{"id":6211,"date":"2025-05-19T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/android-16-may-be-adding-its-own-version-of-ios-standby-mode\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:57:00","slug":"android-16-may-be-adding-its-own-version-of-ios-standby-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/android-16-may-be-adding-its-own-version-of-ios-standby-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 16 may be adding its own version of iOS StandBy Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<hr\/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evidence of a StandBy Mode for Android has been spotted<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It would be enabled on locked, charging phones<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The iPhone equivalent was introduced with iOS 17 in 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/android\/android-16-will-bring-these-5-upgrades-to-your-phone-including-one-i-cant-wait-to-try-out\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/android\/android-16-will-bring-these-5-upgrades-to-your-phone-including-one-i-cant-wait-to-try-out\">Android 16<\/a> could start to be pushed out to the masses within the next month, and signs of another imminent new feature have been spotted hidden in the platform code: a version of the iOS StandBy Mode for Google-powered phones.<\/p>\n<p>This has been spotted by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/standby-mode-on-android-phones-3558674\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/standby-mode-on-android-phones-3558674\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Android Authority<\/a>, and concerns code hidden in the Android 16 beta and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/google-play-store\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/google-play-store\">Google Play<\/a> Services. The key reference is to casting content from &#8220;standby-friendly&#8221; devices, which strongly suggests phones and tablets in standby mode.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/features\/what-is-standby-in-ios-17\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/features\/what-is-standby-in-ios-17\">StandBy Mode on iOS<\/a>, it shows a clock and other widgets on the iPhone screen when it&#8217;s placed horizontally and being charged. Combine it with a MagSafe charger, and it essentially turns a locked iPhone into a smart display.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<span class=\"bg-secondary-500 text-white text-lg font-bold uppercase py-1 px-2 leading-[1.625rem] sm:leading-[6px] sm:text-sm\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While the evidence for Google doing something similar with Android 16 is pretty slight right now, it would make sense for something like this to be introduced: it&#8217;s a handy feature to have, as has been shown by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/websites-apps\/standby-mode-pro-finally-brings-my-favorite-new-ios-17-feature-to-android\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/websites-apps\/standby-mode-pro-finally-brings-my-favorite-new-ios-17-feature-to-android\">third-party StandBy Mode options<\/a> for Android.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chargers-and-hubs-3\">Chargers and hubs<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Pixel 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TuKSYmZSQgBNbVisSSQDTA.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The Pixel 9 will be one of the first phones in line for Android 16 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another piece of the puzzle is the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones-are-officially-getting-qi2-wireless-charging-in-2025-as-more-galaxy-s25-renders-leak\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones-are-officially-getting-qi2-wireless-charging-in-2025-as-more-galaxy-s25-renders-leak\">Qi2 charging standard<\/a>, which will bring a MagSafe-like wireless charging experience to Android phones. Support for this is limited right now, but more Qi2-ready Android phones are expected within the next year.<\/p>\n<p>It also looks as though Google is preparing to add a standby button to the Android interface, again as indicated by hidden code, and it looks as though the display setting will build on top of the existing Hub Mode available on the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones-are-officially-getting-qi2-wireless-charging-in-2025-as-more-galaxy-s25-renders-leak\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones\/samsung-galaxy-phones-are-officially-getting-qi2-wireless-charging-in-2025-as-more-galaxy-s25-renders-leak\">Google Pixel Tablet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty more features are expected in Android 16, based on what Google has already told us, what&#8217;s now available in the beta software, and what&#8217;s been spotted in leaks. We know the software will come with an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/software\/google-just-showed-us-the-new-look-of-android-16-and-its-aimed-directly-at-the-iphones-biggest-fans\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/software\/google-just-showed-us-the-new-look-of-android-16-and-its-aimed-directly-at-the-iphones-biggest-fans\">updated look<\/a>, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/android\/android-16-is-set-to-bring-extra-security-protection-against-usb-hacks\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/android\/android-16-is-set-to-bring-extra-security-protection-against-usb-hacks\">new security<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/google-pixel-phones\/google-confirms-android-16s-useful-new-battery-health-tools-will-skip-older-pixel-phones\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/google-pixel-phones\/google-confirms-android-16s-useful-new-battery-health-tools-will-skip-older-pixel-phones\">battery features<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Gjr8JAyJXibUPHnaACsqU8\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Gjr8JAyJXibUPHnaACsqU8 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re almost certainly going to hear more about Android 16 at the Google I\/O 2025 event, which gets underway tomorrow, and will feature updates on AI, Android, Chrome, and more. You can get all the news from I\/O right here on TechRadar, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/android\/how-to-watch-google-i-o-2025-live-tune-in-for-the-latest-gemini-android-16-and-wear-os-news\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/android\/how-to-watch-google-i-o-2025-live-tune-in-for-the-latest-gemini-android-16-and-wear-os-news\">watch along live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-you-might-also-like\"><span>You might also like<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evidence of a StandBy Mode for Android has been spotted It would be enabled on locked, charging phones The iPhone equivalent was introduced with iOS 17 in 2023 Android 16 could start to be pushed out to the masses within the next month, and signs of another imminent new feature have been spotted hidden in [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6211","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}