Learn how to turn off the Tap to Wake feature to prevent the screen on your iPhone or iPad from waking when touched, saving the battery.
The iPhone X debuted a display you could wake by tapping to quickly check notifications, Lock Screen widgets and more. The problem with Tap to Wake is accidental touches causing the display to turn on, which adds to the battery drain. If you are concerned about this, you can disable Tap to Wake, and we show you how.
Turn off Tap to Wake on iPhone or iPad
To manage Tap to Wake, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch. Here, you can turn off the Tap to Wake switch to disable this feature.
With Tap to Wake turned off, tapping the display will do nothing—that is, the screen won’t automatically light up when touched. You can still wake your iPhone or iPad by pressing the power button, raising the device, lifting the cover (iPad), saying “Hey Siri,” or plugging the device into power. Don’t confuse Tap to Wake with Raise to Wake, which automatically wakes the device when you raise it to look at it.
Also, check out: