On Monday Apple released the public version of iOS 9.3, which fixed bugs of the previous release and has brought a number of new features. Among the major innovations of the platform is to provide a special mode Night Shift. Function, promoting increased sleep users, not available on all devices that support iOS 9.
According to research, exposure to bright blue light in the evening affects circadian rhythms and makes it difficult to fall asleep. “Night mode” in iOS 9.3 specifies the hourly and geographical coordinates, the time of sunset in the area where the user is located. After sunset it automatically shifts colors on the screen iPhone and iPad to the warm end of the spectrum, making them more pleasant to the eye. Morning and Night Shift to return to normal display settings.
Due to the nature of work functions, it is not available on all devices with iOS 9.3. We are talking about gadgets that are based on 64-bit chips.
IOS devices 9.3, support Night Shift:
- iPhone 5s
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPad Air
- iPad Air 2
- iPad mini 2
- iPad mini 3
- iPad mini 4
- A 12.9-inch iPad Pro
- The 9.7-inch iPad Pro
- iPod touch 6G
IOS devices 9.3, where a Night Shift is not working:
- iPhone 4s
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 5c
- iPad mini
- iPad 4
- iPad 3
- iPad 2
- iPod touch 5G
It is worth noting that on the market there are analog f.lux with similar functionality. In this case, the application running on the same technology as that of Night Shift, compatible with 32-bit processors in the iPhone and iPad, but Apple does not allow it in the App Store.
In addition to the Night Shift mode, the update brought changes to system apps. So, the “Notes” now can confidentially store the most valuable data, and in the program “Health” has become easier to search and add third-party applications to monitor health. Car interface CarPlay in iOS 9.3 brought new categories “New” and “For you” from Apple Music.
Read more about all the changes in iOS 9.3 can be found at this link. Comparative testing of the performance of iOS 9.3 and 9.2.1 is available on this page.
