How to use standby on iPhone
Kurt “The CyberGuy” Knutsson explains how the iPhone’s latest iOS 17 feature, StandBy, turns your screen into a display while charging.
Ever wish you could use your iPhone as a display while it’s charging? With iOS 17, you can now do that. iOS 17 is Apple’s latest update that brings many new features and improvements to iPhone. One of these features is called Standby and allows you to customize your iPhone’s display.
With the iOS 17 update, you can now use your iPhone as a display while charging using a new feature called Standby. (apple)
What is standby?
StandBy is a new feature that turns your iPhone into a full-screen display while charging horizontally. Clock faces, weather, photos, and more will appear on the screen when your phone is charging and in landscape mode. This is all in an effort to ensure that you can see everything from a distance as long as your iPhone is lying flat while charging. For charging stations that can keep your phone level, see my recommendations here.
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StandBy is a new feature that turns your iPhone into a full-screen display while charging horizontally. (apple)
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How to enable standby
To enable StandBy, your iPhone must have iOS 17 installed. To check your software version, please visit: setting > genusl > Software updates. If you don’t already have iOS 17, you can download and install it from there.
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When you install iOS 17, Standby is enabled by default. Just connect your iPhone. MagSafe Charger Alternatively, place the Qi-based wireless charger horizontally in a locked position. This feature will not work with chargers that are not compatible with these standards or if your phone is unlocked.
To enable this feature, make sure you have iOS 17 installed and connect your iPhone horizontally to a MagSafe charger or Qi-based wireless charger while locked. (apple)
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How to customize standby view
To customize your standby view, you can swipe the screen left or right to switch between different views such as widgets, photos, and clock. You can also swipe the widget up or down to change it.
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For example, you can swipe up on the clock widget and choose from different styles such as digital, flip, and world clock. You can also swipe up on the calendar widget to see events, reminders, or notes.
To edit or delete a widget, long press on the widget. widget Until I tremble. next, minus button and click remove to get rid of it.
To customize your standby view, you can swipe the screen left or right to switch between different views such as widgets, photos, and clock. (apple)
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or edit button Click to change settings.[編集]The button is a small circle in the bottom right corner of the widget.
For example, you can edit the weather widget to display temperatures in Celsius or Fahrenheit, or change your location.
To add a new widget, swipe left or right until you see an empty view. plus sign. next, plus sign Choose from a variety of widgets such as photos, music, podcasts, news, stocks, and more. You can also drag widgets to rearrange them.
What else can you do with StandBy?
StandBy is a smart feature that not only has a display function, but also supports Siri and incoming calls. Use Siri to ask questions, set alarms, and play music by saying: “Hey, Siri” Or press the side button. You can also swipe the screen to answer or decline calls.
StandBy dims to red at night to reduce eye strain and save battery life. (apple)
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StandBy also adapts to your environment and preferences.Darkens to red at night, reduces eye fatigue and saves money battery life. It also remembers your preferred views by charger and location.
For example, if you’re using Standby with a photo widget at home, you’ll see that view when you plug your phone into the same charger at home.
If you’re using standby with a photo widget at home, you’ll see that view when you plug your phone into the same charger at home. (apple)
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Cart important points
StandBy is a cool new feature that turns your iPhone into a display when charging horizontally. It reminds me of the old nightstand clocks I had when I was very young, but this time with some really cool enhancements.
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