Night Shifted

Early this month, I wrote about the beta of iOS 9.3, and its new Night Shift feature. Night Shift reduces iPhones’ blue-spectrum light output in the evening, which in turn helps you preserve your circadian rhythm for a better night’s sleep.

This week, Apple released the final version of iOS 9.3, which you may have already updated on your phone. I had hoped that in the final release, Night Shift would be turned on by default. But though it now appears as a button in Control Center (see below), it doesn’t turn on at sunset automatically as it should.

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Because the settings are a bit buried, here’s a quick step-by-step guide to configuring Night Shift so that it runs on its own for maximum health benefits:

1. Open the Settings app, and choose Display & Brightness.

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2. Choose Night Shift.

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3. Toggle on the Scheduled slider, so that it turns green.

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4. Choose the newly-appeared From / To option.

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5. Check the Sunset to Sunrise option.

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6. Finally, go back to the Night Shift pane, and move the Color Temperature slider all the way to More Warm.

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Voila! You’re now all set. Enjoy the sweet dreams.