Does your head hurt? Are you having trouble sleeping? Believe it or not, your smartphone may be to blame. Scientists believe the blue light electronic devices emit may be contributing to these issues. Thankfully, there are easy ways to eliminate this blue light so you can rest easier.
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Whether you have an iPhone or Android device, we’ll show you what you may do right now to reduce the amount of blue light you’re getting from your different devices.
How to use Night Shift on your iPhone
The Night Shift feature in iOS allows you to filter out blue light and adjust the warmth of the colors in your display. It automatically adjusts the colors of your display when it’s sunset in your location, using your phone’s geolocation and clock to determine this. When it’s morning, it returns your display to its regular settings.
Step 1:you may turn Night Shift on by openingControl Centerand pressingBrightness Control.
Step 2:Then tap the symbol that looks like a little sun.
Step 3:Alternatively, go toSettings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift.
Step 4:We recommend adjusting the settings for Night Shift here by togglingSchedule onand entering times for it to turn on and off automatically. Ours is on from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. If you don’t schedule a time, it will turn on automatically at sunset and off at sunrise. you may also manually enable it until the next day.
How to use the blue light filter on your Samsung Galaxy
The majority of Samsung Galaxy phones — like the newGalaxy S21— have a blue light filter option now. The fastest way to turn it on is to:
Step 1:Pull down your notification shade.
Step 2:Swipe down again to access your quick settings. One of them is calledBlue Light Filter.
Step 3:Tap to toggle it on and off.
Step 4:Alternatively, look inSettings > Display > Blue Light Filter.
How to use Night Light on your Pixel phone
On Google’s Pixel phones and some other stock Android devices running Android 8.0 Oreo and later, you’re able to find a blue light filter option by:
Step 1:Going toSettings > Display > Night Light.
Step 2:Tap onScheduleto specify your own hours and change the level of filtering with the Intensity slider.
Step 3:you may also tapTurns On from Sunset to Sunriseto turn it on automatically at night and off in the morning.
How to filter blue light on other Android phones
Different manufacturers have coined different names for their blue light filters, but the majority have one. You’ll generally find a quick setting option in your notification shade and scheduling options inSettings > Display.
LG calls itComfort View, HTC and OnePlus call itNight Mode, Huawei calls itEye Care, Motorola calls itNight Display, and Xiaomi calls itReading mode.
What if your phone doesn’t have a built-in blue light filter?
If you’re unlucky enough to have a smartphone without a blue light filter, or you dislike the option you do have, then you may always try a third-party app instead.
Our favorite blue light filter app onAndroid isTwilight. It lets you set up a number of different profiles to schedule on and off times, and it can detect your location to turn the blue light filter on and off automatically at sunset and sunrise.
If you use your laptop or computer late at night, then check outhow to use a blue light filter on PC or Mac.
