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iPhone users frequently enable this feature to extend battery life.
Low Power Mode is a setting that iOS (or iPadOS) prompts users to activate when the battery level on an iPhone (or iPad) drops below 20%.
When Low Power Mode is enabled, the iPhone battery icon turns yellow. This feature was introduced since iOS 9, and according to Apple's description, the system limits background app activities, restricts data refreshes, and conserves energy consumption.
According to various studies, Low Power Mode can decrease battery consumption by 33% to 47%, extending the iPhone's battery life. However, activating this mode requires the iPhone to make trade-offs in terms of user experience and performance:
- Reduced speed: The processor speed of the iPhone influences the amount of battery it utilizes. Low Power Mode decreases the performance of the processor and graphics chip to save battery, resulting in slower operation and potential issues with gaming and graphic-intensive tasks.
- Disable Background App Refresh: iPhone automatically updates apps to ensure the latest data is ready when you use them. However, Low Power Mode temporarily pauses this feature.
- Faster Auto-Lock: Regardless of your auto-lock time, iPhone will switch to auto-lock in 30 seconds when Low Power Mode is activated.
- Turn off Fetch New Email: iPhone can be set to periodically check for new emails. Low Power Mode disables this feature, requiring users to manually check for new mail (open Mail and pull down from the top to refresh).
- Disable Automatic Downloads: Low Power Mode prevents music from downloading automatically and also halts app updates.
- Pause Image Effects and Animations: iOS has various image effects and animations that make using iPhone more enjoyable, but they also use battery. Low Power Mode turns them off to conserve energy.
- Turn off 'Hey Siri': The phone uses extra power when listening for this phrase and activating Siri; enabling Low Power Mode prevents Siri from listening for commands.
- Pause iCloud Photo Backup: Backing up photos to iCloud consumes a significant amount of energy, so iCloud Photo backup will temporarily halt when in Low Power Mode.
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The additional battery life that iPhone's Low Power Mode provides depends on how users use their iPhones. According to Apple, an average user may gain a few extra hours.
Navigate to Settings and enable Low Power Mode.
Low Power Mode can help extend iPhone battery life, and users can activate it anytime without waiting for the battery to drop below 20%.
However, keeping Low Power Mode always on will reduce performance, close apps, and temporarily pause many features. If users don't mind these impacts on features, they can maintain this mode continuously.
