Updates
Battery impact of Sparkle updates
Sparkle updates is a small SwiftUI surface. Appcast.xml and DMG files are served from the same NotNotch origin as the site. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2026-04-02
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. Sparkle updates should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so Sparkle updates is not in the stack all day.