Well, this is embarrassing. In “Going All in on MagSafe for the iPhone in the Office, Bedroom, and Car” (6 May 2024), I wrote about how I’d found a Continuity Camera mount that incorporated an Apple ...

One of the coolest features added in Apple’s iOS 17 upgrade was StandBy, which can turn your iPhone into a miniature smart display. Just connect your phone to a charger, turn it sideways and you’ll be ...

StandBy mode is a feature — rolled out with iOS 17 — that effectively turns your iPhone into a smart display, smart alarm clock or digital picture frame when charging and positioned horizontally. You ...

If you’ve thought about buying a smart display but can’t justify pulling the trigger on yet another device, Apple’s iOS 17 update has just what you need. An upcoming feature called StandBy transforms ...

Typically, your iPhone lays flat on your desk or nightstand while it's locked and charging. To see any useful information, you'd need to pick it up, but a feature called StandBy Mode turns your iPhone ...

One of my favorite iPhone features is StandBy, which turns your iPhone into a smart display when it’s in landscape orientation and charging. The best to take full advantage of StandBy is with an ...