Smartphone users know firsthand about the problem of rapid discharge of gadgets. Advanced devices have a huge number of functions and many users replace full-fledged computers. One of the main advantages of such gadgets is portability, but you have to pay for this with the presence of a battery, which, in turn, must be regularly charged.
Unfortunately, over time, batteries have not become more efficient, and the software is increasing its "appetite". Manufacturers solve problems in different ways: someone installs impressive batteries, and someone tries to create energy-efficient chips that save you from fast discharge, but the best method remains to introduce restrictions on the functionality of devices.
What is iPhone Power Saving Mode?
Not so long ago, in 2015, Apple introduced a new operating system - iOS 9. In addition to including many functional additions to the system, Apple came to grips with optimization. It got to the point that Cupertino violated its principles and included a specialized power saving mode in the system in the iPhone 5 and newer devices. What isis the essence of this mode? The fact is that background processes are constantly taking place in the iOS system, such as updating data within applications, tracking geolocation, and much more. All these hidden operations load the processor and make it consume more power.
Power Saving Mode in iPhone 5s and other models is a key that instantly turns off all background processes, reduces the frequency of the processor and reduces the brightness level. The phone is slower, many operations take longer to complete, and some features will not be available at all, but Apple promises that the total battery life will increase to three hours.
How and what functions of the phone are affected by the power saving mode?
Before you turn on the power saving mode, you need to find out exactly which features of the phone it will affect:
- Background email refresh and download will stop - new emails will not arrive until power saving mode is turned off.
- Siri will no longer listen to the user - in other words, it will no longer be possible to call her with the phrase "Hey Siri".
- Software updates in the background will stop - some services that upload data from the Web from time to time to provide the user with relevant information will stop doing so.
- Automatic downloads of songs, podcasts and automatic app updates will not work.
- Many visual effects and animations will be replaced with simplified versions.
- The frequency of the processor will decrease - games will run slower and may slow down. Applications rich in graphics and beautiful animation behave in the same way. Even a banal call may run slower on older devices.
- The screen will automatically lock every 30 seconds (even if this option is disabled in the settings).
How to enable power saving mode on iPhone?
The phone switches to power saving mode automatically. As soon as the charge drops to the 20% mark, the system will offer to start saving energy. The same notification will come again after the charge drops to 10%.
You can put your phone into this mode manually. For this you need:
- open "Settings";
- go to the "Battery" submenu:
- press the toggle switch "Power Saving Mode".
After that, the charge indicator will turn yellow and will show the amount of remaining charge in percent (even if the corresponding option was not enabled). The mode will be automatically turned off when the phone is charged.
How do I turn on power saving mode with Siri?
Siri is a voice assistant capable of performing many tasks. Without touching the phone, users can make calls, play music, and change system settings. Naturally, the power saving mode can be turned on through Siri. To do this, you need to say: “Hey Siri,turn on power saving mode. Siri does not understand other variations, but the phrase can be shortened to the name of the option.
How do I enable power saving mode using 3D Touch?
On the newer iPhone models, which feature a hard-press display, you can quickly navigate to battery settings without getting lost in a confusing menu. To do this, you need to forcefully press the "Settings" application and select the "Battery" sub-item among the shortcuts.
How to enable power saving mode in iOS 11
Although the 11th version of iOS has not yet been released, it is already being tested among ordinary users. They also discovered a new option for quickly turning on and off the power saving mode. If earlier it was necessary to open the settings to manage this mode, now you can use the updated Control Center to do this.
To add the corresponding label there, you need:
- go to "Settings";
- select "Control Center" submenu:
- find the keys there to quickly turn on the energy saving mode and transfer it to the main "hub";
- after that, it is enough to call the “Control Center” (by pulling it from the bottom of the display) and press the button with the image of the battery.
Energy saving on older iPhones
Power saving mode does not work on iPhone 4 (this device and earlier models do not support iOS 9 at all). To achieve a similar effect, you will have to turn off all settings manually.
Disable apps from updating in the background. Use a smartphone with reduced screen brightness and reduced sound volume. In general, check out the list of restrictions that can be enabled in iOS 9 and enable them manually. Remove all programs that consume too much energy, you can find these in "Settings" - "General" - "Statistics" - "Battery Usage" (Facebook will probably be in the forefront). Disable Bluetooth if you are not using a wireless headset or do not plan to transfer files via AirDrop. There are apps in the AppStore that purportedly can check battery he alth and extend battery life, but don't count on them. Third-party programs do not have access to system settings, so they cannot help.
