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iPhone X iPhone X Qi charging while face down?
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Sleep cycle will still work when you turn the display off, allowing you to lay the phone down facing up.
[doublepost=1510495815][/doublepost]You might want to turn the screen off anyway because sleep cycle app will turn off but the home bar at the bottom stays on which will cause oled burn in eventually.
I can see why you might be skeptical. I am in the same boat as the OP. I put my iPhone face down on the bed stand as the light from notifications really can wake me. Being a light sleeper sucks!
I use a mechanical white noise device which helps a lot. Leaving the TV on generates constant visual white noise; different from the occasional light from notifications.
Was this post about sleeping?
I ordered a stand up wireless charger for my X so I can face the screen away. Should probably try scheduled DND too...
I can see why you might be skeptical. I am in the same boat as the OP. I put my iPhone face down on the bed stand as the light from notifications really can wake me. Being a light sleeper sucks!
I use a mechanical white noise device which helps a lot. Leaving the TV on generates constant visual white noise; different from the occasional light from notifications.
Was this post about sleeping?
I ordered a stand up wireless charger for my X so I can face the screen away. Should probably try scheduled DND too...
I am sorry if I sounded skeptical as I could sleep though a train wreck. My volume on my phone is loud enough for me to hear it if awake, but not so loud that it would wake me up. As far as a light in the room, I have several including a 42” LCD TV with the volume a normal levels for the room.
For those who can not sleep because of the light on the charging stand, maybe toss a towel over it so it remains close by and yet you can still get to it.
I find that hard to believe. I couldn’t possibly sleep with a TV on.
See what I did there?
And also I would wake up if my phone lit the room up in the middle of the night.
Guess what? Not everyone is the same as you. Crazy idea, right?
Why don’t you put a small book/magazine/bit of card over the phones screen while it’s on the charger?
I've used it face up and seems to work fine. Just try it out one day over the weekend and see how it goes.
Just to add a statistical data point - I get woken up by light as well. So I leave my iPhone on DND during the night, as I always have since the feature exists. No problem in remembering to turn it back off.
Back when there wasn't DND, I would have to set the phone to mute and disable vibrations. A single vibration from a text message would wake me up. Yes, I sleep that lightly.
In the morning, I could very well use a single "beep" as my alarm clock ringtone and it would wake me up. Back in the times when I had a real radio as an alarm clock, the "click" the tape mechanism would make was waking me up as well, even before the actual radio went off
Back when there wasn't DND, I would have to set the phone to mute and disable vibrations. A single vibration from a text message would wake me up. Yes, I sleep that lightly.
In the morning, I could very well use a single "beep" as my alarm clock ringtone and it would wake me up. Back in the times when I had a real radio as an alarm clock, the "click" the tape mechanism would make was waking me up as well, even before the actual radio went off
I know someone that has to put their alarm clock face down. The dim LED lights wake her. Same with the tiny light from the Comcast X1 cable box. Tapes over it. Crazy. Lol. Me? I sleep with TV on. Fan on. And volume at a good volume.
tried my nokia charger out last night. Seems to charge iphone X fine, and Sleep Cycle seems to still work ok - will check it over a few days to make sure it isn't give me odd results.
Much more convenient and neater than a dangling lightning cable.
Much more convenient and neater than a dangling lightning cable.
Have either of you already tried the Sleep Cycle app with the wireless charger?
Most of these replies are ridiculous, the question was simple: can iphone x wireless charge face down? The issue is also relevant for people who use pop-up phone holders (pop sockets) and ring-type grips on the back of their iphone x or iphone x's case.
The issue is not about OP's use of DND, nor ability to sleep through occasional notification lights.
The issue is not about OP's use of DND, nor ability to sleep through occasional notification lights.
It was answered in the mix. You cannot charge using wireless/Qi from the front of the phone.
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This is why I bought a wireless charging stand instead of a pad. I can charge the iPhone while it's facing me if I want to, or I can turn it the opposite direction. Maybe scheduling DnD mode will help?