I'm with you on this; the phone can stay off until I need it to do something. I still have my watch to turn on when I raise it. I don't see why this is such a great feature.
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Latest iOS 16 Beta Further Suggests Always-On Display Coming to iPhone 14 Pro
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This actually does the opposite. AOD allows you to glance at time or a notification without picking up the phone from the table. You know what happens when you check a screen that is off? you pick up the phone to look and Face ID unlocks you to the Home Screen....which then gives you the urge to navigate your phone even though that wasn't the original intention.
Upon receipt of all of my recent iWatches, the second thing after setup was to find the "always on button" and turn it off. Will do that on any future iPhone as well. The AOD will be a security issue unless the user has to log back onto the iPhone before any input can happen. Which process defeats the purpose of AOD.
Personally, I would not be interested in this at all. I've tried looking for one use of this feature for myself and I've yet to find it. Oh well, perhaps there are millions of others who would like this otherwise Apple wouldn't be working on it. For one, the older I get, the less attached to my phone I would like to be. I make it a point to put it away and use it less.
Now this feature on a watch, that's a different story.
Now this feature on a watch, that's a different story.
LOL or regular use is much higher by regular people becasuse they do not frequent tech sites and participate in polls
So technically there really isn’t anything stopping Apple from giving the 13 pro series AOD.
Well, if what's on the lock screen is as exciting as what the new widgets offer, not sure it's worth the battery drain.
How does an always-on screen that shows the same picture all the time prevent burn-in?
I think it either pulses on and off or shifts the image so slighty that can't be detected by the human eye.
This I'll never understand. What empowers you to make a comment like this? 10Hz literally uses 10x the amount of power as 1Hz. That's the entire reason the range extends as low as 1Hz. And running it at 1Hz is what enables the feature, without being a noticeable battery drain.
Can't we just accept when we're wrong, and move on?
The most logical implementation of Apples AOD is going to be limited to time and widgets. If a user has a legitimate security concern about what's in a lock screen widget, they shouldn't put it on the Lock Screen anyways.
Yep, I’m with you. The versatility of one charging cable to rule them all is what I want. At this point, speed, cameras, design, display, build quality are all everything I want in a phone with the 13 Pro. The last piece for me is USB-C.
Well that would be true except Android has managed to offer some level of AoD for years, without a 1 Hz display. I’m sure Apple is being Apple and wanting to fully implement and optimize to their standards, but there’s really no reason it’s not available at this point.
Hopefully, just because it is available, one can choose to leave it disabled. "On" should not be the default mode.
I understand all the marketing around it. I bought a new car in 2020...last model year of the generation. I bought it knowing it didn't have Apple CarPlay and the 2021 would have it. Perfect incentive for new buyers however the manufacturer now offers upgrades on a handful of SUV models dating back to 17-18 but not mine. Not saying AOD is the same as a car not coming with CarPlay but it's all about $$$ and headlining new features with new equipment.
I fear that an always on display would suffer burn in in the medium-long run.
What empowers you to say that 10 Hz uses 10 times the amount of power as 1 Hz? It measures the number of time the screen refreshes per second, not the amount of power it needs. While definitely there is saving in power, I wouldn’t say it is so simple. As in both cases the screen remains on for the full second. So no, I do not know exactly how much power it saves, but I can assure you it is not as simple as you make it to be.
That's a huge improvement over Android IMO, although I've only had recent experience with Samsung's UI. An AOD is fairly useless, IMO, if you can't see the actual notifications.
Cannot imagine what they are going to display that will be worth the battery hit.
A new detail found in the iOS 16 beta could be the latest indication that Apple is indeed planning to bring always-on display functionality to the upcoming high-end iPhones.
As discovered by 9to5Mac, the latest iOS 16 beta adds a new "Sleep" state to the default wallpapers found in iOS 16. The new "Sleep" mode is a version of the wallpaper that is darker and more tinted, better suited to be shown on an always-on display. In simpler terms, the new "Sleep" state could be described as a photo filter that could be applied to any image the user chooses to use for their always-on display.
iOS 16 clownfish wallpaper in the "Sleep" state (left) next to the normal state (right)
As 9to5Mac notes, it seems Apple will replicate the behavior found on the Apple Watch on the iPhone 14 Pro. The Apple Watch Series 5 and later with an always-on display shows a darker and more faint version of the watch face until the wrist is raised, so similarly, the iPhone 14 Pro could show a darker version of the wallpaper until turned on by the user.
With the new "Sleep" state, users will see remnants of their wallpaper and information, such as the time and their lock screen widgets, even when their display is not in active use. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has already reported that an always-on display tied into the iOS 16 Lock Screen will be coming only to the higher-end iPhone 14 models.
An always-on display on the iPhone 14 Pro will be possible thanks to more advanced displays that feature a refresh rate as low as 1Hz. The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max feature ProMotion technology and can go as high as 120Hz and as low as 10Hz. Compared to the iPhone 13 Pro, the lower 1Hz refresh rate on the iPhone 14 Pro series will improve energy efficiency with an always-on display.
An always-on display is one of several big changes rumored to be coming to the iPhone 14 Pro lineup, including a replacement of the notch with a pill-shaped and hole-punch cutout, a 48MP rear camera, faster performance, new colors, and more. A complete rundown of everything we know about the iPhone 14 Pro lineup can be found in our roundup.
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At this point I would be very surprised if the iPhone 14 doesn't have an always on display. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw the new lockscreen.