If you’ve ever had to stretch the last 20% of your iPhone battery to make it last the rest of the day, chances are you’ve used Low Power Mode. When your iPhone is in Low Power Mode, iOS limits or disables features to make your battery last as long as possible.
Apple introduced Low Power Mode with iOS 9 as a way for you to keep using your iPhone longer when the battery charge is weak. You might wonder exactly what Low Power Mode does, and if it saves battery life, why not keep it on all the time?
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Learn exactly what Low Power Mode disables, how to turn it on and off, and how to keep it on permanently if you’d like to see how it affects your iPhone’s battery. For more, read about how to charge your iPhone the right way.
What is iPhone Low Power Mode?
Low Power Mode is an iOS setting that disables some iPhone features to save battery charge when it is low. Your iPhone will ask you if you want to turn on Low Power Mode when your battery drops to 20%, and then again at 10%.
Apple says that Low Power Mode reduces the amount of power that your iPhone is using to make your battery last longer.
You can tell when you are in Low Power Mode because your battery icon will be yellow. Your iPhone automatically turns off Low Power Mode when your battery charge reaches 80%.Â
What features does iPhone Low Power Mode disable?
According to the official Apple support page, Low Power Mode makes these changes to conserve your battery’s charge:
- Turns off 5G (except for video streaming)
- Sets your iPhone screen to turn off after 30 seconds of inactivity
- Reduces display brightness
- Lowers display refresh rate for iPhones with ProMotion
- Eliminates some visual effects
- Pauses iCloud Photos sync
- Suspends automatic downloads
- Pauses email fetch
- Stops background apps from refreshing
Low Power Mode also disables viewing videos in HDR, turns off the always-on…
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