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Richard Priday

How to set up StandBy Mode in iOS 17

The StandBy feature on an iPhone running iOS 17, in widget mode mode

StandBy Mode is one of the biggest new iOS 17 features, allowing a charging iPhone to act like a smart display. Now that the iOS 17 public beta is here, you can try it for yourself, but what Apple doesn't explain is the available settings to help you configure StandBy Mode.

There's two ways to change how StandBy mode looks. The first is in the Settings menu, and the second is with StandBy mode actually active. We'll cover both here so you can have full control over the smart display-style interface, be it right now or later this year when the stable version of iOS 17 is released to compatible iPhones.

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