Black and white screen

My iPad screen now displays in only black and white.


How do I get color back?

Posted on Jun 19, 2023 6:59 PM

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Posted on Jun 19, 2023 10:12 PM

You might’ve activated Color Filters by mistake.


Enter Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters, and turn the slider off. If this does not work, you may have inverted your displays colors.

Enter Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Classic Invert, and turn the slider off. If neither of these work, consider sending your iPad into a Apple repair center.

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Jun 19, 2023 10:12 PM in response to HeyThereU

You might’ve activated Color Filters by mistake.


Enter Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters, and turn the slider off. If this does not work, you may have inverted your displays colors.

Enter Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Classic Invert, and turn the slider off. If neither of these work, consider sending your iPad into a Apple repair center.

Jun 20, 2023 6:35 AM in response to HeyThereU

If the screen colours appear to be distorted or unnatural, you need to check some key Accessibility settings that are intended to compensate for specific colour-vision issues:


Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size




Ensure that all settings enclosed within the red box above are switched OFF/Disabled.


Otherwise, depending upon your installed version of iOS/iPadOS, you’ll need to look at your Dark Mode settings:

Settings > Display & Brightness > [Appearance]


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