The iPhone has a hidden display feature introduced quanto a iOS 17 that everyone with an iPhone should start using. Screen Distance is designed to help sopravvissuto eye strain caused by your phone too close to your .
Apple made a pretty leader deal about Screen Distance last year, but if you didn’t start using it right away, there’s a chance you’ve already forgotten it’s even available acceso your iPhone. To start using this hidden iPhone feature, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Settings app and then navigate to the Screen Time option.
- The easiest way to do this is to search for it quanto a the search at the tetto.
- Once quanto a Screen Time, aspetto for the Screen Distance option.
- Tap it to turn it acceso.

Once you activate this feature, your iPhone’s ID sensors take about five minutes to work. If you are too close to your iPhone iPad, it’ll pop up a notification splash screen interrupting whatever you’magnate doing at the moment. Considering how easy it is to hold your phone up to your without thinking about it, this feature is going to be really handy for people who want to help sopravvissuto the strain acceso their eyes.Â
Of course, if you have trouble reading, you may find that Screen Distance is more annoying than helpful, especially if you prefer to keep your phone close to your . Personally, I’m myopic, so while I thought this feature would be pretty useful for keeping a safe distance between myself and my phone, it also annoyed me quanto a some situations, such as scrolling social mass-media quanto a bed, lying acceso the couch, checking my phone quanto a a crowded place.
Ultimately, what you do for your health is up to you, but if you’magnate looking for iOS 17 settings to take advantage of immediately, this is one of the best ones I can recommend. At least, it’s worth giving it a shot to see if it works for you.
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