iOS 26 AoD (always on display) turns off now?

There are some circumstances in which the Always On Display will fully turn off:

• Your iPhone is connected to CarPlay
• Your iPhone is face down in your pocket or bag
• Your iPhone is connected to your Apple Watch and you walk away.
• Low Power Mode is enabled
• You're using a Continuity Camera
• Your iPhone is idle for a while (Your iPhone learns these patterns on its own)

"iOS 26 AoD (always on display) turns off now?"

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To the OP and ALL those Affected by this:

Report this Bug to Apple:

Do your Part: These are user-to-user forums. Apple rarely reads these forums on their own time as it is. So, provide Apple with feedback on this.  Apple wont get back to you directly, but the more they hear of this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed. Apple will know nothing if this, if you don't report it to them.

To Provide Feedback:

1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: that this all stated after installing an update. Include the URL of this thread.
4. Proceed form there as necessary

So, I had the same issue, I went to my watches settings, turned off the always on, then turned it back on. I then went to my phones app for watch and did the same thing again within the app, off then on. I then shut off my watch and waited 30 seconds to turn it back on. It is now working. I had just updated it and it was presenting these issues but a simple cycle from the watches settings and the phone watch app settings with a full power cycle of the watch afterwards hopefully helps! Good luck.

"So, I had the same issue, I went to my watches settings, turned off the always on, then turned it back on. I then went to my phones app for watch and did the same thing again within the app, off then on. I then shut off my watch and waited 30 seconds to turn it back on. It is now working. I had just updated it and it was presenting these issues but a simple cycle from the watches settings and the phone watch app settings with a full power cycle of the watch afterwards hopefully helps! Good luck."

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Report this Bug Fix to Apple:

Do your Part: These are just user-to-user forms. Apple barely reads the forums as it is on their own time and will. Apple will know nothing of this concern, if you do not spread the word to them. So, report it to Apple. They wont get back to you directly, but the more they hear about this, the more likely they will look into, knowing what is going on. They will know knowing of this fix, if you don't report it to them.

1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: on the issue, the solution, and how you can across it. Include the URL of this thread.
4. Proceed from there as necessary.

Thanks but that didn’t work for me.