Standby mode not activating

Standby mode isn’t working. I have my iPhone 11 Pro Max on its side and it won’t work. Standby mode is on. I tried turning it off and on again. Won’t work. I have tried lightning and wireless charging. Doesn’t work. What is going on?

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 18, 2023 2:22 PM

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Some people have complained about Standby Mode being a bit finicky. Put it on its side, on charge and then tap the sleep/wake button. See if that helps.

Posted on Sep 26, 2023 6:51 AM

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Sep 26, 2023 6:49 AM in response to Greeneysgirl

Greeneysgirl wrote:

Currently standby mode only works with phones that have always-on display, which is the iPhone 14 series and iPhone 15 series.

That is incorrect. Standby Mode works on any phone that supports iOS 17. It worked fine for me on my iPhone 11 Pro.


The difference is that the screen does not stay lit all the time in phones that don't support AOD. I

Sep 26, 2023 5:44 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Standby mode only works *as intended* with clock display on iPhone 14/15.

“Unfortunately, even though StandBy will work on any iPhone that can be updated to iOS 17— all the way back to the 2018 iPhone XS/XS Max and iPhone XR — the screen will only remain on if you're using an iPhone with an always-on display. That's an iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max.”

Sep 27, 2023 6:49 AM in response to Greeneysgirl

Greeneysgirl wrote:

Standby mode only works *as intended* with clock display on iPhone 14/15.

If Apple didn't intend for it to work on phones without AOD, it wouldn't have included the feature for those phones. So, whether or not you think the feature is useful on phones without AOD, it is working as Apple intended.


“Unfortunately, even though StandBy will work on any iPhone that can be updated to iOS 17— all the way back to the 2018 iPhone XS/XS Max and iPhone XR — the screen will only remain on if you're using an iPhone with an always-on display. That's an iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max.”

Even on phones with AOD, the screen does go dark at night if there are no lights on.

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