16" True Tone Warm / Yellow

[zshane1125]

Anyone notices that the True Tone is super warm and yellowish compared to the previous models? I don't like my screen to be warm at all times, and it seems like this True Tone featured on the 16" is not working properly because even if my environment has a cool tone, it's still very warm.

Anyway to fix this?

 

[casperes1996]

Just checking... Night Shift isn't on, is it?

 

[sat24]

Just checking... Night Shift isn't on, is it?

I have seen bugs where if u so much as touch the night shift setting, it gets a mind of its own and can turn on (or refuse to turn off) somewhat randomly.

 

[konqerror]

it seems like this True Tone featured on the 16" is not working properly because even if my environment has a cool tone, it's still very warm.

Get a high quality piece of printer paper, the color temperature should match with True Tone.

Most computer users have never seen a proper calibration and immediately think it's too warm. The "correct" non-True Tone calibration is the same as sunlight (D65). Yet, the majority of screens, including Apple's, are set even more blue than they should (~6800 K) in order to appear brighter on the salesroom floor.

When True Tone kicks in and properly matches the 2700 K light bulbs people use at home or the 4000 K tubes at work, people complain.

 

[casperes1996]

I have seen bugs where if u so much as touch the night shift setting, it gets a mind of its own and can turn on (or refuse to turn off) somewhat randomly.

I've never had this myself, but fair enough
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Most computer users have never seen a proper calibration and immediately think it's too warm. The "correct" non-True Tone calibration is the same as sunlight (D65). This is colder than even a daylight lightbulb (5000 K). Yet, the majority of screens, including Apple's, are set even more blue than they should (~6800 K) in order to appear brighter on the salesroom floor.

Correct calibration depends on what standard you're targeting. In most cases that's 65k, yes, but in some cases it's 50k. Apple's displays are usually pretty close to 65k though. But yes they are more likely to overshoot than undershoot out of the box

 

[zshane1125]

Get a high quality piece of printer paper, the color temperature should match with True Tone.

Most computer users have never seen a proper calibration and immediately think it's too warm. The "correct" non-True Tone calibration is the same as sunlight (D65). Yet, the majority of screens, including Apple's, are set even more blue than they should (~6800 K) in order to appear brighter on the salesroom floor.

When True Tone kicks in and properly matches the 2700 K light bulbs people use at home or the 4000 K tubes at work, people complain.

Way warmer than the paper.

 

[MacMaze]

Did you try disabling true tone and automatic adjustment of the brightness? If it's still yellow this might be an issue with the new panels they are using. My MBP 16 screen is also more yellow compared to a 2010 MBPr, iPhone 7 and iPad mini 4. With True Tone enabled it becomes very warm/yellow, definitely not the same as printer paper.

 

[zshane1125]

Did you try disabling true tone and automatic adjustment of the brightness? If it's still yellow this might be an issue with the new panels they are using. My MBP 16 screen is also more yellow compared to a 2010 MBPr, iPhone 7 and iPad mini 4. With True Tone enabled it becomes very warm/yellow, definitely not the same as printer paper.

Yes, it goes back to normal. Only when true tone is turned on, the screen goes very yellowish.