iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display Intelligently Turns Off When You Leave the Room With an Apple Watch

[MacRumors]

The always-on display on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will intelligently and automatically turn off when a user leaves their iPhone in a room and walks out while wearing an Apple Watch.

The always-on display on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will already turn off when the iPhone is in a user's pocket or face down on a table, helping to save battery life while the device is not in use.

According to German YouTuber Felixba, who was present at the Steve Jobs Theater for Apple's "Far out" event last week and had hands-on time with the new products, if a user has an Apple Watch paired to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, the iPhone will disable the always-on display once it detects the user has left the room without their phone.

Presumably, the iPhone 14 Pro will use proximity data from the Apple Watch to enable the feature and detect once a user has left the room. Apple made no mention of the unique feature on its website and didn't mention it during its event, but it's likely one of several power-saving features the iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display has.

The ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max feature more power-efficient OLED panels with a variable refresh rate as low as 1Hz, saving battery with the always-on display. Additionally, the A16 Bionic chip features a new display engine that helps manage the always-on display and other features such as ProMotion while optimizing power efficiency.

The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max with an always-on display, better cameras, and the all-new Dynamic Island were made available for pre-order this past Friday and will begin arriving to customers on Friday, September 16.

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[tothemoonsands]

It’s interesting that the always-on display is, in fact, not always on. I hope it turns on very quickly so that the illusion persists upon removing from a pocket.

 

[DMG35]

Love it, can't wait to see this feature in action.

 

[nathan_reilly]

yeah this feels a little sneaky, not really "always on" is it, apple?

wow there seem to be some real interesting takes out there. Somehow apple managed to make my watch battery life good enough for real AOD. But for the phone, they are being sneaky. I want my display glowing always. Like the name says. Is that so hard?

 

[I7guy]

Definitely a cool feature…at least to me.

 

[TSE]

Awesome UX.

 

[maternidad]

I love this feature

 

[Kaerus]

What happens when you connect your phone to a MagSafe charger/stand when going to sleep? Is the display going to be on while you're sleeping?

 

[FSMBP]

This is such an awesome Apple-esque decision. It's the details that matter!

 

[MTD's Mac]

yeah this feels a little sneaky, not really "always on" is it, apple?

“We’re thrilled to announce today that iPhone 14 Pro has an often-on display!”

 

[macsplusmacs]

I wonder if it needs an apple watch with the UW1 chip.

 

[macsplusmacs]

This is such an awesome Apple-esque decision. It's the details that matter!

Only apple could do this.(and would think of this)

 

[spaxxedout]

With this level of thinking, you'd think the watch could end workouts whenever the phone is connected to CarPlay or your vehicle's bluetooth.

 

[Mr47]

yeah this feels a little sneaky, not really "always on" is it, apple?

What is sneaky about this, if you can read it says it only does this when combined with a apple watch. It is a neat feature in combination with an apple watch.

 

[DMG35]

yeah this feels a little sneaky, not really "always on" is it, apple?

If you aren't with your phone and the screen isn't on does it really matter?

 

[antiprotest]

Love it, can't wait to see this feature in action.

You won't see it, because you will have to leave the room for it to work.

I suppose you can have someone else leave the room with your watch though.

 

[profets]

What happens when you connect your phone to a MagSafe charger/stand when going to sleep? Is the display going to be on while you're sleeping?

That's an excellent question. I wonder if AOD can be tied to Focus modes. I imagine it must.

 

[bikrrr]

How does it determine you've left the room? What if it's a really big room or you're outside? 🤔

Wouldn't it be more likely determined by the distance between the two devices?

 

[JCCL]

Why would a person with an Apple Watch need an Always-On screen on the iPhone to begin with?

 

[macsplusmacs]

What is sneaky about this, if you can read it says it only does this when combined with a apple watch. It is a neat feature in combination with an apple watch.

Exactly.

Apple says "hey we found another way to extend the battery the peanut gallery is always whining about"

Peanut Gallery: THIS IS SNEAKY!

 

[NeoSe7en]

I just hope it’s configurable with automations. I really don’t want that on at night when I’m sleeping.

 

[MayaUser]

This AOD can be a hit or miss...the point of it is to see the important info without opening the display, but if its too dim in lighter spaces/rooms you will still tap the display
Remember how AOD on the watch came first....after a lot of complains Apple made the AOD double the brightness
On android you have all the stuff at high brightness so you can see it even from 10 feet away...if heres you barely see it from 2 feet away...its kind of useless

 

[Poppaduck]

Been wanting this for a while. I’m assuming there is a setup under display to add options for the AOD

 

[macsplusmacs]

You won't see it, because you will have to leave the room for it to work.

I suppose you can have someone else leave the room with your watch though.

I am going to point one of my Logitech cams at the phone then leave the room. LOL!!!

 

[Kirkster]

Interesting. I am glad the display will turn off if the phone knows you left it. That is always annoying when messages pop up for everyone to see. I turn notifications off for most apps As I find that every app thinks it is important enough that I want to see messages from it. I will probably turn the always on feature off, as I personally don’t see the need.