How to use the new StandBy function on iPhone

StandBy, or En Veille, is one of the cool new features of iOS 17. Here’s how to activate and master this new functionality.

Apple with iOS 17 introduces some new features, including the arrival of the function commentor comment in French. This function is not activated by default and is not necessarily easy to activate.

what’s the job comment or “standby”?

With the sleep function, Apple offers to replace your alarm clock. A unique display to highlight the time, date and instruments can be operated at a large display size so that it can be easily read from a distance.

The screen is divided into two parts, with the right and left selection to install easily swipeable widgets. By default we find the weather, calendar and reminders, but it will be possible to customize with other applications.

This mode will also provide a custom display of notifications such as receiving messages in an instant chat. Again, the idea is to make the screen bigger to make it easier to read from a distance or in bed.

This functionality is available in iOS 17 with all compatible iPhone models, even devices without a screen always available.

How do I activate the standby function?

To use StandBy, you must first make sure that it is activated in the iOS settings.

• Go to the Settings app;
• choose “On standby” located between Wallpaper and Siri;
• Activate the standby function.

Once the option is activated, there are several conditions that must be met for it to work:

• iPhone must be charged (wired or not);
• The iPhone must be horizontal;
• iPhone should be in standby mode.

Note that according to our tests, the sleep function does not turn on when the iPhone is in landscape mode if the rotation lock is activated.

How do I modify standby tools?

To customize the selection of tools offered in StandBy, you must first turn on the respective view. So it is necessary to put the iPhone in standby mode, lay it horizontally and turn it on. Then long press on the screen to start editing widgets.

You can then remove widgets you’re not interested in or add more using the plus button at the top left of the screen.

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