{"id":12449,"date":"2021-05-13T17:55:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/?p=12449"},"modified":"2021-05-13T17:55:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:55:44","slug":"iphone-night-mode-has-no-effect-on-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/iphone-night-mode-has-no-effect-on-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Busts iPhone Night Mode: It Has No Effect on Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sleeping well with technology<\/span> is still a highly debated topic. According to multiple sources, blue light emission <\/span>halts the secretion<\/span><\/a> of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, and thus distorts individual <\/span>sleeping cycles<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n As a result, tech brands are trying their best to counter the <\/span>blue light emission effect<\/b> via different apps and features. One of these is the Night Shift feature of the iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n What this option does is<\/span> change your screen colors to warmer shades <\/b>after the sun sets, using your <\/span>clock and geolocalization<\/span><\/a> to determine the right time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, a recent Brigham Young University (BYU) <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> confirms what you already suspected \u2014 the <\/span>Night Shift feature<\/b> on your <\/span>iPhone<\/b> is not really helping you sleep better. At least, it had no effect whatsoever on the surveyed young adults (aged 18\u201324) in the study.<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, the research team measured several sleep outcomes, including:<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>167 participants<\/span><\/a> formed three experimental groups \u2014 one using Night Shift and their iPhone an hour before sleep; another that didn\u2019t use the said feature; and a third one, which didn\u2019t use their phone at all before going to bed.<\/span><\/p>\n And, you guessed it \u2014 the experimental group that avoided using their phones before going to bed showed the best sleep results. The other two presented virtually the same sleeping outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n Hence, let\u2019s just say that we won\u2019t be relying on these <\/span>blue-light elimination apps<\/b> as an effective way to treat insomnia any time soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In other words, using any type of warmer-colors mode is not a valid replacement for the <\/span>melatonin supplement<\/span><\/a> we so desperately need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n