iPhones may finally get this Android feature with iOS 16

The one display feature that's quite common in Android phones — premium and mid-range — is the always-on functionality. And the feature has been around for a while now. However, Apple hasn't incorporated the always-on display feature for iPhones . There were rumours about the iPhone 13 series getting the feature but that didn't really happen. Now, it is being suggested that with iOS 16, Apple will roll out the always-on display feature.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, at WWDC 2022 — set to begin on June 6 — Apple will showcase the feature with iOS 16. In his weekly newsletter, Gurman noted, "I'm told iOS 16 builds in future support for an always-on lock screen, something Apple was originally planning for last year's iPhone 13." Future support is the keyword here as it is not clear whether it will come with iPhone 14 series or if Apple will give the functionality to older iPhones as well. It is likely that Apple may keep the always-on feature for the iPhone 14 Pro series as a key differentiator between the vanilla iPhone 14 and the Pro ones.

Gurman also explained how the feature may work. Always-on display, as per Gurman, will "allow the iPhone to turn down the frame rate significantly on the lock screen and display quickly glanceable information – similar to newer Apple Watches."

Apple rolled out an always-on display feature for Apple Watches with Watch Series 5. Subsequent models too have had the feature.

WWDC 2022 will take place between June 6-11 and Apple will showcase new features coming to its major OS platforms like iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS among others. Rumours suggest that there might be a hardware announcement, which is likely to be the all-new redesigned MacBook Air .