The Low Power Mode feature is responsible for disabling certain processes on your iPhone that consume a large amount of resources.
The official release of iOS 16 caused many iPhone devices – especially older models – to experience dramatic battery drain. Faced with such a situation, a large number of users have chosen to activate the low power mode more regularly.
When Low Power Mode is enabled, the operating system automatically takes care of disabling a series of functions and tasks that consume more battery power.
We will then analyze all features are disabled after enabling low power mode on iPhone. In this way, you will know at all times whether or not it is suitable for you to activate the low power mode depending on the functions you are going to need.
What is iOS Low Power Mode?
iPhone battery percentage.
A few years ago, Apple developers introduced a feature known as Low Power Mode or “Low Power Mode” to prevent excessive battery drain when the percentage is low. The feature then landed in iPadOS and recently in watchOS.
The Low Power Mode feature of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS significantly reduces energy consumption of the operating system by automatically disabling features that affect battery life the most. These changes reduce resource consumption by preventing many features and tasks from running battery-draining resources.
How to activate low power mode?
Low Power Mode on an iPhone running iOS 16 from Control Center
There are several methods by which you can enable and disable Low Power Mode on iPhone, iPad, and watchOS. On iOS, Low Power Mode can be enabled from Settings > Batteryby voice command Siri like “enable low power mode” or similar, directly from the Control center and even using a specific shortcut in the app shortcuts.
On the other hand, the iOS operating system sends a notification, warning or reminder asking users if they want to enable low power mode when the battery percentage reaches 20% or 10%. Moreover, it is also worth noting that Low Power Mode is automatically turned off when the iPhone battery reaches 80%.
How could it be otherwise, as an iPhone user, you can refuse to use iOS Low Power Mode because it disables functions you might need. But what are the functions that are disabled when switching to low power mode?
What features does iOS Low Power Mode disable?
Siri knows how much battery your iPhone has left, just ask it
Whichever method you use to enter your iPhone’s Low Power Mode, the system will take care of disabling power-hungry features to ensure your smartphone battery lasts a little (a lot) longer.
It is therefore of vital importance find out which features are disabled with low power mode to help you decide if you want to activate it or if, on the contrary, you prefer to choose to manually deactivate a series of specific functions.
Below are all the features that are disabled by enabling Low Power Mode in iOS.
5G connectivity
Low Power Mode, when enabled, disables 5G connectivity and all of its benefits available on iPhone 12 models and later generations. But that doesn’t mean you can’t continue using 4G mobile data. Either way, the Low Power Mode feature can’t (or shouldn’t) stop using the 5G connection in heavy downloads
screen always on
It could not be otherwise. When Low Power Mode is enabled, iPhone models that support the always-on display feature will cause the screen to show. it crashes after a few seconds without using the device to reduce battery consumption.
For now, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are the only models with the Always On display feature, but it’s also available on Apple Watch. Despite the fact that Apple assures that this feature is designed to consume as little power as possible, it still results in high battery consumption. Therefore, the function is disabled when entering low power mode and in other situations.
Screen brightness
Screen brightness is one of the most battery-consuming resources in iOS and other operating systems. The higher the screen brightness, the higher the battery consumption.
When Low Power Mode is enabled, the screen automatically dims. In any case, it is always recommended to activate the “Auto Brightness” function from Settings > Battery.
automatic locking
The Auto-Lock feature allows your iPhone screen to lock (or turn off) after a set time without pressing it, except when the always-on display feature is enabled. With low power mode, this function is activated after 30 seconds.
That is, if 30 seconds pass and you haven’t touched your iPhone screen, it will be locked. You can turn auto-lock on and off from Settings > Display & Brightness
Live Wallpapers
Live or dynamic wallpapers contain constantly moving elements, adding much more life to your iPhone wallpaper. When enabling low power mode, this feature is disabled and wallpapers will stop moving.
If you didn’t know about this feature, you can choose your favorite live wallpaper from Settings > Wallpaper > Add Wallpaper in the “Collections” section.
Push notifications
Push notifications are another of the functions that consume more power resources and drain more battery. The Mail application constantly sends and receives data from servers to update inbox through this technology. Low Power Mode disables this feature, so if you enable it, keep in mind that you will have to check emails manually.
background update
Be very careful as this is one of the top five battery draining features in iOS. Background updates run resources every second to update app content, even if apps aren’t open or active.
Luckily, there is a method to decide which apps use this feature or to disable it completely on Settings > General > Background refresh. Additionally, enabling Low Power Mode also temporarily disables this feature.
Others
Apple has included many other features in the list of features that are disabled when iPhone enters low power mode to reduce battery drain.
Here are the other features that are disabled when entering this useful low battery consumption mode:
- depth effect
- iCloud Photo Sync
- MagSafe charging limit
- Automatic downloads in the App Store
- Autoplay videos in the App Store
- Reduced CPU and GPU performance
- Refresh rate reduction
- Other substantive activities and tasks
These are all features that Low Power Mode disables on your iPhone. Remember that you can also disable these features manually or even create your own battery saving mode using the Shortcuts app.
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