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Should I enable “Reduce Motion”?
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There's only one way to find out. Turn the option on (which, confusingly, turns the animations off) and then see how it works for you.
I have animations disabled, and iOS seems smoother to me. At this point I wouldn't be able to measure battery life or real performance, because I've had them off for so long. But you know what? It doesn't even matter. I like them off. The animations get tiring to me after a while.
Give it a try.
I have animations disabled, and iOS seems smoother to me. At this point I wouldn't be able to measure battery life or real performance, because I've had them off for so long. But you know what? It doesn't even matter. I like them off. The animations get tiring to me after a while.
Give it a try.
Some folks saying enabling "Reduce Motion" increases battery life and you say the opposite.
Does anyone have data on that?
There is some confusion because of the double negative Apple imposed.
Turning ON reduced motion = turning OFF motion. So ON tends will converse battery slightly. I think it would be a little simpler if it said "Motion Effects" so you knew if it was on it was using motion effects, if it was off its not.
I don't have any technical data but as evidence of this Apple ENABLES reduced motion in low power mode. So enabling it should use less battery. Personally I find it negligible but to each their own.
Whoops, I meant I'm a big believer in turning ON Reduce Motion, which will turn OFF the animations!