Click on the 'Night Shift' toggle to turn the feature on or turn it off.Ĭhoosing one of the manual toggle options when Night Shift is off will toggle it on until sunrise (or a custom set time) no matter what time it is.Scroll up to the top of the Notification Center.Click on the Notification Center menu bar icon, which is denoted by three lines.You can use the 'Manual' setting in System Preferences to force Night Shift to turn on, or you can use the Notification Center, which is quicker.

If you want to manually enable or disable Night Shift, there are two ways to do it. In the same section System Preferences that's used to turn Night Shift on, there's also an option to adjust the color temperature of the feature to your liking.īy default, the temperature is set to the middle, but if you drag the slider to the left, you'll get more blue light, and if you drag it to the right, you'll get a deeper yellow shade with less blue light.Īpple warns that using the warmer end of the spectrum could affect the appearance of some onscreen motion. With a custom setting, it will turn on and off at the same time each night based on the time that you choose. The 'Custom' option lets you choose a specific start and end time for Night Shift to turn on. This option requires your location to be enabled in Security & Privacy Preferences so your Mac knows where you are in the world. It's based on your local sunset and sunrise times.

From the 'Schedule' option, choose either 'Sunset to Sunrise' or 'Custom.'Īs the name suggests, the 'Sunset to Sunrise' option causes Night Shift to turn on automatically each night when the sun sets and turn off when the sun rises.

There are three tabs in this menu: Display, Color, and Night Shift.

Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select System Preferences.

The Night Shift options are located in the display section of System Preferences. Night Shift's controls can be a little bit difficult to find when you go to use the feature for the first time. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.

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