How to Change Screen Timeout on iPhone X

The iPhone X comes with so many amazing features. These features can be customized to fit your needs and wants. One of the features, you would like to customize on your iPhone X is the screen timeout or the time lock feature. This feature is dependent on whether or not you have classified information on your iPhone that you do not want others to see.

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There are certain users of the iPhone X who keep notes of confidential meetings on their device. Some others even have a list of passwords and PIN codes on their phone.

Sometimes, you may forget to turn off the backlight of your phone and leave it unattended among other officemates or acquaintances. This can turn out to be a threat to your privacy if your device does not auto lock or need either a PIN code, a pattern of a Face ID to unlock. Only a few seconds or minutes of unauthorized access can spell doom for many.

Imagine you were the CEO of a design company and you have blueprints stored on your phone. If you left your phone unattended for even a minute among other competitors, you could end up having your designs copied by others. You can easily avoid this by learning how to edit the screen timeout on your iPhone X.

How to Adjust Screen Timeout on iPhone X

Follow the steps below to adjust the screen timeout on your iPhone X.

  1. Launch the Settings app on your Phone X.
  2. Choose General.
  3. Next, tap on the Auto-Lock option.
  4. Here, you can change the settings as you want. You can also adjust the time from 1 to 5 minutes and Never.

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