Low Power Mode is a feature in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS that allows mobile Apple devices to extend battery life by reducing background activities.[1][2] It can be accessed at Settings > Battery. A button can also be added to the Control Center at Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls.[3]
Affected activities[]
- CPU may be throttled by as much as 40%.
- Display brightness is reduced.
- Display refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz on devices that support ProMotion.
- Some visual effects are reduced.
- 5G connections are switched to 4G (except for large downloads and streaming).
- Background app refresh is disabled.
- Background email fetch is disabled.
- Automatic downloads are disabled.
- iCloud Photos are temporarily paused.
- Auto-Lock defaults to 30 seconds.
Low Power Mode is automatically turned off when a charging an iPhone or iPad reaches 80% battery life, though it can be manually enabled again. A user is normally prompted to turn on this feature when the battery level of their iOS device has been drained down to 20%, and once again at 10%.[4] iPadOS users only receive a single warning at 10%.[5]
History[]
Low Power Mode was introduced for supported iPhones with iOS 9 in September 2015, for iPads with iPadOS 15 in September 2021, for Macs with macOS 12 (Monterey) in October 2021, and for Apple Watches with watchOS 9 in September 2022.[2][6][7] In September 2022, the modal low power warning was also changed to a less intrusive notification within the Dynamic Island on the new iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.[8]
References[]
- ↑ iPhone Low Power Mode – What Does it Do and How Do You Turn it on? by Charlotte Henry, The Mac Observer. 2020-05-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New ‘Low Power Mode’ coming to Apple Watch Series 4 and later with watchOS 9 by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac. 2022-09-07.
- ↑ How to turn off Low Power Mode on an iPhone in 2 different ways by Kelly Laffey, Business Insider. 2019-12-27.
- ↑ Low Power Mode on iPhone and iPad: What it does and how to enable it by Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Business Insider India. 2021-09-10.
- ↑ Feature Request: iOS 16 should give Low Power Battery pop-up the volume HUD overhaul by José Adorno, 9To5Mac. 2022-06-01.
- ↑ Apple brings low power mode to Mac and iPad by Christian Zibreg, iDownloadBlog. 2021-06-11.
- ↑ iPhone or iPad and what happens when you do so by Ankur Thakur, iDownloadBlog. 2022-05-09.
- ↑ iPhone 14 Pro Moves Annoying Low Battery Alerts to the Dynamic Island by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors. 2022-09-14.
See also[]
- Battery Health, for checking the battery service life of supported iPhone models.
- Low Data Mode, to reduce data and energy usage on Apple's mobile devices.
- High Power Mode, for 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple Silicon.
External links[]
- Use Low Power Mode to save battery life on your iPhone or iPad at Apple Support (2022-04-08)
