IOS 16.2 grey print hard to read.

Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities Warwick764,

We think you'll see an improvement by adjusting the contrast through Accessibility Settings. The following steps explain how:

Use display accommodations

1: Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.

2: Adjust any of the following:

• Bold Text: Display the text in boldface characters.

• Larger Text: Turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes, then adjust the text size using the Font Size slider.

This setting adjusts to your preferred text size in apps that support Dynamic Type, such as Settings, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes.

• Button Shapes: This setting underlines text you can tap.

• On/Off Labels: This setting indicates switches turned on with “1” and switches turned off with “0”.

• Reduce Transparency: This setting reduces the transparency and blurs on some backgrounds.

• Increase Contrast: This setting improves the contrast and legibility by altering color and text styling.

Apps that support Dynamic Type—such as Settings, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, and Notes—adjust to your preferred text size.

• Differentiate Without Color: This setting replaces user interface items that rely on color to convey information with alternatives.

• Smart Invert or Classic Invert: Smart Invert Colors reverses the colors of the display, except for images, media, and some apps that use dark color styles.

• Color Filters: Tap a filter to apply it. To adjust the intensity or hue, drag the sliders.

• Reduce White Point: This setting reduces the intensity of bright colors.

•Auto-Brightness: This setting automatically adjusts the screen brightness for current light conditions using the built-in ambient light sensor.

To learn about applying these effects to specific apps, see Customize accessibility settings for specific apps on iPad. To learn about applying these effects to only the contents of the zoom window, see Zoom in on the iPad screen.

Adjust the display and text size on iPad

We hope this helps!

The question is WHY DID APPLE DO THIS? It started with an update about 4 years ago. Why should I have to go through all those steps just to be able to read articles on various websites? The header is very legible but the article is super greyed out….. Intentionally! Does Apple think this is cool? It’s not cool it’s ridiculous! Give us an easy control, part of the drop down menu to turn this off. PLEASE!