When ZDNET’s Jason Hiner and I reviewed the iPhone 14 Professional final 12 months, we agreed that the brand new At all times-On Show was sipping battery prefer it had been stranded in a desert for the longest time.
Apple’s patched up the function over the approaching months, together with updating it in order that the display utterly dims out when inactive, however the query nonetheless stands with the brand new good show setting and the way it impacts battery life.
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With the iPhone passively displaying extra info than ever (and updating it within the background), I would not be stunned if the gadget takes a success to its endurance. Maybe there might be an ambient setting that solely activates the display when it detects an individual close by, however even that might put a toll on the gadget’s battery.
Nonetheless, there’s a easy repair to this, which leads me to my second query.