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I added a grayscale filter to my phone which has cut down my phone usage from 8 hours to almost 4 hours per week. I’ve been doing it for 2 months now I think. I
by Alifatisk 2y ago
I added a grayscale filter to my phone which has cut down my phone usage from 8 hours to almost 4 hours per week. I’ve been doing it for 2 months now I think. I can’t even describe how boring it is to use my phone now, which is exactly how I want it.
If anyone is curious to trying this, I highly suggest combining this with one of those minimalistic launcher apps. There are multiple options, one is called Dumbify on iOS (not free), but I've stuck to "Blank Spaces App" (trial, not free).
- mastermedo 2y agoBy grayscale filter you mean a physical screen protector that is passthrough only for gray colour?
- elzbardico 2y agoI think you can find in on accessibility, on the options for dealing with color-blindness. Too lazy to check it now, but I am fairly sure that's where you'll find it.
- Alifatisk 2y agoNo, it's a color filter in the accessability settings (I'm on iOS). There is another comment explaining where exactly.
- jrussino 2y agoHow? Is something like this possible on iOS? (My expectation is "no" but if I'm wrong about that this is something I might try)...
- coffeebeqn 2y agoColor filters in Accessibility / Display & Text
- notpushkin 2y agoIt is: https://dumbph.com/turn-iphone-into-dumb-phone/#grayscale-only-display https://dumbph.com/turn-iphone-into-dumb-phone/#grayscale-on...
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- nathanwh 2y agoSettings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters > Greyscale
- rd 2y agoI swear this comment is not intended to come off as aggressive whatsoever, purely just curious. I often wonder this when I see comments like this - why didn't you just search it up? If you copy paste "gray filters on iOS" from OP comment, it's self-explanatory. The reason I ask is because at this point, it's a trained impulse/habit for me to not ask people for things that would be quicker to search up myself. I've noticed a lot of people act the same way, but also people who lean towards asking others for everything, no matter how small a request. Trying to understand what makes people operate that way, so I want to ask you directly - is it something intentional? I.e. is it that you might know in the back of your mind you could search it up, but it's nice to hear things from a real person, and interaction is never bad?
- ryandrake 2y agoMaybe a web search can answer your question :)
- radlad 2y agoGoogle is better for answering "how do I" questions rather than "why do you" questions.
- isotropy 2y agoNot OP but for me, it’s that public answers here are available to all of us. That’s great!
- wasteduniverse 2y ago[dead]
- rootusrootus 2y agoThat is the most polite expression of lmgtfy that I've seen in a while. Probably would not happen anywhere but HN.
- fivestones 2y agoWhat’s Imgtfy? Asking because I’ve heard google searches have gotten pretty bad these days and a question like this on HN might stimulate more great conversation.
- k__ 2y agoWith 8 hours a week, you were already on a good way. I have 6h a day plus many hours on my notebook.
- Alifatisk 2y agoMay I ask what it is you spend most of your screen time on that make you reach 6 hours a day!? The hours I mentioned are on my phone only, not on all my devices (laptop & pc). I am not really sure if I should count in total hours spend on all my devices or on my phone only. At the moment, being away from my phone as much as possible have been the goal.
- k__ 2y agoMostly scrolling through Instagram reels and other social media websites.
- officeplant 2y agodiscovering the grayscale filter built into Android & iOS now has been a huge help. Way more than I expected. Especially with everything in dark modes and making my homescreen/lock screen just a black wallpaper. Somehow it really helps to disable one of the reward feedbacks from phone use.
- Alifatisk 2y agoI found the grayscale filter through the blankspaces app! I found this solution to reduce my usage weird, yet cool. I can't really comprehend why it works, but it does.
- neontomo 2y agoa word of caution, once you go down the rabbit hole of eliminating apps from your start screen, don't discount the "phone" app. i was once in a medical emergency and was thinking, "it's enough to have it searchable". when in complete panic and terror you want it front and center, not hidden in menus.
- Alifatisk 2y agoGreat advice, I have the phone app as first icon in the app library which I can access if I scroll to the last page and then scroll again.