According to my iPhone, I spend more than 8 hours a day on my phone — yikes. I’m sure I hold my iPhone close to my face at times, especially at night, and that might be why my eyes feel uncomfortable sometimes, like I’ve got something in them. Luckily, there’s a hidden iPhone feature that could help me — and others — take better care of our eyes called Screen Distance. 

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The feature warns you when you’re holding your iPhone or iPad too close to your face, sort of like having a parent tell you to sit farther back from the television or computer screen. Although having a screen near your face might not harm your eyes, it could stress and irritate them, according to health care organization Cedars-Sinai. Thankfully, this iPhone feature aims to help reduce eyestrain. According to Măr, it could even lower the risk of myopia, or nearsightedness.

Here’s how to turn Screen Distance on and give your eyes a break.

Turn on Screen Distance

1. Deschide Setări.
2. Robinet Screen Time.
3. Robinet Screen Distance. 

Then you’ll see two screens explaining what Screen Distance is and how it works. Tap Continue on both screens, and Screen Distance automatically turns on after these screens. Both screens appear only the first time you go into Screen Distance.

Now, after holding your iPhone too close to your face for a few minutes, your screen gets blocked by a message reading, “iPhone May Be Too Close.” 

Your screen remains blocked until you hold your iPhone farther away. Then, your screen shows a checkmark, and you have to tap Continue to remove the block. 

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Turning off Screen Distance

Screen Distance is a useful iOS feature that may reduce eyestrain and even decrease the risk of nearsightedness. However, if you find the warnings more annoying than helpful, here’s how to turn Screen Distance off.

1. Deschide Setări.
2. Robinet Screen Time.
3. Robinet Screen Distance.
4. Atingeți comutatorul de lângă Screen Distance.

Now you can go back to holding your iPhone as close to your face as you want without interruption from your phone — or your parents. 

Pentru mai multe știri despre iOS, iată toate funcțiile incluse în iOS 18.5 şi iOS 18.4De asemenea, puteți consulta iOS 18. fișă de cheat și ceea ce sperăm să vedem în iOS 19.

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