While this feature seems quite useful, many users complain that StandBy mode doesn’t work on their iPhones. If you’ve also encountered a similar issue, don’t worry! In this guide, I’ll take you through a handful of effective solutions that can help you restore StandBy mode on your iPhone.
1. Check if your iPhone supports StandBy mode
One of the first things you should check if StandBy mode doesn’t work for you is if your iPhone supports this feature. StandBy mode is only available on iPhone models that support iOS 17, which includes the following devices:
iPhone 14 series iPhone 13 series iPhone 12 series iPhone 11 series iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
It’s also worth noting that even though StandBy mode works on all iPhone models that can run iOS 17, the ability to use always-on StandBy mode is only limited to iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. If you own an older model of iPhone, you’ll need to tap the screen to access StandBy.
2. Wait for an upcoming update
As I’ve mentioned earlier, StandBy mode is a new feature incorporated by Apple in iOS 17. Therefore, one of the first prerequisites to use this feature on your supported iPhone is that you must update it to iOS 17 Beta 1 or later. While updating your iPhone to iOS 17 Developer Beta 1 might sound like a highly complex task, it’s actually a pretty straightforward process. And, thanks to this guide on how to download and install iOS 17 Developer Beta on iPhone, you’ll be off to the races in no time.
3. Ensure StandBy mode is enabled
StandBy mode comes enabled by default in iOS 17. However, this feature won’t work if you might have accidentally turned it off within the Settings app. Here’s how to ensure this isn’t the case with your iPhone.
4. Ensure you‘re using StandBy correctly
If StandBy mode doesn’t work even after you’ve enabled it from the Settings app, there’s a chance that you’re not using it correctly. In order to access StandBy mode, you must connect your iPhone to power and place it at an inclined angle in landscape orientation, preferably using a charging dock.
5. Ensure that Low Power Mode is off
Besides helping you preserve your iPhone’s battery, Low Power Mode can also help your iPhone charge quickly. While that’s handy, this stops several critical services that are necessary for StandBy mode to function correctly. Here’s how you can disable Low Power Mode on your iPhone to prevent this.
6. Use an MFi-certified MagSafe charger or Lightning cable
If you still can’t access StandBy mode on your iPhone, you must check if the Lightning cable or MagSafe charger you’re using to charge it is MFi certified. If your Lightning cable or MagSafe charger is uncertified, there’s a chance that StandBy mode will not work on your iPhone, and you may occasionally encounter the annoying ‘This accessory may not be supported’ error.
7. Ensure Portrait Orientation Lock is off
Apart from being connected to power, one of the primary perquisites to use StandBy mode in iOS 17 is that you need to place your iPhone in landscape mode. However, if you have the orientation lock enabled on your iPhone, it may interfere with StandBy mode and prevent it from working as expected. To ensure that this isn’t the case with your iPhone:
8. Force restart your iPhone
If the previous solutions don’t work, force restarting your iPhone can help you fix software-related glitches that may prevent features like StandBy mode from working as expected. But, if you’re unsure about how you can do that, check out this guide on how to hard reboot any iPhone or iPad.
9. Reset your iPhone settings
If none of the solutions helped resolve the issue, your best bet would be to reset all settings on your iPhone. This action will restore all settings to their default values while leaving your data untouched. Wait for iOS 17 to release publicly As it’s expected from a pre-release beta version of any operating system, the developer Beta 1 of iOS 17 is plagued with several bugs and glitches that might prevent some existing, as well as new software features like StandBy mode from working smoothly on your iPhone. If you want to experience StandBy mode in its full glory, just like how Apple intends you to; your best bet would be to update your iPhone to iOS 17 once it releases publicly sometime this September. This will ensure that all the bugs that may prevent features from working as expected are patched. StandBy mode on iPhone fixed! StandBy mode is a pretty handy feature in iOS 17 that can help you keep up with the latest information even when you’re not actively using your iPhone. However, if StandBy mode doesn’t work on your iPhone, the solutions listed in this guide should help you restore the feature quickly. Let us know which solution worked out for you in the comments section. Read more:
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