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iPhone X Blue Light Concern
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You can get a Blue Light Blocking Glasses off Amazon. I use these glasses all the time, and they work well. I used to get red and itchy eyes, but with these blue light filter glasses, I don’t face that issue anymore.
Those glasses are around $16-$25 and worth it.
Those glasses are around $16-$25 and worth it.
I did have issues with my eyes becasue of the blue light a few years ago. Since then I use night shift, turn on True Tone and keep the brightness as low As possible (when indoors). I did this on all my devices and have no issues now. All devices with screens emit blue light. TVs are the worst since most of them dont have any features to reduce blue light. I only know of LG oled tvs that have some features built in.
There is no evidence that blue light causes any real effect on eye health, although it is known that it affects sleep patterns. Avoiding blue light or using features built in in electronic devices for some time before going to bed will eliminate or at least reduce this effect.
It can cause more eye strain and sleep problems for some, but that can go for most any screen that you stare at long enough (for example monitors at an office day job).
I personally don’t stress about it, but i had a blue light blocking screen protector (Zagg Elite+) on my iPhone X and now I have one on my iPhone 12 Pro. I don’t notice a major difference in my eyes from before I used the screen protectors but it’s there.
I personally don’t stress about it, but i had a blue light blocking screen protector (Zagg Elite+) on my iPhone X and now I have one on my iPhone 12 Pro. I don’t notice a major difference in my eyes from before I used the screen protectors but it’s there.
Blue light only affects your sleep pattern and can me mitigated using nightshift. It absolutely has nothing to do with damaging your eyes.
Anyone pushing this as dangerous doesn't know what the heck they're actually talking about. For example, one guess the type of sunlight that is most concentrated early in the morning? Blue Light.
You can also get Blue light filter screen protectors. I have one installed on my 12.
As far as blue light causing actual retinal eye damage, that claim has been debunked. There's no direct evidence (on living subjects) to support it.
But there's plenty of manufacturers out there willing to sell anyone Blue Light Blockers, just like there's plenty of manufacturers selling every vitamin supplement under the sun.
There's lots of websites parroting the original flawed research, but they're all referencing the same (flawed) conclusions.
Do more extensive searching on the Internet. You'll see
But there's plenty of manufacturers out there willing to sell anyone Blue Light Blockers, just like there's plenty of manufacturers selling every vitamin supplement under the sun.
There's lots of websites parroting the original flawed research, but they're all referencing the same (flawed) conclusions.
Do more extensive searching on the Internet. You'll see
Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift should be of some help.
Use Night Shift on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Night Shift automatically adjusts the colors of your display to the warmer end of the spectrum — making the display easier on your eyes.