iOS 17’s Screen Distance feature will display a warning whenever you get too close to your phone.
The average American spends nearly four hours looking at their phones each day. This time increases to seven hours if you also include other devices with screens. Our eyes were not designed to use screens for such long periods of time and it’s making us nearsighted. iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 come with a feature that can help with the strain caused by our digital lives.As a recent article by Apple Insider explains, Apple’s latest operating system versions for the iPhone and iPad come with a feature called Screen Distance that may help cut down on the risk of nearsightedness, especially in children.
