The Low Battery Mode in iOS and iPadOS can eke out a lot more usable time when your charge runs low. It’s a big enhancement that turns itself on automatically. When Low Battery Mode engages, a number of background activities shut down, including sync and email checking.
When your battery tops 80 percent charge or you disable Low Battery Mode via Settings > Battery, operations should go back to normal.
Some readers find that iCloud Photos remains paused, however. When they open the Photos app, a message appears that reads, “iCloud Photos updates are paused to save battery. Would you like to resume updates for one hour?” A button labeled Resume Updates can be tapped, but the only other option is Cancel.
This appears for people when they are plugged in or Low Power Mode is disengaged and they’re above 80 percent charge—sometimes above 90 percent or the display shows a full battery.
You can try first toggling Low Power Mode on and then back off to see if that dislodges this status, but it doesn’t prove to be a solution for most people.
- Apr 21, 2021 iCloud Photos automatically keeps every photo and video you take in iCloud, so you can access your library from any device, anytime you want. Any changes you make to your collection on one device change on your other devices too. Your photos and videos are organized into Years, Months, Days, and All Photos.
- Jul 07, 2021 On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings your name iCloud Photos, then turn off iCloud Photos. On your Mac, open the Photos app, then choose Photos Preferences, then click iCloud, then untick iCloud Photos. On your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD, go to Settings Accounts iCloud.
- Jun 28, 2021 On iCloud.com, click Photos and select a photo or video. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos. Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window. If you want to download your photo or video as it was originally captured or imported, choose Unmodified Original.
How To Access Icloud Photo Library
Apr 18, 2018 If your iCloud Photo Library sync is turned on, please switch it off, wait for a few minutes, and then turn it on again. This should solve the uploading stuck photo problem in the photo library of your iPhone. Go to ' Settings ' ' Photos '. Disable ' iCloud Photo Library ' option.
If you find yourself in this mode, restart your iPhone or iPad whenever you have the opportunity; it seems to fix the issue for those who encounter it.
This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Martin.
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