iOS 16 adds "tap to wake" to iPhone X display

[SW3029]

Anyone else notice iOS 16 added tap to wake to the iPhone X display? I remember when that feature was exclusive to the iPhone 11 and higher.

I really wish Apple would by default add new software features to older devices when the hardware can support them. I suspect they added tap to wake to iPhone X because of the new Lock Screen features – but they could have added it years earlier too.

 

[FeliApple]

Anyone else notice iOS 16 added tap to wake to the iPhone X display? I remember when that feature was exclusive to the iPhone 11 and higher.

I really wish Apple would by default add new software features to older devices when the hardware can support them. I suspect they added tap to wake to iPhone X because of the new Lock Screen features – but they could have added it years earlier too.

Tap to wake has never been exclusive to the iPhone 11 and higher; in fact, it was available since the iPhone X was first released, back on iOS 11.

 

[SW3029]

WAs it? I could swear it wasn't on my iPhone X before...and I'd had it for 5 years.

 

[Paddle1]

WAs it? I could swear it wasn't on my iPhone X before...and I'd had it for 5 years.

It's been there since iOS 11 as the replacement for waking with the home button, maybe it got turned off somehow and the update reenabled it.

The feature was even leaked before the X came out: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/31/iphone-8-homepod-firmware-no-touch-id-tap-to-wake/

 

[antiprotest]

I have had the iPhone X for five years via pre-order and just retired it two weeks ago. Tap to wake has been on the iPhone X since the first day and I have used it daily since the beginning.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

WAs it? I could swear it wasn't on my iPhone X before...and I'd had it for 5 years.

My X has had it since 2017 when the phone was released.. You are mistaken

 

[antiprotest]

Anyone else notice iOS 16 added tap to wake to the iPhone X display? I remember when that feature was exclusive to the iPhone 11 and higher.

I really wish Apple would by default add new software features to older devices when the hardware can support them. I suspect they added tap to wake to iPhone X because of the new Lock Screen features – but they could have added it years earlier too.

Dude, you missed out on tap to wake for 5 years. Was it something you wanted?

 

[SW3029]

In other news, I'm really hoping Apple adds the ability to delete default apps on iPhone X at some point.