f.lux is a medical NECESSITY...Why won't Apple approve?

[hafr]

I lean more toward B because of the language used. It is NOT a necessity (subjectively). The mini rant about a close system makes little sense. You can jailbreak and get it, so good. And when you can't use it, instead of adjusting usage, OP complains.

So you're against a positive change because of how one person delivered his opinion in the matter? Now THAT makes little sense.

You're missing the point. This is not about people who keep using their devices at night without f.lux and complain about the effects, claiming it's Apple's fault. This is about wanting Apple to add this tweak as an option to iOS in order for people not having to adjusting their usage patterns.

This isn't about how we can avoid being adversely affected, this is about why we need to be when the solution is so simple, and readily accessible.

 

[rtomyj]

So you're against a positive change because of how one person delivered his opinion in the matter? Now THAT makes little sense.

I never said that. Actually I've been saying the opposite :-/.

 

[hafr]

I never said that. Actually I've been saying the opposite :-/.

Then you'd be leaning towards A, not towards B like you said.

 

[attila]

Does anyone have a side-by-side comparison image of the Reduce White Point option in iOS7.1b3?

Link to option screen shot

 

[rtomyj]

Then you'd be leaning towards A, not towards B like you said.

No. I'm leaning more toward the B group in this pertucular forum discussion because of my previous reasons...

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Does anyone have a side-by-side comparison image of the Reduce White Point option in iOS7.1b3?

Link to option screen shot

It doesn't seem to change things in the picture per se... It changes things dynamically. So if you screenshot something it will not show any differences unless you are using the same setting on your device.

 

[Oz.]

Can someone kill this thread already?!!!

 

[charlituna]

Every person on the planet is adversely affected by the blue light during evenings and nights,

If that were true then this discussion would be moot because all the various governments etc would have mandated these controls in all devices ages ago.

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This thread really shows how people are unwilling to admit their own weaknesses and even more unwilling to be supportive of others. It's fairly depressing actually.

Equally depressing is the other side, which feels their issue is of the utmost importance and everyone should agree with them and their opinions because they are special snowflakes. Whether that issue is medical, business or personal taste.

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Not gonna bother reading all these pages but I agree, f.lux should be freaking mandatory on all electronics. Sleep hygiene is so widely overlooked, and I guarantee doctors would be prescribing a lot less Ambien if we actually worried about it more.

Doctors would probably also prescribe a lot less Ambien if folks just stopped drinking sodas etc all day, exercised and even just turned off the Telly, put down the electronics and weren't reading in bed right up to the moment they tried to go to sleep.

Heck talking a leisurely walk outside without your phone in your face or headphones on or doing some nice quiet yoga for the hour before bed would probably be just as useful to sheep habits as using a tablet etc with a special filter. Maybe even more useful.

 

[hafr]

If that were true then this discussion would be moot because all the various governments etc would have mandated these controls in all devices ages ago.

Your view of "governments etc" is quite naive.

Equally depressing is the other side, which feels their issue is of the utmost importance and everyone should agree with them and their opinions because they are special snowflakes. Whether that issue is medical, business or personal taste.

We're talking about wanting to implement an optional setting that would be beneficial for everyone who uses it and detrimental for no one, not change anything for those who don't want it but improve the quality of life for those who do. Exactly what is there to disagree with, according to you?

What's the argument for not adding it?

 

[Menneisyys2]

It doesn't seem to change things in the picture per se... It changes things dynamically. So if you screenshot something it will not show any differences unless you are using the same setting on your device.

Tested on my iPhone5. Slightly decreases the brightness - but nothing else. That is, nothing like f.lux.

 

[C DM]

Tested on my iPhone5. Slightly decreases the brightness - but nothing else. That is, nothing like f.lux.

It's hard to really say if it's just a slight brightness decrease and/or if there's something more to it, like actual changes to color temperature, gamma, etc. (although they would still be very slight).

 

[balamw]

Can someone kill this thread already?!!!

MOD NOTE: Done.

http://justgetflux.com/cydia/

Compatible with devices running iOS 4.x/5.x/6.x AND iOS7.

B

 

[John T]

Can someone kill this thread already?!!!

Yes please!