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So much blinding white...MY EYES!!!!!
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I'm with the crowd on this one: we NEED a dark/adjustable theme in iOS 7.
The white is gorgeous and all but really hard on the eyes at night (and battery)!
The white is gorgeous and all but really hard on the eyes at night (and battery)!
Another good option would be light sensor based themes. So if you are in bright sunlight you get the white theme...then as the brightness of ambient light dims so does the theme...then you get the darkest theme if you are in pitch blackness. Could go hand in hand with the brightness adjustment. Overall dynamic theme brightness control.
I don't know where you've been getting your backlit books....
I did specify that it's the backlit white that's hard on the eyes. You're trying to make out dark bits within an area of bright white light.
Books and paper are ambiently lit, so that your eyes are typically adjusted to the light given off by the room/area.
Our eyes adjust for the brightest areas in our field of vision, because over exposing the retina causes damage, whereas under exposing is safe.
I hope this explains it well enough. It's the principle that made e-paper readers popular.
Yeah, because paper is a "white lit background" as mentioned by the poster you were quoting
Johannes Gutenberg's presses used to glow in the dark, in fact, as the paper was lit from behind. Looks like you also have something in your behind, but it isn't light.This, combined with local time, is how night mode in Maps navigation (only) works. So apple have an implementation of it already even.
Hey, I already said I agree that it's too much white....but you were the one saying that black text on white background is just too blinding for anyone to read. And I was simply replying that it is how printed words have been for centuries.
You need to read my reply again as I NEVER said "as it is" so you are kinda blowing up for nothing!
What I did say is "if you are going to use an iPhone, get used to iOS7 as there is NO choice"
The no changes or choices is no where in my text. Do you always misquote people?
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You can go back to iOS6!
Try to remain calm as I would bet Apple will be fixing things over the next few months.
My bad, i thought you were defending Apple. I actually like ios7 so far.
Of course it's been around, as it's much easier to read blak text on white background in ambient light conditions, as your eyes are already adjusted.
That's why it's so popular, and has always been the norm. However, we need to consider how our health is affected, and the whiteout is pretty blinding.
Nobody has ever complained of a blinding, retina burning piece of paper
That's why it's so popular, and has always been the norm. However, we need to consider how our health is affected, and the whiteout is pretty blinding.
Nobody has ever complained of a blinding, retina burning piece of paper
They had lit electronic screens when printed text was invented?
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This kind of goes along with profiles, which is something other phones have had for years. Having it tied to the light sensor would be awesome and a great idea, if the light sensor was worth a damn.
I wonder if Apple will ever implement profiles...
They had lit electronic screens when printed text was invented?
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This kind of goes along with profiles, which is something other phones have had for years. Having it tied to the light sensor would be awesome and a great idea, if the light sensor was worth a damn.
I wonder if Apple will ever implement profiles...
The light sensor works great in my iPhone 5. I actually noticed it shift today, since everything is so white. I walked in my living room from a dark area to a window that was very bright and it gradually got a lot brighter...then dimmed when I moved back.
Thanks for the suggestion. Set both the "Increase Contrast" and "Bold Text" options to "On". Having the "Bold Text" option turned on makes a huge difference.
Here you go. The screenshots alternate between "Increase Contrast" OFF and ON, with the first one at the top being OFF.
As you can see, all of the transparency/glass effect was removed. I actually have Increase Contrast enabled because believe it or not my iPhone 5 lags slightly if I don't.
As much as I would like a Dark theme, iOS 7 is bright and colorful to compliment the new iPhone 5C which is marketed towards a younger audience and countries like China and Japan (Picture Hello Kitty colors)which do not favor the dark depressed color schemes that Americans seem to like so much.
I'm pretty sure Apple is willing to gamble losing 1 long time user and gaining 2 new ones because of the color changes.
What's even worse than the white is that sickening green color from Messages. Could they have chosen a worse shade? In iOS6 it was much easier on the eyes, and the 3D bubble effect made it softer. Now, it's just this blah neon green paint.
It looks like a teenage novice programmer's IM app.
It looks like a teenage novice programmer's IM app.
This thread is ridiculous, but I agree with that shade of green. It's the one thing I hate. Although, I'm used to it now and don't really care as much after using several betas.
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I'll beat the horse a little more.
My alarm went off this morning and I went to turn it off - Holy mother of god weapons of mass destruction it was blinding. Too much white. Settings are on auto.
Hope they come out with some options...
Sounds to me like your alarm did it's job!
I would never be caught dead with a bright pink phone. They may want the 5C to be the big draw....it will not be appreciated by men (a largely apple market)
I'll beat the horse a little more.
My alarm went off this morning and I went to turn it off - Holy mother of god weapons of mass destruction it was blinding. Too much white. Settings are on auto.
Hope they come out with some options...
Is your wallpaper just pure white? Not blinding here.
