How to Turn Off ‘Always-On Display’ on the iPhone 14 Pro

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Those were the iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max published last Fridayfeature a new and energy-efficient always-on display (AOD) that automatically dims your lock screen when your phone isn’t in use, but doesn’t turn it off.

Instead of your screen going completely black when you put your phone down or press the side button, Always-On Display dims the wallpaper on your lock screen, leaving the date, time, widgets, and other important information illuminated on your screen.

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It’s a welcome new feature for the iPhone (especially since Samsung Galaxy phones have had it since 2016), but not everyone is happy with the always-on display.

Although Apple claims that the always-on display consumes “minimal power,” some iPhone 14 Pro users have complained on Twitter Battery drain issues with AOD. Others are unhappy with it the brightness of the always-on displayespecially when charged by her bedside at night.

If you recently bought one iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max and also unsure about AOD, here’s what you need to know about the always-on display and how to turn it off automatically or manually.

How does the always-on display work?

The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models both come with ProMotion 120Hz screens, which means your display refreshes 120 times per second. The higher the refresh rate, the smoother, sharper, faster, and more responsive your screen will feel, which is good but uses quite a bit of power.

While the iPhone 13 Pro models have the same ProMotion 120Hz screens, they can’t change their refresh rates. Only the iPhone 14 Pro models are able to slow their displays down to 1Hz and refresh only once per second, enabling the dark, low-power, always-on display.

The always-on display temporarily turns itself off

Despite its name, the always-on display turns off occasionally. Apple has a list of cases where the display is completely off to save battery:

• Your iPhone is face down
• Your iPhone is in your pocket or purse
• Your iPhone is connected to CarPlay
• Your iPhone is connected to your Apple Watch and you walk away.
• Your iPhone is idle for a while (According to Apple, your iPhone will learn your patterns and automatically turn off the AOD.)
• Sleep Focus is enabled
• The energy saving mode is activated
• They use the walkthrough camera

How to turn off the always-on display completely

All of the above situations temporarily turn off the always-on display, but there is a way to manually disable the new iPhone feature entirely if you’re not a fan.

In the Settings application, go to screen brightnessscroll down and turn off Always on.

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