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How to reduce the intensity of bright colours in iOS 17 on your iPhone or iPad

How to reduce the intensity of bright colours in iOS 17 on your iPhone or iPad

Short guide:

  1. Open the Settings app and tap Accessibility.
  2. Tap Display & Text Size.
  3. Scroll down and tap the toggle switch for Reduce White Point to turn it on.
  4. Adjust the white point slider to increase or decrease the white point level.

Before and after

The screen before and after Reduce Whitepoint has been enabled

This section gives you step by step instructions on how to change the White Point level in iOS 17, with pictures of the screens to help.

Find the Accessibility settings

1. Tap the Settings icon  on your Home screen to open the Settings app. Scroll down and tap Accessibility.

Open the Display & Text Size settings

2. On the Accessibility screen, tap Display & Text Size.

Enable Reduce White Point

3. On the Display & Text Size screen, scroll down and tap the toggle switch for Reduce White Point to turn it on.

Adjust the white point level

4. Adjust the white point slider to increase or decrease the white point level.

Return to the Home screen

5. When you are happy with your settings, you can return to the Home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the screen or by pressing the Home button on devices with a physical Home button. 

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