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Are you having trouble falling asleep? Are your kids hyperactive when playing with the tablet before bed time?
Are you using your smart phone or tablet in the late evening? Twilight may be a solution for you!

Recent research suggests that exposure to blue light before sleep may distort your natural (circadian) rhythm and cause inability to fall asleep.

The cause is the photoreceptor in your eyes, called Melanopsin. This receptor is sensitive to a narrow band of blue light in the 460-480nm range which may suppress Melatonin production - a hormone responsible for your healthy sleep-wake cycles.

In experimental scientific studies it has been shown an average person reading on a tablet or smart phone for a couple of hours before bed time may find their sleep delayed by about an hour. See references below..

The Twilight app makes your device screen adapt to the time of the day. It filters the flux of blue light emitted by your phone or tablet after sunset and protects your eyes with a soft and pleasant red filter. The filter intensity is smoothly adjusted to the sun cycle based on your local sunset and sunrise times.

You can also use Twilight on your Wear OS device.

Documentation
http://twilight.urbandroid.org/doc/

Get more from Twilight
1) Bed reading: Twilight is more pleasant on the eyes for night reading. Especially as it is able to lower the screen backlight far below the ability of the backligt controls on your screen

2) AMOLED screens: We have tested Twilight on an AMOLED screen for 5 years without any sign of depletion or over-burning. If properly configured Twilight causes less light emission (by enabling dimming) with more equal light distribution (dark areas of the screen such as the status bar get tinted). This may in fact increase your AMOLED screen life time.

Basics on circadian rhythm and the role of melatonin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanopsin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm_disorder

Permissions
- location - to find out your current sunset/surise times
- running apps - to stop Twilight in selected apps
- write settings - to set back-light
- network - access smartlight (Philips HUE) to shield you household light from blue

Accessibility Service

In order to filter also your notifications and lock screen the app may ask for enabling Twilight Accessibility Service. The app uses this service only to better filter your screen and does not collect any personal information. Please read more about this at https://twilight.urbandroid.org/is-twilights-accessibility-service-a-thread-to-my-privacy/

Automation (Tasker or other)
https://sites.google.com/site/twilight4android/automation

Related scientific research

Amplitude Reduction and Phase Shifts of Melatonin, Cortisol and Other Circadian Rhythms after a Gradual Advance of Sleep and Light Exposure in Humans Derk-Jan Dijk, & Co 2012

Exposure to Room Light before Bedtime Suppresses Melatonin Onset and Shortens Melatonin Duration in Humans Joshua J. Gooley, Kyle Chamberlain, Kurt A. Smith & Co, 2011

Effect of Light on Human Circadian Physiology Jeanne F. Duffy, Charles A. Czeisler 2009

Efficacy of a single sequence of intermittent bright light pulses for delaying circadian phase in humans Claude Gronfier, Kenneth P. Wright, & Co 2009

Intrinsic period and light intensity determine the phase relationship between melatonin and sleep in humans Kenneth P. Wright, Claude Gronfier & Co 2009

The Impact of Sleep Timing and Bright Light Exposure on Attentional Impairment during Night Work Nayantara Santhi & Co 2008

Short-Wavelength Light Sensitivity of Circadian, Pupillary, and Visual Awareness in Humans Lacking an Outer Retina Farhan H. Zaidi & Co, 2007

High sensitivity of the human circadian melatonin rhythm to resetting by short wavelength light. Lockley SW & Co. 2003

Sensitivity of the human circadian pacemaker to nocturnal light: Jamie M Zeitzer, Derk-Jan..
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Twilight: Blue light filter 13.1 APK for Android 4.1+

Version 13.1 for Android 4.1+
Update on 2022-11-10
Installs 10.000.000++
File size 7.357.831 bytes
Permissions view permissions
What's new -Material 3 components
-Themed icon
-Tasker is default OFF, enable in Settings -More

FAQs

  • Twilight is an Android app that automatically adjusts your device's brightness (or really, color temperature) over the course of the day, reducing the harsh whites and blues as the day progresses.
  • Twilight is the best blue light filter app for Android. It progressively reduces the color temperature of the display (making it redder) and dims the screen until it reaches your chosen levels of color and brightness. This gradual change means that you barely even notice it happening.
  • How to install Twilight on Android TV (Android 6+)
    • uninstall the Twilight app installed from the Play Store.
    • allow apps from unknown sources in your settings.
    • install the APK which still targets API levels 21 here.
    • now the permission is granted and everything should work.
  • Twilight is an Android app that automatically adjusts your device's brightness (or really, color temperature) over the course of the day, reducing the harsh whites and blues as the day progresses.
  • To activate the blue light filter on your Android phone or tablet, go to Settings > Display > Night Light or Blue Light Feature (depending on your device). You can then schedule the blue light filter between specific hours, or adjust your device's 'Intensity', allowing you to filter out the blue light.
  • Very much safe and recommended. You might experience it yourself that your eyes strain lesser while viewing a blue light filtered screen. It's soothing.
  • OUR sight is sharpest at dawn and dusk – and now we may know why. But this lessens in the visual centres around sunrise and sunset, which may improve our perception of visual information in the low light levels at these times. ...
  • While these and other filtering apps offer a solution, the apps alone are not effective enough to prevent eye problems associated with blue light exposure. Light filtering apps cannot protect your eyes from all sources of blue light and aren't enough to ensure your safety.
  • Yes, it's one of the best apps you can find on play store for reducing the screen's brightness and making it more eye relaxing. I have used it for months now and it has really helped me to reduce the eye strain I used to get while using my phone.
  • We have finally arrived at the main event and the answer is: Yes, blue light filter apps are effective, but only to a certain extent. By shifting colour profiles from blue to other shades, they are obviously reducing the blue light reaching your eyes.
  • 6 Best Blue Light Filter or Night Mode Apps for Android. Twilight. One of the popular apps right now, Twilight is a pretty great app. ... Darker (Screen Filter) ... Blue Light Filter – Night Mode. ... Dimly – Screen Dimmer. ... f. ... CF. ... 6 Comments.
  • Best Overall Blue Light Filter App: Twilight Twilight is the best blue light filter app for Android. It progressively reduces the color temperature of the display (making it redder) and dims the screen until it reaches your chosen levels of color and brightness.
  • on the big screen. The helpline allows callers to dial-in and relive every precious moment of the Twilight Saga from all five films. Memorable quotes from the franchise's biggest characters such as vampire Edward, werewolf Jacob Black and the innocent Isabella Swan, can be heard over and over again.
  • Top 5 Blue Light Filter apps for Android. Blue Light Filter – Night Mode, Eye Care by Leap Fitness Group (4.7*) : 10M+ Downloads. ... Bluelight Filter for Eye Care by Hardy-infinity (3.3*): 10M+ Downloads. ... Twilight: Blue light filter by Urbandroid Team (4.6*): 5M+ Downloads.
  • Ostrin owns an iPhone. And every iPhone comes with an app called Night Shift that lets you filter out blue light.
  • Peacock is the best site to watch Twilight movies and other movies for free.
  • If you've thought about rewatching the Twilight movies at some point, this is your last chance to watch them all on Amazon Prime Video for free. All five movies are leaving Prime on Sept. 1. That's every version of all four hit movies, whether you want to watch the standard cuts or see all the bonus scenes.
  • Yes, as of last week, all of the Twilight films are available to stream on Netflix. If you don't have a Netflix subscription and still want to watch, the films are also available to rent from $3.99 or purchase from .99 each over at the Google Play Store, iTunes, Prime Video, Vudu, and Microsoft Store.
  • Originally Answered: Is it safe to use blue light filter apps (twilight) on mobile phones with AMOLED displays? Very much safe and recommended. You might experience it yourself that your eyes strain lesser while viewing a blue light filtered screen. It's soothing.
  • Yes, they absolutely create security risks. For them to work, you must grant them permission to draw over other screens on your phone, while passing touch events to the underlying screen. A benevolent, well-behaved app draws a mostly transparent red overlay on top of all other screens.
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