{"id":181064,"date":"2023-01-08T22:48:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T22:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/does-the-wallpaper-on-your-iphone-14-pros-aod-really-drain-your-battery\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T22:48:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T22:48:15","slug":"does-the-wallpaper-on-your-iphone-14-pros-aod-really-drain-your-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/does-the-wallpaper-on-your-iphone-14-pros-aod-really-drain-your-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Wallpaper on Your iPhone 14 Pro’s AOD Really Drain Your Battery?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new Always-On Displays on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max provide a nifty way to keep tabs on your smartphone without needing to interact with it. However, Apple’s original design choice was odd: By default, the 14 Pros dim your wallpaper in addition to the clock and notifications, which is both confusing and a presumed battery drain.<\/p>\n

Apple \u201cfixed\u201d the problem with iOS 16.2<\/span>offering users the option to disable their wallpaper on the AOD<\/span>. Since the 14 Pro has an OLED display, it can turn off the pixels that aren’t in use. You’d think, then, disabling the wallpaper for AOD, and thus leaving a lot<\/em> of the display black, would net big battery savings. <\/p>\n

Well, apparently not. PhoneBuff recently ran a test<\/span> comparing battery performance of three iPhone 14 Pro Maxes: One with the default AOD with wallpaper enabled, one with only text enabled, and one with the AOD disabled. For added measure, PhoneBuff reset all the phones to be free of apps and iCloud Accounts, put all of them into Airplane Mode, and set the lab to an average brightness of indoor lightning, since the AOD automatically adjusts its brightness based on lighting conditions.<\/p>\n