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      chandonclenard last edited by

      Huge fan of f.lux. Like working in darkroom mode, but it flickers like a slow strobe light. Please advise. Thank you

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        myb120 last edited by

        I'm having the same problem. Any solutions?

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        • lorna
          lorna last edited by

          El Capitain? Which version of f.lux? Does turning off Automatic Brightness Detection help?

          @lorna

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            KanoTheDev last edited by KanoTheDev

            Same problem here.
            Flux v36.6 on OSX 10.11.3
            Problem appears with Automatic Brightness Detection on or off.
            BTW it stops flickering when i open flux tray icon dialog.

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              chandonclenard last edited by

              Running El Cap 10.11.3, will try turning off automatic brightness this evening.

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              • Thomas Koebke
                Thomas Koebke last edited by

                Also running El Capitan 10.11.3 and experiencing this issue. Stops flickering when flux tray is down.

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                • Ben Adamski
                  Ben Adamski last edited by

                  Has anyone found a fix for this yet? Using f.lux 36.6 and El Capitan 10.11.3 and have the same issue. Consistent slow flickering in Darkroom mode unless the f.lux tray is open.

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                  • Tungsten_smooth
                    Tungsten_smooth last edited by

                    Have you all rebooted the computer? I keep mine on a lot, but it seems it's common for apple laptops to stay in sleep mode and not reboot. They must have some really great batteries I guess.

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                    • Ben Adamski
                      Ben Adamski @Tungsten_smooth last edited by

                      @Tungsten_smooth Hmm I'll give that a try. I do usually keep my macbook plugged in or in sleep mode--but I had restarted hours before noticing the darkroom issue. I'll give it a try after my class today and report back.

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                      • Ben Adamski
                        Ben Adamski @Ben Adamski last edited by

                        @Ben-Adamski @Tungsten_smooth I tried a reboot just now and it almost seemed like it lasted just a few seconds longer without issue but then went right back to the flickering. Any ideas? When I open the f.lux tray it looks like the whole screen a drops a bit in brightness and has no flicker. But the second I don't have tray open it jumps right back to flickering non stop :(

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                          rodneysprague last edited by

                          I'm running f.lux on a 13" 2015 MBP Retina and after reading these posts I thought I would try Darkroom Mode myself. Wow! I can see why some people would like this. I started using Dark Mode on my Mac as soon as it was available and admit I like dark themes as well.
                          Problem is I can't duplicate your problem. I do have "Auotomatically adjust brightness" turned off as I always have preferring to use the keyboard to adjust as required. I have just installed f.lux version 36.6 and no flickering at all?

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                          • Ben Adamski
                            Ben Adamski @rodneysprague last edited by

                            @rodneysprague Ah how I envy you! I have a mid 2012 MBP retina. Automatically adjust brightness turned off. My only thought is that it's in conflict with something else I can't think of--the flickering looks like it's fighting between states, I just don't know with what :/ I hope somebody figures this out. I'm early into my programming boot camp, but I'm tabling this is a side project to come back to whenever i learn something that might be of use to try and debug this issue. I miss my darkroom.

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                              rodneysprague last edited by

                              Hi Ben, I'm a long term contributor on Mac Forums so I do a lot of troubleshooting and I have found that most problems are eventually solved by a process of elimination.
                              If you are convinced that everything else is running as it should then I would suggest that you quit all background applications until only native apps are running and see if the problem continues. If not then you can reintroduce the other apps one at a time until it does. This is a slow process I know but unless you have a system or hardware issue there really is no other way. You are welcome to post your problem on http://www.mac-forums.com/forum.php as well and let the team have a look at your problem

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                              • Aron Levy
                                Aron Levy last edited by

                                Astonishingly, I have only just discovered the wonder that is 'Darkroom Mode,' however I too am experiencing the nearly mind-altering nature of the 30Hz flickering on my 2010 unibody MacBook screen.

                                It also ceases when I click on the f.lux icon, so I'm guessing this is a bug in the system.

                                Please add me to the list of users very much in search of a solution!

                                Thank you so much :)

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                                • Aron Levy
                                  Aron Levy @Aron Levy last edited by

                                  @Aron-Levy Though I will say the 'working late' option picks up a little bit of the slack. Not quite as easy on the eyes however (it is currently 3:09am, and I can't bloody sleep).

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                                    rodneysprague last edited by

                                    Seems like I am the only one not experiencing this problem on this forum? Of course we could take the opposite view that nobody else is commenting because you guys are the only ones experiencing the problem. Either way it's something that needs to be fixed.
                                    Can everyone confirm we are all using the same version and the same platform at least.
                                    I'm running Mac OS 10.11.4 and version 36.6 of f.lux. on a MacBook Pro Retina 2015 but my wife who has a 2011 MBP IS EXPERIENCING your problem however she does not use Darkroom.

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                                    • Aron Levy
                                      Aron Levy @rodneysprague last edited by

                                      @rodneysprague Running 10.11.4 and f.lux v36.6 on a much older machine than yours ;)

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                                        rodneysprague last edited by

                                        Yes, same with my wife's machine and after playing with it for a while with no success I think it is a bug. Lets hope the developers are reading this. This is a great app and I hope it will be fully functional soon for all you night owls and dark theme affectionado's.

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                                          cantax last edited by

                                          Hi all,

                                          I just got Dark Room mode working without flicker following instructions in this Sticky Thread, disabling automatic brightness and then rebooting the computer. As a side note, I'm using a three screen setup with integrated retina display and two external monitors.

                                          I'm running a MBP retina Mid-2012 with El Capitan 10.11.2 and f.lux 36.6.

                                          I did a test before with gfxCardStatus, for which i've had to disconnect the monitors, and just switching the graphics card mode (with automatic brightness still on) fixed the issue, so if anyone with no external monitors wants to give it a try may solve the problem.

                                          Hope this helps!

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                                          • Aron Levy
                                            Aron Levy @cantax last edited by

                                            @cantax Unfortunately, since my lappy doesn't have automatic brightness control, I don't think this fix will work for me.

                                            Boo!

                                            But I'm glad you were able to find a solution! :)

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