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General Category => General Computing/Macintosh => Topic started by: Blicj11 on March 23, 2016, 02:16:26 PM

Title: iOS 9.3
Post by: Blicj11 on March 23, 2016, 02:16:26 PM: For those of you that have upgraded your iPhone and/or iPad to iOS 9.3, I am curious if you have played around with the new Night Shift setting at all. I know some of you don't stay up late enough to see how it works, but for Herb and some others who are still up after the sun goes down, are you able to tell the difference with Night Shift turned on?

I would appreciate you posting your observations here.

I had it on last night, but forgot to pay attention.
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: Bull Winkus on March 23, 2016, 05:30:54 PM: I haven't updated yet. Unless, it downloaded and installed automatically. I can't keep up with it anymore. I don't think I'd notice it much, though. Late night, I'm on the iMac computer a lot. iPad has become the bathroom reader (eew?). iPhone and iPod are carry along music boxes and grocery list managers. Lol!

[cheers1]
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: Felix on March 23, 2016, 07:13:09 PM: Although I've upgraded to iOS 9.3, neither my iPad nor my iPhone are new enough to support Night Shift. And my iPhone 5 doesn't support Wi-Fi Calling. So I didn't get too many benefits from upgrading to iOS 9.3.

OTOH, my wife's iPad and iPhone are both new enough but I haven't loaded iOS 9.3 on her devices yet. That'll be a weekend job after I back them up.
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: Blicj11 on March 25, 2016, 06:52:27 AM: After a couple of night's playing around with Night Shift, I can say that it definitely mutes the colour scheme on both my iPhone 6 and my iPad Air 2. It is not just a lessening of the brightness, it tones down the colour temperature of the display screen at night.
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: WCDev on March 25, 2016, 09:46:56 AM: Works fine on my 5s - it does seem to be more relaxing towards bed time. Can't say I've noticed any change in my sleeping patterns though :)
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: Blicj11 on March 25, 2016, 01:59:06 PM: Quote from: WCDev on March 25, 2016, 09:46:56 AM
Works fine on my 5s - it does seem to be more relaxing towards bed time. Can't say I've noticed any change in my sleeping patterns though :)

I should have mentioned that as well. No change to my sleep.

Apparently the "Blue Light" emitted from electronic screens will disrupt sleep in certain individuals if viewed just before they go to bed. Fortunately, I am not one of them.
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: xairbusdriver on March 25, 2016, 11:30:31 PM: Apparently Apple has pulled/paused the availability of this update for "older" iDevices. <iMore.com (http://www.imore.com/apple-working-ios-93-fix-older-iphone-ipad)> Apple has a <document (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206203)> that may help if you have trouble with iPhone5 and earlier as well as some iPads and even the iPad Air. Frankly, the title and the text is somewhat confusing. ???

Bottom line, you might want to bookmark these links and/or print out the Apple document.
Title: Night Shift
Post by: dfw_pilot on March 26, 2016, 02:33:30 PM: It might just be a marketing ploy, but I quite like the shift to warmer colors in the (automatically set) Sunset|Sunrise times.

However, ironically, if you actually ARE working the night shift, you do not want to enable this setting. :)
Title: Re: Night Shift
Post by: Blicj11 on March 26, 2016, 03:23:35 PM: Quote from: dfw_pilot on March 26, 2016, 02:33:30 PM
However, ironically, if you actually ARE working the night shift, you do not want to enable this setting. :)

Good point. It is only for people who are NOT working the night shift.
Title: Re: iOS 9.3
Post by: xairbusdriver on March 26, 2016, 03:35:24 PM: How about some of us "shiftless"* 'workers'!? [coffee]

*retired! [lol]