Always on Display turns off with iOS 16.2

It’s not ALWAYS on display, It’s SOMETIMES on display. Like a joke…

I solved this problem 2 days ago. Deleted all sleep data, sleep reminders and sleep focus settings. fixed. It never turned itself off for 2 days. Then I plugged the phone into the charger and woke up in the morning. Today it started to turn itself off again. I'm really about to go crazy. After using android for 10 years, I decided to switch to iphone just because aod came. aod neither works as smooth as android nor as simple as android

I have the same issue, of course. I tried turning off do not disturb and sleep focus with no change. In the do not disturb settings there is the ability to use a focus filter. Always on display is listed there so I enabled it. It still doesn't stay on during the night. I just tried the forced restart method so I will see if that works. If not, I will hard reset the phone. Why is this so complicated?

Factory reset?

there is no fix its been driving me mad for ages think its only on 14 pro max have tried all fixes posted nothing works just have to wait for apple to fix

Same here; rather frustrating. It's some of the headline features of the new devices, but they break it in a release just 1-2 months after the device launches? It seems like a pretty trivial thing not to break, or at least to notice that you've broken, all things considered.

Precisely. I’ve been on the phone with Apple 5 times and they always put me through the same drill with no results. Or another excuse. My 14 Pro has worked perfectly since November and all of a sudden the always on display has stopped working earlier every night.

If anyone at Apple sees this, we need a new iOS update to fix this or I want a new phone.

Where’s the option to enable it ANYWAY?

I specifically bought this iPhone for the ALWAYS ON Display, obviously Apple doesn’t actually “know” when I don’t need it - because I keep noticing it being turned off when I wanted it on! Which is, ALWAYS!!

Me too. Usually it happens after 8pm - the always on then is always off after a few seconds. At night it never stays on - but when I wake up, I want to see the time. Also it happens sometimes at day. Like right now. 10am. It don't want a "smart" Always on - I want an always on display that is in fact always on. Always. I don't know if Apple understands the word, but always means: It doesn't turn off. At least let me decide in the option menu, if I want some smart-off or whatever.

But right now, it is messed up.

Very true and sadly, I think a fix is nowhere near. What I believe is happening is that is a proprietary learning algorithm by Apple. Which kind of notices when it’s night time and turns off the AOD. I wish they gave us an option to turn off any algorithm systems especially for the AOD

It’s happening on the iPhone 14 Pro too, not just the max. It worked fine until the 16.2 update, and not since. Seems like a bug rather than a feature, but none of the many things I’ve tried have helped. I’ve yet to try erasing the phone and restoring from backup, but I’ve been reluctant since it’s such a pain to do. Apple doesn’t seem to be listening, based on the various conversations I’ve had with Apple Support, which didn’t help fix the problem.

Well, I spoke too soon. Screen still randomly turns off some days, other days are fine. No pattern on time of day, 100% random. Does seem to happen more if its darker in the room. I do not have any focus modes enabled.

iOS 16.4, 16.4.1, and 16.4.1(a) have all shown this behavior.

Not fixed in IOS16.5 either.

I purchased two iPhone 14 Pro Max, the always on display on one works ok, the other one experiences all the issues I have read here. Perhaps it’s an issue with a third party app.

I noticed this as well. I just got my phone 14 pro max and I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and I realized that after looking at my always on display it turns off in about 15 minutes.

Thats not what the "always on display" supposed to do.

I really hope they fix this because always on display is a really good feature and im about two seconds away from switching back to android after being with iphone for 10 years

Timmieturner wrote:

Apple, please fix this issue! I’ve just purchased a 14 pro and have it run in iOS 16.6. I have seen the lists in this thread but none of the situations apply to my situation. My phone is just lying facing up, no do not disturb or any other mode switched on and the AOD keeps turning off after about 30 seconds. I’m really disappointed because I intended to use the AOD as an alternative bedside clock. Please make sure the AOD is ALWAYS ON.

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Probably my issue is related to the Sleep Focus setting. I do have this turned on because I don’t want calls or texts coming in (except emergency contacts) at night. However, I do want to be able to look at my phone that is charging on my nightstand and be able to see the time. I can understand why some people would not want this and they should be able to turn off the “always on” display feature, but I want the display on ( at an appropriately dim night setting) when I have specifically set my iPhone 14 pro max to have the display always on. Sleep mode should not automatically disregard this setting.