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TRUE TONE are you using it
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I’m beginning to suspect that may be the case. I started out scheduling my night shift like I have with my 7 the entire year, but after a half hour or so I couldn’t do it. Just way too saturated.
TrueTone handles the light balance perfectly on its own.
I don't read that much on my iPhone, but, I do look at lots of photo's, So I've got it turned off to keep truer colour representations.
Night shift is supposed to aid sleep, reducing the blue that causes you to stay awake and stress your eyes before bed. But TrueTone could theoretically be used in the same manner, and as you can see by many, it is.
It reduces brightness and shifts the white balance. They’re not the same nor do they serve the same purpose, but TrueTone has proven capable. At least to me.
Does it use more battery?
Also...I takes LOTS of pictures (being a photographer) with my iPhone...and I too am concerned about the actual colors I see.
Also...I takes LOTS of pictures (being a photographer) with my iPhone...and I too am concerned about the actual colors I see.
A photographer already reviewed an 8 on YouTube said it “really helps you see colours more accurately”. But do yo thang.
Same. Found the X version to be more aggressive with true tone than it is with my iPad pro. If it were on the level of the iPad I would use it on the X as well.
You don’t have to worry about that. I’ve noticed that True Tone automatically disables the effect while you’re viewing the Photos app. You can actually see the color change. It slowly fades to a slightly bluer tint over a few seconds. Then when you switch back to a different app, you can watch it slowly fade to a bit warmer tint.
The best way to see it is to take a screen shot of something (like this webpage, for example). Then load up the picture in Photos app. Now just swipe back and forth (on the home bar) to switch between Safari and the screen shot. You’ll see the color change after a couple seconds.
Oh ya you’re right. I multitask between photo and safari (white background) and notice a blue tint on the photos app and a warmer tint on the safari app.
There won't be any conducive studies based on how much usage or not True tone does use. But we do know that True tone has to utilize the sensors in order to adapt from the lighting to correct the white point on the display. So if it's using the sensors, we know it's using battery. It's just there's no efficient way of knowing how much Battery usage is actually affected.