iPhone 14 Pro Turned off always on display immediately.

[mectojic]

It just feels wasteful, and a little weird, to have your lock screen always visible, even when you're away. Feels like it invites too much attention.
My wife turned it off within an hour of having the iPhone.

I think other companies do always-on display better – just a subtle greyscale clock in the corner, and a battery % stat.

 

[NotApplicable]

I like the current implementation but I think even it’s biggest fans agree there is ample room to let us have some additional customization of the AOD

 

[chanerz]

Turned mine off too. I don’t need it. I leave my Apple Watch AOD on though.

 

[Sweatypalms557]

I think they should let you decrease brightness further. I don’t mind the time and widgets staying bright but the rest of the wallpaper should be dimmer.

 

[12CTCT12]

I keep seeing my phone out of the corner of my eye and it makes me think I’ve just got a notification. Guess it will take some getting used to!

 

[SoYoung]

I always thought always on display is a useless feature and I never understood why someone could really need this when in reality you just have to tap the screen to have all your info. You save what? 0,5 second with Always-on display? Apple just implement this because tech nerds cried and beg for this for years saying Android have it and how its cool.

Even if I'm trying hard to think about it, I don't have a single situation in mind where this could be really handy. Maybe in your desk while you working? Chances are you're on your computer so you already have all you need there.

I even disable this on my Apple Watch.

 

[Dominican]

If you didn't drain your battery you have it on all the time come on now

 

[Phillyphil0302]

I always thought always on display is a useless feature and I never understood why someone could really need this when in reality you just have to tap the screen to have all your info. You save what? 0,5 second with Always-on display? Apple just implement this because tech nerds cried and beg for this for years saying Android have it and how its cool.

Even if I'm trying hard to think about it, I don't have a single situation in mind where this could be really handy. Maybe in your desk while you working? Chances are you're on your computer so you already have all you need there.

I even disable this on my Apple Watch.

Yeah, god forbid these people miss an instagram notification 🤦🏾‍♂️

 

[naturalguy]

It’s the best new feature, it’s very useful and the one thing I missed from Android. So happy Apple finally added it

 

[The Game 161]

It just feels wasteful, and a little weird, to have your lock screen always visible, even when you're away. Feels like it invites too much attention.
My wife turned it off within an hour of having the iPhone.

I think other companies do always-on display better – just a subtle greyscale clock in the corner, and a battery % stat.

It switches off when you leave the room if you have an Apple Watch and will switch off if the away from the phone long enough.

 

[The Game 161]

If you didn't drain your battery you have it on all the time come on now

Not noticing much difference thus far

 

[WRXiceman]

I left mine on. Just keep my phone face down most of the time anyway.

 

[Rich74]

It hasn’t bothered me. Yet.

 

[Rich74]

I left mine on. Just keep my phone face down most of the time anyway.

Dunno if that’s sarcasm but it turns off if you put it face down.

 

[izzle22]

I like it. It doesn’t bother me and keeps me from having to tap it to check the time in meetings. Glad to finally have the option.

 

[big samm]

Turned it off!! I don’t want the screen to be on 24/7
Just wasteful!

 

[WRXiceman]

Dunno if that’s sarcasm but it turns off if you put it face down.

Exactly. Most of the time, I have my phone face down, so the AOD turns off so no negative impact on battery life.

When I want to see it, I’ll have the phone face up.

 

[aenflex]

I think they should let you decrease brightness further. I don’t mind the time and widgets staying bright but the rest of the wallpaper should be dimmer.

You can if you use a focus mode with your lock screen.

 

[1557750]

Same. Was never a feature I wanted.

I agree with @Sweatypalms557 where I wish you could dim it further. I would actually like to turn the wallpaper part of it off though, without having to apply a black BG.

 

[EastHillWill]

I like the current implementation but I think even it’s biggest fans agree there is ample room to let us have some additional customization of the AOD

This is pretty much it. I understand why some folks may not like it, but those of us who have it enabled could absolutely use some more customization options. Support for multiple brightness (dimness?) levels and an option to just have the information on an otherwise black screen with no background seem like two features that should have been there from the beginning and are hopefully added soon.

I like the feature more than I thought I would, but I do hope they update it sooner rather than waiting for iOS 17.

 

[dasjati]

Left it on. I like it. Of course it takes some getting used to.

 

[fatTribble]

It’s not a feature I longed for, but I’m going to use it as Apple designed it. It’s staying on.

 

[Apple_Robert]

It doesn't bother me and I haven't seen a noticeable battery hit. I may change my mind later on but for now, I will ride the AoD train.

 

[MegaBlue]

I'm on the fence. I actually do like it a lot and I'm finding I enjoy more than any AOD mode I've had on other android phones (minus the "Ambient Display" Motorola phones had), but at the same time I think it would've been cooler if it separated the subject and removed the background instead of basically just dimming the wallpaper. I'm also worried about the lifespan of the display, as in MrMobile's questions answered video he said Apple says they are not using Pixel Shift "because they don't need to". I'm curious how these displays will hold up, but I'm not sure if I want to be a test subject.

Plus I have an Apple Watch so I just interact with that when I need to see notifications and widgets/complications.

 

[usmaak]

I'm on the fence. I actually do like it a lot and I'm finding I enjoy more than any AOD mode I've had on other android phones (minus the "Ambient Display" Motorola phones had), but at the same time I think it would've been cooler if it separated the subject and removed the background instead of basically just dimming the wallpaper. I'm also worried about the lifespan of the display, as in MrMobile's questions answered video he said Apple says they are not using Pixel Shift "because they don't need to". I'm curious how these displays will hold up, but I'm not sure if I want to be a test subject.

Plus I have an Apple Watch so I just interact with that when I need to see notifications and widgets/complications.

I am waiting to see how long it takes for the burn in posts to start. I suspect not very long.