How to Use Your Phone as a Bedside Alarm Clock

Whether you use your phone as an alarm to get up in the morning, like to listen to podcasts or sleep sounds as you drift off, or simply want to be sure the battery is full come morning, a nightstand charger is a handy gadget. Android phones and iPhones also offer nightstand modes to transform your device into a bedside alarm clock for the night. How to Use iPhone’s StandBy Mode Photograph: Simon Hill Apple’s StandBy is one of our favorite iOS 17 features. Your iPhone will remember your preferred clock style for that charger, so you might set one style for the charger on your nightstand and something else for the charger on your desk or kitchen counter. Like StandBy, you need a charger that supports Nightstand mode and ideally affords you an easy view of your Apple Watch screen.