10 Shortcuts to Save your iPhone Battery

[@andgal161]

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

[@beardfm]

Thank you! Hope they're helpful

[@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.

[@beardfm]

Thanks so much, appreciate you saying so. And that's a great automation!

[@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. 🥺

[@beardfm]

Will work on that! And Chud's recommendation here is good to. A Factory Reset tends to provide a fresh start for older iPhones

[@Sah-dd1zh]

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

[@beardfm]

Thank you! And speaking of Pushcuts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n56wlpqiapd-q5Isi=cuKnkcwLtPrEau-t

[@roccobarone9]

Beautiful video as always Stephen! 👌

[@beardfm]

Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate the support 🙏🏼

[@g-san4453]

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

[@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%.

[@beardfm]

Ah that's a good one! May need to do an *Advanced* iPhone Battery Shortcuts 🤔

[@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.

[@mrpor9541]

How to charging 80% holding shortcut?

[@capimadrazo]

This🙏🏻

[@antonioborrello9542]

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-ic7hc]

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.

[@beardfm]

Thank you! I've run automations for a number of years and haven't had adverse battery experiences. For me, when I film my iPhone for prolonged periods and the screen stays on, that's what gets my battery.

[@supernicful]

Hi, can you create a shortcut so that when pick up iPhone it vibrate when you have notifications pending? Thanks

[@beardfm]

I wish! That’s not a possible trigger for Shortcuts

[@marocco6901k]

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 ?

[@beardfm]

It's unpleasant, and yes I notice that. I think the feeling comes from the refresh rate lowering, and the processor clocking down in speed to save battery.

[@lisettehernandez2896]

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

[@Synator159]

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.

[@beardfm]

Great suggestion and I should've included the dark mode action in these!

[@Synator159]

@@beardfm Great job anyways!

[@dalej973]

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

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it! The low power automation is key for sure! I have mine set to 30% all the time

[@speoples20]

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

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately not. You can automate things when Bluetooth devices connect, but for whatever ready Apple has omitted Apple Watch from appearing there.

[@Infinity540]

The watch is always connected (the iPhone should be near to stay connected and not dead) so I dont think thats possible but you can make an automation where when you leave your house the watch goes into silent mode then press the little blue arrow on the "Turn silent mode off/on" to toggle instead.

[@leemoknows]

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

[@beardfm]

Thanks, and yes, it functions the same way!

[@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.

[@williamfernandes3970]

how to create automation on different scenarios in iphone battery (for eg. if battery at 25% phone ask to charge, if battery at 100% turn of plug)

[@kozmo7]

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

[@beardfm]

You can! The "Play Sound" action lets you play any audio file. So I would upload it to iCloud Drive somewhere, use the File action to retrieve it, and then add the play sound command to use the custom audio.

[@kozmo7]

@@beardfm hey thanks for the response! I got stuck on being able to choose my sound, I will have to do some digging and look at your other tutorials and see if you messed with that one before!

[@kozmo7]

@@beardfm omg I found it! It was such a tiny little blue bubble to customize that. Hah! Thanks so much!!

[@mzaifquraishi]

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

[@thinborne]

Always love your short-cup video, man!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@weatherwatcher5303]

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

[@MrSniper2k7]

I like this vid so helpful. Thanks for sharing tips.

[@beardfm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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.

[@beardfm]

You're welcome! Unfortunately there's not a settings to "never turn on the screen" that can be adjusted via Shortcuts. BUT you could create a Focus Mode that disables all notifications, and turns off the always-on display if you have that, and trigger that to run when plugged in to power, and turn off that focus mode when disconnected. This way the screen will never turn on!

[@maxreuv]

@@beardfm that should float my boat! Thank you so very much!

[@prabhjot1984]

can we make always on display work when my phone is charging. and turn off when not charging ?

[@Hunter-vb8wo]

Is there an action that I can use for when connected to power and if CarPlay is connected. Or when CarPlay is connected, if connected to charger?

[@jeffhale1189]

Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day!

[@beardfm]

You're welcome!

[@vvnssch]

Thank you. I'm enjoying this speak text automation. Hahahahah

[@TheKingTywinLannister]

Low power mode automatically disables always on display so no need to add them together.

[@neshyd]

Thanks for the video, very helpful! Do you find using shortcut personal automations have an effect on battery life in terms of usage? 🙂

[@beardfm]

I've used automations for many years and never noticed an adverse effect on battery. Thank you for watching!

[@Igor_1210]

Очень интересно Спасибо. ))

[@AnilAtluriWord]

Hi, is there a way to have a notification setup for. a Mac when the battery charge level is more than an 80% when plugged in for charging?

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately, and inexplicably, Apple does not allow any Shortcuts automations on the Mac. Hoping they change that soon.

[@manojbyna]

Hi Stephen, Can you pls brief me that I want to make shortcut which speak the text saying battery is fully charged pls unplug. It should be repeated until I unplug from charger. Once I unplug it should stop speaking.

[@tommygun4789]

Can we schedule always on display? Cuz I want it only during night times

[@beardfm]

You can! Just create automations that trigger by time of day and use that one action.

[@tommygun4789]

@@beardfm wow you are amazing. Thank you

[@susannelson4833]

thank you for some great ideas. I do have a question, I set up an automation to set Display on Apple Watch on when I raise my wrist, my only problem is that it won't work unless my iPhone 15 Max is unlocked. Will these run when the iPhone is not awake? Thanks!

[@beardfm]

Are you wanting to change the face of the Watch every time you raise your wrist? Or set a particular face at a time of day

[@azzurri8422]

When I plug in to charge for the voice prank volumes low can not hear. How do I adjust the volume? Thanks

[@beardfm]

You can add a set media volume action before it speaks to raise it!

[@f9fad]

can action button do like change shortcut back to back with two hold? like i want to change brightness to 50% and 70% with two hold on action button without confirmation or select the menu

[@beardfm]

Action Button can only have one Shortcuts programmed at a time, unfortunately.

[@imaiiik]

Can you create a stock price alert automation using siri shortcuts?

[@beardfm]

Hm for what platform?

[@riickyworld1]

5:15 no need to turn always on display off because low power mode is on, the always on display is off by default.

[@beardfm]

Ah great point

[@riickyworld1]

@@beardfm and also the refresh rate goes to 60hertz by default when low power mode is activated.

[@sukhpalsidhu6106]

@@beardfm

[@josh_kincaid]

I’m looking for the opposite: my battery is at 84% capacity but apple wont replace it until it’s below 80%. Any tips to destroy battery?? 😅

[@beardfm]

haha leave it recording 4K video while charging on a cheap amazon MagSafe charger??

[@happyface5143]

Is there a shortcut I can make that will allow me to use the volume keys to turn pages when using the kindle app?

[@beardfm]

That would be awesome but I don't believe so

[@happyface5143]

@@beardfm thank you

[@AngeAlexiel]

i prefer IOS and i switch every year for the newer pro models, but i also have an android , and i gotta say since Androiid 14 , their new Extreme Battery saving mode is awesome , and i wish Apple could implement a better energy saving mode , cos i've noticed that even a cheap phone like Nothing phone doesn't loose any % when idle . ( but you loose most notifications and stuff )

[@pleasure.93]

how to fix that battery full speakin in very low volume, i need it speaker louder

[@Lyosha.]

Is that UI specific for the iPhone 15s ? I have a 13 and my shortcuts app looks nothing like what you’re showing here and I don’t have those options either

[@beardfm]

If you're on the latest iOS 17 version it should look the same. The only difference is earlier iPhones don't have the set silent action.

[@mohyun9650]

What if I do these all short cut?

[@Dave4D]

Shortcut Request: Given you have a Vision Pro, can you setup a shortcut that will activate when you put vision pro on and sets your iPhone to unlock using your apple watch. When you take your vision pro off, disable the apple watch unlock for your phone. I want to easily be able to use my iPhone while using vision pro but then when I leave the house or am not using Vision pro, I want face ID to be the only way to unlock my iPhone. Thanks!

[@beardfm]

This would be amazing, but unfortunately there are no Shortcuts automations triggers for Apple Vision Pro yet. Maybe we'll see those soon!

[@meetsingh7709]

does running automation consumes battery or its just consume very minimal charge

[@beardfm]

No, it's Apple's first-party app so there's no battery drain for creating these automations.

[@meetsingh7709]

thanks for solving my query @@beardfm

[@lalitsehgal21]

sometime the location based automations does not work.. any help regarding that

[@beardfm]

What are you trying to accomplish with the Shortcut?

[@lalitsehgal21]

@@beardfmi have location based automation..which turn wifi on and off including silent mode. The automations sometime work well and sometime they do not. Has it happened with you as well?

[@z3nw0lf95]

Hello, I created an automation on my iPhone so that when it reaches 20% it says "Battery low!", if I don't put it on charge at 20 and it drops below 20, the command runs even on charge when it reaches 20 and say "Low battery!" how could I make it stop saying the text if it is on charging even if it reaches 20 during charging?

[@beardfm]

So for your automation, before the speak text action, add a “Get Battery Status” than if statement. That can return whether the battery is currently charging. Then you can say, if charging, do nothing, otherwise, speak text!

[@z3nw0lf95]

@@beardfm can you please do a tutorial in that way? I am new on iOS and i can’t set the things you mentioned up! I hope you will agree to do a tutorial, i think will be helpfull! I am really don’t know how the shortcuts works! Thank you!

[@hubbiemid6209]

im struggling to see how useful these are when most the functionality can just be accomplished from control center. If you were really worried about battery u wouldnt have any of the stuff u toggle on to begin with

[@beardfm]

I find the automations particularly useful, this way I don't have to watch my battery to know when Low Power mode should go on, nor do I have to even trigger a Shortcut. Just happens automatically!

[@AB78]

Is there an automation that when the iphone reaches 100 percent it stops charging 🤔 that would be awesome.

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately there's no action for that, which would be nice. But you can put your charger on a HomeKit smart plug, and create an automation that when the phone charges to 100% it turns off the smart plug!

[@amulticulturaldinosaur3171]

Is there any way to have low power mode on but keep the 120hz refresh rate? I absolutely cannot cope with 60hz i dont care if im on 5% battery lmao

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately not!

[@bm63]

I think I’ll play that joke on the misses lol!

[@beardfm]

😉

[@HalstenGlasc]

Do automations in themselves cause battery drain? I don’t mean to rain on your parade in any way, I would like to use some of those, I’m just uncertain how to work/if they will cause battery drain by themselves.

[@beardfm]

All the automations are from Apple's first-party app, Shortcuts. So it's not using any more power to monitor the system than if you didn't have the automations. I've had automations for years now and don't see adverse effects.

[@ericndigah2516]

I’m on my iPhone 12 Pro 84% battery health , iOS update 17.3.1 is draining my phone soo fast, what should I do ? Please help

[@beardfm]

If you go into the Battery Settings, what apps does it say is using your battery the most?

[@ericndigah2516]

@@beardfm Spotify and WhatsApp background activity , but it’s nothing that significant, yesterday I went to bed with 46% of charge and in the morning it was dead

[@chunk4520]

The low power mode doesn’t work for me

[@beardfm]

As in it doesn’t enable or doesn’t make a difference?

[@chunk4520]

@@beardfm doesn’t enable

[@abram2535]

Fuck Thanks bro, I just did that and to 95% of low powered mode and 3 Maps apps I set high brightness and off the powered mode and 100% Brightness.

[@choqao]

First as always mate

[@beardfm]

😏

[@ilabskape1914]

Do I need to enable Siri for the Speak Notification to work?

[@beardfm]

You don't, it should speak it regardless of whether Siri is enabled