When Apple Gets It Wrong
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water resistance wireless charging widgets on home screens there's an endless list of things that have been added to iPhones after Android phones have had them for years like Apple's notoriously late to adding things to the iPhone I like to sit back and let other companies beta test things and then when they do jump in they like to plug it into their ecosystem and do it the apple way but sometimes that backfires so Android phones have had always-on displays for about a decade now and they just added it to the newest iPhone 14 pro and it looks like this it keeps the time and your wallpaper which is you know the apple way but I and many others after testing this have said look even though it's one Hertz it does still feel like your phone is not actually asleep it's too bright like it's too on Android phones make it super minimal for a reason it saves battery life and it only lights up the pixels with the information that you need so in the newest iOS 16.2 beta guess what Apple listened and they added toggles to keep the OAS on display but actually turn off the wallpaper so you can save your battery and still see your time and notifications you know the way Android phones have done it for years now
The video analyzes how Apple has historically been late to adopt certain features that Android phones have offered for years, using the always-on display as the central example. It notes that Android devices have had always-on displays for about a decade, and that the iPhone 14 Pro finally introduced a version of this feature, though with a notably limited implementation at first. The clip explains that the iPhone’s always-on mode preserves the time and wallpaper while keeping the display at a very low refresh rate, around one hertz, which still makes it feel less like a fully asleep phone and more like a dimmed screen. Viewers are reminded that the experience introduced by Apple mirrors the general approach seen in Android devices, which are optimized for low brightness and minimal pixel illumination to save battery life. The narrative highlights that in iOS 16.2 beta Apple listened to feedback and added toggles to keep the always-on display while turning off the wallpaper, allowing users to save battery while still seeing the time and notifications. Overall, the short argues that Apple is responding to user demand, but frames the change as a measured, incremental improvement rather than a complete reinvention, contrasting Apple’s style with Android’s longer history of this feature.
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