Use Low Power Mode to save battery life on your iPhone or iPad
Low Power Mode temporarily reduces background activity on iPhones and iPads to extend battery life when the battery level gets low.
Turn Low Power Mode on or off from the Settings app
Open Settings.
Tap Battery.
Toggle the Low Power Mode switch on or off.
Additional ways to turn Low Power Mode on or off:
From Control Centre: swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen and tap the battery icon.
Ask Siri: say “Siri, turn on Low Power Mode” or “Hey Siri, turn off Low Power Mode”.
Low Power Mode extends the battery life of iPhones and iPads when the battery level gets low. Low Power Mode reduces the amount of power that the device uses by affecting certain features, such as:
5G: turned off on most devices, except for video streaming and large downloads on iPhone 12 and 13 models
Auto-Lock: defaults to 30 seconds
Display brightness: reduced
Display refresh rate: limited up to 60 Hz on iPhone and iPad models with ProMotion display
Visual effects: some effects are turned off
iCloud Photos: temporarily paused
Automatic downloads: turned off
Email fetch: turned off
Background app refresh: turned off
When Low Power Mode is active, the battery icon
in the status bar turns yellow. Low Power Mode automatically turns off when the device is charged to 80% or higher.
Find out more
iPhone devices with iOS 11.3 or later show battery health and will recommend if a battery needs to be replaced. Find out more in iPhone battery and performance. You can also find out how to maximise battery life and lifespan.