Iris For Mac
Mac Cosmetics has had quite a few celebrity endorsements lately but none can compare to their latest collaboration with style icon Iris Apfel. I really can not think of a better match for a progressive beauty brand that associating themselves with Mrs. At 90 years old she is more concerned with her aesthetics than anyone my age that I know. Blue Iris is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The most popular Mac alternative is Shinobi, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 42 alternatives to Blue Iris and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable. Download “Iris-0.0.3-iOS” Iris-0.0.3-iOS.ipa So first thing first Iris for iOS is not available in the AppStore. The reasons for this are many and doesn’t depend on me, but on Apple, because they don’t allow apps like Iris in the AppStore. Testing conducted by Apple in April 2020 using pre-production 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics, 32GB of RAM and 4TB SSD, as well as shipping 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7–based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, 16GB of RAM and 2TB SSD.
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Download this file from computer not directly from your iPhone or iPad otherwise you will get Safari cannot download this file or this.
You need to reinstall this file every week if your iPhone or iPad is not Jailbroken. This is due Apple Terms and Conditions of sideloading and it’s not related to Iris for iOS.
So first thing first Iris for iOS is not available in the AppStore. The reasons for this are many and doesn’t depend on me, but on Apple, because they don’t allow apps like Iris in the AppStore.
To install this version you need to do several things.
First, you need a PC. The good thing is that Xcode, Mac or Jailbreak is not needed.
Iris for iOS works on all iPhones and iPads including really old phones like iPhone 3 with iOS6 🙂
You can install Iris for iOS from Windows, Mac, and Linux.
First, connect your iOS device to your computer via a USB cable
This is required for Sideloading Iris to your device.
If you have any problems while installing with Cydia impactor we have a guide on how to fix them here:
UPDATED:
Video instructions for 2019
You will also probably see Untrusted Developer when trying to run Iris on iOS. See this video showing the iPhone screen on how to trust the developer
1. Download and install iTunes
If you have iPhone you probably have this, but if not download iTunes from here
iTunes is needed only to install the device drivers and after this screen you are ready
2. Download Cydia Impactor
Cydia Impactor is the tool we will use to sideload Iris. You can download it from here
You will get archive and after extract a folder containing the executable.
On Windows double click Impactor.exe
Window like this will open
3. Install Iris with Cydia Impactor
Now after you have iTunes and Cydia Impactor drag the .ipa file with left-click over the Cydia Impactor window like this
You will get asked for an Apple e-mail and password. This thing is used to digitally sign the .ipa file so it can be uploaded to your device.
After this Iris is installed on your device and you can start it.
1. Download and install iTunes
If you have iPhone you probably have this, but if not download iTunes from here
iTunes is needed only to install the device drivers and after this screen you are ready
2. Download Cydia Impactor
Cydia Impactor is the tool we will use to sideload Iris. You can download it from here
Drag the Impactor to the Applications folder or to the Desktop and start it
If you get confirmation dialog click Open
When the Cydia Impactor open drag the Iris.ipa which you can download from the top of this page
You will be asked for your Apple ID Username
And Apple ID Password
If the info is correct the installer will start
And Iris should be installed on your phone.
Note that you may get this error but it’s actually installed and you can start it. No idea why it displays this error, the PLIST_STRING is valid.
This ERROR is actually your success message sometimes and Iris is installed.
For more info about common Cydia, Impactor problems see this
https://iristech.co/troubleshooting-cydia-impactor/
You can now change the Color temperature and Brightness of your iOS device and if you like this I will add more features 🙂
Here is Iris for iOS running on iPhone 5s
And here is running on iPhone 3
Here is how the simple Iris app for iOS looks like on a video
Enjoy,
Daniel 🙂
For Mac 10.6.8 Snow Leopard use this version
Iris mini is free and minimalistic version of Iris.
This is the entire Iris mini, no UI, no buttons, no many confusing options.
Iris mini is software for eye protection. It can reduce the color temperature of the screen and it can also reduce the screen brightness without increasing the flicker rate of the monitor (the so-called PWM problem).
Think of color temperature like decreasing the blue light emitted from the screen. At night the blue light stops the secretion of melatonin, the hormone responsible for our sleep.
What Iris mini does at night is that based on your location it makes your screen a little more yellow or red depending on the value of the color temperature. This is like other softwares f.lux, Night Shift and other blue light blocking softwares.
The other cool thing is about the brightness. When your monitor is working it flickers all the time. This flicker is usually at a really high frequency and we don’t detect it.
There is no way to make monitor without this flicker and this is not the actual problem. The problem is that most monitor makers control the brightness with decreasing this flicker rate (the so-called Pulse Width Modulation).
And the lower the frequency the worse for our eyes. This is the reason you feel eye pain, headaches and other problems from the PC. Well, Iris mini can change the brightness without decreasing the flicker frequency which is really cool.
Iris mini has 3 modes which you can change by left clicking the icon (this blue icon above).
Automatic mode: During the day color temperature will be 5000K and 100% brightness and at night this will change to 3400K and 80% brightness.
Manual mode: Use 3400K and 80% brightness all the time.
Paused: Iris is paused and does not apply color changes.
What are this values?
The K values are color temperature. What this means is that the lower K means less blue light. Less blue light means you will get better sleep and less eye strain. How? Read the article about Color temperature.
The % values are brightness. This are luminance values, but innovative without PWM flicker. Basically this also helps your eyes hurt less. For more information check the Brightness article.
I want more values!
For most human beings the automatic presets and values are completely fine, but you know you and I are not normal, we want customization.
Iris mini has option to get more values with its Pro version. You can get the Pro version for $8.
It’s one-time payment like for Iris. You can read more about licensing from the Licensing page or buy Iris mini Pro from the Buy page.
Iris mini Pro looks like this:
There are also hidden features in the Pro version if you need even more customization. For example, there is a way to set Temperature to 200K or 9000K and brightness to 63% or as low as 20%.
I want Pro
You can buy Iris mini Pro from the Buy page.
If you have any problems, check the help article about Iris mini or contact me.
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