problem with iphone photos app when tryin to markup photos with text

The iPhone’s built-in Photos app lets you mark up photos and add text. When you select “Add Text” from the markup menu, the word “Text” appears in the center of the photo, and you can change its color, font, size, and style.

However, for some reason, while I can adjust everything else, I can’t change the color—despite the option being there. When I tap the color icon to edit the font color, the color menu briefly opens but immediately closes, returning me to the photo with the text and other changes applied.

I’m not sure if this is a glitch with iOS 18, as I hadn’t used this feature after updating from iOS 17. In iOS 17, I was able to adjust the font color without any issue.

I would like to hear if others encountered this problem and if they found a solution.