my ipad is now displaying in black an white. no color.
How do I get the icons and stuff to show up in color?
iPad, iPadOS 18
Touch-and-hold any empty area of a Home Screen. When the icons "wobble", touch the Edit button that will be visible at the top-left corner of the screen; this will open an Action Menu...
From the menu, select Customise. Insofar as associated controls are available, you will now be able to select your preferred icon colours:
- Light - All icons are shown in their default "light" colours
- Dark - All icons are shown in their "dark" colours
- Automatic - Home Screen icons will automatically change between Light and Dark colours at per your iPad's Display & Brightness Appearance setting
- Tinted - Home Screen icon colours can be customised
Otherwise, if the screen colours appear to be distorted or unnatural, or everything is black-and-white/greyscale, you need to check some key Accessibility settings that are intended to compensate for specific colour-vision issues:
Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size
Ensure that all settings enclosed within the red box above are switched OFF/Disabled.
Otherwise, depending upon your installed version of iOS/iPadOS, you’ll need to look at your Dark Mode settings:
Settings > Display & Brightness > [Appearance]