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John Velasco

It looks like iOS 17’s StandBy mode might not need a MagSafe charger after all

Apple WWDC 2023
iPhone on MagSafe charger showing off StandBy mode with iOS 17.

Out of all the new features that Apple showed off for this fall's iOS 17 update, nothing grabbed our attention as much as the new StandBy Mode coming to the iPhone. In particular, during the WWDC 2023 keynote, we noticed the StandBy demo seemed to infer that the feature could only be accessed when the iPhone is on a MagSafe charger and positioned horizontally. Well, it looks like that may not be the case.

iOS 17 beta testers who've grabbed the developer beta of the software update indicate that StandBy doesn’t require MagSafe charging. Instead, all that’s necessary to get into this mode is to charge the iPhone and position it in landscape. 

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