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Apple Seeds First macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Beta With New Night Shift Mode to Developers

What is weird is even with it running don't see the f.lux profile in the color profiles list. I did completely uninstall after this and even ran the f.lux profile command (defaults write org.herf.Flux disableProfile 1) but never did see the f.lux profile.

Tried the 2011 MBP screen direct then the external 27" LED Cinema Display plugged into it, same thing, no option for Night Shift. Tried it on the Mac Pro ands again same thing, no option for Night Shift. Would be a real shame if this is only limited to newer Mac's and not sure why they would do that considering that there is no real reason why it couldn't be across the board. Just strange that some are seeing it like yourself and others are not.

Thanks for the help and if you have any other suggestions on things to try just let me know.

SvP said:
I love(d) f.lux, but have to agree with you. Flashes of white, app dissappearing from the menu, etc.. i'm on the beta now. Th eonly think i feel is missing is the fine grained setting; i used that, but i'll see if i really going to miss it.
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The app only, or also the color profile (in display settings)?
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I found a shortcut to night shift just swipe up in notification center.
 

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KALLT said:
I will likely ditch f.lux for this. I imagine that Apple will be in a better position to offer this feature in an efficient way. f.lux also has longstanding issues that will probably never get fixed, such as the fact that shortly after a reboot or during a f.lux update, the effect is not enabled, and the flickering when switching to a full-screen game at a different resolution. Perhaps it will also work better with multiple displays.
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Myself as well, as I am more prone to use embedded systems than add external apps (unless absolutely necessary). I find Night Shift for iOS to be perfect, and I suspect the implementation in macOS would be identical. That said...

LET US ALL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE F.LUX TEAM FOR THEIR WONDERFUL WORK! THANK YOU, F.LUX!
 
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Nice. F.lux is great, but causes random super weird artifacts and bright spots around scenes (i.e. watching a movie) sometimes. Native is better.
 
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lunarworks said:
Ugh. I could never use Night Shift. I deeply value my colour accuracy.

But it's a good feature for those who don't.
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It'd be nice to just have a dark colour theme for things.

I don't know why everything is white-background. Most of the time it's pretty hard on the eyes since they have to focus on dark areas surrounded by bright light.
 
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konqerror said:
F.lux just changes the OS's built in color management settings. So I can't see how you are assuming f.lux works better.
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F.lux has custom settings for ignoring specific apps where accurate color is important. (I have mine disabled for Photos, Photoshop, Keynote, Adobe CC apps, for example). Sometimes you need accurate color for one purpose, but don't need to fry your retinas while you're just looking at email.

Judging from the iOS version, f.lux's "darkroom" setting goes way further into the red end of the spectrum for really late-night stuff. Remember, the idea here is that blue light suppresses melatonin production and why not give users the option to go really red if they're doing work where color isn't important (writing, working with text, etc).
 
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I'm assuming with Night Shift on, and f.lux closed, battery life should be better? As Night Shift is integrated into the OS, rather than a separate app.
 
mathcolo said:
Sad that this kills the need for F.lux for Mac, to a degree (https://justgetflux.com/). They've done a great job on it for so long, and definitely did it first.
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F.lux will automatically disable when you start certain applications (you can specify) that need accurate color, like Photoshop. Night Shift won't do this. So I'm keeping f.lux.
 
MacRumors said:



Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Sierra 10.12.4 update to developers, more than one month after releasing macOS Sierra 10.12.2 and four months since the debut of the new macOS Sierra operating system. macOS Sierra 10.12.4 one day after Apple released macOS Sierra 10.12.3.

The first macOS Sierra 10.12.4 beta is available for download through the Apple Developer Center or the software update mechanism in the Mac App Store. A public beta will likely be available for public beta testers later this week.

macOS-10.12.4-beta-800x500.jpg

We don't yet know exactly what features, bug fixes, or changes will be introduced in the macOS Sierra 10.12.4 beta, but because it accompanies iOS 10.3, it could be a more significant update that focuses on changes beyond bug fixes. According to Apple, the update includes a new Night Shift mode that automatically shifts the display color to the warmer end of the spectrum after night, offering Mac users an alternative to F.lux. Night Shift has been available on iOS devices since iOS 9.3.

macOS Sierra 10.12.4 also includes Shanghainese dictation support for converting text to speech, and Siri will soon gain the ability to display cricket scores.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Beta With New Night Shift Mode to Developers
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[doublepost=1485299929][/doublepost]What is iBridge? It's a new device in System Information.
 
ErikGrim said:
How often do you get any new features in a point upgrade and not just bug fixes?
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In recent recent years, I've noticed, every other dot release tends to focus on features/improvements;
odd number dot releases tend to be bug-catcher focused (but not always).
Its also not helpful :apple: often doesn't publicly document changes/improvements.

10.XX.0 Major release
~XX.1 bug fixes
~XX.2 features/improvements
~XX.3 bug fixes
~XX.4 features/improvements
~XX.5 bug fixes
~XX.6 if released tends to focused on missed bugs/features/improvments

Of course other bits slip in on any release related to new product launches.
 
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Daniel Reed said:
In recent recent years every other dot release is focused on features;
odd number dot releases tend to be bug-catcher focused (but not always).

10.XX.0 Major release
~XX.1 bug fixes
~XX.2 features
~XX.3 bug fixes
~XX.4 features
~XX.5 bug fixes
~XX.6 if released tends to focused on missed bugs/features

Of course other bits slip in on any release related to new product launches.
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Citation needed? Not a single new feature in any point update to El Capitan nor Sierra (up until 10.12.4). I checked the relevant release notes for every other dot release Yosemite as well, with no new features added other than "Adds the ability to set "Out of Office" reply dates for Microsoft Exchange accounts in Mail" in 10.10.2.
 
ErikGrim said:
Not a single new feature in any point update to El Capitan nor Sierra (up until 10.12.4). I checked the relevant release notes for every other dot release Yosemite as well, with no new features added other than "Adds the ability to set "Out of Office" reply dates for Microsoft Exchange accounts in Mail" in 10.10.2.
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Updated and added clarification to original comment: https://goo.gl/Jf2c5V
 
The log feature used to work in previous builds but now --last 5m no longer works. The output of show log is also very different.
 
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