iOS 16.2 lets you have the screen on without a background

One of the new features of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max is its Always On Display, and in iOS 16.2 we can use it with a completely black background.

It was one of the most talked about features for months and that was not missing in the presentation of the iPhone 14. The “Pro” models in both their sizes could finally take advantage of the so-called “Always On Display “, a feature that keeps the screen always on, even when the iPhone is locked

. The iPhone dims the screen, refresh rate drops to 1Hz, and continues to show you the time, widgets, notifications, and wallpaper. Of course, everything is done with much less brightness to save battery life.

This feature has been around for some time on some Android devices, but it behaves differently: the screen goes completely black and only relevant information is displayed: clock and widgets. Well, from iOS 16.2 iPhone users will be able to opt for this behavior as the system will let you choose whether you want the wallpaper and notifications to show with iPhone locked or not. .

In your device settings (iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max only), you need to access the display preferences, and in the “Always On Display” section, you will have the configuration options for this feature. You will be able to activate it or not, and you will be able to define if you want to show the wallpaper, the notifications, both or neither. In theory, using a screen with a completely black background will help your device’s battery last longer.

so if you want to make the most of its autonomy or simply for aesthetics, it will be a configuration that you will have to modify when the iOS 16.2 version is released, currently in its third beta.