To reduce eye strain in iOS 10, use overlay light filters... This feature works on all iOS devices: iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE and other models that support iOS 10.
Light filters are different from a feature introduced in iOS 9.
A task Night shift - to exclude blue screen radiation, which acts on the nervous system as a pathogen. As a result, the display is tinted orange-beige.
But this is not the best solution. There is something more interesting.
Make your screen blood red, you won't regret it
Light filter makes the screen completely red. And this solution has many advantages.
Our eyes distinguish red color worse than others. Optical deception occurs: a screen with a red filter forces the eyes to perceive the picture in the same way as when using a lower brightness level. Thus, you can look at the red screen in a completely dark room without discomfort.
Scientists conducted a series of experiments on rodents, exposing them to light of different color spectrum: white, blue and red. Under the influence blue light the animals fell into depression. White light did not have a negative impact. Act red light not inferior to total darkness, in which the test subjects felt comfortable.
The phenomenon of minimal exposure to red light on the retina is explained by the peculiarity ganglion cellsthat practically do not react to it. The use of red lights on the streets is no coincidence: red light has a positive effect on human well-being.
When you look up from your iPhone screen, you instantly adapt to the dark. This happens faster than in Night Shift mode or when the filter is not used.
How to turn on the Light Filter
Function Light filters available on all iOS devices running iOS 10.
1 ... We open Settings -\u003e General -\u003e Accessibility.
2. Choose an item Display adaptation -\u003e Light filters.
3. Turn on the slider Light filter... A drop-down list will open.
4. Looking for an item Shade... Check the box opposite, and drag the two sliders below to the maximum.
The screen will turn a deep red. It looks scary in the daytime. But in the absence of light, you will understand that it is much more pleasant and easier for you to look at such a screen!
Turn on the convenient activation of the Light Filter
It is long and inconvenient to turn on the filter in Settings every time. Let's configure activation by triple pressing the Home key.
1. We open Settings -\u003e General -\u003e Accessibility.
2. Looking for an item Keyboard shortcut, choose Light filters.
Now, to turn on the filter, just press the Home key three times and select Light filters.
Use this function at night. Your eyes will definitely thank you.
P.S .: owners of Apple's newest tablet are in a better position. The 9.7 ”iPad Pro features a screen that automatically adjusts to the optimal white balance based on lighting conditions.
/Are you using the lowest brightness iPhone or iPad and the screen is still too bright? There is a way to lower the brightness even more than the brightness slider allows. See how to do it.
If you often use your smartphone or tablet late at night or at night, then you, of course, set the minimum screen brightness so that it does not shine too much in front of your eyes. Unfortunately, the minimum screen brightness is not always sufficient for comfortable use of the device at night. However, there is a way to lower the brightness more than the brightness slider allows.
To reduce the brightness in iOS, you can use the zoom function and filters. However, this time we will show another method in which we will use the so-called drop the white point, making the screen even dimmer. This option is available on iOS 10, 11 and higher.
Even more dimming on iPhone / iPad with iOS 10/11
For better dimming we will use accessibility features, in particular the aforementioned dimming option. This activates an additional brightness slider to reduce the intensity of bright colors. Combined with the traditional brightness slider, this makes the screen darker, less bright and easier on the eyes when using the device at night.
To do this, go to the Settings app and then go to the General tab. Find and select the "Accessibility" section here. All accessibility options appear. Find the Screen Usability tab in the list.
After entering the screen, you will find the "Bottom White Point" field. This parameter should appear at the very bottom of the list. Activate it by moving the slider to the on position.
When this option is selected, a slider will appear below it, with which we can adjust the level of dimming of bright colors. The higher the color reduction level, the darker the screen we get.
Remember, you can combine this option with the regular brightness slider. If you move the brightness slider down 100% and the screen is still not dark enough, you can darken it using the regular brightness slider. The combination of both white point reduction and normal brightness results in a very dark screen, which is useful, for example, when using the device in bed before going to bed.
Set a shortcut to quickly switch the dimming function
If you intend to use this option frequently, it is worth setting up a shortcut that allows you to quickly turn white point reduction on and off. iOS allows you to assign this setting to the Home button 3 times. As a result, you don't have to go to the accessibility option every time to enable or disable the white reduction option.
To do this, go back to your main accessibility settings (Settings\u003e General\u003e Accessibility) and go to the Abbreviation Feature Accessibility tab.
This is where you can choose which accessibility option you use most and assign a keyboard shortcut to it. Select the "Luminance low point" function here.
From now on, when you press the Home button three times in a row, the white value down option is toggled. You can quickly enable or disable this setting.
The display is completely new for the entire line of iPhones. In addition to the unusual size and minimal frames around the entire perimeter, the matrix differs in the principle of construction and operation. Apple has finally made the transition to higher contrast and progressive OLED displays. These screens have both clear advantages and obvious disadvantages. The main disadvantage is display burnout.
Why OLED Matrices Fade These matrices consist of miniature LEDs (subpixels) in three colors: green, red and blue. By combining the luminous power of each color, the desired shade and color is achieved.
The brightness of the blue light is noticeably lower than the other two; to obtain a blue tint, more energy has to be supplied to the corresponding sub-pixel, which leads to a reduction in its service life. The weakening of the blue glow leads to the so-called burnout. In those areas of the display where the matrix is \u200b\u200bburned out, the image takes on a redder or greener tint. If the process proceeds evenly, the negative effect will not be so noticeable, but with point burnout, for example, in the place of permanent placement of certain graphic elements, the defect will be more noticeable.
How to delay matrix burnout
Sooner or later, the OLED display will start to fade. Manufacturers are implementing software algorithms to reduce burnout by constantly shifting bright objects or controls. How well the developers from Cupertino have worked, it will become clear only after a few months, but the work of engineers from Google is already alarming. In order not to be among the first "lucky" to have a burnout iPhone X display, you can take certain measures.
What do we have to do
1. Use a dark wallpaper There is no need to supply energy to display black color per pixel, this extends the life of the matrix. Wallpaper in black or dark colors will extend the life of the screen, and in addition, it will save a lot of battery power. Here are the results of a study that proves the effectiveness of using dark wallpapers in the iPhone X.
2. Use dynamic wallpapers Of course, you don't want to buy a brand new iPhone with a stunning screen and put a black wallpaper on it. You can install dynamic instead.
Choose a picture with a minimum amount of white and blue. Then the power consumption will be lower.
With such a wallpaper, the pixels will not constantly glow with the same color. This will not delay burnout much, but the matrix will “age” evenly.
3. Turn on the Perspective mode for wallpaper. If the dynamic wallpaper is too gluttonous, you can set the usual one, but with the Perspective mode turned on. This adds the so-called "pitching" when moving the smartphone in space.
For such a mode to be available, the Reduce motion option must be disabled (Settings - General - Universal access).
4. Use Decrease White Point In the Settings - General - Accessibility - Display Adaptation menu, there is an item Decrease White Point.
Turning it on with further adjustment of the slider leads to a decrease in the intensity of bright light on the screen. In this case, the picture will become darker, but this will have a positive effect on both the battery life and the lifespan of the matrix. 5. Activate Smart Inversion The black theme most likely did not appear in iOS precisely because of the iPhone X. The developers did not want to give users a black interface and automatically extend the life of the OLED display. However, in iOS 11, color inversion has become smarter. This option is able to turn light into dark, without affecting video and images. After turning on the mode (Settings - General - Accessibility - Display adaptation - Inverse color), most standard applications will be repainted in black. This way, a commonly used browser, dialer, music player, app store, and calendar will show less white and blue colors.
By applying at least a couple of recommendations on your smartphone, you can significantly delay matrix burnout. At least it is worth adhering to the advice for the first months until it becomes clear that the problem with burnout in the new iPhone X is somewhat relevant.
Auto brightness (or automatic screen brightness adjustment) appeared on smartphones and phones for a long time. There is such a function on the iPhone. It automatically selects the optimal screen brightness depending on the lighting in which the user is. This allows not only to provide maximum comfort when working with iPhone, but also significantly save battery power.
But, some users don't like the way Auto Brightness works in iPhone and prefer to turn it off. Before the update to iOS 11, this did not cause any problems, but now most users do not know how to turn off auto brightness. If you also encountered a similar problem, then this material should help you.
The source of the problem was that in iOS 11, the auto brightness setting was moved. Previously, this function was located in the "Screen and brightness" settings. But, now here you can only tweak the brightness manually, set up automatic blocking and customize the appearance of the text. And no mention of automatic brightness control.
Fortunately, the auto brightness setting hasn't been removed completely from iOS 11. It has just been moved to a different section. This was probably done to keep users from using it less and to keep the iPhone battery last longer.
There are two ways to access the auto brightness setting in iOS 11, using search and manually. In the first case, you just need to click on the search bar, which is located at the top of the "Settings" window, enter the search query "Auto brightness" and select the second result (the one that leads to the section "Basic - Accessibility - Adaptation". After that, the page will open in front of you with settings where you can turn auto brightness on or off on your iPhone.
Also you can find the manual auto brightness setting. To do this, open the Settings app and go to the Accessibility section.
Then you need to open the section "Display adaptation"
After that, you will be presented with a page with settings that relate to display adaptation. Here you can configure color inversion, light filters, white point lowering, and enable or disable auto brightness.
In general, these changes in the iOS 11 settings, of course, do not add the iPhone usability, but they also do not lead to unsolvable problems. Once you remember the new location of the "Auto Brightness" setting and in the future you can easily turn it on and off at any time.
iPhone X has not only advanced design, but also special features that make using your smartphone much more convenient. 9to5Mac has compiled a selection of 15 tricks and tips for owners of Apple flagships.
Convenient access
IPhone X is smaller than iPhone 8 Plus. However, due to the large diagonal, reaching the upper corners of the screen can be problematic if you use the smartphone with one hand.
However, the top icons can be pulled up to a comfortable height. For this you need:
Go to Settings \u003d\u003e General \u003d\u003e Universal Access;
and allow Easy Access, which is disabled by default.
Now, you can pull the home screen or any other screen down and the top applications pull up to the center of the display.
If Accessibility is activated, Control Center or Notification Center can also be called from the middle of the screen. To do this, you just need to first pull down at the bottom of the display, and then swipe down on the left or right edge of the screen.
Battery level
There are several ways to find out the percentage of battery charge. The fastest of these is to pull the upper right corner of the display and bring up Control Center.
Fast switching between applications
To switch between applications, just pull the bottom tap of the screen up and pause. The instructions say that the pause should be long, but, in fact, to switch between applications, a single touch is enough.
Calling the last app from the home screen
To call the last application that the user opened, just swipe to the right along the bottom edge of the screen. In a similar way, you can flip through two recently opened applications and switch between them.
Virtual Home button
Users accustomed to the physical Home button can create a virtual button and place it anywhere on the screen.
For this it follows:
go to Settings \u003d\u003e General \u003d\u003e Universal Access;
activate the Assistive Touch option.
A virtual button will appear on the screen that can be moved around the display. Tapping it lets you access Siri, Control Center, Action Center, and set up custom gestures.
The combination "Hello, Siri"And Face ID
With the combined capabilities of Hey Siri and Face ID, you can quickly launch the apps you want. All you have to do is say, “Hey Siri. Open [application name] ”and look at the iPhone X so that the smartphone can recognize the owner using Face ID.
Screenshots
In order to take a screenshot on the iPhone X, you need to simultaneously press the side button on the right side of the smartphone and the volume up button located on the left side.
Shutdown iPhone X
Shutting down Apple's flagship smartphone is different from other iPhones. There are two ways to turn off iPhone X:
simultaneously hold the side button and one of the volume control buttons until the "Turn off" slider appears;
go to Settings \u003d\u003e General \u003d\u003e Disable.
CreatureAnimoji-video longer than 10 seconds
In Standard mode, you can record Animoji videos as short as 10 seconds. In order to increase the video time you need:
Allow Screen Recording - open Settings \u003d\u003e Control Center \u003d\u003e Screen Recording;
select Animoji in iMessage;
call "Screen Recorder" from the Control Center and click on "Record";
click on the red indicator in the upper left corner of the display to end the video.
The recording will be saved in the Photos application. It can be edited using iMovie or LumaFusion, which allows you to remove any unnecessary elements from the video, except for the Animoji itself.
Animoji-sticker
Animoji videos can be used as a sticker. To do this, just drag the entry to the selected message in iMessage.
View video in full screen
By default, when the iPhone X is horizontal, the video does not reach the edges of the screen so as not to crop the picture. However, if the user is not embarrassed by the fact that part of the image will be covered by the protrusion under the cameras, you can call the full-screen view by double-tapping.
Decrease in brightness
For a more comfortable use of iPhone X in the dark, you can reduce the brightness of the screen and remove the sharpness of white.
For this you need:
go to Settings \u003d\u003e General \u003d\u003e Accessibility \u003d\u003e Display adaptation;
enable White point reduction;
set the slider to 100%;
call the Control Center;
lower brightness.
After that, looking at the smartphone screen in a dark room will become much more comfortable. The display will become so dark that it will be difficult to see anything in daylight.
You can also lower the white point by triple pressing the side button. To do this, go to Settings \u003d\u003e General \u003d\u003e Universal Access, find "Quick Commands" at the very bottom of the screen and select the "Decrease White Point" option.
Pseudo-dark mode
You can change the white background color by going to Settings \u003d\u003e General \u003d\u003e Accessibility \u003d\u003e Display adaptation \u003d\u003e Color inversion, and turning on the "Smart inversion" mode.
It's not a true dark mode, but it looks good in some applications.
Disable Attention Request for Face ID
To do this, go to Settings \u003d\u003e Face ID \u003d\u003e Passcode and turn off "Attention demand".
Disabling this setting will reduce access security, but will help unlock your iPhone X when you wear sunglasses or other accessories.
Quickly close all applications
Swiping up from the center of the bottom edge of the screen brings up the Application switcher. You can close an unnecessary application by swiping up the display. In order to close several programs faster, just click on the red minus icon that appears in the upper left corner of each card.