10 Shortcuts to Save your iPhone Battery

Eek out every percentage of iPhone battery with these 10 Shortcuts and automations! From low power mode to adjusting brightness and disabling always-on display at critical battery levels, this video is your ultimate guide to extending your iPhone's battery life.

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Super Low Power Mode

Lower Brightness + Toggle Auto

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:14 Auto Low Power
01:10 Disable Low Power Mode
01:43 Connect to Charger Automation
02:38 Toggle Always-On Display
03:28 Display Brightness
04:49 Super Low Power Mode
05:49 Unplug from Charger
06:43 Charge Level Notification
07:19 Toggle Silent on Charger
08:00 Practical Joke Shortcut

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[andgal]

The low power mode shortcuts are absolutely brilliant. Thank you Stephen! 🙏🏻

[heathhoward]

Your videos are just so good. Pace is great, editing is perfect. I’ve become addicted to setting up shortcuts and automations just like these. Another great one is to turn off always on display when connected to car Bluetooth system.

[VarunKumar]

Thanks for these!! My iPhone 13 feels a little sluggish after 18 months. It sometimes acts weird. Would love some content to get that speed back. 🥺

[Sah-ddzh]

Great video Stephen, wouldn’t mind an advanced shortcut video or one designated to pushcuts! Keep it up!

[mr_jadhav]

Hi Stephan loving your videos and the shortcuts !

I was wondering is it possible to play a music of my choice instead of speak text when it reaches 80% when charging.

[g-san]

Can you make a shortcut for one-touch call forwarding to a preset number?

[lisettehernandez]

Hi Stephen, I’m new to Apple but just got a replacement for battery I’ve had maybe 3 minths and I’m at 95% now. I noticed you charge with low power mode on and off. I was wondering what the difference is and which is better? Always love your videos

[TrailBikeMike]

Good video as always. I’ve had already done pretty much all of these (except the talking ones) as I’m paranoid about battery health!

But for the one for unplug from charger, I get the phone to check battery level and to only disable low power, low brightness etc. if the battery is above 50%.

[maroccok]

on the iPhone 15 Pro when you put low power mode, Do you also find that the iPhone is super slow? it's very unpleasant to use it ?

[speoples]

Is there a way to trigger silent mode when the Apple Watch connects?

[mzaifquraishi]

Does automations drain battery? I’ve some automation for timely manner ?

[weatherwatcher]

Is there one to stop charging at 90% for iphone 14?

[leemoknows]

Those are great, Stephen. Would connected to a MagSafe charger be the same as “plugged in”.

[Synator]

I have one more for the OLED display iphones and people, who use light mode or automatically switch between light and dark. You can use an automation that under a certain amount of battery, it will turn dark mode on. I just cannot figure out, how / if at all you can switch to auto light/dark mode again after charging.

[antonioborrello]

hi, sorry for the inconvenience, it is possible to program a command when you put the phone on charge but only in a specific time slot

[TMcGowan-ichc]

Steven. Enjoy you! Enjoy your column! Lots of good stuff! Maybe one of the problems you have with your battery is all the shortcuts you have running? I find that when I use many of the Apple Apps such as movies, music, etc. the power use is exemplary! Can go for 8-10 hours easily! When I use Apps that focus on colors, brightness, moving, etc (games, for example) more battery is used. Have you ever compared battery usage with the Apps being used? Maybe some apps just use more power than others, or maybe some app manufacturers trade battery usage for other things that enhance their software? Just a thought.

[DraconicAux]

I have an automation that switches to a black background when low power mode is turned on, just to turn off some pixels that don't really matter. And an opposite automation that sets the wallpaper back to normal when low power mode is turned off.

[kozmo]

Hey these were fantastic. With number 8, is it possible to play a specific sound? Maybe a text or ring tone when plugged into power? I tried finding this but it doesn’t seem like it will let me choose the sound..

Thanks so much I love these tips

[dalej]

Once again your video is spot on 👏l’m going to use the low power shortcuts 👍 Thanks again

[maxreuv]

Thank you for the video, useful and informative as usual.

Wonder id there's a way to create a shortcut to lock *and switch off* the screen? There's Lock Screen action alright but when run it does not switch the screen off and may occasionally even pop up a notification.