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iPhone 14 Pro Max Tap to Wake doesn't work sometimes
- Thread starter chris4565
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Yup, I have the 14 PM, so it would still be covered by warranty. However, after reading about several other issues that others have (which I DON'T have), e.g., screen uniformity issues, tinting issues, etc. I think I don't want to play the lottery with a replacement device.
By the way, I noticed something important: I also have this issue when using the SIDE BUTTON to unlock the phone. And on my mom's iPad Pro I noticed the exact same issue one time after updating to iPadOS 16 (she had to press the side button 2 x for the screen to wake up).
Has to be software because on my iPhone 12 Pro it does the same thing from time to time.
Given the battery life of the new models why not just use "Lift to Wake" it's pretty much foolproof and although it may contribute to battery loss (a little) I find its negligible even with my iPhone SE 2.
I never had a problem with TTW not working until yesterday when I updated to 16.3. Very strange. It seems OK today after a hard reboot. We'll see.
Or the Allways On Display [IP14 Pro (Max)]. Or is the error also present when AOD is enabled? I have AOD off.
I had that turned on for a while but I shut it off. Every time I picked the phone up to bring it to a different room or just to move it around on my desk, it would turn on. I know that's essentially the definition of Lift to Wake, but I don't like that aspect of it. I need the phone to be psychic and just know when I want it to turn on. 😉
Raise to wake is pretty smart. If you lift the phone upside down (charging port up) the screen won't turn on. The screen will also turn off immediately if it was turned on from lifting if you tilt it that way after the fact as long as Face ID hasn't scanned you. Screen facing down to the floor won't light up either. Basically, the right tilt will make it stay off.
I feel like these are the types of things that Apple will never fix.
Here's a different possibility; just recently my iPhone SE 2 started not waking when I pressed my "Home" button (you remember those things) so I did a little research. I was surprised to find that a number of SE 2 users had the same problem which was attributed to firmware changes in iOS 16. The problem is easily fixed by a forced restart. Vol up, vol down, hold power button until apple icon appears and release. This fixed my issue, no repeats after a week. Worth a try?
Well interesting that you say that because I started having the same problem with my iPad 6. I did the forced restart thing and it seems, so far, to have worked with it as well.
Of course I'm talking about devices with a "Home" button as opposed to "tap to wake" so the problem may have model specific solutions.
Of course I'm talking about devices with a "Home" button as opposed to "tap to wake" so the problem may have model specific solutions.
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I really think it may be a software issue as it's affecting users of several different models