Google Preps Smarter Pixel Always-On Display That Turns Off on Inactivity

Overview

• Android Authority found Settings code for a new option to “turn off display on inactivity,” described as powering down the screen when no user activity is detected to save power.
• The feature is in development and not live, and the code does not specify how Android will decide the phone is inactive or how long it will wait before switching off the display.
• Current Pixel phones offer only a simple Always‑On Display toggle without contextual or scheduled controls during the day.
• Android Headlines reports the internal codename for the work as “Doze,” linking the effort to Google’s ambient display and battery‑saving features.
• Coverage notes that rival phones, such as Samsung’s, already offer automatic AOD behaviors, which provides a comparison point for potential battery‑saving aims.