Touché. i was just genuinely curious in case if i am missing out on something really besides the “bedside clock” feature.Just easier for me to glance to the right.
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iPhone 13 Pro Max Standby mode pointless on 13 pro max?
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I figured out why my phone kept turning off after 30 seconds. It was because of sleep focus. Turned it off just now (as a test) and the screen stayed on.
No. It goes black after a certain amount of time and will turn on again when it detects motion. This is on a 14 Pro Max.
No. You have something set up wrong.
From Apple...
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-standby-iph878d77632/ios
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Always On enabled
Standby enabled
Night Mode on
Standby screen goes black after about 30 seconds. Pops back up when motion detected.
I am not going to debate this... something is not right on your end. The feature is well documented by Apple and explained elsewhere including other commenters in this thread...
Night mode changes the standby screen to a dim red when ambient light is low.
There’s no debate. It’s not operating as it should. I have no Focus options enabled and the settings are as described.
I tried that and it didn’t work. Turning off sleep focus solved my problem.
It seems to be the Night Mode. I only use standby at night. In addition to changing the display to the dim red in low ambient light, it also blanks the screen after about 30 seconds but wakes the display with any motion detection.
Yeah, you're right. I felt sure I was smarter than you all for knowing that and then went to bed and realized that it's because of sleep focus.
And in that case, I want those functions separated! I like the night mode look, but I want it to stay on independently of my Watch face!
Haha Apple are funny
For all other iPhone models, it’s easy to bring up StandBy anytime by tapping the screen, gently nudging the table your iPhone is on, or using Siri.
There’s no way im doing any of those things to make my 13 pro max show the time.
This feature is crippled on the older models. This is gonna stay toggled off for me
I agree. You might want to take it to the Genius Bar... maybe there is a hardware issue.
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Which bug are you referring to? It's still "working" as advertised on my 13 Pro (17.0.1)
I don't have to because I am part of previous posts/discussion. Since it's working exactly how it's documented by Apple, there is no bug.
We're all mostly just complaining about how it was designed and implemented. Stays on when you have AOD, but shuts off when you don't have AOD... which seems weird since it's on a charger in both cases. And pointless for non-AOD phones, because it's supposed to be like a nightstand clock which would never go blank.
Except that it doesn’t stay on with AOD for everyone, which is documented in threads other than this one and on other sites. Same operation on both my 14 PM and the 15 PM.
Which is why I asked you to specify what bug you're talking about, since the title & topic of the thread is about how the feature is pointless for iPhone 13 and below.
It seems Apple didn’t let usability guide the Standby mode.
It is more like some ”clever” engineer over-complicated a simple function by adding motion detection and and more, combined with marketing department having too much influence.
I will continue to use Emerald Time app in night mode. See screen shot.
I keep it on all night WITHOUT power cable (you really shouldn’t charge any device while sleeping due to the fire risk)
It is more like some ”clever” engineer over-complicated a simple function by adding motion detection and and more, combined with marketing department having too much influence.
I will continue to use Emerald Time app in night mode. See screen shot.
I keep it on all night WITHOUT power cable (you really shouldn’t charge any device while sleeping due to the fire risk)
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According to the MacRumors article last week, 17.1 was supposed to resolve this issue. Keep the screen on when in Standby Mode, not shut off after 20 seconds. I updated my 13 Pro to 17.1 and Standby Mode is just as pointless as it was before... (no new option to keep it on)
EDIT: The stupidity never ceases...
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/25/hands-on-with-all-the-new-features-in-ios-171
EDIT: The stupidity never ceases...
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/25/hands-on-with-all-the-new-features-in-ios-171
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