14 DAY TRIAL // The fantastic Chrome OS team over at Google is on a rampage, and after teasing us with the revamped sign-in/lock screens and new power management settings, today François Beaufort revealed yet another cool feature for our Chromebooks.
This time, the developer announced on his Google+ page that the Chrome OS team is working on implementing an automatic "Sunset to Sunrise" mode for the upcoming Night Light feature, which should improve our sleep after using a Chromebook at night and ensures reduced strain on the eyes by limiting the amount of blue light emitted by the display.
The "Night Light" or "Night Mode" feature is getting more and more popular these days, being adopted by numerous OS and software vendors, including Apple's iOS and macOS operating systems, Google's Android Nougat, as well as GNOME's GNOME Shell user interface. And it will soon be available on your Chromebook.
"Chrome OS Night Light new feature aims to ensure reduced strain on the eyes and improved sleep by allowing you to limit the amount of blue light your display uses," says François Beaufort. "In Canary channel, you can now also set it in "Sunset to Sunrise" automatic mode or use a custom schedule as you can see below."
Test the new "Night Light" feature in Chrome Canary channel
Right now, the "Night Light" feature resides in the Chrome OS Canary channel, where all of Chrome OS' experiments take place, including the revamped sign-in/lock screens and power management settings for controlling the behavior of lid-closed and idle actions.
If you feel brave enough to use Chrome Canary on your Chromebook, you can quickly turn "Night Light" on and off directly from the Status Menu. You can use the Alt+Shift+S keyboard shortcut to bring it up or you can go into Chrome OS' Settings and adjust the color temperature from there, to the warmer end of the colors.
