In the age of computers, eye strain has become a serious problem, especially for those of us who work with the computer and spend hours in front of the screen. Now the problem is even more widespread because even those who do not work on the computer probably use a tablet or smartphone with a 4 or 5 inch large screen whose brightness, in the end, is as annoying as that of the PC monitor. Incorrect screen brightness settings can cause faster eye fatigue while excessively bright screens at night can make it more difficult to fall asleep.
Anyone who has a Samsung Galaxy, Huawei, Xiaomi smartphone or any other model of Android mobile phone can install one of these applications that adjust the color and brightness of the screen according to the time of day.
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F.Lux is also available for Android, only on smartphones unlocked with root.
It is therefore not just the automatic brightness adjustment function based on the light detected outside, which is also integrated in Android phones and which has the purpose of saving battery (without any possibility of customization). Here we talk about apps to adjust not only the brightness but also the coloring based, above all, at the time of day. Research has shown that exposure to blue light (that of electronic screens) at night can disturb sleep. In addition, exposure to high brightness throughout the day makes the eyes tired and, in more severe cases, water or have burning sensations. As with the computer, I believe an application that works automatically to change the brightness and color of the screen is indispensable . These apps, for any compatibility problems, should be tried one by one until you find the one that works with your mobile phone.
1) First of all, if you already use the Automate application, one of the best apps to automate Android, it allows you to automate the change in brightness based on the time or based on where you are. The brightness controls also allow you to decide how much the screen light should drop or increase based on the actual light.
2) Midnight to activate automatic night mode on every Android smartphone
3) Dark Mode is an app to change the colors of all applications in order to make every white background dark gray and, at the same time, changing the color of buttons and writings in a way suitable for reading. Basically it is an application that activates dark mode to all apps that do not have this option in their settings.
4) Lux is one of the best Android applications to manage the brightness of the screen based on the time and external light .
Its best feature is the automatic brightness adjustment, which detects ambient light and adjusts the screen brightness to optimal levels for visibility and battery life. Unlike Android's internal auto-brightness feature, which is severely lacking in configurability, Lux allows you to decide anything. It can darken the screen even more than normal, it comes with a widget to change the brightness settings quickly and a support for the Tasker app.
Only with the paid version of Lux Auto Brightness you get special functions to decide the color temperature based on the time and on the moment so as to have a red and warm screen at night, much more relaxing.
5) Screen Dimmer offers all the features available in Lux with a different graphical interface. The application supports automatic scheduling and can even change the color of the screen depending on the time of day, suggesting red or brown at night.
6) Twilight is a screen filter for Android to rest your eyes in the evening and have the functions of F.Lux (see above) on a smartphone or tablet. Like F.lux, Twilight also automatically dims the monitor light in warm red-orange tones depending on the time of day and night . If you use your smartphone or tablet to play or surf before going to bed and at night, Twilight is an essential app. Based on the local sunrise and sunset times, the screen color will be muted after sunset with a warmer color and will turn blue again after sunrise.
The paid Twilight Pro version allows you to manually change the sunrise and sunset times and use a custom transition time to switch from warm lights to normal lights.
7) Velis is the app to replace the auto-brightness function based on the light outside of Android so that you can configure and customize it. A little confusing and not easy to understand at first startup, Velis provides a six-step installation wizard to be followed carefully to make it work properly. Among the most useful options are superdimming (to have a darker screen than the default low brightness level of Android), to exclude applications from changes in brightness and multiple profiles for different auto-brightness configurations.
8) Brightness Widget Blacklight is a widget for the main screen of the Android phone, to quickly and manually change the brightness of the screen . In practice, if you don't like the fact that the brightness changes automatically, then you can put this widget on the screen to choose how dark or bright it should be. Keep in mind that in Android the brightness values vary from 1 (darker) to 255 (lighter) and the application allows you to choose the value from a list of predefined values that can be customized.
9) Night Mode is the app to improve the use of your smartphone at night. Automatic adjustments can be configured.
10) Screen Filter does not support automatic brightness adjustment, but allows you to bring it to levels lower than the predefined ones. The cursor is hidden in the notification area and always at hand.
The brightness of the screen is decisive to avoid getting tired of looking at the cell phone during the day and, above all, reading on smartphones and tablets at night. These applications are exclusive to Android which allows you to customize your phone with more freedom than the iPhone
