JacobSteele

Q: Nightshift doesn't automatically turn off or on

Hello,

 

I recently turned on Night Shift mode via the Display and Brightness settings on my iphone 5S. I set the phone to turn night shift on at 11pm and off at 9am. However it is very inconsistent at turning nightshift mode on and is even more inconsistent at turning nightshift mode off. Most days I have to enable and disable manual nightshift mode to get it to change. What can I do to have the phone follow the times I provided better?

 

~ Jake

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.3

Posted on Mar 28, 2016 12:48 PM

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  • by JacobSteele,

    JacobSteele JacobSteele Mar 31, 2016 11:11 AM in response to JacobSteele
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    Mar 31, 2016 11:11 AM in response to JacobSteele

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  • by javaliga,Apple recommended

    javaliga javaliga Mar 31, 2016 11:29 AM in response to JacobSteele
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    Mar 31, 2016 11:29 AM in response to JacobSteele

    Have you tried the fixes in this thread:

     

    Sunset to Sunrise NightShift not available? Here's the reason.

  • by JacobSteele,

    JacobSteele JacobSteele Mar 31, 2016 11:36 AM in response to javaliga
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    Mar 31, 2016 11:36 AM in response to javaliga

    Thanks for the response, I just went through his steps, It was already on so I toggled it. Going back to Display and Brightness the location to set Sunrise to Sunset has changed from the main page into the Schedule page. Maybe that forced the mode to update itself, here's hoping

  • by questcequecest,

    questcequecest questcequecest Apr 2, 2016 6:18 PM in response to JacobSteele
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    Apr 2, 2016 6:18 PM in response to JacobSteele

    The Night Shift feature on my iPhone 6 is not automatically kicking in either, doesn't matter whether I have it set sunset/sunrise or for specific times, and if I go in and manually turn it on, it turns itself back off at some point, but if I go into settings it still shows its enabled. I've made sure my settings are all correct. I've done the alternate soft reset (home button and power), and nothing seems to get this thing functioning properly. Its not important enough to me to go through doing a factory data reset or restoring through iTunes. It's just annoying that it doesn't work.

  • by Kengura,

    Kengura Kengura Apr 16, 2016 3:07 AM in response to JacobSteele
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    Apr 16, 2016 3:07 AM in response to JacobSteele

    I have the same problem on my iPhone 5S. It doesn't matter if I select specific time or sunset/sunrise. iPad mini 4 works okay. It is strange.

  • by smash14,

    smash14 smash14 Jun 24, 2016 11:32 PM in response to JacobSteele
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    Jun 24, 2016 11:32 PM in response to JacobSteele

    Same problem heren. Night shift does not turn off automatically but the night shift button in the control center is off. Doesn't matter

    if i choose sunrise/sunset mode or time mode. iPhone 5s iOS 9.3.2

  • by Maldenite47,

    Maldenite47 Maldenite47 Aug 6, 2016 5:31 PM in response to smash14
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    Aug 6, 2016 5:31 PM in response to smash14

    I have a similar issue and have yet to find the answer to the fix that is simple. I agree with another user, that it is not worth a major re-install on my iPad. The Night Shift setting is to turn on at 7:00 p.m. and now 11:58 p.m. I will see if this fixes the problem. My issue starts when at 7:00 p.m. the mode turns to the day shift and I have to go into the Preferences and simply turn the option on and off, and it resets to Night Shift. I am too much of a perfectionist to not want it fixed and it drives me nuts but I live with and insist on not giving up to find the solution.

  • by Jozie,

    Jozie Jozie Sep 25, 2016 7:28 PM in response to Maldenite47
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    Sep 25, 2016 7:28 PM in response to Maldenite47

    Im having the same problem with my iPhone 6S.

     

    MY Night Shift turns itself off. All the time.

     

    if I go to Settings i can get it working but as soon as i leave that page...

     

    it turns off. It also keeps turning Manually Enable... on.

     

    EVen though I keep going into settings and turning it off.. It turns itself on.

     

    DRiving me insane...