Windows 10: Glance Screen - Turn On or Off in Windows 10 Mobile

How to: Glance Screen - Turn On or Off in Windows 10 Mobile

How to Turn On or Off Glance Screen on Windows 10 Mobile Phone


Information The Glance screen feature in Windows 10 Mobile lets you see your clock and lock screen info at a glance after your screen has turned off.

Starting with Windows 10 build 15007, the Always show Glance screen when charging option is available again.

When you turn on the Glance screen, you can change the options below to how you want for the Glance screen:

• Choose how many minutes to show the Glance screen when your screen is turned off.
• Choose to always show Glance screen when charging your phone.
• If you've set a background photo as your lock screen, you can show your lock screen background picture on the Glance screen.
• Choose to use Night mode to dim the Glance screen during a set time range, and show text color as red, green, or blue during the time range.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Glance screen on your Windows 10 Mobile phone.


EXAMPLE: Glance screen on Windows 10 Mobile phone





Here's How:

1. Open Settings, and tap on Personalization. (see screenshot below)



2. Tap on Glance screen. (see screenshot below)



3. Do step 4 (off) or step 5 (on) below for what you want.


4. To Turn Off Glance Screen
A) Turn off Show Glance screen when your screen is turned off, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)





5. To Turn On Glance Screen
A) Turn on Show Glance screen when your screen is turned off. (see screenshot below)



B) You can now change the Glance screen settings below to what you want, and go to step 6 when finished. (see screenshots below)

• Choose how many minutes to show the Glance screen when your screen is turned off.
• Choose to always show Glance screen when charging your phone.
• If you've set a background photo as your lock screen, you can show your lock screen background picture on the Glance screen.
• Choose to use Night mode to dim the Glance screen during a set time range, and show text color as red, green, or blue during the time range.

6. When finished, you can tap on the Start button *Start at the bottom of your phone to return to your Start screen. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn

:)

 

Turned Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot "ON" but not visible on devices..

have you followed all the steps? U might have missed something. Check out instructions mentioned here Windows 10 Tip: Set Up a Mobile Hotspot - Thurrott.com

 

Glance Screen and Navigation Vibration Option in Windows 10

Hello Mark,

You can turn off the vibration by following the steps below:

• Go to Settings.
• Select Personalization.
• Tap Navigation bar and turn off Vibration
  for navigation bar.

To turn off Glance screen, go to Settings > Perzonalization >
Glance screen > Show Glance
screen when your screen
is turned off.

Feel free to contact us if you have other queries.

 

glance screen

Hello
Justavi,

We need additional information for us to isolate your concern about the Glance screen feature and the notification sounds. Please provide the following:

• What is the version of Windows 10 Mobile is your phone running on? Include the build version.
• What changes did you do on your phone before the issue started?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far to resolve the issue?

We will be waiting for your reply.

 

glance screen is not working

I have a Lumia 950

I have tried to setup glance screen

I go to extras and glance screen

under content

background picture is grayed out

and cannot be turned on

I have the latest update

any suggestions about how to turn it on

by using one of my pics.

Thx

Wayne

 

How to add tiles to Life at a Glance?

Hi

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you pin the app tile and Life at a glance on the Start screen.

Follow the below steps:

• Type program in the search bar from the Desktop.
• Right click on the app and select Pin to Start.
  
• Again, type life at a glance in the search bar from the Desktop.
• Right click on the Life at a glance and select Pin to Start.
  

Hope this helps, let us know if you need further assistance.