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Why is my iPhone battery yellow: Understand the Basic InfoUpdated 17 days ago

If your iPhone battery icon appears yellow, it typically means that Low Power Mode is enabled. Low Power Mode is a feature that helps conserve battery life by reducing background activities, lowering screen brightness, and disabling certain features like automatic downloads or mail fetching. 

Key Highlights: My iPhone Battery Yellow

  • Yellow Battery Icon: This typically indicates Low Power Mode is activated on your iPhone to conserve battery life.
  • What Low Power Mode Does: Reduces background app refresh, email fetching, visual effects, and automatic downloads. Lowers screen brightness to save power.
  • How to Check Low Power Mode: Settings > Battery to see if Low Power Mode is enabled. Control Center shows a yellow battery icon when it’s on.
  • How to Turn Off Low Power Mode: Go to Settings > Battery and toggle Low Power Mode off. Or, toggle the yellow battery icon in Control Center to turn it off.
  • Why Use Low Power Mode?: It's a helpful feature to extend battery life when your iPhone’s battery is running low, especially when you can't charge it soon.
  • Automatic Activation: Low Power Mode is automatically activated when your battery reaches 20% or lower.

Low Power Mode is an effective tool for conserving battery life, but if you prefer full functionality, you can easily turn it off!

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