What is Always-On Display (AOD) and how to enable it?

So what is AOD?

Always-On Display or AOD is a feature that available on certain Samsung smartphones. It allows you to customise your screen to show time, date, battery status, notifications, screen savers and more. It is important to know that AOD does consume energy. 

How to turn on/off Always-On Display

The standard way to access any device settings is to tap - no surprise - settings! However there are two quick ways to access AOD settings:

From the notification bar

1.     Swipe down from the Notification bar > Tap the Settings icon.

2.     Select Lock Screen and Security > Tap ALWAYS ON DISPLAY to toggle on/off

From the notification panel

1.     Swipe down from the Notification bar > Swipe left to the other panel.

2.     Tap on the menu button (three vertical dots) > Select Button Order

3.     Drag AOD into the panel > Now you can easily toggle on/off AOD

What is animated AOD and how to enable it?

Animated AOD acts like on-screen wall papers with animations.

To enable animated AOD, you can choose either a preloaded GIF or from your Gallery. If selected GIF’s play duration is less than 5 seconds, it will be played twice automatically. If it is more than 5 seconds, it will be played only once.

1.     Go to Settings > Tap Lock Screen and Security.

2.     Tap the switch to activate Always on Display then > Tap Clock and Face Widgets.

3.     Tap Clock style (for example) > Select animated AOD > Tap Apply.

4.     If you want to use preloaded GIF, tap Add GIF and select.

5.     If you want to use GIF that already existed in Gallery > Tap + > Select GIF in Gallery.

6.     Tap APPLY.