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One of the best utilities ever. What I would do to get this on iOS devices. And if you guys feel like monetizing, throw up a donation button I'm sure you'll hav

One of the best utilities ever. What I would do to get this on iOS devices. And if you guys feel like monetizing, throw up a donation button I'm sure you'll have transactions ringing nonstop. Thanks for the amazing utility you've created - you help us work better and sleep better.

nopassrecover 13y ago
It's on Cydia.
- rz2k 13y ago
  To elaborate, Cydia is an app store/package manager for jailbroken iOS devices. The US Copyright office and the Library of Congress have confirmed that jailbreaking your iPhone is not a violation of the DMCA, and it is very easy. Evasi0n7[1] runs as an application on your PC or Mac with your device connected, jailbreaks the device and installs Cydia. It does not affect anything in the regular Apple App Store, it merely lets you install additional programs including tweaks that customize the interface. Perhaps interesting, f.lux is featured on the front page of Cydia, so you don't even have to search for it. [1] http://evasi0n.com/ http://evasi0n.com/
jkn 13y ago
What I would do to get this on iOS devices. If you're willing to go as far as leaving the walled garden, you can get e.g. Twilight on Android. Not what you asked for of course but this is actually a good example of where the closed nature of iOS hurts users.
- MrScruff 13y ago
  I'm pretty certain iOS users on HN are aware of the inherent limitations of their devices. It's also easy to give examples of where the closed nature benefits users but it would be tedious to list them in every discussion.
- WickyNilliams 13y ago
  I found all of the apps of this sort on android were sorely lacking. None of them actually adjusted the screen warmth, they just put an "always on" semi-transparent overlay on the center of the screen. If you have software keys on your device, this becomes immediately obvious because the keys don't have the overlay and appear really bright Such a shame, but I don't think APIs are available to developers for this purpose
molf 13y ago
Yes, it needs to be provided and enabled on all mobile devices by default. It might increase the health of entire populations.
goldenkey 13y ago
It exists in Cydia if you are willing I jailbreak your phone.

nopassrecover 13y ago

It's on Cydia.

rz2k 13y ago
To elaborate, Cydia is an app store/package manager for jailbroken iOS devices. The US Copyright office and the Library of Congress have confirmed that jailbreaking your iPhone is not a violation of the DMCA, and it is very easy. Evasi0n7[1] runs as an application on your PC or Mac with your device connected, jailbreaks the device and installs Cydia. It does not affect anything in the regular Apple App Store, it merely lets you install additional programs including tweaks that customize the interface. Perhaps interesting, f.lux is featured on the front page of Cydia, so you don't even have to search for it. [1] http://evasi0n.com/ http://evasi0n.com/

jkn 13y ago

What I would do to get this on iOS devices. If you're willing to go as far as leaving the walled garden, you can get e.g. Twilight on Android. Not what you asked for of course but this is actually a good example of where the closed nature of iOS hurts users.

MrScruff 13y ago
I'm pretty certain iOS users on HN are aware of the inherent limitations of their devices. It's also easy to give examples of where the closed nature benefits users but it would be tedious to list them in every discussion.
WickyNilliams 13y ago
I found all of the apps of this sort on android were sorely lacking. None of them actually adjusted the screen warmth, they just put an "always on" semi-transparent overlay on the center of the screen. If you have software keys on your device, this becomes immediately obvious because the keys don't have the overlay and appear really bright Such a shame, but I don't think APIs are available to developers for this purpose

molf 13y ago

Yes, it needs to be provided and enabled on all mobile devices by default. It might increase the health of entire populations.

goldenkey 13y ago

It exists in Cydia if you are willing I jailbreak your phone.