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Battery impact of file sharing
file sharing is a small SwiftUI surface. Shelf items can be shared with the system share sheet when you are ready. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2027-02-16
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. file sharing should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so file sharing is not in the stack all day.