Use Your iPhone’s Hidden Low Light Filter
In your phone’s Settings, go to the Accessibility features and find the one labeled Zoom.
Once you find the Zoom screen of the settings, there are tons of options you can do to customize its functions. For the purpose of only lowering your screen’s brightness, leave everything else in its default position. The only thing you need to change is the Zoom Filter which you can find near the bottom.
By default, there is no filter chosen for Zoom. Select the Low Light filter.
Turn on the Zoom toggle at the top of the page. Your screen will immediately be magnified, and it will now emit a much lower light. Double-tap the screen with three fingers to zoom out and return back to the normal magnification of your screen, while keeping it dimmed.
And just like that, you can browse on your iPhone with a brightness level lower than the regular setting. This filter will stay on until you turn the Zoom feature off again.
Create Shortcuts to Turn Zoom On and Off
Constantly turning Zoom on and off from the Settings can quickly become inconvenient. Instead, have Siri do it for you by creating your own set of Shortcuts.
In the Shortcuts app, tap the plus sign at the top to create a new shortcut. Add an action and enter the word “Zoom” in the search bar. Select the action Set Zoom.
The action to Turn Zoom On will now be added to the shortcut.
Hit Next and give it a name, which will be used when you want Siri to run the shortcut. Finally, tap Done to save your shortcut.
Repeat the same steps for the second shortcut, but change On to Off by clicking on the setting.
Enjoy Your Newly Dimmed Screen
Now that you’ve set up Zoom and Shortcuts, you’re good to go. Consider assigning the shortcuts to the Back Tap feature in Accessibility to turn on the filter without needing to speak.
Use this simple trick to take care of your eyes in the dark. Enjoy your late-night browsing.
