a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to
be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to
be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
On 09.01.26 18:53, micky wrote:
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to
be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The NYT must be really and seriously decoupled from important things by
the idiots in Washington DC.
Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
The NYT must be really and seriously decoupled from important
things by the idiots in Washington DC.
I don't think so. I was surprised at this article too, but I assure
you they report on the idiots in DC also. Subscribing to the NYT
online and their own app is the most expensive newspaper I've seen,
but it provides good stuff to read at home and when I'm waiting for
the dentist, doctor, or barber. The app has sections on Today,
Lifestyle, Opinion, plus in alphabetical order, on arts, Australia, automobiles, books, business, climate and environment, education,
food, health, the Sunday magazine, movies, music, New York,
obituaries, parenting, politics, real estate, science, sports, style, technology, television, theater, travel, U.S., weddings, and more.
In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 9 Jan 2026 21:57:18 +0100, J”rg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
On 09.01.26 18:53, micky wrote:
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to >>> be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The NYT must be really and seriously decoupled from important things by
the idiots in Washington DC.
I don't think so. I was surpised at this article too, but I assure you
they report on the idiots in DC also. Subscribing to the NYT online and their own app is the most expensive newspaper I've seen, but it provides
good stuff to read at home and when I'm waiting for the dentist, doctor,
or barber. The app has sections on Today, Lifestyle, Opinion, plus in alphabetical order, on arts, australia, automboiles, books, buiness,
climate and environment, education, food, health, the Sunday magazine, movies, music, New York, obituaries, parenting, politics, real estate, science, sports, style, technology, television, theater, travel, U.S., weddings, and more.
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to
be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
Arno Welzel wrote:
micky wrote:My phone and watch share a "bedtime" setting, when active the phone goes >into greyscale, the watch shuts off its display.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The article is about a function in iOS:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255214907>
What has this to do with Android?
micky, 2026-01-09 18:53:
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to
be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The article is about a function in iOS:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255214907>
What has this to do with Android?
Arno Welzel wrote:
micky wrote:My phone and watch share a "bedtime" setting, when active the phone goes into greyscale, the watch shuts off its display.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The article is about a function in iOS:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255214907>
What has this to do with Android?
Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
micky, 2026-01-09 18:53:
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to >>> be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The article is about a function in iOS:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255214907>
What has this to do with Android?
That most if not all Android phones have a similar grayscale/greyscale functionality. But figuring that out indeed requires a functioning
brain, so ...
Frank Slootweg, 2026-01-10 16:31:
Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
micky, 2026-01-09 18:53:
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to >>> be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The article is about a function in iOS:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255214907>
What has this to do with Android?
That most if not all Android phones have a similar grayscale/greyscale functionality. But figuring that out indeed requires a functioning
brain, so ...
Why this insult? The article explicitly mentions the iOS feature. I was
just not aware, that Android has the same feature. You could also just explain this without behaving like an asshole.
On my Samsung Galaxy A56 phone with Android 16, I found the setting
by searching for 'grayscale' (or 'greyscale') in its Settings. As
Settings are nearly always brand or/and Android version dependent, I
can not give specific instructions for other phones.
On 1/10/2026 9:03 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
On my Samsung Galaxy A56 phone with Android 16, I found the setting
by searching for 'grayscale' (or 'greyscale') in its Settings. As
Settings are nearly always brand or/and Android version dependent, I
can not give specific instructions for other phones.
On my 5 year old Samsung S10+ it's:
Accessibility/Visibility Enhancements/Personalized Color/Tic Grayscale
And it IS spelled 'Grayscale' on the phone even though my newsreader
says that's a misspelling.
And#2: Though I did joke in my last post about the psychic (psycho?)
effect of the color change as stated in the NYT article, I do kind of
like it. We'll have to see how long that lasts...
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 1/10/2026 9:03 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
On my Samsung Galaxy A56 phone with Android 16, I found the
setting by searching for 'grayscale' (or 'greyscale') in its
Settings. As Settings are nearly always brand or/and Android
version dependent, I can not give specific instructions for
other phones.
On my 5 year old Samsung S10+ it's:
Accessibility/Visibility Enhancements/Personalized Color/Tic
Grayscale
And it IS spelled 'Grayscale' on the phone even though my
newsreader says that's a misspelling.
AFAIK, 'grayscale' is American English and 'greyscale' is UK (or Commonwealth?) English. My phone is set to 'English (United States)'
[1] and says 'Grayscale'. [1] I'm afraid it won't take long before
we'll have to change that. :-(
Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
Frank Slootweg, 2026-01-10 16:31:
Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:
micky, 2026-01-09 18:53:
a) I didn't know you could do this.
b) An interesting article. Here's a link anyone can use, don't have to >>>>> be a subscriber:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/opinion/smartphone-color-grayscale-addiction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.H0Ec.3fwUfFD6syGD&smid=url-share
The article is about a function in iOS:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255214907>
What has this to do with Android?
That most if not all Android phones have a similar grayscale/greyscale >>> functionality. But figuring that out indeed requires a functioning
brain, so ...
Why this insult? The article explicitly mentions the iOS feature. I was
just not aware, that Android has the same feature. You could also just
explain this without behaving like an asshole.
Sorry Arno! I profoundly apologize! For some inexplicable reason, I
had you mixed up with someone else. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima
culpa!
On my Samsung phone, I can assign this function to a personalized
'Mode', which is accessible in the 'Modes' part of the drag-down
settings menu (where you have things like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane
mode, etc.).
On 1/10/2026 11:05 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 1/10/2026 9:03 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
On my Samsung Galaxy A56 phone with Android 16, I found the
setting by searching for 'grayscale' (or 'greyscale') in its
Settings. As Settings are nearly always brand or/and Android
version dependent, I can not give specific instructions for
other phones.
On my 5 year old Samsung S10+ it's:
Accessibility/Visibility Enhancements/Personalized Color/Tic
Grayscale
And it IS spelled 'Grayscale' on the phone even though my
newsreader says that's a misspelling.
AFAIK, 'grayscale' is American English and 'greyscale' is UK (or Commonwealth?) English. My phone is set to 'English (United States)'
[1] and says 'Grayscale'. [1] I'm afraid it won't take long before
we'll have to change that. :-(
Ah. So my old Thunderbird newsreader must have an English spell
correction dictionary then? Weird as Google says Mozilla is based in the US.
BTW I got a new laptop so am back to using my old copy of TB. I lasted
well over a month without Windows but like any addict I came back.
And I
really didn't like that Android newsreader anyway. It was a PITA for
sure. The new LT toy is an Auusda brand. I chuckle when I say it because
it sounds like someone having a hard sneeze to me...
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 1/10/2026 11:05 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
On 1/10/2026 9:03 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
On my Samsung Galaxy A56 phone with Android 16, I found the
setting by searching for 'grayscale' (or 'greyscale') in its
Settings. As Settings are nearly always brand or/and Android
version dependent, I can not give specific instructions for
other phones.
On my 5 year old Samsung S10+ it's:
Accessibility/Visibility Enhancements/Personalized Color/Tic
Grayscale
And it IS spelled 'Grayscale' on the phone even though my
newsreader says that's a misspelling.
AFAIK, 'grayscale' is American English and 'greyscale' is UK (or
Commonwealth?) English. My phone is set to 'English (United
States)'
[1] and says 'Grayscale'. [1] I'm afraid it won't take long
before we'll have to change that. :-(
Ah. So my old Thunderbird newsreader must have an English spell
correction dictionary then? Weird as Google says Mozilla is based
in the US.
Just check what your Spelling Language is set to and if incorrect,
change it or/and Download More Dictionaries.
Im my stone-age (60.9.0) version: > Tools -> Options -> 'Composition'
tab -> 'Spelling' sub-tab -> Language:.
Mine is set to 'English (United States)'.
If you do 'Download More Dictionaries', you get an extra
'Dictionaries & Language ...' tab which keeps spinning until you
close the 'Options' popup, a bit counter-intuitive.
BTW I got a new laptop so am back to using my old copy of TB. I
lasted well over a month without Windows but like any addict I
came back.
Well, there are worse addictions. Not *much* worse :-), but still.
And I really didn't like that Android newsreader anyway. It was a
PITA for sure. The new LT toy is an Auusda brand. I chuckle when I
say it because it sounds like someone having a hard sneeze to
me...
Gesundheit! :-)
Danke sch?n ;)
Just check what your Spelling Language is set to and if incorrect,
change it or/and Download More Dictionaries.
Im my stone-age (60.9.0) version: > Tools -> Options -> 'Composition'
tab -> 'Spelling' sub-tab -> Language:.
Mine is set to 'English (United States)'.
On 1/9/2026 8:49 PM, micky wrote:
Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
The NYT must be really and seriously decoupled from important
things by the idiots in Washington DC.
I don't think so. I was surprised at this article too, but I assure
you they report on the idiots in DC also. Subscribing to the NYT
online and their own app is the most expensive newspaper I've seen,
but it provides good stuff to read at home and when I'm waiting for
the dentist, doctor, or barber. The app has sections on Today,
Lifestyle, Opinion, plus in alphabetical order, on arts, Australia,
automobiles, books, business, climate and environment, education,
food, health, the Sunday magazine, movies, music, New York,
obituaries, parenting, politics, real estate, science, sports, style,
technology, television, theater, travel, U.S., weddings, and more.
Years ago I was a regular online NYT reader. In those days they gave you >three free articles before demanding a subscription. Course all I had to
do was erase the cookies they planted and I got three more free
articles. Finally they got wise to us cheaters and closed the loophole. >Darn...
On 1/9/2026 8:49 PM, micky wrote:
Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
The NYT must be really and seriously decoupled from important
things by the idiots in Washington DC.
I don't think so.ÿ I was surprised at this article too, but I assure
ÿyou they report on the idiots in DC also.ÿ Subscribing to the NYT
online and their own app is the most expensive newspaper I've seen,
but it provides good stuff to read at home and when I'm waiting for
the dentist, doctor, or barber. The app has sections on Today,
Lifestyle, Opinion, plus in alphabetical order, on arts, Australia,
automobiles, books, business, climate and environment, education,
food, health, the Sunday magazine, movies, music, New York,
obituaries, parenting, politics, real estate, science, sports, style,
technology, television, theater, travel, U.S., weddings, and more.
Years ago I was a regular online NYT reader. In those days they gave you three free articles before demanding a subscription. Course all I had to
do was erase the cookies they planted and I got three more free
articles. Finally they got wise to us cheaters and closed the loophole. Darn...
On 2026-01-10 06:31, AJL wrote:
Years ago I was a regular online NYT reader. In those days they
gave you three free articles before demanding a subscription.
Course all I had to do was erase the cookies they planted and I got
three more free articles. Finally they got wise to us cheaters and
closed the loophole. Darn...
I read from many sources. It is impossible to subscribe to them all.
on Fri, 9 Jan 2026 22:31:55 -0700, AJL wrote:
Years ago I was a regular online NYT reader. In those days they
gave you three free articles before demanding a subscription.
Course all I had to
I think I remember the 3 free articles. When webpages do that, I
never know if it's 3 forever, or 3 each month.
The other plan is to get a new computer for each 3 times you use the
url.
It was quite a financial effort when I signed up for NYT.com, or
whatever, but I'm thrifty most of the rest of the time. (which is
exactly what made it hard.)
And they they nag me on the web to sign up for more than I've got.
Today it's "Add three people to your subscription. One account. Four individual logins. Savings for all." which might be a good idea
(although most people would just share their userid/password. Maybe
somehow they prevent that?)
But usually it nags me to get more than news. Heck, all I want is
news so why are they nagging me when I pay them so much. I
complained once, LOL.
On my Samsung phone, I can assign this function to a personalized
'Mode', which is accessible in the 'Modes' part of the drag-down
settings menu (where you have things like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane
mode, etc.).
Seems to be a feature of newer Android versions.
Arno Welzel wrote:
On my Samsung phone, I can assign this function to a personalized
'Mode', which is accessible in the 'Modes' part of the drag-down
settings menu (where you have things like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane
mode, etc.).
Seems to be a feature of newer Android versions.
Hi Arno and others on the Android ng team,
I ignored this thread until it got so long that I wondered what it was
about. Interestingly to me anyway, is that on my Samsung Galaxy A32-5G on >Android 13, my "Grayscale" is on. But I've never seen it. Hmmm....
Dunno but it seems to be tied to sleep mode but I'm not sure.
I found "Grayscale" in Settings > Modes and Routines > Sleep'
I guess it never went on because at the "Sleep" activity, there's a big fat >blue button saying "Turn on", so I suspect my sleep mode stuff is off.
Apparently I can delete the entire "Sleep" menu, which I just did.
What's there is Theater, Driving, Exercise, Relax & Work.
None of which I even knew existed.
So it's nice to know, but I don't think I need them.
Apparently there are not only "Modes" but "Routines" too, where tapping
about I see a warning, which, well, you know what that means to me.
"To automatically start modes and routines based on your activity,
you need to sign in to your Samsung account".
Apparently you can delete any mode except the default ?Driving? one on some >models (according to a search).
It seems you don't need the Samsung account unless you want them to be >automatic, but I'm not sure about that either.
If I wanted automation, I'd probably use the Automation app to do it.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.llamalab.automate>
Still, it's nice to know it's there if I ever go color blind. :)
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