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How to fix iPhone not turning off the display, sleeping, or locking automatically

Unlocked iPhone on Home Screen and a locked iPhone showing the black screen

Most people have the habit of pressing the side button to manually lock the iPhone when they are done using it. However, some, especially older folks, don't. They know that once they stop using their iPhone, the display will automatically turn off and lock itself.

This is made possible due to the handy Auto-Lock feature that locks your iPhone when it hasn't been used for a while. But sometimes, your iPhone may not sleep automatically. This leads to battery drain and is a privacy risk as anyone can get inside your unlocked iPhone and go through your photos, contacts, messages, browsing history, wallet, etc.

Thankfully, fixing the failing Auto-Lock setting is easy, and we will show you how.