well as watching half of a four-hour YouTube video about the Disney Star Wars Hotel without your battery level sinking to 5%.

You and I could win Nobel Prizes and learn the viola with all our regained brainpower!

On this Fourth of July, I’d like you to imagine a beautiful land of freedom, the promise of independence from the charging cord. The American Experiment is about ideals and dreams — and we can dream of a world with really, really long battery life.