Displays

Battery impact of multiple displays

multiple displays is a small SwiftUI surface. The companion can follow the display you choose instead of cloning every screen. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.

Last updated 2027-06-16

What costs energy

Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. multiple displays should sleep when unused.

How to lighten it

Turn off unused live activities in Settings so multiple displays is not in the stack all day.

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