Night Mode: Apple Watch gets Night Shift function – but only for a spin

Since iOS 9.3 and macOS 10.12.4, iPhones, iPads and Macs have had the so-called Night Shift function. It automatically sets the colors of a computer, tablet or smartphone display in the evening (or if desired). For a warm color spectrum That’s what needs to be done to protect eyes and sleep better. However, this feature was not yet available on Apple Watch. However, according to MacroMarks’ report, it has now been secretly released. The confusing thing is that there is only one way to start Night Shift on your computer watch and reduce the amount of blue light.

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No interface, but Siri can do it

you’ll have to do that Use the voice assistant Siri And the Apple Watch must be running at least watchOS 10. At least the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 are supported, but probably the Series 8 and possibly earlier models are also supported. This function can also be activated on the first generation Ultra, the Mac & I editorial team reported. With the Series 5 it worked According to Reddit users Although no.

To start Night Shift, you call Siri (either by pressing a button or using the “Hey Siri” command) and ask exactly this: “Start Night Shift” (English: “Start Night Shift”). A switch then appears, complete with the sun logo and the letters “Night Shift”, which is activated. You can also deactivate it directly again.

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There is still no schedule

Siri can also be used to end Night Shift (“Stop Night Shift”). However, there are no other options for activation through the normal Apple Watch interface; the menu item doesn’t exist in System Settings (yet). This also means that Night Shift has to be activated and deactivated entirely manually for now, with no automatic schedule like on the iPhone, iPad or Mac.

It is unclear why Apple has currently only enabled Night Shift on Apple Watch via Siri and whether this could be a bug. It can also be speculated that this is an early measure for watchOS 11, which will be released in autumn. Based on the request, Siri also mentioned that you can control Night Shift using a schedule through the system settings, but as mentioned, it is completely missing.

(B.Sc.)