Latest update to iOS 17 put a big gray poster background with white font on each of my contacts. Unless they used a custom photo, it is nearly impossible to read.
For clarification, I’m an older adult and my eyes aren’t what they used to be so most of my settings are set to a black background with a gray font.
Has anyone figured out how to change that gray poster box without having to do it on each contact one at a time?
I called Apple support and you can change the background color by hitting edit one the contact then the edit picture and then chose color or for some of them I didn’t have that option so had to hit monogram ( put the first letter in the first circle) then pick the color you want. Each one has to be done individually but for my 95 year old mother I had to do it. Fortunately her iPad and phone are connected so at least I only had to do it on the phone.
mtill wrote:
I am so tired of Apple employees justifying their job by changing stuff that doesn’t need to be changed. Great, so now my contact is grey on grey on grey on grey and I can’t even read it.
Tell Apple:
LindyPeirce wrote:
Grey background is terrible for many seniors. I am in my 80th year and find it most....unlikeable! Please put my phone back the way it was!!!!!!!!!!
And yet some of us seniors have no problem with it. But, I get that you don't like it. That's fair.
Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
esharmeyer wrote:
Please Apple FIX THIS... sooner rather than later.
What you apparently missed while reading the eleven pages in this forum is that Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions.
You can let them know your thoughts here:
jbk134 wrote:
Absolutely. This new contact screen is a joke. Whole screen is a would be picture because who has pictures of every contact in their phone? And even if I did, I wouldn't size the picture to take up three quarters of the screen.
Tell Apple:
CandleLady33 wrote:
PLEASE FIX THIS!
No one participating here in this forum can do that.
Tell Apple:
I’m clearly not the only one who hates this and finds it annoying.
And there are also people who like it.
Unless you have less than 10 people in your phone!
I have over 400. I have no problem with this. However, I recognize that not everyone has the same needs as preferences as I do.
jbk134 wrote:
Age is but a number...I am 43 and also find this new layout extremely hideous and the opposite of user friendly, something Apple is known for, or used to be. I understand one person with one bad idea, but how in the world did all the people above that person look at this and think, "Yep, that's a great idea!" Crazy.
Have you told Apple what you think?
I don’t like the iOS 17 changes to my Contacts display. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it!!!
Apple needs to address this issue ASAP. Allow us to opt out of these community contact posters.
There just needs to be a way to change all of them at once. I have over 600 contacts.
I too have similar issue. Contacts screen is partly gray and partly black. Gray is annoying and irritating. Can anybody suggest a fix?
I hate the gray background on the contact screen. I can barely see anything! Is there at least a reason for this unattractive change? Does it save battery life?
This was helpful but overall still not ideal that Apple did this and you have update each one individually. This is insane…
Is there a way to eliminate the 70% wasted space on the screen now with a different format?
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This big grey contact poster background is terrible. Please how can I change it? I have over 1000 contacts. Thanks
I agree the white on gray default is difficult to read. The solution is to add a photo for each of your contacts. Why might Apple want a photo associated with each contact?
iOS 17 Default Contact Screen Difficult to Read
