Apple’s “always on” screen on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is slightly different from what we’ve seen on Android smartphones, rather than dimming the screen just like on Android smartphones. On the iPhone 14 Pro, the always on screen is more than “always on,” which is nothing more than a dimmer lock screen.
However, there is a hidden setting to enable an always on screen like Android on iPhone 14 Pro, as 9to5Mac first discovered a trick to hide always black and white Android screen on iPhone 14 in focus mode “Dim Lock.” Screen’, which was an iOS It’s been a while, two years to be exact, since Focus was introduced in iOS 15.
Dark lock screen darkens the lock screen when it is activated. However, on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, it will also dim the always-on screen so that it looks black and white, similar to how the always-on screen appears on Android smartphones.
How to always enable black and white view iPhone 14 Go and 14 Pro Max
Open Settings, tap Focus, then select any of the off focus modes — Do Not Disturb, Personal, Silent, or Work — and select Options, now turn on lock screen dimming.
Now the always-on screen on your iPhone 14 Pro will be darker in black and white. But the catch is that you have to turn on a specific focus mode.
When this option is enabled, the date, time, and widgets will be white while the rest of the screen will be muted, just like on Android.
Opinions on the iPhone’s always-on screen seem to be deeply divided, and while many find it intrusive as an iPhone method, having a completely dark screen on the iPhone 14 is a neat trick, but not a solution.