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As messy as Windows 11 can be sometime, applying color filters on your screen is surprisingly easy. Follow the instruction below. On the search bar type 'System Settings' Look for Accessibility Scroll down until you locate 'Color Filters' Activate 'Color Filter' a few preloaded filters will appear. Experiment with all filters to find the one you prefer. There is a color wheel on top of the color filter page to show you how the color filter of your choice will affect colors. You are done. Unlike Apple OS, windows will not allow you to change intensity or work on your personal filter using intensity or tint options. This means you are limited to just the few filters preloaded on your machine.

The new version of MacOS 2022 changed system preferences to look like what you see in an iPhone or an iPad. The instructions to apply a screen color filter on the monitor connected to your Mac are identical to the ones described in an earlier post for iPhone. Click on the Apple logo on the task bar on the top left of your screen. Select System Settings On the search bar, type 'Color filters' Select 'Display Color Filters' On the right panel, scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the Display Color Filter option. Activate Color Filter located under the raw of crayons. Choose your filter. You have a few preloaded already. Use the intensity slider to experiment. If none of these filters is suitable to you, select Color Tint and play with Intensity and Tint until you are satisfied with the result. You are done! You can always deactivate Color Filter to return to the original display setting.

Following on our previous posts about color filters on mobile devices and Windows / Mac computers, lets look at Android phones, The instructions are similar to iPhone. Under Settings. locate Accessibility. Within Accessibility, tap on Visibility Enhancement Scroll down and select Color Filters Switch Color Filter ON Select one of the pre loaded filters. you are done Keep in mind the the instructions might change depending on the android version loaded on your phone. The option might not be available for oldest phones. Your android phone might also have a manufacturer skin on top of Android which could slightly change the way to access the color filters option. This is the case for Samsung phones in particular.

Tired of bright white light on your iPhone screen ? do you know the device actually comes with a whole collection of filters that can give a green, yellow, red or even blue tint to your screen ? To apply a filter on your phone screen, follow the procedure below. Go to the Setting app of your iPhone Swipe down on the screen with your finger. A Search bar will appear on the top of the page. tap on the bar and a keyboard will appear. Type Filter. A list of all settings containing the word Filter will appear on your screen. Tap on Color Filter. Scroll down on the page until you find the option called Color Filters. Tap on it. The color Filter page open. Switch Color Filter to the ON position. A list of filters will then appear. A few preloaded filters will appear. Try them all to see if they are helpful to you. Use the intensity slider at the bottom of the page to change how the filter you selected is applied. If none of these filters works for you, select Color Tint option on the page.. A new Hue slider will appear below the Intensity slider. Play with both sliders to find your favorite filter. Be sure a check mark appears on the same line of the filter of your choice. You are good to go ! Your screen will now always show the filter you selected no matter where you are on your phone, and whatever app you open. The Color Filter page contains an image showing a row of crayons of various colors . Look at what the color will look like when the filter is applied..

As you probably noticed by now, this whole website is designed with high contrast in mind. This is mainly to accommodate most low vision and blind readers. Some eye conditions such as Retinitis Pigmentosa develop with light sensitivity, or Photophobia which makes traditional webpage containing black characters on white background challenging and sometime impossible to use. High contrast white characters on black background can help fix that issue to a certain level. Depending on your eye disability, white characters on black background might still be too harsh. This is where color filters can dramatically help.. All mobile devices and Windows / Mac computers have filters you can apply to your screen. Look into your accessibility setting. You can give white characters a blue, orange, red or green tint, Experiment with different color filters and when you finally select the one that works best for you, give those eye unfriendly websites another look. You might be surprised of the result.