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True Tone

Truetone is not just blue to yellow. When they originally explained it on the 9.7" iPad Pro, it was using paper as an example. Showing the difference of various atmospheric lighting conditions, the tone and lighting of the screen would reflect that much the same way it would reflect off paper. If I am in a room with a lot of plants, the hue would ever so slightly change to the green, when using it for awhile you hardly notice it is activated. I didn't think I would like it on the 9.7 and I ended up keeping it activated and loved it. Your mileage may vary.

But here is the good news......if you don't like it, you can turn it off, and Apple made that button so easy to find and use ;)
 
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phillytim said:
TrueTone is a complete FAIL - a stupid gimmick that will cause more trouble than its worth.

Try to edit colors in photos with True Tone on ... hahaa.
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It's not a fail by any standard. It makes the transition much easier on your eyes when reading, especially given how bright the displays are on the iPhone and iPad. Also That's Why you have the option of toggling it on or off for any situation you want.
 
I love True Tone on my iPad Pro 10.5! My original 12.9 looks terrible! Looking forward to it on the X.
 
thatJohann said:
Surprised at the true tone dislike here. It’s one of my favorite features
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Depends on what you do, I guess – create or consume. True Tone fans talk a lot about it being "comfortable", "pleasant", "easy on the eyes" and "great for reading" (because it makes the display look more like paper). Fair enough.

Personally I'm a graphic designer specializing in display graphics such as GUI elements, webpage graphics, file icons etc. I do some video stuff and animation too. I never design for print and I'm not into photography much, other than digital restoration of vintage photos. For what I do, TT is more hinderance than help. You can use studio monitor speakers as an analogy. You'd think that musicians and producers would want the ultimate speakers that make everything sound awesome, but in fact a lot of the industry standard monitors such as Yamaha NS10M and Auratone 5C sound pretty crappy. They're popular because they're revealing and because they're good approximations of what your music will sound like on kitchen radios, boomboxes and car stereos. It's sort of the same with screen graphics. A neutral display in sRGB mode may be about as charming as flourescent light strips when compared to the True Tone experience, but I don't need it to charm me, I need it to show me what the graphics will look like on an average display, warts and all.
 
I'm into photography, and so I'm sensitive to WB. I love True Tone. I think most people have been conditioned to have their displays show everything with an ice blue tone and think it's normal.
 
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I personally love True Tone on my iPad Pro. I can't wait to have it on my phone. It's way different to my eyes than Night Shift.

But reactions and opinions vary widely. Some people can't stand it.
 
Anuba said:
I turned True Tone off on my 10.5. They can write books about the supposedly mindblowing awesomeness of display tech that dynamically adapts the white balance to the ambient light, but if all the sensors do at the end of the day is arrive at the same conclusion that the image needs to be soaked in yellow, then I’ll pass, thanks. Sometimes “natural” doesn’t mean better. 30 fps produces a more realistic and fluid image than 24 fps, but the brain still screams “soap opera effect!”. I’ll rather have a slight blue tint than one that makes a new bright display look like a 20 year old newspaper.
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The sheer amount of stupidity is quite offensive.
You sir are the one spoiled by the ultra blue screens of the past.
 
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1096bimu said:
The sheer amount of stupidity is quite offensive.
You sir are the one spoiled by the ultra blue screens of the past.
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This is an older thread but it was running before the iPhone X was released.

On an iPhone X I get cat pee yellow or salmon pink display depending on the ambient lighting. :p This is not the Tru Tone that’s on my iPad Pro by a long shot.
 
My only issue with it is on the iPhone 8 Plus sometimes when I come in from the sun it gets stuck on a really dim setting and I either have to restart or try to turn up the brightness manually while barely being able to see it. I still leave it on because most of the time it works as designed.
 
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