iPhone iOS 26: Textbox/button visibility issue

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iPhone iOS 26: Textbox/button visibility issue

I installed iOS 26 and have problems with accessibilty. I can't see edges of textboxes and (OK) buttons clearly. Can't find a good solution. Anyone has an idea?

For example: when turning on my iPhone I'm almost unable to see where the SIM pin textbox is located and the 'OK' button is hard to see. It's all in very light grey on a white background. My eyes are not very good but good enough to see everything until now.

My (elder) neighbor asked for my help because she couldn't see it at all.

I think I tried every setting, also liquid glass. Hope someone can help!

Posted on Dec 30, 2025 2:56 AM

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LD150

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Dec 30, 2025 4:05 AM in response to Genozel

Settings, Display & brightness, display zoom, set it to Default

Then Either

Settings, Display & Brightness , Liquid glass, set to Tinted instead of Glassy

Or one or more of these

Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text size, reduce transparency

Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text size , increase contrast

Settings, Accessibility, Motion, Reduce motion

Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text size , Display Borders

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250010041

Good luck!

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LD150

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Dec 30, 2025 5:18 AM in response to Genozel

That is your SIM PIN entry which should only be needed if you power it off, which you should do only rarely. If you do need to turn it off regularly due to work restrictions etc, you should either unlock the SIM or swap it for an eSIM which does nit need ti be locked with a PIN

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Dec 30, 2025 5:45 AM in response to LD150

This is an example. I use this example because my elder neighbor wasn't able to enter her SIM pin after an update because she couldn't see the textbox outline.

Like you said, most people don't use this often. So when asked for your PIN and you can't find the textbox bad things can happen. She wasn't able to fix it and couldn't use her phone to make or receive calls.

Turning off the PIN code for the SIM card is an option to go around the issue. I'd rather solve it though.

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Genozel Author

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Dec 31, 2025 3:49 AM in response to LD150

Thanks for the effort. Unfortunately textbox outline colors did change.

Weird that Apple offers so many options for people with vision problems and make it impossible to change the color of the textbox outline and buttons.

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Genozel Author

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Dec 30, 2025 5:05 AM in response to LD150

Tried all these and none work. The outline of the textbox in all options is unchanged very light grey. The 'OK' button too, but when hovering it turns blue.

I added a photo (in Dutch). On my 27" monitor, when magnified, I can see the textbox outline and OK button. On the iPhone it's very hard to see.

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LD150

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Dec 31, 2025 3:36 AM in response to Genozel

I am not aware that the SIM PIN entry screen changed that much, but those appearance adjustment are the only ones available.

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