Grayscale at night

The screen goes grey on a schedule

iPhone · Free · built in

What it does

An automation in the Shortcuts app turns grayscale on at a set time or when a Focus starts, and off again later.

Cost

Free, built in.

How to set it up

Set up grayscale once (see Black and white). Then in Shortcuts, make an automation for a time of day or a Focus, set to run immediately, with the action Set Color Filters › On, and a second one for Off. one sec's blog has a free pair you can import.

How easy to get around

Very easy: a triple-click, but it comes back on the next evening.

Worth knowing

There's a version that turns grey only inside certain apps, but on iOS 26.6 pulling down Control Center can leave it stuck the wrong way.

Checked October 2026 · Source