StandBy Mode ProStandBy Mode Pro
4.6stars(30.4K)1M+ downloads

Turn your Android intoa smart clock display

StandBy Mode Pro clock faces and widgets

Put your phone on the charger sideways and it becomes a bedside display, like iPhone StandBy: 100+ clock faces, widgets from any app, your photos and a screensaver.

Free to download. Pay once for Premium.

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Everything your nightstand clock can do

100+ clock faces, widgets from any app, and the small stuff that makes a great desk or bedside clock.

  • Any-app widgets

    Two or four widgets at once, including one from any app on your phone, like Spotify, your calendar or smart home controls.

  • 100+ clock faces

    Flip, neon, matrix, pixel, analog and more. Tweak the colors, fonts and animation until it looks like yours.

  • Night mode

    A dim red tint after dark. Check the time at 3am without a screen full of light in your eyes.

  • Photo frame mode

    Show your photos between the clocks. It pulls from your gallery or Google Photos and never crops a face out.

  • Media controls

    Play and skip tracks in Spotify, YouTube Music or Deezer without unlocking your phone.

  • Auto-start on charge

    Plug in, turn it landscape, and StandBy starts on its own. Stand it upright to stop.

  • Burn-in protection

    Leave it on all night. A subtle pixel shift every minute keeps your OLED from burning in.

  • Vibes radio

    Set the mood with lo-fi, a crackling fireplace, or your own video on loop.

  • Phone and tablet

    Looks right on a phone by the bed or a tablet on the wall, in landscape or portrait.

Timers, a sleep timer, quotes and more are waiting in the app.

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See what your screen becomes

Real screens from the app: clocks, weather, your calendar, notifications and more.

Edge-to-edge analog StandBy clock with a clean black face
Edge-to-edge analog clock
StandBy system dashboard with phone model, battery, RAM and storage
Your phone's vitals in one place
StandBy screen combining a large clock with weather stats
Clock and weather together
Full-screen StandBy media player showing album art, progress and playback controls
Now playing, full screen
Neon cyan digital StandBy clock with a glowing radial tick ring
An electric neon clock
StandBy full-month calendar with today highlighted
Your month, full view
StandBy Duo showing a black analog clock and a mini calendar side by side
Two widgets, side by side
StandBy notifications widget stacking recent messages
Notifications you can glance at
And much moreExplore every clock, widget and mode in the app

What people say about it

Five-star reviews from Google Play, quoted as written.

“It turns your phone into a premium smart display while charging. The UI looks clean, modern, and very polished… What I like most is the level of customization—layouts, styles, brightness/night settings, and controls are all flexible without being confusing.”
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“A phone shouldn't just sit on the nightstand charging with no other purpose… a night mode that doesn't drain the life out of the phone.”
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“Works very well and it's beautiful, the one purchase is great, i'm tired of subscriptions!”
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“Beautiful app. Even when it's free version, you still have a lot of options and customizations. The animation is smooth.”
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“really like that you can apply precise conditions on when AOD should be activated and pixel burn protection… Lots of widgets, so you can make quite customisable AOD.”
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“it helps me repurpose my old devices in to something meaningful. I had installed a magnetic holder in kitchen and old phone rest on it. My mom uses it for recipes, music, timers, clocks and calls.”
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What people build with it

Real setups from the community: 3D-printed docks, wall-mounted tablets and custom KWGT layouts.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. StandBy Mode Pro runs on Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, Motorola, OnePlus, Xiaomi and virtually any phone or tablet on Android 7 or newer. Android 12+ unlocks every visual effect—a few aren't available on older versions.

The core app is free to download and free to use: clock faces, photo display, media controls and burn-in protection. A one-time Premium unlock adds advanced clocks, live weather and deeper customization, and removes ads—pay once, keep it forever. That purchase helps fund the next batch of clocks and features.

Rarely an issue—StandBy Mode Pro mostly runs while your phone is charging. Any always-on screen uses some power, but Night Mode keeps consumption low.

No. StandBy Mode Pro shifts pixels in a faint checkerboard every minute, so nothing gets baked into your OLED—even if it's on all night.

No. Install it from Google Play like any other app — no root, no account, no setup hoops. Plug your phone in, turn it sideways, and you're done.

There's far more to make it yours. Instead of one fixed clock or Samsung's Daily Board layout, you get 100+ faces, any-app widgets, photos, weather and media controls, arranged how you like—on any Android phone or tablet.

Give your nightstand a better clock

Free to download. One-time unlock available. Get it on Google Play.

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