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First iOS 9.3, then Android 7.0, upcoming Windows Insider builds, and finally macOS Sierra 10.12.4. I hope the GNOME/Unity/Cinammon developers start implementin

First iOS 9.3, then Android 7.0, upcoming Windows Insider builds, and finally macOS Sierra 10.12.4. I hope the GNOME/Unity/Cinammon developers start implementing this too. f.lux works as expected, but it starts to get warmer around an hour before my iPhone does. Small issue, I know, but it does get annoying over time.

elsen 10y ago
You may not know: on Unity you can saturate / desaturate the windows. I set them almost black and white and increase the saturation when I need it (shift + brigthness up / down). I have no idea if it provide health benefits similar to the "orangy filters" but it's pretty nice on the eyes and, personally, it makes me happy to see the outside world with brighter colors than my screen.
- mikewhy 10y ago
  HazeOver is an app for macOS that does similar, dimming windows except the active one.
eikenberry 10y ago
For Linux I suggest redshift [1]. It has been packaged for a long time and works great. [1] http://jonls.dk/redshift/ http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- Kostic 10y ago
  Note that redshift currently does not work under GNOME3 when Gnome is running as a Wayland compositor. There is a feature request[1] for integrating this functionality into GNOME 3 (and even a nice mockup[2]). [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=741224 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=741224 [2] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/system-settings/displays/displays-v3.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mo...
  - abrowne 10y ago
    There's a Gnome Shell extension that people report works on Fedora 25 with Wayland: https://github.com/benzea/gnome-shell-extension-redshift https://github.com/benzea/gnome-shell-extension-redshift
- AdmiralAsshat 10y ago
  If memory serves, redshift is installed by default now with the Cinnamon DE (at least on Fedora). If you're installing it, make sure to grab redshift-gtk as well, as it adds an icon to the system tray that makes it easy to toggle than command-line switches.
izacus 10y ago
The f.lux effect never looked as nice as the one on Android though - it looks like it just paints over another layer of orange color instead of removing the blue components when rendering. It makes my eyes hurt in the evening in a way that the night mode on my Pixel never does :/ Also it kicks in and gets really strong hours before I go to sleep. Hopefully Apple themselves will do it better.
- kamilner 10y ago
  As far as I know only Android >=7 on hardware with a HWC 2 implementation support colour transforms [0], so all Android apps implementing a f.lux-style thing do exactly that, draw an orange rectangle over the screen. F.lux on desktop has always worked that way though, I think. It should essentially be rendering the blue component substantially darker (up to removing it, depending on the temperature setting), instead of alpha blending with orange. [0] https://source.android.com/devices/tech/display/night-light.html https://source.android.com/devices/tech/display/night-light....
- on_and_off 10y ago
  F.lux has no way to do this correctly on Android. Luckily, since there was a lot of positive feedback to the implementation of this feature in the 7.0 preview, it has been backed at the driver level for 7.1. Now the feature works perfectly and has no performance impact. It also opens the door to a wide array of other modifications : -color adjustements -temperature shift - color-blindness compensation Basically you can apply any matrix you want on the screen output.
lnx01 10y ago
If it's getting warm earlier, then try and move your location a bit to the East.

elsen 10y ago

You may not know: on Unity you can saturate / desaturate the windows. I set them almost black and white and increase the saturation when I need it (shift + brigthness up / down). I have no idea if it provide health benefits similar to the "orangy filters" but it's pretty nice on the eyes and, personally, it makes me happy to see the outside world with brighter colors than my screen.

mikewhy 10y ago
HazeOver is an app for macOS that does similar, dimming windows except the active one.

eikenberry 10y ago

For Linux I suggest redshift [1]. It has been packaged for a long time and works great. [1] http://jonls.dk/redshift/ http://jonls.dk/redshift/

Kostic 10y ago
Note that redshift currently does not work under GNOME3 when Gnome is running as a Wayland compositor. There is a feature request[1] for integrating this functionality into GNOME 3 (and even a nice mockup[2]). [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=741224 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=741224 [2] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mockups/master/system-settings/displays/displays-v3.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnome-design-team/gnome-mo...
- abrowne 10y ago
  There's a Gnome Shell extension that people report works on Fedora 25 with Wayland: https://github.com/benzea/gnome-shell-extension-redshift https://github.com/benzea/gnome-shell-extension-redshift
AdmiralAsshat 10y ago
If memory serves, redshift is installed by default now with the Cinnamon DE (at least on Fedora). If you're installing it, make sure to grab redshift-gtk as well, as it adds an icon to the system tray that makes it easy to toggle than command-line switches.

izacus 10y ago

The f.lux effect never looked as nice as the one on Android though - it looks like it just paints over another layer of orange color instead of removing the blue components when rendering. It makes my eyes hurt in the evening in a way that the night mode on my Pixel never does :/ Also it kicks in and gets really strong hours before I go to sleep. Hopefully Apple themselves will do it better.

kamilner 10y ago
As far as I know only Android >=7 on hardware with a HWC 2 implementation support colour transforms [0], so all Android apps implementing a f.lux-style thing do exactly that, draw an orange rectangle over the screen. F.lux on desktop has always worked that way though, I think. It should essentially be rendering the blue component substantially darker (up to removing it, depending on the temperature setting), instead of alpha blending with orange. [0] https://source.android.com/devices/tech/display/night-light.html https://source.android.com/devices/tech/display/night-light....
on_and_off 10y ago
F.lux has no way to do this correctly on Android. Luckily, since there was a lot of positive feedback to the implementation of this feature in the 7.0 preview, it has been backed at the driver level for 7.1. Now the feature works perfectly and has no performance impact. It also opens the door to a wide array of other modifications : -color adjustements -temperature shift - color-blindness compensation Basically you can apply any matrix you want on the screen output.

lnx01 10y ago

If it's getting warm earlier, then try and move your location a bit to the East.