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Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by volatilecarbon on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @08:52AM (#40976042)
The grayscale suggestion is pretty interesting. I was skeptical it would make any difference, but I tried it and my home screen instantly felt more calming to look at at. It seems like we really underestimate how much visual complexity exhausts us.

Not sure how long I'll keep it like that, but I think I'll leave it for now as I've been trying to minimize my phone for a while now (biggest difference was removing social media apps and disabling most notifications). If you're a busy person with a lot of demands on your attention, I highly recommend it.

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by DaSHacka on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:23AM (#40976358)
For anyone on Android, you can bind holding down both volume buttons at the same time to toggle grayscale on/off.

To do this, go in Settings, then `Accessibility > Color and motion > Color correction`, and set it to grayscale.

While still in the `Color correction` submenu, click `Color correction shortcut`, set it to `Hold both volume keys`, and toggle it on.

I just discovered this myself, but with the ability to quickly flip it off when needed (taking pictures/watching videos/etc) I may actually end up keeping it enabled this time around.

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by philshem on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:02AM (#40976141)
Can someone explain on an iPhone how to set grayscale? The article doesn’t and I’ve been through the Accessibility settings without any success.
Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by sgarland on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:08AM (#40976201)
The article mentions enabling Color Filters as a shortcut action via triple-clicking the power button. It just so happens that the default filter is greyscale.

If you want to play around with the other options (or permanently set greyscale), it’s under Settings —> Accessibility —> Display and Text Size —> Color Filters. Or just search Color Filters from the main Settings search bar.

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by jlongman on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:07AM (#40976195)
Accessibility> Display & Text Size> Color Filters> On then top option is Grayscale.

Color Filters also has a true no blue mode for night.

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by BigJ1211 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:11AM (#40976231)
accessibility -> display & text size -> Colour Filters.

Turn that on and then you can select "Greyscale" as an option. I have this mapped to the double tap the back of the phone with an accessibility shortcut.

Basically I can double tap the back to toggle greyscale mode.

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by AndrewJay55 on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:18AM (#40976309)
It's convoluted for some reason...

Setting -> Accessibility Display & Text Size Colour Filters

edit: Shoulda refreshed before I commented...

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by raoulr on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:11AM (#40976234)
Accessibility settings make using grayscale easy on iPhone. Three taps on the right button toggles it on/off. Strongly recommend.
Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by dotcoma on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:00AM (#40976122)
I have only 4 apps on my home screen —- calendar, phone, camera and Safari.

I deleted all social media apps years ago.

I’m doing fine most days.

Re:The science behind an iPhone dumb phone by sgarland on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @09:14AM (#40976257)
Same-ish, except my dock is Phone, Messages, Camera, and Safari.

I never liked any apps on the screen when I had Android, and liked (and still like) its swipe-for-app-drawer mechanism. It’s unfortunate that on iOS it’s more difficult to have a clean Home Screen, and no options that I’m aware of to get the Android launcher actions.