How to Disable Raise to Wake in iOS 10 on iPhone by iPhoneLife

If you’ve recently updated to iOS 10, you may be scratching your head wondering, “why does my iPhone screen turn on when I pick it up?” Meet raise to wake on iPhone. Raise to wake is a feature that was originally used on Apple Watch. And it made a lot of sense—you lift your wrist because you’re probably trying to check the time. With iOS 10 on iPhone, that same raise to wake feature is suddenly present. Personally, I’ve loved the raise to wake feature in iOS 10 on iPhone so far. It makes it easy to see my notifications and change the song I’m listening to. However, if you pick up your phone a lot, it might cut into your battery life. This might also be the first time you’ve heard of the feature—if so, we’ll quickly cover what it is. Then we’ll jump into how to disable raise to wake in iOS 10 on iPhone just in case you ever decide to do so.

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Raise to wake was introduced with iOS 10 on iPhone. When you update to iOS 10, raise to wake is automatically turned on by default. The raise to wake function is activated when you pick up your phone. It simply illuminates the screen so you can see your notifications without tapping the Home button. I’ve found it most helpful when picking up my phone to skip a song. However, if you’d prefer to disable raise to wake you can.

To disable raise to wake on iPhone:

·         Open Settings.

·         Tap Display & Brightness.

·         Toggle off Raise to Wake.

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