iPhone: Enable on lift - how to turn it off

Enable on lift is a handy feature used by many users. Nevertheless, the feature can be disabled at any time. On newer iPhone models, on the other hand, you have other ways to activate the screen, even without lifting the device.

Quiet despite movement: The iPhone does not force you to activate by lifting.

iPhone: Activate when lifting not desired?

Apple always adorns itself with the particularly high usability of its devices. So also with the iPhone, which can be activated by movement - if that is desired. If you own an iPhone X or newer, then you can activate the screen by tapping on it once. If you want to unlock it afterwards, swipe up from the bottom. On older models, you press the home button for this. Usually, the feature is already activated. If this is not the case, you can change this via the settings.

1. Open the "Settings".
2. Open the "Display & Brightness" section.
3. There you can move the slider "Activate when lifting" to the left. The color jumps from green to white.
4. This procedure works fine even with newer models of the iPhone.

The activation is directly active. Test it by turning off the display, put down the iPhone and then take it in your hand. Normally, the screen should now turn on directly. Do nothing else, the iPhone automatically puts itself back into sleep mode.