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Battery impact of Boring Notch upstream
Boring Notch upstream is a small SwiftUI surface. The Swift module and boringNotch/ tree keep upstream names so future merges stay possible. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2026-05-12
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. Boring Notch upstream should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so Boring Notch upstream is not in the stack all day.