iPhone Users Can Cut Screens Below 1 Nit With 3 Built-In Settings
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Updated · CNET · Jul 10
iPhone Users Can Cut Screens Below 1 Nit With 3 Built-In Settings
2 articles · Updated · CNET · Jul 10
Summary
Apple’s current iPhone displays can drop to 1 nit, but the latest guide says users can dim them further with three built-in tools: Night Shift, Reduce White Point and Zoom’s Low Light filter.
Night Shift warms the display based on time and location, cutting blue light for easier nighttime viewing; it can be scheduled in Settings or toggled from Control Center.
Reduce White Point, found under Accessibility > Display & Text Size, lowers the intensity of bright colors, making harsh whites less glaring in dark rooms.
Zoom’s Low Light filter darkens the screen beyond the normal minimum brightness, and users can switch it on or off quickly with a triple-click of the side button.
The tips target late-night scrolling, shared bedrooms and light-sensitive users ahead of Apple’s broader iOS 27 rollout.