Samsung was one of the first OEMs to implement the Always On Display (AOD) feature on its smartphones, and to this day, AOD remains an integral part of the Galaxy phone experience. With the Galaxy S24 series, AOD became even more prominent as it can now run in full screen mode and display a faint wallpaper when you’re not using your device.
If you have a new Galaxy phone with a large enough battery, such as the Galaxy S24+ or Galaxy S24 Ultra, you probably don’t need to worry about AOD draining your battery. Still, it can’t hurt to save some power, and there are ways to do that without forgoing AOD entirely.
Use Auto mode and implement this routine
The easiest way to avoid overuse of AlwaysOn Display when you don’t need it is to leave it in Automatic mode. This mode detects when the phone is in a dark place like a pocket or purse and automatically turns off AOD to avoid unnecessary battery drain.
To use Auto mode, open the Settings on your phone, go to “Lock screen and AOD”, knock “Always in sight”, knock “When to show?” and select “Car.”
If you want even more control over the Always On Display feature, you’ll love Modes & Routines (ex Bixby Routines). If you’ve never used this feature before, we can describe it as a tool that lets you automate tasks on your phone.
In this particular use case, you can use Modes and Routines to tell your phone to automatically turn off the Always On Display feature when your device goes to sleep. This way, it won’t stay awake all night and disturb you while you sleep.
If you have never used Modes and Routines before, this is probably the best way to get familiar with the concept and how it works. So open the Settings app, access “Modes and Routines”, go to “Routines” below on “+” and select “Mode active – sleep” in the “If” Field and “Always On Display off” in the “Then” Field.
Make sure you set the routine to reset AOD to its original settings when the routine ends. This way, the Always On Display will turn on automatically when the phone comes out of sleep mode.
You’re done! You no longer have to worry about AOD reducing battery life or the dim screen brightness disturbing your sleep.
