How to Switch Off Inverted Colors on an iPhone

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

1

Open your iPhone's Settings.

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    It may be in the Utilities folder.
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2

Open the Accessibility settings.

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    You'll find it in the third group of settings.
3

Open the Display & Text Size settings.

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    It's in the "Vision" section at the top of the page.
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4

Turn off Classic and Smart Invert.

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    This switch is about halfway down the page. The screen will immediately return to the original color settings (darker text on a light background).
    • If the "Smart Invert" switch is set to the On/green position, you can also tap that switch to disable the feature.


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      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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