Software update: f.lux 4.41 beta

A new beta release of f.lux has been released with version number 4.41. This program adjusts the color of the screen to the position of the sun. For example, the screen is brighter during the day and when the sun goes down the color becomes ‘warmer’. Not only is this calmer for the eyes, it could even help with sleeping problems. The program helps find your location on Earth so that it knows exactly when the sun sets. F.lux is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android, but the beta is currently only for Windows. Below is an overview of the major changes made in version 4, followed by the changelog of the last few versions.

what’s new:

• Analyzes your displays to show you how bright they are to your body: adjust your backlight and watch!
• Bedtime mode: warmer light before bed gets you ready for sleep, and works with all kinds of schedules
• Disable by app (so you don’t forget Photoshop)
• Backwards alarm clock: reminder not to stay up late
• Presets to help adjust your settings
• Color filters for eyestrain and other uses
• A wider range of color settings
• New hotkeys to adjust color (alt+shift+PgUp and alt+shift+PgDn)

Changes:

• Reduced impact on game frame rates
• Resolution independent interface, for high DPI displays
• DisplayLink monitors (connected by USB) work in a lot more cases now

Smart Lighting:

• Hue integration now supports more light types
• LAN API with support for telling other devices when f.lux changes

Changes in version 4.41

• Stopped changing tray tooltips so much, to fix a bug on Windows 7

Changes in version 4.40

• Fixed a problem with determining location
• Added new eyestrain preset

Changes in version 4.39

• Fixed a bug that made too many notifiers appears (only for some people)

Changes in version 4.38

• New notifiers, so they don’t make tons of entries in Windows “notifications and actions” (and also they work better on Windows 7)

Changes in version 4.36-4.37

• Can exclude specific Hue lights from f.lux schedule
• Changing the way we show readmes on update, so not every version will pop a webpage (you’ll get a notifier instead)
• Fixes for dimmed shadow boosting
• Fixes for backwards alarm clock while you’re away from the computer

Changes in version 4.35

• Fixed a case where f.lux fails to come back when monitor sleeps

Changes in version 4.34

• Wakeup from sleep fixes
• Fixes for northern latitudes
• Workaround for a bug in 16215 (insider)
• Lower CPU usage

Changes in version 4.33

• Easier location finding
• Some fixes for LAN-based lighting
• Performance improvements