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?
This would indeed be very very helpful.
In addition to that request it would be nice to have a setting that disables the new default contact ID view that takes a lot of screen space just for style.
I would really prefer the old style where you don‘t have to scroll so much to see all essential contact information on one screen… I use this for business and I think a lot of us would like to have this setting to make it more convenient and practical again.
Vhombre wrote:
lol ton of people hate it. Imagine all those suffering in silence because they can’t find this page. When you make a mistake you gotta own it and fix it. Calm before the storm.
Nobody said you can’t do you and Apple does not need you to rescue them. We all make mistakes. Fix the problem.
What you (or anyone else) dislikes is not something I can do anything about. Tell Apple:
NB4022 wrote:
Apple needs to fix the screwup they made with 17 it’s ruined everybody’s contacts
and you cannot see them in the evening after daylight is gone etc.
It's ill-advised to assume that everyone has the same needs and preferences that you do and to presume to speak for everyone. My contacts are not "ruined" and I have no trouble reading them.
Just spent an hour and a half at the Apple Store for them to tell me they have no contact with Apple on such issues and they cannot fix it. This is ridiculous and the ??? Engineers on updates need to be fired or fix this in the next 24 hours
You can tell Apple how you feel here:
But nothing is going to change in 24 hours and no one is going to be fired. Take a breath.
mgambo71 wrote:
I too suffer from macular degeneration and have suffered from night blindness for decades. Even when I was young I had this issue. I can tell my eyes are straining after just a few minutes of using the iphone. Whoever "OK'd" this is definitely someone with no vision issues at all. I'll just keep hoping that in the near future, Apple will give us some options so that those that like this can keep it and the rest of us can get a color that is easier on the eyes.
Tell Apple:
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:
Not true. I showed above I have done it to all my contacts but VERY time consumming. Ones without pictures I use a simple graphic I made. And if I can do it, Apple can change it easily. Poor chices Cupertino!
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.
They finally fixed this issue in 17.4!
Thank you.
The new update on contacts sorry no good
changing it is harder to add new contacts I liked it the old way. Harder to change and add and all the covering over their photo in gray plus the colors of your contacts black green gray brown green.
Rebbie7069 wrote:
The new update on contacts sorry no good
changing it is harder to add new contacts I liked it the old way. Harder to change and add and all the covering over their photo in gray plus the colors of your contacts black green gray brown green.
Tell Apple using the feedback link provided above.
I feel exactly the same because I have AMD (macular degeneration). I have tried the suggestion about changing the background but the letter just takes on some of the background colour & that’s worse. Pale text is a trendy outrage & shows no awareness of those with vision impairment.
Since the 17.1.1 update the phone contact screen is too busy with a color background and very large initials. How do I remove color and initials. They need to go back to previous version. Also, it seems that my battery is draining more quickly since the upgrade.
thank you
This part of the update makes no sense. I look after this elderly lady who is visually impaired and heavily relies on white font and black background. Now she cannot see her contacts correctly even with the largest font. While the main contact screen is black & white , she relies on being able to see each contact individually. This is her ONLY form of communication. Please APPLE!! Do better and have your developers think of ALL users. Now I have to change all of her contacts individually with a black background.
I can't see it even by attempting to change the background color, unless I can find a dark room, but I'm a farmer and outside all day every day... Unless I can undo this change, I will be buying a new phone. It WON'T be an apple.
iOS 17 Default Contact Screen Difficult to Read
