Low stimulus iPhone: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:55, 26 August 2025

Color

Reducing the color on my phone has made my phone feel less addictive. Most configurations I’ve seen remove all color (greyscale), which I find too extreme. Instead, I’ve opted to remove some color (desaturation).

Set up color reduction

Navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size
Set Increase Contrast to "on"
Set Differentiate Without Color to "on"
Tap Color Filters
1. Choose Greyscale
2. Set the Intensity to taste. I set it to about 75% (this removes 3/4 of the color)

Set up shortcuts

This section will help you set up shortcuts to manage your color settings.

Open each of these links from your iPhone and tap "Add Shortcut":

Add the shortcuts to a convenient place

You can add the shortcuts to:

The Home Screen
The Control Center
The Action Button (on supported iPhones)

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+== Color ==
+Reducing the color on my phone has made my phone feel less addictive. Most configurations I’ve seen remove ''all'' color (greyscale), which I find too extreme. Instead, I’ve opted to remove ''some'' color (desaturation).
-== Color ==
+=== Set up color reduction ===
+# Navigate to '''Settings''' > '''Accessibility''' > '''Display & Text Size'''
+# Set '''Increase Contrast''' to "on"
+# Set '''Differentiate Without Color''' to "on"
+# Tap '''Color Filters'''
+## Choose '''Greyscale'''
+## Set the '''Intensity''' to taste. I set it to about 75% (this removes 3/4 of the color)
-Reducing the color on my phone has made my phone feel less addictive. Most configurations I’ve seen remove ''all'' color (greyscale), which I find too extreme. Instead, I’ve opted to remove ''some'' color (desaturation).
+=== Set up shortcuts ===
-TODO: instructions for color reduction, shortcuts for toggling
+This section will help you set up shortcuts to manage your color settings.
-== Notifications ==
+Open each of these links from your iPhone and tap "Add Shortcut":
+* [https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a31ca2bf2804470fa7fcb21d0e369a51 Shortcut: Toggle Colors]
+* [https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/b338a7b16c454367aeb00917418c8fc7 Shortcut: Temporary Color Restore]
-TODO
+=== Add the shortcuts to a convenient place ===
+You can add the shortcuts to:
+* [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/shortcuts/apd735880972/ios The Home Screen]
+* The Control Center
+* The Action Button (on [https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/aside/iph44c8b4227/18.0/ios/18.0 supported iPhones])