When I had it on Android I found it saved battery, instead of constantly waking the phone to check for notifications I had AOD
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Who Hates The "Always On" Feature?
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While I don't "hate" it, it is something that I cannot see myself using. It was one of the first things that I disabled on my iPhone 14 Pro Max.
I love it! allows me to see if I have message, missed calls, the weather all while sitting at a formal dinner without even touching my phone!
It's yet another feature that no one needs.
I'm always amused when Apple comes out with this or that new color or feature. There's always someone here who says "just what I've always wanted!" or "just what I've been waiting for!"
I'm like, "huh?"
Missed notifications? Who cares? Good god, I want my phone to leave me the heck alone.
Seems like not everybody wants the same as you do ;-)
I might not need it but i absolutely like it and find it quite practical.
If it’s not for you, you can always turn it off or buy another phone (or none at all even)
I like the idea of it but seems like it isn’t working properly.
Anyone else notice a lag from always on to tap to wake? Or moving the phone that would previously wake the phone? I need to tap mine a few times to get it to wake the hell up. And all the notifications are stashed out of view, the whole thing doesn’t seem to be working as intended.
Anyone else notice a lag from always on to tap to wake? Or moving the phone that would previously wake the phone? I need to tap mine a few times to get it to wake the hell up. And all the notifications are stashed out of view, the whole thing doesn’t seem to be working as intended.
The difference between us is that I control my phone and notifications. I don't let them control or bully me. My phone works for me. I don't work for my phone.
I turned on silence all unknown callers. Except for several apps, all my notifications are "deliver quietly". I have only one person who can override my silence mode so the phone will audibly ring when they call. Etc etc. So the notifications that show up on my lock screens are actually those I want to see.
You can do that too. You don't have to be scared of your phone. You don't have to lose to a gadget. You don't have to let an object that you paid for and that you own push you around, especially when that object comes with tools for you to control it. You can be a technologically capable and emotionally mature person who takes control of your life.
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Yeah of course I could do those things but a) it defeats the object of an AOD, and b) I would be changing my habbits for a feature I don’t need.
Yes the screen is dim, but in a very dimly lit restaurant, it stands out more than I was expecting. I’d turn it back on if we could have no background pixels lit.
I think having just the clock and widgets show would be perfect as the rest of the screen would be off.
Setting the phone face down vs face up isn't much of a change, and some would say that face down (or not on the table at all) encourages better engagement with the people you're dining with.
In any event, if you wish for a black screen and just widgets/clock then you can have that today. Add a new Lock Screen that's black or dark, with your existing background for your Home Screen. You can then easily switch Lock Screens as you wish, or tie one to a particular Focus - such as "Dim Restaurant" if you wish.
Create a custom iPhone Lock Screen
Make your iPhone Lock Screen more personal and helpful by adding a picture, widgets, and colors, changing the clock style, and more.
support.apple.com
BTW, here's my phone with a beach sunset lock screen in a dim room, which I don't find at all obtrusive. I present this just as an example. It's also not a starkly bright background to begin with, which I imagine would present a different / brighter AOD background.
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I found that if you reduce whitepoint under accessibility the phone is overall easier on my eyes AND the always on is dimmer too.
It wouldn’t surprise me if this reduction in whitepoint improves overall battery life!
Me too. This is something I love on my Android Pixel 5 (back up phone, change of pace phone). Wake up, glance at my Pixel 5 on it's charging stand, and close my eyes again until the alarm wakes me. I have decided to keep my iPhone 13 Pro Max for now but the always on screen feature is tempting me. It's just that I've got my 13PM dialed in so perfectly I think I can wait a while longer and see how the early adopters fare with the 14PM.
A family member recently took a trip overseas and the rest of the world is far less iPhone-centric than we are in the USA. And while this family member is a dedicated iOS lover/user, Android was perfect for the trip and local pre-paid SIM cards. I bought it because I needed to stay current on Android. At age 80, both my parents turned in their aged flip phones (aged like bread or milk, not fine wine) and got a pair of smartphones. As their first call tech guru I highly recommended iPhones when they asked, and of course they went Android.
I knew they'd be calling and asking, "How do I get this dang thing to..." and they have. So to save a trip to their house and figuring out their settings issues by trial and error on their phones with each call, I decided to get an Android phone myself and play with it. I'm patting myself on the back for my foresight.
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I don’t hate it but I don’t think it’s done well. I much prefer how it’s done on android phones. The whole point is to see info at a glance without having the display on and the iOS one is just not dim enough. If I want to see my wallpaper I can just wake the screen up I just think it’s unnecessary. Also sometimes I don’t know if the screen is awake or it’s just AOD. Not a fan of it at all
No reason to Hate as it’s a toggle away if you prefer not to use it. It’s good to have the option but I personally turned mine off after a few tries.
Why spend time hating it when you can just turn it off.
There are so many better things to hate!
There are so many better things to hate!
One week later. 14 Pro. I had always screen on. I was concerned about battery life, end of the day was like 30-40% in comparisson to 60-70% on 13 Pro Max. During the week battery life slightly improved. Yesterday I turned off the always on display.
1 day later, I turned it back on. It's so well implemented and adding to the experience that it's worth that piece of battery it uses. I just wish the phone could be a bit thicker and +20-30% battery, I mean with that camera bump it wouldn't be such a problem.
1 day later, I turned it back on. It's so well implemented and adding to the experience that it's worth that piece of battery it uses. I just wish the phone could be a bit thicker and +20-30% battery, I mean with that camera bump it wouldn't be such a problem.
Seems it's 1% per hour, you'll probably lose that anyway tapping your phone 4-5 times checking if you missed anything
