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>> It is an alternative to the built in macOS automatic mode which only switches when the user steps away from the computer.

Huh? Setting a schedule/location for nightshift and setting the dark mode setting to auto will always change instantly. If you use a launcher or spotlight then a simple one line applescript can change the setting as well. (tell application "System Events" to tell appearance preferences to set dark mode to not dark mode).

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> Huh? Setting a schedule/location for nightshift and setting the dark mode setting to auto will always change instantly

Not in my case?! I’d say there’s a 25% chance that Dark Mode enables at sunset. It’s been this way for years — even up til Ventura.

Has it worked flawlessly for everyone else the whole time?

I have the same experience. Dark mode automatically turns on way later than I’d like it to.

From the article: "It is an alternative to the built in macOS automatic mode which only switches when the user steps away from the computer."

If I set up night shift, it will switch to dark mode at the time I set, but it also tints my screen (even subtly, if I turn the slider all the way down), which I don't care for as someone who does art.

Only time it didn’t work flawlessly was because I had contradictory settings between my phone and MacBook

there seem to be many features that are flawless for some, and hit-or-miss for others. Example Airpods pairing, airplay are not always consistent.

I have never had any issues. Every single day I get the jarring shift as all the dynamically dark-mode-aware apps shift color schemes and realize that the sun must be setting.

In 2018, when NightOwl was released, some or all of these affordances didn't yet exist.

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