Widgets
Battery impact of lock screen widgets
lock screen widgets is a small SwiftUI surface. Lock-screen widgets are a separate WidgetKit surface from the in-notch live stack. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2026-08-20
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. lock screen widgets should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so lock screen widgets is not in the stack all day.