Widgets
Battery impact of Desktop widgets
Desktop widgets is a small SwiftUI surface. WidgetKit extras can sit in Notification Center while the notch stays the live companion. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2026-07-31
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. Desktop widgets should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so Desktop widgets is not in the stack all day.