How to Automate iPhone Low Power Mode and Save Battery Life
APPLE fans have found a way to make a clever iPhone battery-saving feature even better. It’s the perfect solution if your iPhone is always running out of charge.
Automate Low Power Mode Settings
The trick works by setting your iPhone up to automatically switch on Low Power Mode when it hits a certain battery percentage. Low Power Mode is a standard iOS feature that limits parts of your iPhone to preserve battery life. Apple explains that some features might take longer to update or complete while in Low Power Mode.
Reduced Functions in Low Power Mode
Here’s what Apple says will be reduced or affected while Low Power Mode is active:
- 5G (except for video streaming) on iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 models
- Auto-Lock (defaults to 30 seconds)
- Display brightness
- Display refresh rate (limited up to 60 Hz) on iPhone and iPad models with ProMotion display
- Some visual effects
- iCloud Photos (temporarily paused)
- Automatic downloads
- Email fetch
- Background app refresh
Easy Activation of Low Power Mode
You can turn Low Power Mode on very easily just by going into Settings > Battery. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > Control Center > Customize to add it to your Control Center. Then you can simply swipe into the Control Center and activate it from there.
Automating Low Power Mode Activation
Normally your iPhone will prompt you to activate Low Power Mode if the battery life drops down to 20%. But savvy iPhone owners have found a way to automatically turn it on at any battery percentage. Writing on a Reddit thread, users mentioned setting a Shortcut that turns it on at 40%, 50%, or any other desired percentage.
Utilizing Shortcuts App for Automation
Apple users are doing this by taking advantage of the iPhone’s Shortcuts feature. This app allows you to automate certain actions on your iPhone. Head into the Shortcuts app and then search for “battery”. Set up a Shortcut based on the trigger: “When battery level falls below XX%”. Then, search for “Low Power Mode” and set that as the action for the Shortcut. Save it, and you should be protected from running out of charge so quickly.