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Is it just me, or is True Tone a negative?

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Adelphos33

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I prefer it turned off. Why do people like this feature?

EDIT - After a few more days with it, I’m starting to like how easy it is on the eyes
 
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Well, it may not look 'beautiful' or anything, but I use it because it makes the experience a bit more 'seamless'. Without it's just an incredibly bright screen. With True Tone on, it matches the effect that a piece of paper produces. And that is a very natural effect.

It really comes to personal preference. I understand how many people might dislike it and rather keep it off. And in certain situations I'll be turning it off too. But during normal usage I like the pretty subtle effect it adds.
 
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Adelphos33 said:
I prefer it turned off. Why do people like this feature?
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It subtly matches the color temperature of the display to the color temperature of the environment you're in. It's easier on your eyes, makes the device blend into the environment as a normal object would, and it doesn't really affect accurate color rendering.

If you don't like it, or it's affecting color-sensitive work that you're doing, it toggles on and off very easily.
 
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I've had it on my ipad pro (9.7) since I got it last year and love it, but its mainly because I use it for reading. I can see it being an issue when youre trying to compare pictures on your device. I wish that was a feature you could add to the control center.
 
I don't like truetone either but I really think it depends on your eyes. As our eyes age we tend to see more yellow naturally so perhaps trutone amplifies that effect. I prefer cooler tones personally so keep it turned off.
 
True tone was always turned off on my iPad pro. I did not like it at all. If you like your colors to pop, you are better off not even using it. It's a nice tool to make your screen crazy yellow.
 
I learned to deal with it with my iPad Pro and maybe because it never moves and usually in the same lightning position all day but on my iPhone I cant stand it and I turn it off. I get the purpose but when im home it gets way too yellow for my liking.
 
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I've had it on my ipad pro (9.7) since I got it last year and love it, but its mainly because I use it for reading. I can see it being an issue when youre trying to compare pictures on your device. I wish that was a feature you could add to the control center.
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It is in the control center on iOS 11 with the new phones. Use 3D Touch on the brightness and it then pops up along with the switch for night mode.
 
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Excellent feature and gave it a good 24 hour run but I decided to turn mine off as well.
 
Unless you really like cool hues the True Tone is great. If I end up keeping my 7+ instead of my 8+ I will miss that feature.
 
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