This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off the optional accessibility feature that inverts the colors on your iPhone.

Steps

  1. 1
    Open your iPhone’s Settings. Look for the gray cog icon on one of your home screens. It may be in the Utilities folder.
  2. 2
    Tap General. It’s in the third group of settings.
  3. 3
    Tap Accessibility. It’s in the third group of settings.
  4. 4
    Tap Display Accommodations. It’s in the first section, under “Vision.”
  5. 5
    Slide the “Invert Colors” switch to the off position. The screen will immediately return to the original color settings (darker text on a light background).[1]

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Article SummaryX

1. Open your Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Accessibility.
4. Tap Display Accommodations.
5. Slide the “Invert Colors” switch to the off position.

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