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Little plug since we’re in the topic of dumb phones etc, I have a completely free and non-creepy iPhone app launcher for folks who are into that:
- https://sxp.studio/apps/applist
(The app catalog is also open source)
This is great, would love to see a similar way to do it in Android.
I don't know of any way to control the setting automatically (sometimes there are special-permission non-standard/undocumented intents for settings though), but as a maybe-close-enough you can turn on grayscale color correction (in accessibility -> color & motion, in my phone) and add a quick-settings tile to toggle it.
Modes is an available option in the tile list. You can go to Modes, create a custom mode, and under display options you can set greyscale. You can also set modes to turn on automatically based on calendar events or a schedule. Notification tweaks are also available in the same area.
Removes a lot of purposefully rewarding/manipulating haptics. Makes a phone feel "quiet" and easier to put down.
Using my phone in grayscale convinced me of the power of shiny colours. It is shocking how boring my phone feels in grayscale. This really does help break any feeling of attachment to the device and the solutions in this post really do make it more practical. It does kind of suck using the camera in grayscale.
I've bound toggling greyscale on/off to pressing the lock-button 3 times, makes it very easy to switch back/forth when you need it, but still be able to leave it greyscale most of the time.
Using my phone in grayscale convinced me of the power of shiny colours. It is shocking how boring my phone feels in grayscale. This really does help break any feeling of attachment to the device and the solutions in this post really do make it more practical. It does kind of suck using the camera in grayscale.
Why do you think Pokemon makes the cards super bright and shiny :)
Grayscale was a functional problem because some pics communicate with color (like colored maps) so it nudged me away