Re:Calm Technology
by tomr_stargazer on Monday December 16, 2019 @12:35PM
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Thank you for these detailed instructions! I've been a longtime fan of grayscale screen, but often end up lapsing after a few days when I want to look at a photograph. Now I don't have that failure mode anymore!
You might even want to enable Increase Contrast and Reduce Transparency for a little extra legibility.
Thanks for this tip! You can also set the "accessibility shortcut" to toggle this with a triple click of the lock button.
Really interesting. I'm on Android so I'll have to look into how to get similar functionality.
This makes my notification badges scream for my attention much less. The whole phone feels calmer and less distracting. I have actually been doing this for over a year, and it’s been life-changing.
Another benefit is that due to the increased contrast of black and white, I can run my brightness way lower; this is excellent for battery life. Screenshots still show up in color.
I have an Accessibility Shortcut mapped to my side button to turn this on and off. If I want to look at a photo or something, I toggle it by triple-clicking my side button. It’s seamless and it stays out of my way.
For anyone who wants to try this: Go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Display & Text Size -> Color Filters. Flip the switch to enable and select “Grayscale”.
Then, go back up to Settings -> Accessibility -> Accessibility Shortcut and select “Color Filters”.