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Using iTunes on computer at night can cause eyestrains and insomnia especially if the screen brightness is high. Some of us who are DJs, Music Producers, or VJs use iTunes for Windows or Mac to play music all night long, and constant look at the screen light confuses our brains that it’s still daytime. We really need a way to manage our eyes even as we work or use iTunes in the late hours of the night.

Nevertheless, the existing settings in iTunes let us darken the menu bar, but the new macOS Mojave will extend this feature to the entire Mac and iTunes interface, and this new feature is called iTunes Dark Mode.

  • Part 1: What is iTunes Dark Mode?
  • Part 2: How to Use iTunes Dark Mode
  • Part 2: What If iTunes Cannot Work Normally in Dark Mode?

What is iTunes Dark Mode?

In macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode, most of your operating system’s bright features will go dark of gray. This includes features like the dock, trashcan, menu bar, and system panel. Some macOS Mojave apps will also share in this feature, and such apps include iTunes, Safari, App Store, News, etc.

Therefore, with iTunes Dark Mode, using iTunes at late hours of the night won’t have much strain on the eyes. It will be very handy for those who play songs with iTunes for lengthy periods, and at late hours of the night.

How to Use iTunes Dark Mode

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If you’ve been waiting so long for iTunes dark mode, which would come with macOS Mojave on September 24, then it will be awesome if you can learn how to use/enable iTunes dark mode on Mac or PC before the official release date Mac’s next operating system.

#1. iTunes Dark Mode on Mac

Apple Inc. has finally added Dark Mode to macOS Mojave. This feature will cut across all Mac features and software to dim many of the screen elements from their usual blinding white to soothing dark tone.

Here is how to set up dark mode on Mac:

Step 1. If you skip past the prompt to set up dark mode when installing macOS Mojave, then click the Apple logo at the top left corner of your window.
Step 2. Select “System Preferences > General”.

Step 3. Under Appearance menu, select the Dark Mode preview. The dark mode preview will show you the levels of dark background that’s available.

However, if you want to have dark mode only at night, you can go for Dynamic Desktop option to achieve that.

Step 1. Go to “System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver”.
Step 2. Select a desktop with a curvy icon on it; that’s a dynamic desktop.

#2. iTunes Dark Mode on Windows PC

macOS Mojave now has a dark mode, but Windows 10 users have been enjoying this feature for quite a time now. Windows’ built-in dark mode turns windows black and changes the text and icon to light colors. On Windows, you can activate dark mode just with few steps, and we’ve outlined the steps in the following paragraphs.

Step 1. Search for “Settings” on the Windows 10 search bar and launch it.
Step 2. Click “Personalization”. This feature will display a paintbrush on the computer screen.
Step 3. Click “Colors > Choose your app mode > Dark > and check the bubbles beside the dark”.
Step 4. Pick an accent color at the top of the “Color” window.

When next you open iTunes, you’ll notice that this feature has been applied to iTunes.

What If iTunes Cannot Work Normally in Dark Mode?

There are situations when iTunes may not work normally in dark mode, or iTunes dark mode keeps resetting to normal mode, then you need to repair or fix iTunes using an iTunes repairer software called iMyFone TunesFix.

iMyFone TunesFix would ensure that all iTunes problems and issues that may be causing iTunes to keep resetting to normal mode are fixed permanently. More so, if iTunes stops working after you’ve activated dark mode on your Windows or Mac PC, then use TunesFix to fix it.

Key Features:

  • TunesFix can help repair iTunes when it keeps resetting to normal mode.
  • TunesFix can take care of all iTunes issues and errors.
  • All iTunes junk files, redundant files, and old backups can be erased using TunesFix to keep iTunes at its top performance and recover PC storage space.
  • TunesFix supports all versions of iTunes.

Steps to use TunesFix in optimizing iTunes performance:

Step 1. Download iMyFone TunesFix, then install it on your PC.

Step 2. Launch the software, it will detect if there is issue with your iTunes automatically.

Step 3. Click “Fix Other iTunes Problems” mode and then the 'Repair' button to fix your iTunes.

To ensure that iTunes runs optimally in Dark Mode, we implore you to download and install TunesFix now.

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The bright blue light coming from the screen of computers and smartphones is known to interfere with sleep quality. Hence, you can Enable Night Shift Mode on your Mac and reduce this harmful impact of using computers at night.

Night Shift Mode on Mac

Earlier with iOS 9.3 Apple brought Night Shift to iOS devices and now Apple has brought Night Shift Mode to Mac computers with the Mac OS Sierra 10.12.4 update.

Night Shift Mode changes the colour temperature of the screen of your Mac from bright blue light to a subdued yellow light as soon as the sun sets down.

This change in colour temperature at night time is helpful, because the usual blue light that electronic devices emit is said to have a harmful effect on your sleep pattern, which could be the reason why you are unable to sleep after using an electronic device.

In this article, we are showing you 3 ways to Enable the Night Shift Mode on your Mac and we will also find the steps to adjust the colour temperature in Night Shift Mode.

Enable Night Shift Mode Using Siri

The easiest way to enable Night Shift Mode on your Mac is by making use of Siri.

1. Click on the Siri Icon from the top menu bar or click on the Siri Icon from the dock of your Mac

2. Next say “Turn On Night Shift

That’s it! Night Shift Mode will now be turned on.

Enable Night Shift Mode Using Notification Center

Another quick and easy way to enable night shift mode on your Mac is by making use of Notifications Center.

1. Click on the Notifications Icon from the top right corner of your screen

Night Mode Macbook

2. Next, make sure that you are on the Today tab and Turn On Night Shift Mode by clicking on the slider (See image below).

Enable Night Shift Mode on Mac Using System Preferences

In addition to enabling Night Shift Mode using Siri and Notification Center, you can also enable Night Shift mode using System Preferences.

1. Click on the Apple Menu Icon from the top right corner of your screen and then click on System Preferences from the Dropdown Menu

2. On the System Preferences screen, click on Displays (See image below)

3. On the Display settings screen, click on the Night Shift tab and then click on the box next to Schedule (See image below)

4. From the dropdown menu select either Sunset to Sunrise option or select Custom.

Selecting Sunset to Sunrise will automatically enable Night Shift as soon as the sun sets and will disable Night Shift as soon as the sun rises. On the other hand selecting Custom will allow you specify exactly what time you want Night Shift to turn on and what time you want Night Shift to turn off.

Change Colour Temperature in Night Shift Mode

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As mentioned earlier you can change the colour temperature in Night Shift Mode to something that suits your eyes better.

1. Click on the Apple Menu Icon and then click on System Preferences

2. Next click on Displays and then click on the Night Shift tab

3. On the Night Shift setting screen, locate Colour temperature option and slide the slider next to it left make the colour less warm and right to make the colour more warm.