I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
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Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#2So the M5 firmware has some limitations and bugs that broke one of my favourite apps, after a while I found a thread that basically said certain devices don't allow modification of the gamma layer in the display. I started building a util for myself but it grew arms and legs, eventually it turned into a small app which i wanted to share, as it solves night shift issues which are still present in f.lux. If you work late like me, but you like your eyes to not be on fire when you go to sleep, please take a look at Drift :)
Thanks - Jack
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#3So the M5 firmware has some limitations and bugs that broke one of my favourite apps, after a while I found a thread that basically said certain devices don't allow modification of the gamma layer in the display. I started building a util for myself but it grew arms and legs, eventually it turned into a small app which i wanted to share, as it solves night shift issues which are still present in f.lux. If you work la…
On mobile there’s weird copy ragging and you’ve left out a word or two.
Product looks nice. Hope does it compare to Apple’s built-in Night Shift?
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#4what if i told you that there are randomized control trials that conclusively show that the color tint of your screen, blue or otherwise, does not affect sleep?
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#5The Liquid Glass effect `` used for 1(!) tiny, barely visible button degrades the performance of the entire website.
Also, why is text selection disabled?
Also, please don't hijack the scroll to make it "smooth", I know it's not smooth on Macs by default, that's why lots of people use e.g. `Mos`, so now it's double smoothed.
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#6what if i told you that there are randomized control trials that conclusively show that the color tint of your screen, blue or otherwise, does not affect sleep?
Good luck staying misinformed then. "Trust the science".
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#7And what exactly was the issue with the built in Night Shift mode?
I think you should have instead filed an issue with f.lux rather than vibe code a redundant app.
The website looks like 50 other AI-generated product sites I've seen lately.
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#8what if i told you that there are randomized control trials that conclusively show that the color tint of your screen, blue or otherwise, does not affect sleep?
Good luck staying misinformed then. "Trust the science".
The placebo effect is a hell of a thing, and is especially potent with sleep interventions.
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#9what if i told you that there are randomized control trials that conclusively show that the color tint of your screen, blue or otherwise, does not affect sleep?
Good luck staying misinformed then. "Trust the science".
metareview CRD420251034611 "non-significant reduction in sleep onset latency" means blue light has been conclusively observed to not delay sleep - it doesn't mean that blue light has not yet been observed to delay sleep, we instead know conclusively that it does not.
registered trial: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01855126 - RCT where shining a bunch of blue light on old people's eyeballs didn't help them stay awake longer.
something i learned from this journey is, going to bed too early is actually a more common clinical issue than staying up too late. like old people go to the doctor, and that's the issue that they have, they feel like they sleep way too much.
Re: I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions
#10And what exactly was the issue with the built in Night Shift mode? I think you should have instead filed an issue with f.lux rather than vibe code a redundant app. The website looks like 50 other AI-generated product sites I've seen lately.
Just from the screenshots it looks like this has a bunch of features Night Shift doesn't have.