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readers seem to have a love-hate relationship with one of Apple's newest features on theiPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max -- the Always-Ondisplay.

Some owners love it, some hate it. And some owners love it, but their partners hate the fact that there's a glowing iPhone on the nightstand at night.

Yeah, that can be annoying.

But there is a fix. Well, a few fixes. But before we get to them, let's familiarize ourselves with the Always-On display. Specifically, when it's supposed to go off.

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According to Apple support, there are a number of situations where the display is supposed to darken automatically to prevent it from being annoying. Tthe iPhone learns your activity patterns and turns the display off and on to suit what it thinks your patterns are, including if you set up an alarmorsleep schedule. It also darkens when:

• The iPhone is lying face down
• The iPhone is in a pocket or bag
• Sleep Focus is on
• Low Power Mode is on
• The iPhone is connected to CarPlay
• The Continuity Camera feature is being used
• The iPhone hasn't been used for a while 
• The iPhone detects that it's moved away from a paired Apple Watch (the display turns back on when it comes back into close proximity again)

Armed with this information, we know to do a few things. For example, at night, activate Sleep Focus (swipe down from the top right of your screen and tapFocus), or put the phone in Low Power Mode (swipe down from the top right of your screen and tap the battery icon), or you could start using alarms and let the iPhone learn your patterns.

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Don't want to mess with alarms and the focus settings?

Well, put your iPhone face down.

If you charge it with a cable, this is no problem. But if you use awireless charging pad or MagSafe dock , that's either going to be a bit awkward or it's not going to work at all. In that case, just throw a cloth or place a book on top -- that's what I've been doing.

Finally, you could also just turn Always-On off: Tap onSettings > Display & Brightness, scroll down toAlways-On, and toggleAlways-On to off.

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