Galaxy S7’s Always-On display is similar to Moto X’s ‘Moto Display’ and let you see what is going on without waking your phone. Both phones display information in a plain white text and in a black background, so the battery usage will be negligible. This is because, both devices have AMOLED display and black pixels do not consume battery. In addition, when your Galaxy S7/S7 Edge is face down or inside a pocket, the feature will be automatically turned off which will also save battery. Note that the Galaxy S7’s ‘Always-On’ display is a software feature, which means you can get this feature on other Android phones as well. The Glance Plus app brings Galaxy S7’s Always-On Display feature to any phone running on Android 4.3 and later. Important Note: To get full advantage of this app, your device has an AMOELD screen as in Galaxy S7; otherwise, the battery consumption will be higher. However, you can reduce the battery usage by adjusting screen timeout and background brightness with in the app.
How to get Galaxy S7 Always-On display on any phone
- Download Glance Plus app from Play store [HERE]. It is a free download.
- Open Glance Plus, enable permissions (on Marshmallow) and turn on the service.
- Select the, clock style, text color, font size, background brightness, etc. from the settings.
- To get notifications (missed calls, SMS, etc.) on the screen, you have to enable it from Notification access.
- To weak up your phone, double click or long press on the screen
- To turn off glance screen, just press power button
