Among the new features of iOS 18 that have reached iPhones, there is also a feature related to improving the gaming experience the device and which Apple has named “game mode”. No surprise there.
This is a mode that all iPhones compatible with iOS 18 integrate to get the most out of the processor and especially in models like the iPhone 16, whose A18 chips even include ray tracing. We will see here what exactly is it for? and even how to turn it off.
What is iOS 18 Game Mode
It’s worth starting by saying that this mode Automatically activates every time you open a game on iPhone. This will always happen and it doesn’t matter if it’s a very graphically demanding game or a simple casual game in the style of “Candy Crush”. It is always enabled and you can see it because an indicator appears at the top.
What this game mode does is focus all chip and memory performance on gaming. Therefore, it reduces as much as possible the processes that normally run in the background. It also does this constantly, whether you play for hours or not.
It is also a good element with which take care of the battery. And when playing, there is a greater consumption, but as the game mode reduces the background processes, this helps to make this consumption more efficient and therefore there is a reduction in consumption and, in the long term, a better take care of the battery.
Likewise, it offers other benefits such as Lower latency with accessories such as AirPods or iPhone compatible controllers that serve as controllers in games.
Yes too may cause adverse effects as a result of this reduction in background tasks. It’s not that they are serious, but they are noticeable, like pausing the game and opening another application, because loading could take a little longer than usual because the content is not preloaded. In any case, we insist that nothing serious.
How to turn off iPhone game mode
While it is true that it is interesting to have this mode to play and thus take full advantage of the iPhone’s performance, you have the option to deactivate this game mode which by default it is always active when we open a game. Something particularly interesting if the game is not very demanding.
To do this, you just need to: open control center from game. You will see a game mode indicator appear at the top. If you click on it and then click on “Game Mode On”, it will be disabled. For turn it back on All you have to do is restart the game and when the prompt to disable game mode appears, click on it.
What you won’t be able to do is prevent it from being activated in general.. There is no system setting that allows you to remove it for all games (at least in these early versions of iOS 18).
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