Funny how a bug turns out to be a pretty cool feature.
Apple's last iOS 9.3 update was riddled with a few glitches, and the company's fix for that – iOS 9.3.1 – smoothed most of those out.
It turns out, however, that besides that other bug Apple forgot to iron out (the one where Siri could be used to expose a person's Contact list and then get to their photos with no passcode necessary), the company has left a nifty feature to keep both Night Shift and Low Power Mode on at the same time.
Ironically enough, the handy feature is enabled by using a workaround involving Siri, too. To make it happen on any Apple iDevice, Low Power Mode must be turned on first. To do so, simply access Settings then Battery.
Next, fire up Siri and tell her to "Enable Night Shift." Siri should reply: "In order to turn on Night Shift, I'll have to turn off Low Power Mode. Shall I continue?"
Of course, tell Siri to continue. Immediately after doing so, however, the sleep button must be pressed before the response is confirmed by Siri. That's the most important and sometimes trickiest part that might require a redo of the whole process.
Siri will then beep in confirmation. That's pretty much it. Once the iPhone or iPad is unlocked, both Night Shift and Low Power Mode should now be on simultaneously.
Why Apple would disengage both to run at the same time isn't yet known. We'd venture that the company would respond that turning on Night Shift would demand much from an iDevice and thus be incompatible with the power saving Low Power Mode.
Rather, both Night Shift and Low Power Mode actually seem to complement one another. It's a no brainer really. Night Shift is most likely to be used at the end of the day when the sun begins to set. That time of the day is also usually when the iPhone's battery starts to run low. Naturally, both should actually be able to run at the same time.
Give it a try and let us know in the comments if this handy bug works for you, too.
