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Because we all tend to use our iPhone (too much) every day, and stick (too) close to the screen, Apple has developed a function called “Distance of the screen”. This aims to warn the user if their iPhone is kept too short a distance from their eyes for a prolonged period of time. Without knowing it, we tend to bring our smartphone too close to our face, which can obviously have consequences, more or less serious, on the health of our peepers.
How iPhone can monitor your “distance” ?
Concretely, the Screen Distance feature (integrated since iOS 17) uses the iPhone's TrueDepth camera to detect if we are holding our iPhone at a distance less than about 30 cm from our face for an extended period of time. If this is the case, the iPhone will then encourage us to move it away, in order to preserve our eyes.
How to enable the “Screen Distance”
feature
- Go to Settings > Screen time.
- Tap Screen distance, then turn it on or off.
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© Stéphane Ficca/Presse-citron.net
Once the function is activated, the iPhone's Face ID sensors will take over. So, if you are too close to your iPhone or iPad, a notification screen will appear, interrupting what you are doing.
All you need to do is move your iPhone a little away from your face, then click on Continue to calmly resume your activity.
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© Stéphane Ficca/Presse-citron.net
A feature that will allow (very) many users to become aware of the misuse of their iPhone… but which will perhaps also annoy some. Indeed, it's a safe bet that you place your iPhone too close to your eyes, so the notification may appear very (very) many times. Take the test!
Note that the feature Screen distanceis enabled by default for children under 13 who belong to a Family Sharing group. A trip through the settings allows you to activate/deactivate the functionality as you wish.
Remember that with the future iOS 18, Apple could boost the capabilities of the iPhone with a lot of AI. The American giant should notably improve the capabilities of Siri of course, but also set up new summaries for notifications, without forgetting new features on the photo side… In short, something to always be a little more addicted to our screen.
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