Light mode will not activate

I updated to 16 and now I’m stuck in dark mode. I’ve tried shutting down and restarting. Occasionally works, but once the phone goes to sleep it wakes up in dark again. Settings shows light selected. Auto is off

iPhone 13

Posted on Nov 22, 2022 8:10 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2022 5:26 PM

Hello Suellen10,


Is the issue affecting all apps? Checking various apps to see if they've switched to Light Mode can help to see if the issue is specific to a particular app.


Also try checking in the accessibility settings at Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size, and see if any are enabled, such as Classic Invert, Smart Invert, or others such as Color Filters. If so, try disabling them and see if that's helped.


In Settings > Display & Brightness try checking to see if Night Shift or True Tone are on, or if Night Shift is scheduled to be on. If so, try turning them off there and check again to see if things are resolved.


Use Dark Mode on your iPhone and iPad - Apple Support


Cheers.


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Nov 23, 2022 5:26 PM in response to Suellen10

Hello Suellen10,


Is the issue affecting all apps? Checking various apps to see if they've switched to Light Mode can help to see if the issue is specific to a particular app.


Also try checking in the accessibility settings at Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size, and see if any are enabled, such as Classic Invert, Smart Invert, or others such as Color Filters. If so, try disabling them and see if that's helped.


In Settings > Display & Brightness try checking to see if Night Shift or True Tone are on, or if Night Shift is scheduled to be on. If so, try turning them off there and check again to see if things are resolved.


Use Dark Mode on your iPhone and iPad - Apple Support


Cheers.


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