Smart Invert keeps reactivating

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Smart Invert keeps reactivating

This is happening on my M4 iPad Pro. It was never a problem on iPhone 14 Pro, my M1 MacBook Air, or my older 2016 iPad Pro. After digging through Accessibility settings I switched off the Smart Invert, which fixed the problem. That was a month ago. Today I was on a Zoom call and the other person’s image was in negative. I looked in Settings and Smart Invert was back on! I switched it back off and this fixed the problem. I’m running iPadOS version 17.7.

Why is this being activated against my will? How can I prevent this from recurring in the future?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 17

Posted on Oct 5, 2024 10:09 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 5, 2024 10:42 AM in response to Bill1170

I'm unable to replicate your issue - and neither have I seen any other reports of the problem within this Support Community.

Updating your iPad is perhaps simpler than the alternative... in fully resetting your iPad settings. If you prefer to follow this alternative path, while this reset will not cause any loss of data, it is always wise to ensure that you have a current iCloud or iTunes backup before performing the reset:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

When you are happy to proceed, you can perform the reset from iPad settings:

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset All Settings

If the problem still doesn’t clear, the next step is to reset the iPad to factory settings - which will fully reset/erase the iPad - and install a fresh copy of iPadOS:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Oct 5, 2024 10:11 AM in response to Bill1170

If you are experiencing issues with iPadOS 17.7, consider updating your iPad Pro M4 to iPadOS 18.0.1.

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Oct 5, 2024 10:35 AM in response to LotusPilot

Do you know that 18.0.1 fixes this problem, or are you merely guessing? I’m giving iOS/iPadOS version 18 some time to mature before switching over my primary devices.

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