We’re a few weeks away from Apple’s usual September Keynote, with its new iPhone, Apple Watch, and iOS 17 launch, but if you’ve got an Android phone, you can already enjoy one of the best news. apple operating system: Standby or rest mode that lets you use your mobile phone like a clock for your nightstand. And the best part is that you can do it completely free with an app.
What is the standby function. Among the few innovations of iOS 17 is rest mode, a function that is automatically activated when the iPhone is charging and in landscape position. At that moment, the screen turns into a kind of customizable calendar clock with apps and widgets, and a way to take advantage of it when your device is fully charged.
I personally tried it and it wasn’t very practical for me but I understand there is a plugin you might be interested in. Take advantage of your phone with the Always On Display screen and high personalization.
However, the news spread like wildfire and paradoxically unless you installed the betas of iOS 17 on iPhone. Standby mode is now “available” for all Android phones, thanks to an app Completely free and with no in-app purchases (but with ads) on the Google Play Store.
StandBy iOS, the free app that brings standby mode to Android
Screenshot of my Android mobile running StandBy iOS
The name leaves little room for the imagination: it’s called StandBy iOS, and what it does is adopt a horizontal and large-scale display with a clock or calendar. iOS sleep mode styleso you can see from afar.
The good thing is that it is also very customizable so you can change it to your liking. Plus digital or analog clocks, legendary flick type, calendar formats, photo gallery… and some are quite reminiscent of the original iOS.
In this case, it will be enough to enter the application to work in sleep mode without the need for charging or horizontal position, but considering that this application consumes energy when the screen is always on and is better seen, in landscape, Its peculiarity is that you are guided by the operation of the original Standby mode and use it horizontally and plugged in..
iOS Standby: Always On Display
Turn your Android phone into a nightstand clock
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