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iPhone dulling the colours of my homescreen when I unlock it

So I have a photo that I’m using for my background and it looks great when I’m on my lock-screen but when I unlock my phone and swipe up to go on my homepage, the colours become dull. There’s a half second delay before it does this, but then it just suddenly dulls. It’s not the worst, but just very annoying. Is this just a glitch?

Posted on Apr 15, 2024 3:53 PM

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Apr 15, 2024 11:24 PM in response to Georgepompidoo

1. TURN OFF COLOR FILTERS

Using different color filters, you can customize your iPhone’s screen colors. However, when enabled, certain filters like grayscale can make the iPhone’s screen look washed out or discolored. In this case, disable these filters from the Accessibility menu. Here’s how to do it. 


Step 1: Open Settings and tap on Accessibility.

Step 2: tap on ‘Display & Text Size’.

Step 3: Scroll down and tap on Color Filters. Then, turn off the toggle for Color Filters.


2. RESTART YOUR IPHONE

If your iPhone’s display shows weird colors due to a bug or temporary glitch, a device restart should help take care of it. To do that, first, turn off your iPhone. Then, use the Power button to restart the device and check again.


3. MANUALLY ADJUST THE COLOR BALANCE

If your device’s color temperature is set to a warmer or lighter tone and auto-adjust is turned on, it might cause the screen colors to appear messed up. To fix it, turn off True Tone to stop your iPhone from automatically adjusting the display colors. Then, proceed to adjust the overall color balance manually. Follow the below steps to do it.

Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Display & Brightness.

Step 2: turn off the toggle for True Tone. Then, tap on Night Shift.

Step 3: Now, use the Color Temperature slider to adjust the screen color temperature manually.


Once done, it should change your iPhone’s screen color back to normal. 


4. TURN DARK MODE ON OR OFF

Using Dark Mode not only helps make the screen comfortable to view, especially during continuous sessions, but also helps reset the screen colors to an extent. It does this by turning the entire screen dark. After a while, you should see your screen colors back to normal even if you switch to Light Mode.

Step 1: Open the Settings menu and tap on Display & Brightness. 

Step 2: Here, tap on Dark.

Now, proceed to use your device for a while. Once enough time has passed, use the above steps to turn off dark mode on your iPhone This should allow your screen colors to appear normal, even when using Light Mode. 


5. CHECK FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES

If the screen colors appear distorted due to a software issue, there’s a good chance an update is available to fix it. If so, use the below steps to check and install the relevant software update on your iPhone.

Step 1: Open Settings and tap on General.

Step 2: Then, tap on Software Update.

Once the update appears, download and install it on your iPhone. Then, use your device to see if the screen colors are normal.


6. RESET ALL IPHONE SETTINGS 

While resetting your device settings might seem like an overkill, it is an excellent way to fix most device issues, especially if you still haven’t pinpointed the exact cause. Once done, it will delete all previous device settings, like Wi-Fi passwords, privacy settings, screen color configurations, etc., and reset it to factory default. Device data will not be affected. 

Follow the below steps to give it a try.

Step 1: Open Settings and tap on General.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on ‘Transfer or Reset iPhone’.

Step 3: Here, tap on Reset → Reset All Settings.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Once done, it should fix the iPhone screen discoloration issue. 


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