Whenever your iPhone runs out of battery life, a pop-up asks you to turn on the Low Power Mode. When you activate the feature, the Low Power mode turns off all the background activities to extend your iPhone’s battery life.
The Low Power Mode remains enabled until your iPhone is adequately charged. Yes, there’s also an option to turn on the Low Power Mode from the iPhone settings whenever you want. What if you want to automate this process?
What Does Low Power Mode Do?
When you activate the Low Power Mode on your iPhone, the feature reduces or affects these features:
- 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 display2
- Some visual effects
- iCloud Photos (paused temporarily)
- Automatic downloads
- Email fetch
- Background app refresh
How to Enable Low Power Mode Automatically on iPhone?
You can make use of the Shortcuts app to automate the activation of the Low Power Mode when your battery hits a certain percentage.
If you do so, you won’t have to tap on the Pop-up again to activate the Low Power Mode. Whenever your iPhone’s battery reaches a certain percentage, the Low Power Mode will be activated to preserve battery life.
1. To get started, launch the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
2. When the Shortcuts app opens, switch to the Automation tab.
3. On the Automation screen, tap Create Personal Automation.
4. Next, on the New Automation screen, scroll down to the Battery section and tap Battery Level.
5. Drag the slider left or right to choose the battery percentage when you want the Low Power Mode to activate automatically. Once done, tap the Next button at the top right.
6. On the Actions screen, tap on Add Action.
7. Type Low Power Mode on the search field and select ‘Set low power mode’ on the Scripting.
8. Once selected, tap the Next button at the top right corner.
9. On the New Automation screen, tap Done.
This will set your iPhone’s automation. Now, whenever your iPhone reaches the battery percentage you’ve chosen, the Low Power Mode will be activated automatically.
How to Delete the Low Power Mode Automation on iPhone?
Once the automation is set, the Low Power Mode will automatically activate once the battery reaches the percentage you’ve set. To prevent this, you need to delete the Low Power Mode Automation; here’s how.
1. Launch the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
2. When the app opens, switch to the Automation tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. Next, tap the Automation which is already enabled.
4. On the next screen, tap the drop-down next to Automation and select Don’t Run.
5. To delete the automation, swipe left on it from the right and tap Delete.
This article explains how to enable low power mode automatically on your iPhone. If you need more help automating the Low Power Mode, let us know in the comments. Also, if you find this guide helpful, don’t forget to share it with your friends.
