Sounds convenient — and it is. But Raise to Wake is also one screen option that Nageda recommends always having switched off to conserve your iPhone’s battery.

When your iPhone battery refuses to hold a charge, it’s time to get serious about your settings. Some of them are draining your device — more than you probably know. And all of them can be ...

You spend a lot of time looking at the lock screen of your Pixel phone —checking the clock, seeing if people have replied to your messages, and so on—so you’ll want to get it set up in the ...

I’ve used the Z Fold 7 over the last few days, and this is the one setting I deliberately changed almost straight away. It has to do with how One UI 8 shows notifications on the lock screen, as ...

Replying to messages from your iPhone's lock screen is easy for you -- and scammers. Thankfully, you can help protect yourself by turning this feature off. Here's how to turn off Reply from lock ...

Also, head to Settings > Display > Screen timeout and toggle on Keep screen on while viewing. Now the screen won't turn off as long as you're staring at it head-on.

When it comes to smartphones and parental settings, don't assume that once options are set, they don't need to be checked regularly, said Ron Kerbs, CEO of cybersecurity company Kidas. "Don't just ...

This will effectively hide it. If you ever want to unhide your iPhone app and put it back on the Home Screen, you can long-press the app in the App Library and choose Add to Home Screen.