

On iOS, settings for Night Shift reside in the Settings app with a quick toggle accessible from Control Center. Set a custom schedule or use the automatic timings based of sunset and sunrise. Night Shift is the third tab, and features much of the same options you are used to from iOS. To use Night Shift on the Mac, open System Preferences and go to Displays. Night Shift is a popular feature on iPhones and iPads to reduce eye strain, and was introduced almost a year-to-the-day with iOS 9.3. Apple is finally making its debut on the Mac with this version of Sierra.


Here’s what we’ve found - let us know in the comments if you spot anything else. MacOS 10.12.4 includes many new features. Using the automatic schedule, the display will return to its normal colors by the morning. The idea is that by transitioning from a blue light glare to a softer yellow display, it makes it easier for your eyes and may help you sleep better. Night Shift automatically adjust the hue of the colors on the screen corresponding to the time of day. Night Shift on Mac changes the colors of the integrated Retina Display on a MacBook as well as any connected external displays.Īlong with Night Shift, macOS 10.12.4 also includes Shanghainese dictation support, Siri cricket scores and more … This means Mac users can now set a schedule to have their display colors slowly shift hues over time, displaying less blue light as night time approaches. Apple has just released beta 1 of macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and it comes with one particular headline feature, it brings the same Night Shift feature seen on iOS to the Mac for the first time.
