If you have updated your iPhone to iOS 17 You will have noticed many changes. You will see one of them when you charge your phone’s battery and place it horizontally. The iPhone screen will show the time. And if you slide your finger over it, you can see other things like the weather in your area or stock market results. Is he Standby mode either Standby Modecalled in Spanish as sleep mode either Resting. It is a very practical function to turn your iPhone into a smart screen.
In a previous article we saw what this StandBy or rest mode consists of. And now that we can enjoy it on our devices thanks to the iOS 17 updateseveral developers have tried to your applications are compatible with this new feature. Thus, you will be able to obtain useful information with the iPhone in landscape mode beyond what the official iOS apps such as Clock, Calendar, Maps, Apple Music or Safari can offer.
In reality, StandBy Mode use widgets that you may have already seen and that you probably use on your iPhone. Both on the home screen and the lock screen. Now you can also add them to sleep mode. And if, on top of that, your iPhone model is an iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max, with the option Always on screen, The mode Resting It will remain activated without interruption.
This is a selection of apps compatible with sleep mode. With them you will always have at hand all that information that you consult frequently on your iPhone and so you can use your mobile device as if it were a night clock, a digital photo frame, a smart screen or home hub.
When Apple introduced widgets in iOS 14, Widgetsmith became very popular because it allowed you to go beyond what you could do with other applications of this type. And there it remains, at the foot of the canyon. With Sleep mode, this app continues to offer a selection of small utilities that you can place freely on the screen of your iPhone or iPad. It is used for the lock screen, the home screen and, from now on, for StandBy mode.
Timery for Toggl
One of the functions of Sleep mode is to turn your iPhone into a digital desktop clock. For when you sleep or while you work. So productivity apps are the big stars of this feature. One of them is Timeryan app that is used to organize your time with reminders and notices. Now you can integrate it into your iPhone when it is in landscape mode and connected to power.
things
And if we talk about productivitywe cannot fail to mention the app thingsa to-do list that is much more than that and that offers support in the form of widgets for the lock screen, interactive widgets and, of course, Sleep mode widgets of iOS 17.
Carrot Weather
Know what will the weather be like soon It is also important. Especially if you wake up in the morning and haven’t raised the blinds yet. Weather apps also have their place in StandBy mode, apart from the official iOS app. One of these applications is Carrot Weather. Available for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, it now supports Sleep mode for show you the weekly forecast on your nightstand.
Flighty
If you travel a lot by plane you should install this app on your iPhone. Flighty serves for follow your flights in real time and not lose details of cancellations or delays. With the widget for Sleep mode it will be more convenient for you take a look at a flight while you work or when you wake up in the morning.
CardioBot Heart Rate Monitor
Although the Health app is on the list of apps compatible with StandBy Mode, if you’re concerned about health of your heartyou may want to have a second query app on hand. CardioBot is one of the most complete tools to obtain this type of information from the metrics obtained with your Apple Watch. And with the widget you will see the graphs and statistics constantly if you have your iPhone as a smart screen on your work table or on your nightstand.
Overcast
If you spend time listening to podcasts, your iPhone’s Sleep mode integrates the Apple Podcasts app. But maybe you prefer an alternative like Overcast. This way you will have the opportunity to organize your series and chapters and manage playback before going to sleep or while working or studyingdepending on how you use iOS StandBy mode.
Dark Noise: Sound Machine
Is it difficult for you sleep at night? Disconnecting your mind to rest is not always easy. But with applications like Dark Noise maybe you will find relief. It consists of a sound catalog, more than 50, that will help you relax. White sounds like rain, a fan, the sound of the sea, birds chirping… With its widget for StandBy mode you can choose what sound to play from your bed
Sleep Tracker – Rise
Similar to the previous app, Sleep Tracker – Rise combines several functions. On the one hand, it helps you sleep with relaxing sounds and meditation exercises. But also analyze your hours of sleep so that that time is quality and you don’t wake up more tired than the night before. Their claim is that some NFL, MLB, NBA and MLS teams use it to help their players sleep and perform better. Among everything it offers, it has interactive widgets to Manage your sleep functions from your nightstand.
Time’s Up! – Visual Timer
If seeing a countdown motivates you to work better or perform your daily tasks better, you will find a good ally in Time’s Up! – Visual Timer. His mission is to remind you that time is valuable. And if you follow a productivity method like Pomodoro based on give everything in short periods of time, with the widget of this app you can do it comfortably. With more calm, it will also help you mark moments of rest, reading or cooking.
For those who work or live off social networks, Social Widget Follower Counter It does what its name says: show metrics from sites like YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook and a long etcetera. This way you will have a second screen at your side while you work with that information that is so useful if you deal with social networks daily. You can follow multiple accounts on the same network and place the widgets as you prefer to Don’t lose details of your profiles or your rivals.