Studies have shown that exposure to bright blue light in the evening can affect your circadian rhythms and make it harder to fall asleep. Night Shift uses your computer's clock and geolocation to determine when it's sunset in your location. It then automatically shifts the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum. In the morning it returns the display to its regular settings.
Make sure that your Mac meets the system requirements for Night Shift, then follow these steps:
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Schedule: Create a custom Night Shift schedule or have Night Shift turn on automatically from sunset to sunrise.
Manual: Control Night Shift manually.
Color Temperature: Drag the slider to make the color temperature more or less warm when Night Shift is on. Warmer color temperatures show more yellow and less blue.
Night Shift requires macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later and one of these Mac computers, using the built-in display or the displays listed:
One of the most appreciable iOS features “Night Shift” is now available on Mac starting with macOS Sierra 10.12.4. Once enabled, it transfers the colors of the display to the warmer end of the color spectrum. As a result, your eyes won’t burn or strain.
The obvious advantage of using Night Shift on Mac is that you will have a better night’s sleep. Depending on your need, you can either set it to get activated automatically or set a custom schedule. Let’s find out how it works!
Note: To use Night Shift on your Mac, you need to make sure your computer is compatible and running macOS Sierra 10.12.4. Night Shift doesn’t work with the connected televisions or projectors.
Following are the Mac models and displays that support Night Shift.
Step #1. Click on Apple menu at the top-left corner of the screen.
Step #2. Next, you need to click on System Preferences.
Step #3. Click on Displays.
Step #4. Now, you have to click on Night Shift tab.
You can now create a custom Night Shift schedule or set it to get activated automatically from sunset to sunrise. To do so, simply click on the drop-down menu, select a schedule i.e. sunset to sunrise or set a custom schedule as per your need.
If you want to set a custom schedule, you have to select the time range during which you want to use Night Shift.
You can adjust the color temperature when the Night Shift is active. According to Apple, warmer settings might affect the appearance of some onscreen motion.
Step #1. Click on Apple menu → System Preferences.
Step #2. Click on Displays.
Step #3. Click on Night Shift tab.
Step #4. Now, you need to drag the slider left or right in order to make the color temperature more or less warm.
If ever don’t want to keep Night Shift enabled, you can easily disable it.
Step #1. Click on Apple menu → System Preferences.
Step #2. Click on Displays.
Step #3. Click on Night Shift.
Step #4. Now, uncheck the box next to Manual.
If you have scheduled Night Shift, it will be activated at the scheduled time. If you want to completely disable it, just select Off in Drop-down menu next to Schedule.
Alternately, you can click on the Notification Center button located at the top-right corner of the screen. Then, scroll down and click the Night Shift switch to turn it On/Off position.
That’s it!
The Bottom Line
Night Shift is a very helpful feature for users. It had first arrived in iOS 9.3 for iPhone and iPad. If you are someone who uses Mac regularly at night, it would be of immense help to you. What’s your take on it?
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