Sometimes something you have never thought of happens and gives you pleasure. Often it is a very small thing; something you never knew you needed. So it is with Night Shift, Apple’s new method of saving your eyes at night. It’s a tiny upgrade, something hardly worth mentioning. But it works and after only one night I am sold on it.
Night Shift is an automatic or manual adjustment which “warms” your phone display to make it less glaring and easier on the eyes at times of rest. I always read a few chapters of a Kindle book on the iPhone 6 Plus before turning in for the night. Often I have need to turn down the brightness to avoid strain. Even though I have auto brightness enabled, it is always somehow just a touch too stressful in a darkened bedroom.
Last night I tried Night Shift. It was something new and I thought I’d give it a go. The results were astounding. Immediately, with the beigy-warmy glow I felt less stressed. My eyes were more rested and I found myself enjoying the experience. Although Night Shift can be set manually (you can make it a permanent feature of your phone if you wish) I have adopted a schedule which turns on Night Shift at 10 pm and switches it off again at 7 am.
Brilliant. But them I am easily pleased.
I agree with you totally about Nightshift. Much as I am addicted to my large screen iPad Pro, I did find the glaring expanses of harsh white, reflective light difficult to cope with.
When I’m at home I use the pro for reading on Kindle and am very grateful for the softening of the printed page.
Most of all, I appreciate Night Shift for reading the Times and especially on the puzzle pages, where there are large expanses of white screen to look at.
I have set Nightshift to be permanently enabled and find the whole reading and puzzle solving experience much more comfortable now.
This definitely one of the best upgrade features as far as I’m concerned.