Low stimulus iPhone: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:47, 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 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.

Set up a "Toggle Colors" shortcut

This works like an on-off switch for color reduction.

Open the "Shortcuts" app
Tap the "+" at the top right to add a new shortcut
Search for "color filters" and select "Set Color Filters"
Change the shortcut from "<Turn> color filters <on>" to "<Toggle> color filters"
Tap the title at the top, "Set Color Filters" and rename it to "Toggle Colors" (or another name of your choice)
Tap "Done" at the top right

Add the shortcut(s) to a convenient place

You can add the shortcut(s) you've created to:

Home Screen
Control Center
Action Button (on supported iPhones)

Notifications

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 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
+=== Set up color reduction ===
-## Navigate to '''Settings''' > '''Accessibility''' > '''Display & Text Size'''
+# Navigate to '''Settings''' > '''Accessibility''' > '''Display & Text Size'''
-## Set '''Differentiate Without Color''' to "on"
+# Set '''Differentiate Without Color''' to "on"
-## Tap '''Color Filters'''
+# Tap '''Color Filters'''
-### Choose '''Greyscale'''
+## Choose '''Greyscale'''
-### Set the '''Intensity''' to taste. I set it to about 75% (this removes 3/4 of the color)
+## Set the '''Intensity''' to taste. I set it to about 75% (this removes 3/4 of the color)
-# Set up a "Toggle Colors" shortcut
-## Open the "Shortcuts" app
+== Set up shortcuts ==
-## Tap the "+" at the top right to add a new shortcut
-## Search for "color filters" and select "Set Color Filters"
+This section will help you set up shortcuts to manage your color settings.
-## Change the shortcut from "<Turn> color filters <on>" to "<Toggle> color filters"
-## Tap the title at the top, "Set Color Filters" and rename it to "Toggle Colors" (or another name of your choice)
+=== Set up a "Toggle Colors" shortcut ===
-## Tap "Done" at the top right
+This works like an on-off switch for color reduction.
-# Add the shortcut to a convenient place
-## Add the shortcut to the [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/shortcuts/apd735880972/ios home screen], Control Center, or assign it to your device's Action Button (if available).
+# Open the "Shortcuts" app
+# Tap the "+" at the top right to add a new shortcut
+# Search for "color filters" and select "Set Color Filters"
+# Change the shortcut from "<Turn> color filters <on>" to "<Toggle> color filters"
+# Tap the title at the top, "Set Color Filters" and rename it to "Toggle Colors" (or another name of your choice)
+# Tap "Done" at the top right
+=== Add the shortcut(s) to a convenient place ===
+You can add the shortcut(s) you've created to:
+* [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/shortcuts/apd735880972/ios Home Screen]
+* Control Center
+* Action Button (on [https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/aside/iph44c8b4227/18.0/ios/18.0 supported iPhones])
 == Notifications ==
 TODO