5 Ways to Turn off Dark Mode on iPhone and iPad

Quick Tips

• The easiest way to disable dark mode on your iPhone is by going to Settings > Display & Brightness > Light.
• Certain Focus Filter can automatically enable dark mode. Identify and delete them from your iPhone.
• Disable any Color Filters or Color Invert settings to set your iPhone’s screen colors back to normal.

Basic Ways:

• Disable shortcuts: You can also look in the Apple Shortcuts app and see if any shortcut is set to enable Dark Mode on your iPhone. If you see any such shortcut, delete it from your iPhone.
• Use Siri: You can also use Siri to get rid of Dark Mode on your iPhone. Open Siri by saying Hey Siri or pressing the Home button on your iPhone. Then, say “Turn off dark mode” to disable Dark Mode.

Method 1: Get Rid of Black Background on iPhone From Settings

One of the easiest ways to turn off dark mode on your iPhone or iPad is from the Settings app. This will allow you to stop dark mode from automatically turning on during a specific time of the day, like after sunset. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open the Settings app > tap on Display & Brightness.

Step 2: Here, tap on Light > turn off the toggle for Automatic.

Method 2: Remove the Dark Screen on iPhone From Control Center

You can also turn off Dark Mode from the Control Center on your iPhone. This will allow you to revert to Light Mode, that too, without going into the Settings menu. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Open the Control Center on your iPhone and long-press the brightness slider.

Step 2: Tap on the Dark Mode button at the bottom to turn off dark mode on your iOS device.

Method 3: Unlink Dark Mode From Focus Filters

iOS 16 introduced the concept of focus filters in Focus Modes, which allows you to turn your iPhone’s screen black when a linked Focus profile is activated. This feature might be why dark mode gets activated automatically on your iPhone. To turn it off, follow the below steps.

Step 1: Open the Settings app > tap on Focus. Then, tap on all the Focus Modes one by one, starting with Do Not Disturb.

Step 2: Scroll down and if you see Appearance (set to dark), tap on it. Then, turn off the toggle for Enabled. Finally, tap on Done.

Now, go back to the Focus screen and repeat the above steps for other Focus modes on your iPhone.

Method 4: Turn off Smart and Classic Invert to Remove Black Screen

If turning off dark mode using the above methods didn’t remove the black screen, you might have enabled color invert on your iPhone. To get rid of the black background on your iPhone, follow these steps.

Step 1: Open Settings and tap on Accessibility. Then tap on Display & Text Size.

Step 2: Turn off the toggle for Smart Invert and Class Invert, depending on which one is enabled.

Also Read: How to fix iPhone screen colors messed up or distorted

Method 5: Turn off Color Filters

Another accessibility setting that could cause your iPhone to turn black or grey is the color filter setting. You can turn it off to restore your iPhone’s screen colors to normal. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open Settings and tap on Accessibility. Then tap on Display & Text Size.

Step 2: Here, tap on Color Filters. Then, turn off the toggle for Color Filters.

Once done, any currently active Color Filter settings will be turned off, disabling dark mode on your iPhone.