Does the reduce motion setting even save battery?

[Speedman100]

I have heard people tell me that turning on the reduce motion setting in accessibility will reduce battery drain, but is that even true? I don't think it would affect anything.

 

[C DM]

Likely not, or even if it does it's likely not a very noticeable effect for most.

It does help with the look/feel and to some degree the speed of interaction with the OS, which is likely what a lot of people generally use it for.

 

[SoIsays]

it's for placebo effect. turning it off does nothing.

 

[ajay96]

Not really. I've tried it before and I've gotten similar results with it on and off.

 

[antiprotest]

Except for the spectacular improvement in user experience by reducing the annoying animations, other benefits are probably negligible.

 

[carjakester]

probably nothing noticeable. i have it off on my phone and have it on my iPad, no difference.

 

[takeshi74]

I have heard people tell me that turning on the reduce motion setting in accessibility will reduce battery drain, but is that even true? I don't think it would affect anything.

With less processing there will be less power comsumption. Is the difference significant enough to worry about? Probably not. Want to confirm? Test and see for yourself.