![]() ![]() ![]() Night Shift is coming to the Mac and Apple Watchĭescribed as "software for controlling the screen of computers and mobiles," Apple intends for Night Shift to cover all the devices they have available today and any other devices they may launch in the future. ![]() In the list of devices they have included there are some like decorative magnets or dog whistles (Seriously!), But this is relatively normal when registering names or filing a patent and is to cover all possibilities. Night Shift was very well received among users and that may be the reason that has encouraged Apple to bring its system to other devices, as it has discovered Patently Apple. Among these novelties, perhaps the most prominent or the one that has been talked about the most is Night Shift, a system that removes red tones from the screen so that, in short, we can sleep better at night and that is based on the application f.lux which had long been available for iOS (via Cydia), for Mac and for Windows. iPhone and iPad users can also use Night Shift scheduling as well in iOS.On March 21, Apple released iOS 9.3, a version that, like many of those released in the spring, introduced many important new features. If your Mac is not supported, you can use NightPatch to patch older Macs to support Night Shift, otherwise older Macs can use Flux for a similar effect.Īs mentioned before, if you don’t have a recent version of Mac OS for whatever reason, you can get the same effect on your Mac or Windows PC with the help of the flux app discussed here. Mac models that do support Night Shift include the following computers: MacBook (Early 2015 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer), MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer), Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer), iMac (Late 2012 or newer), and Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer) Basically, the display colors will be warmer when it is enabled. Thus to demonstrate the effect you either have to test it out yourself on your Mac screen, or create a mockup as we did below. It’s important to point out that while display colors shift warmer when Night Shift is on, those warmer colors do not transfer over to images, pictures, screenshots, or anything else created on the display. What does Night Shift do? What does Night Shift look like when enabled? My personal preference is to have the warmest possible setting for maximum theoretical benefit to the eyes. * Generally speaking, the warmer the display temperature is set with Night Shift the better the effect is supposed to be by reducing blue light emission, and yes there is some science behind this. The display will also reduce the warmth automatically in the morning either at sunrise or at the time chosen. Now in the evening hours, either when the sun goes down or at the custom time you set, the color temperature of the display will change to become warmer automatically. Close out of System Preferences when finished adjusting Night Shift.Next adjust the “Color Temperature” to suit your preferences, as you slide the dial you will notice a the screen warmth will change to preview the setting *.Pull down the “Schedule” tab and select either “Sunset to Sunrise” or “Custom” (I prefer Custom).Select “Displays” and choose the “Night Shift” tab.Go to the Apple menu and choose “System Preferences”.iOS users also will find Night Shift available on iPhone and iPad. However, if you have an earlier version of Mac OS or Mac OS X you can install Flux and get the same general effect. We’ll show you how to setup and use this great feature on your Mac.īefore beginning, note that Night Shift in Mac OS requires macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or newer. Night Shift is a great feature that is recommended for all Mac users to enable if you use your computer at night, the warmer hues can help to reduce eye strain and might offer other benefits as well, including improvements to sleep quality. ![]()
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