Extensions
Battery impact of Hello demo extension
Hello demo extension is a small SwiftUI surface. The first-party Hello plugin is off by default and can show a tab plus a host-drawn chip. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2025-07-16
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. Hello demo extension should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so Hello demo extension is not in the stack all day.