Are you referring to the OSX utility? That thing is a piece of garbage. You shouldn't have temperature controls on basically any lcd, because the implementation will result in some loss of detail.
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Apple Pulls 'FlexBright', Says iOS Apps That Adjust Display Temperature Aren't Allowed
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Are you referring to the OSX utility? That thing is a piece of garbage. You shouldn't have temperature controls on basically any lcd, because the implementation will result in some loss of detail.
My question is...why don't apps get screened for their use of non-public APIs as a basic, tier 1 requirement for app approval in the first place?
I joined the beta program only to turn on Nightshift long before iOS 9.3 comes out and I would never turn it off again, if not the sun would go up during the day. I prefer a candlelight screen.
Thanks for the laugh. When was the last time you've looked at the AppStore?
I will definitely use NightShift on my iOS devices. Since I use my rMBP at night as well and find the light very harsh on my eyes (sleep or non-sleep is a non-issue, eyes hurting from looking at the screen in dim light a BIG issue however), I really hope users will get this on OS as well. No matter how you reduce brightness the eyes hurt and eventually I just give up and shut down.
As for the developer of FlexBright, I bet he was well aware of what was a no-go and did his best after several rejections to slip something past. No user needs silent audio to drain their battery. That's disgusting. It's stuff like this by such developers that hurts Apple. Glad he was found out before lots of people were complaining and the press came out with another negative bashing article. I can see it coming with this guy getting booted anyway.
I really hate the Apple store. EVERY SINGLE APP has 'in-app purchases'.
When you really start searching deeper in their store, there are ALOT OF CRAP APPS out there.
How Apple let's some of these apps even exist on the app store is amazing.
When you really start searching deeper in their store, there are ALOT OF CRAP APPS out there.
How Apple let's some of these apps even exist on the app store is amazing.
Still waiting for the fake excuse about Night Shift not being supported on 32-bit devices.
f.lux working on them, this working on them, no technical reason in the horizon...
f.lux working on them, this working on them, no technical reason in the horizon...
I knew it! That’s why I have bought FlexBright right away, and now I have a safely backed up ipa file sitting right here on my disk, so that I can enjoy the f.lux (or Night Shift) type color change on my iPad 4 
Apple, you can take it when you pry it from my cold, dead hands
Apple, you can take it when you pry it from my cold, dead hands
That has to be the lamest excuse I have seen yet, just to give support to Apple's Big Brother grip on what one can or cannot do on their own iPhone! Really? If someone goes through the trouble to download (or buy) this app, do you really think they would be puzzled as to why their screen is yellow or blue or whatever? And people claim Android users are dumb?
There are 3rd party camera apps for the iPhone...I don't see the problem there, and neither does Apple.
They're protecting their ASS because this wonderful, great new feature that will surely take up 20 minutes of the dog-and-pony show will have already existed in this app. Yet another wonderful innovation from Apple.
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Sure if you play games all day long. Try to find a WIFI utility app that lets you see and control the details of wifi networks like signal strength, etc. (as one example of a type of app that is non-existent in their flourishing app store). Android has plenty, which is why I have to carry two damn phones around.
Indeed and I will either do that or take the risk depending what I feel like at a particular stage in my digital life.
iOS is excellent for nigh on guaranteeing your security and other things like the predictability of your battery life (which is where 'droid is weak)
Swings and roundabouts, depends what you want.
Seems like the reason for it all have been provided. Aside from the fact that a camera app doesn't change something systemwide outside of itself, the fact that Apple allows them seems to show that they don't have issues with other developers creating apps that do similar things that their own apps do.
Well, it's here in 9.3. RSN.
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Any other mapping programs? Why yes. Any other apps that take notes, or any other word processors? Yes. Apple doesn't let developers use the private APIs that are in development, before they're bug-tested and so on. Plus, opening a silent audio channel is a no-no, and the developers seemed to know that, since they lied.
No, I was actually referring to the "Night Shift" feature in the upcoming iOS 9.3 update.
As far as the loss of detail goes, I haven't noticed it on my desktop running f.lux, but I haven't really scrutinized tbh.
Sorry, I stand corrected. You are right that feature didn't make it into the S7 or S7 Edge. Apparently they must be slating it for a later iteration (S8 or some other derivative).
Regardless, as welcome as the feature is, it's current applications are perfunctory at best. Apple again dictates just a bit too stringently how and when developers may utilize features. While this made sense back when hardware resources were limited, their insistence on minimizing memory availability in lieu of adding more tangible value to the consumer and developer (regardless of consistent manufacturing reduction costs) just highlights the magnitude of greed that Apple has become representative of.
What has been done for the past 7 years since the iPhone's acceptance in the market place has been akin to "Trickle Down Innovation". And anyone with a broad perspective on economics can see how well similar ideologies in those realms have faired over time.
I have two questions, the first one is that can't tell from the article if the latest version of the app actually did the silent audio thing or if that was one of the things he was asked to change by Apple before they could approve the app. If it's still in the latest version, does changing Background App Refresh to "off" affect this at all? I don't understand why he needed to make the app keep running in the background if it needs me to reply to a notification to change the settings.
My second question is, does Apple have the ability to take an app out of Notification Center if I've already installed it? If so I find that really intrusive. On my phone it keeps telling me I need to turn notifications on, but I don't see it listed in Settings app -> Notifications.
My second question is, does Apple have the ability to take an app out of Notification Center if I've already installed it? If so I find that really intrusive. On my phone it keeps telling me I need to turn notifications on, but I don't see it listed in Settings app -> Notifications.
It baffles me how so many people complain about the iPhones gimped features and yet they STILL buy the thing. Just go out and buy an Android phone and have all the features you want. My god, is the Apple logo really that important?
Android users are FAR more tech savvy. That's not even debatable. But the good thing is, Android is just as simple to use for noobs as iOS. Both my parents who are tech illiterate are able to get around their Android phones just fine.
Android users are FAR more tech savvy. That's not even debatable. But the good thing is, Android is just as simple to use for noobs as iOS. Both my parents who are tech illiterate are able to get around their Android phones just fine.
Glad I bought it before it went. Apple can't be bothered to bring nightshift to 32bit devices, so this is my only other option.