Or the much simpler reason of simply using the latest available technology to design something in the most optimal way currently available. But, of course, the more realistic explanation is certainly not as exotic and exciting when compared to a more sinister conspiratorial one.
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How to Use Night Shift in macOS Sierra 10.12.4
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Just because you don't understand something doesn't make it stupid.
Who the hell is buying a new Mac for Night Shift?
There are several posts above yours demonstrating that with simple hacks it works fine on older Macs, and it appears to be nothing more than a tweak to the display's colour profile, which computers have been able to do for something like 20 years.
You appear to be completely blind to the issue here. This was introduced in response to an acknowledged health problem. Broken sleep or lack of sleep is a real problem, particularly amongst young people. So the point is this - if it is a benefit to all who use it, why not make it available on all machines capable of running Sierra. For that matter, why not back port it to El Capitan and older iterations of OSX? There just isn't any valid reason not to, other than market manipulation. Waffling about "using the latest available technology to design something in the most optimal way currently available" cuts no mustard. This isn't about anything other than health.
And yet f.lux has been around for years and is still there so that it could still be used for those purposes if someone desires to. Seems like for some ingenious and sinister manipulation conspiracy they just completely dropped the ball in allowing another implementation of it to be there as it has been there for years now. That's certainly some conspiracy right there.
Does the fact that you can enable it by changing a few hex bits on Macs that don't officially support it change your thinking at all?
Also could you please explain exactly what you mean by, "It's not disabled on older Macs, they don't support the implementation of it that Apple put together”, please?
Which parts of the implementation don't they support?
Does it support it the same way that it does on the machines that officially support it? It works with the same effectiveness and without any additional drawbacks or differences?
Just a note, it doesn't work on my MacBook Pro (10,1) which was the mid-2012 release. Supposed to be supported, but it isn't. I'm not quite brave enough to try the Xcode solution above. Just wanted to post in case others are experiencing same.
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I’d have to check that.
You ony answered one of the questions. Dodged the second one like it was the plague. Your none answer is answer enough.
I replied to what was in the post when it was originally posted and when I was replying to it. It wasn't until this reply that I even realized that more was added later. If you edited your reply to add more later to it how exactly would I know about that?
Nice deflection there in not having anything to say about what I actually brought up, simply directly slipping into ad hominem argument territory--all that certainly seems to speak for itself.
Basically, your post is a thwarted, snark attempt to disparage against The staff/MacRumors. Which your post is a clear indicator you didn't read the whole article, because if you had, you wouldn't have short sighted yourself by using the word "Dumb." And The article clearly goes beyond To describe the purpose of Night shift, Sir applications, limitations, mirroring external monitors with other compatible devices. It discusses more than just "Preferences."
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Since "Sunset to Sunrise" setting requires Location services, which don´t exist on iMac´s, on desktop iMac´s only manual will work.
Night Shift, the feature first introduced in iOS devices with iOS 9.3, has expanded to the Mac with the release of 10.12.4. Night Shift is compatible with 2012 and newer Macs, so it won't work on older machines.
For those unfamiliar with Night Shift, it's designed to cut down on the amount of blue light you're exposed to during the evening by shifting the display of a Mac to a more yellow tone. Blue light is said to have a harmful effect on your circadian rhythm, making it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep.
Studies suggest that eliminating blue light exposure at night might help you sleep just a bit better, but it does significantly change the look of your display. Many Mac users have been using blue light reduction software f.lux for years now, but with Night Shift, there's no need to install an additional app because it's an operating system feature.
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Turning On Night Shift
Night Shift's controls can be a little bit difficult to find when you go to use the feature for the first time. The Night Shift options are located in the display section of System Preferences.
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Article Link: How to Use Night Shift in macOS Sierra 10.12.4
Thanks for this. Will help a lot of people.
Do you have similar instructions for forcing an external display to support Night Shift, by any chance? My iiyama 40 inch won't budge
I didn't realize there was a law against replicating an existing app. There is not.
But, there still is DATE & TIME system preference, which you think would be a good-enough approximation. Or, if you're connected to the internet, your computer can probably get a location that way.
Can 100% confirm that the MID-2012 MacPro is NOT compatible despite being manufactured in 2012.
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Compatibility
Night Shift works with Macs manufactured in 2012 and later and it is not available on older machines. A full list of devices that support Night Shift is below:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
Apple LED Cinema Display
Apple Thunderbolt Display
LG UltraFine 5K Display
LG UltraFine 4K Display
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Compatibility
Night Shift works with Macs manufactured in 2012 and later and it is not available on older machines. A full list of devices that support Night Shift is below:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
Apple LED Cinema Display
Apple Thunderbolt Display
LG UltraFine 5K Display
LG UltraFine 4K Display
It's really sad and stupid that they're doing this. They draw arbitrary lines in the sand. I'd have a new mac if it had the expansion or ports that my current mac has. My hardware certainly can handle it. I wonder what feature is next on forbidden for older macs list.
I haven't updated yet but does Night Shift give you the option to disable it for certain apps? I use Flux but I always disable when I'm doing graphics work (Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom etc.). I like Flux but if Night Shift can do the same thing with less resources than I'm good with that. But being able to disable apps from using it is crucial.
I understand that, but I at least have to have it looking right for the 95% of the world that won't have their screen yellowed. I know that most panels are crappy, but I couldn't work on a yellow tinted screen.
