Probably one of the reasons why we fell in love with Android at the time, is because of the ability to customize the system. There are thousands of applications to configure anything, even when your mobile does not support them natively , for example, Always On Display.
In case this sounds like Chinese, it is an option that leaves your screen always active to check important information such as time, calendar or notifications. It is ideal for phones with OLED screens, because it consumes very little energy, but with these apps, you can have it on any mobile.
First of all: What is Always on Display?
The always-on display, also known as Always on Display, is a feature we’ve found on multiple phones for years. Allows you to keep the screen off except for specific areas that show us useful information such as time or notifications. Samusng, LG, Huawei or Xiaomi phones have this option as standard, but for brands that do not incorporate it, it is very useful to be able to activate it with applications.
We recommend using these apps only on mobiles with OLED screens , since a black image means pixel off and therefore 0 battery consumption. In the case of LCD or IPS panels, although the background is black, it is still backlit, so that in these phones, consumption will be significantly higher.
Always On AMOLED
The grace of Always on Display applications is that the interface is as simple as possible, so you don’t need to unlock the phone for basic tasks like checking notifications. Always On AMOLED allows you to customize the style of the screen between different designs , as well as make the notifications show us. It has an option that will move the content from time to time on the screen to avoid damaging the OLED panels.
Notification Light
The advantage of this application is that it has some settings for certain Android phones in particular. Anyway, we are also allowed to activate the Always on Display option that even allows us to read the notifications when they arrive without having to unlock the phone. We can also configure different lighting patterns that are activated when new notifications arrive on our mobile.
AdDisplay
Without a doubt, one of the first applications that appeared on Google Play that allowed anyone to have the screen always active. Its operation is very basic and it hardly lets you customize the style of the clock or the notifications. As a bonus, for those who are left over with the battery of their phone, they have an option that allows the background to be a wallpaper that we want and not a black background.
Always on Display – AMOLED wallpapers
In case the name of this application had not yet made it clear to you, it allows you to have the screen always active on any Android mobile and also, in a very customizable way between different watch styles . Notifications will only show us with an icon, but it is something that it shares with almost all the other applications on this list.
Always on AMOLED | Edge Lighting
If you want to customize the always-on screen of your phone to the maximum, you cannot miss this application. In addition to allowing you to select special images with some of their available themes, it also allows you to use the calendar and even take notes with the screen off . It also allows activating a mode that will illuminate the contour of the screen of our phone when we receive notifications.
Always on display: edge light and amoled
If what you want is for the interface of the Always on Display app to be bigger than usual, this is the option you are looking for. It has different customizable watches and even backgrounds other than classic black, although we do not recommend them. The key is that the clock, battery and notification icons will be larger than in other applications of the style, so we will not have to look as much on the screen to see them.
Always On Display, AMOLED
If you are looking for customization, this is your app. You can configure everything regarding your always-on screen. From the colors, to the elements to show and how to show them. You can also add shortcuts to your favorite applications to have faster access to them.
Always on Edge
Another alternative with a great possibility of personalization, but what makes us categorize it as one of the best Always on Display apps, is that it shows us the icon of the fingerprint on the screen, so that it is easier to unlock our phone if it has this feature.
Night clock
Who said Always on Display is used all day? Of course not the developer of this app, since it focuses on turning our phone into an alarm clock that will always show us the time at night without hardly emitting light (in case of having a mobile phone with an OLED screen), with information on Notifications and quick access to alarms.
Always on Display
In a waste of originality with its name, this application allows us to use the active screen function on any mobile. It can be customized among several predefined styles, imitating this type of Samsung and LG mobile screen. It is very simple to use and requires little configuration to use it.
