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Why Does My iPhone Invert Colors When I Turn It On?

By Madalina Dinita 5 comments Last updated July 12, 2021

Your iPhone sports a very handy feature that allows you to invert colors. You can enable this option to make the text easier to read by increasing the contrast between text, images, and the background. But your iPhone may sometimes invert colors on its own when you turn it on. Or the lock screen inverts the colors for a few seconds, but then quickly snaps back to normal. If you’re experiencing similar issues, follow the troubleshooting steps below.

Contents

  • How Do I Stop My iPhone From Inverting Colors?
    • Check Your Accessibility Settings
    • Update Your Apps and OS
    • Use a Case
    • Reset Network Settings
    • Conclusion

How Do I Stop My iPhone From Inverting Colors?

Check Your Accessibility Settings

Navigate to Settings → General → Accessibility → Vision → Display Accommodations → Invert Colors. Turn off the option.

Invert-Colors-iphone

Then, go to Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size. Check if the Smart Invert option is on. If this is the case, turn it off, and restart your device.

Update Your Apps and OS

Outdated iOS versions could also cause this unusual glitch. The same is valid for outdated apps. Launch the App Store, tap your profile icon, and scroll to pending updates. Hit the Update All button to update all of your apps.

Make sure to check for updates and install the latest iOS version on your terminal. Go to Settings, tap General, and select Software Update.

Software Update iPhone XS Max on iOS 13
Make sure your device is running the latest software.

Use a Case

While this workaround may seem a bit strange, some users confirmed that using a case fixed the issue. It doesn’t matter what kind of case you’re using. Turn off your iPhone, put on the case, turn the device back on and check the results.

Reset Network Settings

Reset Network Settings on iPhone 2

Navigate to Settings, select General, tap Network, and hit the Reset option. This action will reset your iPhone network settings to original defaults. In other words, all your network and VPN settings will be deleted. Your Wi-Fi connection is turned off and then back on, which means you’ll get disconnected from the Internet. Manually re-connect to your network, and check if your iPhone continues to invert colors.

Conclusion

If your iPhone randomly inverts colors when you turn it on, go to Accessibility Settings, disable Invert Colors and Smart Invert, and then restart your device. If the issue persists, install the latest app and iOS updates, and reset your network settings. Did you manage to fix this issue? Share your feedback in the comments below.

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  1. Nah says

    February 7, 2022 at 10:33 AM

    It worked! The resetting network worked. It did start after I removed my case. I’ve been having nonstop issues since around iphone 13 came out.

    Reply
  2. Cee Dubb says

    December 3, 2021 at 8:22 AM

    The same negative looking effect on my iphone SE has happened overnight while charging. When I opened
    my home page it was switched again. Thats 2 times this week. The smart invert setting under accessibility,
    display and text size keeps changing to on by itself. This has never happened until I installed the last
    IOS 15.1. Apple should have an idea why this bug is happening…

    Reply
  3. Mark says

    November 23, 2021 at 8:42 AM

    Complete reset fix my issue as well.
    tried network reset and it did not fix it. confirm Accessibility invert settings were off.

    Reply
  4. Kien says

    November 1, 2021 at 3:44 AM

    I had the same problem and i reset the settings. That works perfectly for me. Neither force restart nor software update solved the problem. It is resetting the settings. Not the network settings!. Goodluck

    Reply
    • Chris says

      January 12, 2022 at 1:48 PM

      Kien,

      I have been dealing with this issue since 15 came out and finally did the reset all settings and it worked!!!

      Reply

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