Apple

Who tf holds their phone out at arms length other than middle aged parents who also tilt their head up 20° with bifocals on?

Myopia is trending to get worse and its largely because of screen use. dont give your kids screens !

Arms length? That’s like 3 feet that’s so uncomfortable

Keep your iPhone at arm’s length.

Your grandmother came back from 1995 and told you you’re sitting too close to the Tv. Lol

Follow the screen

I really wanna know how close you hold your phone

Aging will naturally have you move your iphone further and further away to see it.

Your phone no longer wants intimacy

T-Rex vision matters.

Hold your phone closer to your face. Eventually, you’ll never see this warning again…

lol, read comments to see if anyone suggested replacing iOS with Android but that will probably get me banned from this sub now, even though I have more iPhones now than alternatives

Says the company making vision pro

Does this mean Apple also knows when we’re picking our noses?

What degree of hypermetropia does this kid have to hold their iphone this goshdang close

I hate this message and I find it very annoying, but I’m not turning it off!

I don’t think I can see my phone at arm’s length so maybe my eyesight is already damaged.

It will go away with you getting older ;)

Get some glasses

Press the button “I’m willing to sacrifice my eyes for more entertainment addiction”

I am legally blind and I hold my phone very close to face even though I have glass I can’t read unless it’s very close to my face so this warning would mean I won’t be able to use my phone at all lol thankfully it’s not on by default

Having the option is awesome thanks for sharing this feature with is

Googling is hard isn’t it OP

How do I turn it on? This is great

I’d be one unhappy camper ….don’t even start with me today Siri I swear on everything today’s not the day……

Settings > Screen Time > Screen Distance

It is in screen time and there you can turn it off

Isn’t there an education campaign about this myth in 2010 or something, why apple still believe it?

It’s never turned on by default! Wtf are you trying to achieve here?

How do I get this

Can we talk about the fact Apple wants to to hold your phone at arms length, wtf? That would ache after a few mins of doom scrolling 😂

I have this turned on by choice to help me keep my phone a better distance away from my face. BUT I am also near sighted so at night lying in bed I get this warning every 2-3 minutes. VERY ANNOYING. Like can I get a setting where I can set this to a certain time like the day when my glasses are on my face and off at night when I just want to browse reddit in bed. By the way typing this message earned me two more visits from the warning about being too close to my face.

By keeping your phone further away from your face.

Such a dumb feature

Is OP holding his phone like this?

Screen time Distance Turn it off That’s all

Read what it says, it literally tells you.

Time to buy longer iArms

It’s the thing you enabled and you get rid of it by disabling at the same you enabled it. 🤡

Google?

Fuck I’m blind, even with glasses I can’t see my phone that far away…

Dont look at the phone

Can you read?