Smartphone users know firsthand the problem of quick 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 it with a battery, which, in turn, must be regularly charged.
Unfortunately, over time, batteries have not become more efficient, and the software is building up its “appetites”. Manufacturers solve problems in different ways: someone installs batteries of impressive size, and someone tries to create energy-efficient chips that save from a quick discharge, but the best method remains the introduction of restrictions on the functionality of devices.
What is the power saving mode in iPhone?
Not so long ago, in 2015, Apple introduced a new operating system - iOS 9. In addition to incorporating many functional additions into the system, Apple came up with optimization. It got to the point that Cupertino violated their principles and included a specialized energy-saving mode in the iPhone 5 and newer devices in the system. What is the essence of this regime? The fact is that in the iOS system, background processes are constantly happening, such as updating data within applications, tracking geolocation, and much more. All these covert operations load the processor and make it consume more power.
The 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 require more time to complete, and some functions 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 is affected by the power saving mode?
Before you turn on the power saving mode, you need to find out exactly what features of the phone it will affect:
- Background updating and downloading of e-mail will stop - new letters will not arrive until the power saving mode is turned off.
- Siri will stop listening to the user - in other words, it will no longer be possible to call her with the phrase "Hello, Siri."
- Updating programs in the background will stop - some services that occasionally download data from the Web to provide the user with relevant information will stop doing this.
- Automatically downloading songs, podcasts, and automatically updating applications will not work.
- Many visual effects and animations will be replaced by simplified options.
- The processor frequency will decrease - games will run slower and may slow down. Applications full of graphics and beautiful animation also behave the same way. Even a trivial call can start 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 enters power saving mode automatically. As soon as the charge drops to the level of 20%, the system will offer to start saving energy. The same notification will come again after the charge drops to the mark of 10%.
The phone can be put into this mode manually. To do this, you must:
- open "Settings";
- go to the "Battery" submenu:
- press the toggle switch “Energy Saving Mode”.
After that, the charge indicator turns yellow and will show the percentage of remaining charge (even if the corresponding option was not enabled). The mode will be automatically turned off when the phone is charged.
How to enable power saving mode through Siri?
Siri Voice Assistant is capable of many tasks. Without touching the phone, users can make calls, turn on music and change system settings. Naturally, the power saving mode can be enabled through Siri. To do this, say: "Hi, Siri, turn on the power saving mode." Siri does not understand other variations, but the phrase can be reduced to the option name.
How to enable power saving mode using 3D Touch?
On the new iPhone models, which are equipped with a display that recognizes increased pressure, you can quickly go to the battery settings without getting lost in the confusing menu. To do this, forcefully click on the “Settings” application and select the “Battery” sub-item from the shortcuts.
How to enable power saving mode in iOS 11
Although the 11th version of iOS has not yet been released, testing is already under way among ordinary users. They also discovered a new option for quickly turning on and off the power saving mode. If before you had to open the settings to manage this mode, now you can use the updated “Control Center” for this.
To add the appropriate shortcut there, you must:
- go to "Settings";
- select the “Control Center” submenu:
- find the keys there to quickly turn on the power saving mode and transfer it to the main “hub”;
- after that it is enough to call the “Control Point” (by pulling it from the bottom of the display) and press the button with the image of the battery.
Save energy on older iPhone models
In iPhone 4, the power saving mode does not work (this device and earlier models do not support iOS 9 at all). To implement a similar effect, you will have to turn off all the settings manually.
Prevent applications from updating in the background. Use a smartphone with lower screen brightness and lower sound volume. In general, check out the list of restrictions that may be included in iOS 9 and enable them manually. Remove all programs that consume too much energy, you can find such programs in “Settings ” - “Basic ” - “Statistics ” - “Battery usage ” (Facebook will surely be in the forefront). Turn off Bluetooth if you are not using a wireless headset or plan to transfer files via AirDrop. The AppStore has applications that supposedly can check the status of the battery, as well as increase its battery life, but do not count on them. Third-party programs do not have access to system settings, so they cannot help.