StandBy mode makes use of your favorite iPhone widget. One of the new iPhone functionalities ushered in with the arrival of iOS 17—like offline Apple Maps support—is StandBy mode. This feature turns ...

Typically, your iPhone lays flat on your desk or nightstand while it's locked and charging. To see any useful information, you'd need to pick it up, but a feature called StandBy Mode turns your iPhone ...

Sometimes less is more, and that may be what Apple was thinking when they came up with the StandBy feature in iOS 17. It turns your iPhone into a clock. Yes, you read that correctly. A clock. While ...

Although this year’s iOS 17 release isn’t chock-full of the type of big “tentpole” features we’ve seen in recent years, like customizable lock screens and home screen widgets, there are some fun and ...

iOS 17 is the latest update that comes with a number of new features. Among these innovative new features, there is one that has attracted a lot of attention from iPhone users worldwide: the ...

Phone and tablet makers have been finding ingenious ways to put those devices to use when they’re not in your hands. Take Google, which turns its Pixel Tablet into a quasi-smart display when it’s ...

With the full-screen StandBy mode, you can use the always-on iPhone 15 Pro as an alarm clock, kitchen timer or photo gallery while it charges. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on ...

Among a host of new features that debuted in iOS 17 this week, one of my favorites is the new StandBy mode that turns your iPhone screen into a beautiful, smart display while charging. During the day, ...