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How to Turn Off Raise to Wake on iOS 27

Disable Raise to Wake in Display & Brightness so lifting your iPhone does not wake its screen.

Step 1

Open Settings from the Home Screen

iPhone Home Screen with the Settings app in the third row
Tap the gray Settings icon on your Home Screen.

Before you begin: An unlocked iPhone running iOS 27.

Find and tap the Settings app on your Home Screen. Its icon looks like a gray gear.

Step 2

Open Display & Brightness

Settings showing Display & Brightness
Tap Display & Brightness in Settings.

In Settings, scroll if needed and tap Display & Brightness.

Step 3

Turn off Raise to Wake

Display & Brightness settings showing Raise to Wake
Turn off Raise to Wake.

Turn Raise to Wake off. If it is already off, leave it off. Lifting your iPhone will no longer wake the screen.

You can still press the side button to wake the display. Tap to Wake is a separate setting on supported models.

Reference

By ProgramGuru

Published: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-14

Instructions reviewed against Apple documentation on 2026-10-14.

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