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Battery impact of Spotlight
Spotlight is a small SwiftUI surface. NotNotch is a glanceable companion, not a Spotlight replacement. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2026-06-01
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. Spotlight should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so Spotlight is not in the stack all day.