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Time & date are so faint, hard to see

The time & date on my iphone this morning are unreadable they are so faint. I've checked DND and the wallpaper, and those did not help. How can I fix the time & date so I can see it?

iPhone SE (2nd generation)

Posted on Mar 9, 2023 2:29 PM

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Posted on Mar 9, 2023 2:45 PM

spikey ~ See:


Personalize your iPhone Lock Screen - Apple Support


Under the instructions there for Edit a Lock Screen, there's this:

"...Change the style of the time: Tap Customize, tap the time."

Then, at the bottom of the Lock Screen, tap on the right-hand circle to brighten the date & time:


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Mar 9, 2023 4:00 PM in response to Alancito

I went back to the customization and made the font for the time thicker, then I made the picture on my screen much smaller so it's under the time/date. It's not back to normal, but it is readable. So thank you very much for your help. It's just so odd, like the time/date is grey instead of white. It looks bright white during the customization but as soon as it closes out of customization, it goes back to grey looking. I even tried changing to yellow and it goes from bright yellow, to yellow with a greyish overlay. -I think it might be time for me to think about getting a new phone.

Mar 9, 2023 4:14 PM in response to Alancito

I have a choice of 15 circles, the first two look like transparent, solid text but then there are 13 different colors to choose from. It doesn't seem to matter which one I choose, it looks correct when I've tapped done. But then when it goes back to the regular screen, you can see it go from correct - to fainter or greyish. It's never done this before. It's almost 3 years old. Maybe the new update triggered it? I do appreciate you taking the time to help! I'll see what kind of deals are out there for new phones.

Time & date are so faint, hard to see

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