I just recently got an eink phone to focus more and work/do stuff in sunlight (always sunny here); samsung and iPhone kept overheating and are barely readable in some cases, even just having a coffee in the morning. It really helps focus on just spending my time in the terminal or in chat for instance and, while it actually really nice to work in one app, switching sucks so it works well. I could not have it as my only device, but next to an iPhone or android, it is been great so far.
A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
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Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#42My addiction isn’t the phone, it’s the computer, Youtube specifically. And I can’t use greyscale due to creative Photoshop work. Kingdom to whomever solves my problem.
Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
No need to get specific. Look at any retail packaging. Look at any advertisement. Bright and shiny always gets the attention. You've never read anyone reply "ooh, grayscale". It's always "Ooooh, shiny"
Apple does a pretty good job of extracting dopamine from black and white packaging.
It's just for the fans, I doubt it's appealing to someone who doesn't recognize it.
Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#44Tried turning on greyscale mode and I am surprised by how effectively it works in making me not want to use the phone. Not sure if it's the lack of color in general or because screens kind of turn into a black and white mush that's hard to navigate.
I turned off all notifications, put the phone away upside down and same effect.
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#45I'd love to see more attention given to what I've called "red mode". It's a colour filter that, well, makes the screen red. It's AMAZING for reading at night. Not bright, renders text clearly, amazing on the eyes. I'd also like to see an eInk phone take off, but this is more doable. Reduce White Point is also great for reducing max brightness and preserving eye health
I too have had a shortcut for “red filter” + “minimal brightness” + “reduced brightness” for years.
I trigger it by a Triple back tap.
Great for night usage with our eye strain or bothering your spouse
Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#46I'd love to see more attention given to what I've called "red mode". It's a colour filter that, well, makes the screen red. It's AMAZING for reading at night. Not bright, renders text clearly, amazing on the eyes. I'd also like to see an eInk phone take off, but this is more doable. Reduce White Point is also great for reducing max brightness and preserving eye health
My BMW defaults to orange / reddish for night time and I’ve often thought it’s very easy on the eyes.
Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#47I'd love to see more attention given to what I've called "red mode". It's a colour filter that, well, makes the screen red. It's AMAZING for reading at night. Not bright, renders text clearly, amazing on the eyes. I'd also like to see an eInk phone take off, but this is more doable. Reduce White Point is also great for reducing max brightness and preserving eye health
My setup is: dark mode, color filters tint red, brightness 0, and reduce white point. It’s almost completely unusable in regular lit rooms, but nice in complete darkness (mostly apps like Instapaper).
The main issue I have is that blue text is unreadable. I wish you could stack color filters like grayscale first, then red tint.
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#48Can remember how I set it up. Tap the back of my iphone 3 times and it toggles greyscale. Makes taking and looking at photos nice.
Never knew that tapping the back of the phone did anything. Yet another Apple convention you only discover by accident?
It’s an “accessibility” feature. You can assign an action to double and triple tap. But it’s very inconsistent. It doesn’t work half the time and it will trigger randomly if you move your phone funny.
Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#49Can remember how I set it up. Tap the back of my iphone 3 times and it toggles greyscale. Makes taking and looking at photos nice.
That's pretty nifty -- how to you register taps on back with automation?
It’s in the accessibility settings. You can assign an action for double or triple tap.
Re: A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
#50My addiction isn’t the phone, it’s the computer, Youtube specifically. And I can’t use greyscale due to creative Photoshop work. Kingdom to whomever solves my problem.
Get yourself a greyscale browser filter so photoshop isn't affected. This is the first result I got; I'm sure there are better ones
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/grayscale-screen/mc...