During the WWDC23 keynote, the macOS Sonoma Game Mode. This is a mode that automatically changes the operating system settings for improve performance when a game is running on your Mac. To date this is an exclusive feature of Apple computers but, apparently, the Cupertino company would be considering the idea of extend it to iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.
Not only macOS Sonoma: Apple’s Game Mode maybe also on iPhone and iPad
In addition to important security updates, Apple has also released the iOS 17 fourth beta for developers. While there are no new features to report, the editorial staff of 9to5mac found some interesting details in the operating system code. More specifically, it emerged that Apple is working on a Game Mode for iOS and iPadOS.
To be more precise, the same ones have been added in iOS 17 Beta 4 framework related to macOS Sonoma gaming mode. It is true that iOS and macOS share some code due to universal apps, but Apple has never officially talked about a Game Mode for iPhone and iPad.
The recent discovery seems to hint that Apple is experimenting with ways to improve the performance of your mobile devices when a gaming session is in progress. When Game Mode is active, hardware resources are used up for the game to run more smoothly. In addition, Bluetooth latency is significantly reduced to improve the user experience for those users using Bluetooth controllers and/or headsets. Here, all this could also happen on iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 devices.
In the coming weeks, with the launch of new betas of the operating systems just mentioned, other news could emerge in this regard. But be careful to celebrate now: as anticipated, this is a feature in the testing phase and the idea of an expansion of the Game Mode outside the confines of macOS Sonoma could be discardedfor one reason or another.