Watching something in bed, set for the dark
Watch a program in bed with the screen dim enough not to sting, the words on if the mumbling defeats you, and the tablet stopping itself when you fall asleep.
The complaint is always the same: it is too bright, the sound is either a whisper or a shout, and it carries on playing long after you have gone.
All three have a switch. None of them is buried. And once they are set, the tablet behaves differently after dark without you having to remember anything.
Key points
- Warm the colors after sunset, automatically, every evening
- Take the brightness below the floor the ordinary slider allows
- Put the words on the screen and lift the voices above the music
- Set the tablet to stop after this episode and lock itself afterwards
What to remember
- Night Shift, sometimes called Comfort View or Eye Comfort, warms the color. The extra dimmer lives under Accessibility, not under Display.
- Warm and dim is a comfort setting. Take it for the comfort, and treat the sleep claims as a bonus that may or may not arrive.
- Nearly every player has a sleep timer hidden behind the same little cog. It is the setting that stops a series playing to an empty room all night.
Try this
Tonight, before you settle, open Settings, then Accessibility, and hunt for the extra dimmer — it is often called something like Reduce White Point or Extra Dim. Turn it on and see how much gentler the screen becomes.
Practice: Watching something in bed, set for the dark. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.