How to Turn Off StandBy Mode on iPhone (if You Find It Annoying Like Me)
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Summary
StandBy mode for iPhones was introduced in iOS 17, and automatically enables when an iPhone is charging and in landscape orientation, to show a screensaver with clocks and calendars
Users can disable this mode by going to the Settings menu, and selecting the StandBy option, where they can turn off the slider to disable the feature altogether
Alternatively, users can choose to customize the StandBy mode by modifying other sliders, such as the one for Night Mode
This informational iPhone mode can unexpectedly display photos to users, which may be unsettling and awkward if the photos are unwanted or from a previous life stage Culver, which gives tips on how to turn off the mode, hopes users will find Siri’s StandBy mode to be more welcoming after reading this guide towards tweaking options to one’s liking, rather than being unexpectedly awakened to unwanted imagery.
