How to Use Night Shift in macOS Sierra

Apple has finally begin seeding Mac developer beta 10.12.4 for people who have joined their computers in the apple beta program. Update brings a number of changes, improved stability, but one of the most important features of the Mac combines Sierra 10.12.4 For Macs, is rosy feature night. Previously available only on iOS devices and Macs using third-party clients such as f.lux, Night Shift in Mac Sierra 10.12.4 finally brings feature a much-needed system surface of Apple's desktop operating. We tried out the developer for the Mac beta 10.12.4 Sierra on the Macbook Air, and here's how you can use the Shift feature night on your Mac.

Note

You should never install beta software on a daily driver MacBook. Also, you should take the time machine backup of your system before the completion of the beta program, and we must take the time machine backup regularly, while you are running beta software, just in case of an unexpected error. Beta program inherently prone to being buggy, and crash, resulting in data loss. Please update your Mac to the beta of the Mac version, if and only if, you understand the risks involved.

Update Your Mac to macOS Sierra 10.12.4

Since the latest version of Mac Sierra is available only as a developer beta, as of now, will need to be a registered developer account with Apple (the ones that cost $ 99 / year). If you have a developer account, you can follow these steps to get a Mac developer beta 10.12.4 Sierra and running on your Mac operating system:

#1: Go to the Apple beta website, and log in using your developer account. Under the download section, you will be able to see "Mac OS 10.12.4 beta." Click on "Download" button next to it.

#2: This will download a small .DMG file on your Mac. Simply open this file, and run the installer.

#3: Once the installation process is complete, the store will launch automatically and you will be able to see the latest developer beta (Mac Sierra 10.12.4) available under the updates.

#4: Simply download the update, and it will be installed on your Mac. Your Mac will restart automatically, and will have been updated to Mac Sierra 10.12.4.

Enable and Use Night Shift in macOS Sierra 10.12.4

Now that you update your Mac to the latest iteration of the Mac Sierra (10.12.4), you can enable Night Shift by following these steps:

#1: Go to System Preferences > Displays.

#2: Here, switch to the tab called "Night Shift".

#3: Here, you can enable the night shift for your Mac operating system. There are a number of different options that you can use. If you just want to enable the Night Shift for one day, simply click on the box that reads "Turn off until tomorrow." This in turn on the Night Shift, and it will automatically switch the next day.

#4: If you want Night Shift to automatically toggle on, and off, according to sunset, and sunrise, you can click on the dropdown menu next to "Schedule", and select "Sunset to Sunrise".

#5: You can also "Custom" to determine, in the same drop-down list, to get the option to choose the date range you want Night Shift with enable. Night Shift automatically disabled once it crosses outside the scope of the time you specified.

#6: Now that you have enabled the Night Shift on your Mac, you can use the "color temperature" slider to adjust the warmth of the screen when it is enabled by Night Shift.

Note

Does not apply to the night shift to external monitors, or projectors. Therefore, if you use multiple monitors with your Mac, it will not be affected by Night Shift. Only the primary display of your Mac and will be affected when running on the Night Shift.

Get Night Shift for Mac running older version of macOS

If you have a old Mac, which does not support the latest version of the Mac, or if you do not have a developer account, to be able to download the beta developer, you can continue to use third-party applications for the night shift feature on your Mac. I would recommend that you use f.lux for Night Shift on your Mac running an older version of the Mac. To begin with f.lux, just follow these steps:

#1: Download f.lux. It will be downloaded as a .ZIP file, which you can extract to get at the f.lux app.

#2: Once you launch f.lux, and it will ask you for your location. F.lux uses GPS to determine your current location, if accurate enough, you can simply click on the "Confirm".

#3: After that, you will be taken to the "Preferences", where you can choose the color of your display temperature, at different times during the day.

#4: f.lux automatically saves your profile, and dynamically adjusts the degree of heat your Mac display at the sunset and sunrise times for your location.

f.lux is by far the best way to get the night shift, such as a feature on the Mac an older version of the Mac. Free application completely, but if you want a developer to work, I would advise you to donate on their website, to assist in the continued development of the application. f.lux devices is now available for Windows, Android, and iOS as well.

Use Night Shift in macOS Sierra

Now that Apple has finally included feature Night Shift in Sierra 10.12.4 Mac, you only need to wait for a stable version to come out, so you can experience it on your Mac. If you just can not wait, you can download the developer beta for Mac Sierra 10.12.4, using the steps outlined in this article, or you can wait for public beta to be out (which should be sometime during the next few weeks time, but do not quote me on that). If you do not want to update your Mac to Mac Sierra 10.12.4, you can use a third party application such as f.lux for the job itself.

So, what are the other features you want Apple to bring Mac Sierra? What about the darkness in full mode? I know that I will love this. Let us know your thoughts on the Night Shift, and put dark, and any other features you want in the comments section below.