While using your smartphone at night, make sure that the brightness of your screen should be equal to the light around you.
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The brightness of the screen should be equal to the light around you.
The text and contrast of the phone screen should be set correctly.
While using the smartphone, the display should be cleaned properly.
If you use your smartphone at night and experience eye strain, using your phone in the dark can be harmful. You should pay attention to a few things. However, this can be prevented. When using your phone in the dark, keep the brightness as low as possible. You can also use a bedside lamp at night. This will make a significant difference to your eyes. Here are some tips on how to use your phone at night.
How to use your smartphone at night
Dark Mode or Night Light Feature:
If you use your phone at night, some phones come with a Dark Mode or Night Light feature. Turning these on makes using your phone much safer. This reduces the stress on your phone.
Adjust the display brightness.
When using your smartphone at night, make sure your screen brightness matches the ambient light. Too bright or too dark a screen can have a detrimental effect on your eyes. Adjusting the screen brightness takes just a few seconds. Keeping your smartphone brightness appropriate at night can be very helpful.
Adjust text size and contrast
When using your phone at night, the text size and contrast of your phone screen should be set correctly, which helps you see without straining your eyes. This will make it easier to view web content, read messages, emails, and more.
Use from a proper distance.
Most people hold their phones too close to their faces. However, using your smartphone too close can be harmful. If you're using your smartphone for extended periods of time at night, maintain a distance of approximately 16 to 18 inches to protect your eyes.
Keep the screen clean
While using the smartphone, one should keep cleaning the display properly. This removes dust, dirt and grime from the display, which makes the vision clear and reduces the strain on the eyes.
Benefits of blinking
When you are using the smartphone at night, one should not forget to blink. Blinking your eyes in between while looking at the phone benefits your eyes in two ways, in which blinking keeps the eyes moist, which reduces dryness and irritation of the eyes. Secondly, blinking helps your eyes focus. One should blink about 10 times in 15 minutes.
