Why won't my iPhone 16 Pro Max screen turn off when idle?

Denari20 wrote:

How I get my 16 pro to go dark when idle

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My iPhone 16 pro has just started doing this for no apparent reason. I have checked my settings and “Always on” is definitely off.

it was the always on feature. I disabled it.

Please re-read the post you just responded to.

Has anyone figured this out yet? My auto lock is set to 30 seconds, raise to wake is off, always on display is off. I even turned off the require screen on for camera option and restarted the phone. This has got progressively worse over the last week to the point the screen will not turn off unless I manually lock it. The last idea I have is to completely reset the phone and I’d prefer not to do that if I don’t have to.

I am using 16 Pro , i was facing the same issue till today , but I have changed the setting as below and now it is working.

Kept Dark mode on , Automatic Option is off ,True Tone is off ,night shift is off , Auto lock -30 sec, Raise to awake -on ,

Always display is off.

i have tested is multiple times and it is working fine !

I am using 16 Pro , i was facing the same issue till today , but I have changed the setting as below and now it is working.

Kept Dark mode on , Automatic Option is off ,True Tone is off ,night shift is off , Auto lock -30 sec, Raise to awake -on ,

Always display is off.

i have tested is multiple times and it is working fine !

How I get my 16 pro to go dark when idle

If you are looking at the screen it will not lock. Might that be what you are experiencing? Put it down so the TrueDepth camera cannot possibly see your face and see if it locks.

I’m sorry, I guess I wasn’t clear regarding what I’m experiencing. I’m not looking at the screen. I’m setting it down after using and it’s staying on.

ive tried this. Not working. It’s driving me crazy