When it comes to the new display, which is anticipated to not only feature a new design but also allow an always-on mode, iPhone 14 Pro rumors are currently very strong. Additionally, even the system's wallpapers have been modified to take advantage of this new capability, despite the fact that prior iterations of iOS 16 have previously made several allusions to a new always-on mode.
If you're not familiar with the term, an always-on display is a technique that enables a system to maintain the display of some information, such as the time, while using very little battery power. Always-on screens are already available on some Android smartphones, and the Apple Watch Series 5 and later also contain the same technology.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman predicted that iOS 16 will be prepared for a new always-on mode by WWDC 2022. This feature is anticipated to be limited to iPhone 14 Pro models only. This is due to rumors that the models for this year would receive a new variable refresh rate display that can go as low as 1Hz per second. It ought to use less electricity than contemporary screens as a consequence.
All of the iPhone 14 Pro rumors are confirmed by various references to always-on display functionality in iOS 16, according Apple 9to5Mac. Apple even tests the iPhone 13's always-on functionality in an internal manner.
Wallpapers for iOS 16's always-on display are available
The functionality of the always-on display feature on Android devices is essentially the same across the board. You see a clock and occasionally widgets on a dark screen. It has become quite obvious that the iPhone will probably adopt a similar strategy in light of the redesigned lock screen in iOS 16. Apple may be developing something more for the iPhone 14 Pro, though.
9to5Mac has discovered that the system wallpapers are now prepared for this new always-on display option based on the internal files of iOS 16 beta 4. As we already said, iOS 16 does not utilize static pictures as backgrounds anymore. The new wallpapers are multi-layered vector images that are being produced in real-time.
The native wallpapers now feature a new state called "Sleep," which has very dark and faded parts, in addition to the standard vectors. Examples of this state include the default wallpaper and the recently released clown fish wallpaper. When always-on is turned on, wallpapers resemble Apple Watch faces quite a bit.
The wallpaper will change to the "Sleep" mode when the user switches off the iPhone 14 Pro's screen. The new behavior, which you can observe below, was successfully reproduced by us:
In essence, it appears that Apple will carry over the Apple Watch effect to the iPhone 14 Pro. This implies that even when the screen is off, users will still be able to see their backgrounds in some way. Once the user taps the screen or pushes the Power button, the wallpaper will be seen in its entirety at full brightness.
The user-selected widgets and the clock will, of course, still be visible on a real device even when the screen is "off."
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This year, Apple is anticipated to release four new iPhone models. The only models featuring a speedier CPU and a new screen design with a pill-shaped cutout in place of a notch will be the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Also expected for this year's Pro versions is a new 48-megapixel wide camera with 8K video recording capabilities.
The front-facing camera on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will also receive the largest boost in years thanks to a new lens with a bigger aperture of f/1.9 and autofocus for improved low light performance.
The hardware for the standard iPhone 14 models should be largely the same as that of the iPhone 13, with a few minor camera improvements, bigger batteries, and 6GB of RAM instead of 4GB. The "small" model will be replaced this year with a new "iPhone 14 Max" with a 6.7-inch screen, which will be the most noteworthy update to the mid-range selection.
This fall, it's expected that the next iPhones will be unveiled.