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TechPhonesiPhonesThis iPhone 14 rumoured new feature is straight out of Android’s handbookThe iPhone is expected to get a new screen feature – but it might be limited to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro MaxWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The iPhone is expected to get a new screen feature – but it might be limited to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max
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One of thebest Android phonethings I’m genuinely jealous of is the always-on display: while myApple Watch Series 7has one, myiPhone 13doesn’t. And while I’m aware that having to tap my phone one extra time is very much a first world problem, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want a very expensiveiPhoneto have the same tech Nokia put in its 6303 way back in 2008 or that has been in tons ofSamsung Galaxydevices up to and including theSamsung Galaxy S22.
The good news is thatAppleis apparently planning to have an always-on display in theiPhone14 to show basic information and notifications. The bad news is that it’s likely to be limited to the Pro and Pro Max models. That’s according to respected Apple watcher Mark Gurman, as reported inMacRumors: in addition to an enhanced Lock Screen with widget-like wallpapers, there will be an always-on mode iniOS 16.
Always on, but not in every iPhone
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We were hoping to see always-on in the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, because those displays have LPTO panels withvariable refresh rates (VRR): without VRR an always-on display would be too power-hungry, but those phones' displays can drop down from 120Hz to just 10Hz. The reason always-on doesn’t appear to be coming to existing iPhones is because even 10Hz is too much: Apple is apparently using panels that go down to just 1Hz for the most expensive incoming iPhone 14 models.
It’s not clear yet whether this new display mode will be used when the iPhone 14 launches, however: according to Gurman, the feature may not make it into the iPhone 14 in time for its launch. Whether that means it’ll come in a lateriOSupdate or if it’ll be reserved for an even later iPhone isn’t something we yet know.
I hope it does make it into the iPhone 14, because it’s the kind of thing that makes using a device that little bit easier: moving to always-on on myApple Watchhas made a huge difference to its convenience, and while it’s not quite so important on a phone it’s still a feature I’d really like my iPhone to have.
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