How to Change the Intensity of an iPhone Filter

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 25, 2021

10 second version:
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Accessibility.
4. Tap Display Accommodations.
5. Tap Color Filters.
6. Tap the grey "Color Filters" switch.
7. Tap a filter style.
8. Drag the "Intensity" slider left or right.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Changing Color Blindness Filter Intensity

1
Open the Settings app.
2
Tap General.

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3
Tap Accessibility.
4
Tap Display Accommodations.
5
Tap Color Filters.
6
Tap the grey "Color Filters" switch. This will enable color filters for colorblind iPhone users.
7
Tap your preferred filter. Your choices include the following:
- Grayscale
- Red/Green Filter
- Green/Red Filter
- Blue/Yellow Filter
- Color Tint
8
Drag the "Intensity" slider left or right. Dragging it to the right will increase filter intensity, while dragging it to the left will decrease filter intensity.
9
Tap < Back. Your changes will be saved.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Changing Photo Filter Intensity

1
Open the Photos app.
2
Tap a photo you'd like to edit. If you're using the "Albums" view, you'll have to tap an album to open it first.
3
Tap the edit button. This is the set of horizontal lines with sliders at the bottom of your screen.
4
Tap the color adjust button. It's the circle icon surrounded by dots at the bottom of your screen.
5
Tap Color or B&W. The "Color" button is for photos with a color filter, while the "B&W" button covers black and white photos.
6
Swipe the color slider right or left. It's at the bottom of the screen. Swiping to the left increases your filter's intensity, while swiping to the right decreases it.
7
Tap Done. This will save your changes.
- You can also tap Cancel and then Discard Changes to revert back to the original photo.
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