Use StandBy to view information at a distance while iPhone is charging (original) (raw)

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Standby and make sure StandBy is turned on.
  3. Connect iPhone to a charger and set it down on its side, keeping it stationary.
  4. Press the side button.
  5. Swipe left or right to switch between widgets, photos, and clocks. Swipe up or down to scroll between options for each of these views.
    When Night Mode is turned on for StandBy, the screen adapts to low ambient light at night and displays items with a red tint so that it’s not intrusive while you’re sleeping.
    iPhone in Standby mode in low ambient light, displaying Clock and Calendar widgets.

With the Always-On display (on supported models), StandBy stays on to show useful information. For all other iPhone models, it’s easy to activate StandBy any time by either tapping the screen, gently nudging the table your iPhone is on, or using Siri.

Siri: Activate Siri, then tell Siri to turn StandBy on or off.

In each location where you charge iPhone with MagSafe, StandBy remembers your preferred view, whether that’s a clock, photos, or widgets. For example, you can have it set up for family photos in the kitchen or an alarm clock at your bedside.