How to Change Color on iPhone Step by Step

I. How to Change iPhone Background Color

If the iPhone background color is not suitable for you, then you can also change the color. iPhone comes two types of color inversion – Smart and Classic Invert. By tweaking these two options, you can find how to get inverted colors on iPhone.

• To change color settings on iPhone, you need to open the “Settings” app on your device.

• Then, you need to navigate “General” > “Accessibility”. On the page, click “Display Accommodations”.

  
• Then, you need to click “Invert Colors”. Under this page, you can choose whether you want Smart or Classic Invert.
• Once you have done this, your iPhone background color will change.

II. How to Change Text Color on iPhone

Perchance you don’t like the text color on iPhone, then you should follow the instructions for how to change text color on iPhone. Although there is no direct method you can use, you can take advantage of some third-party apps.

• Go to "Installer" on your device and input "Sources" in the textbox below the installer window. Type http://apptapp.saurik.com/ as a source and click “Install”. Afterward, navigate to the category of “System” where you will install Cydia.
• Open Cydia and look for “Search” on the interface. Type WinterBoard in the box and install it.
• On the interface of Cydia, you should choose “Sections”. Under “Sections”, look for “Themes (Springboard)”. Install any theme of your choice and close Cydia.
• Launch “WinterBoard” and move to the folder: /private/var/stash/Themes.y9qoV5/Saurik/.

• You have to edit the file named Info.plist. To customize iPhone color for texts, you need to change white in the command to any color you want.

  UndockedIconLabelStyle

  font-Arial: monospace; font-size: 12px; color: white

  DockedIconLabelStyle

  font-Arial: monospace; font-size: 12px; color: white

• Lastly, save the edited file, and the text color of your iPhone would have changed to your preferred color.

III. How to Change Color of Apps on iPhone

If you have upgraded the OS of your iPhone to the latest version, you can explore it to learn how to change color of apps on iPhone. As long as you can follow the basic instructions below, you will change the app colors of your iPhone easily.

• Launch the “Shortcuts” app on your iPhone. If you don’t have it on your device, go to the App Store to download it.

  
• Look at the top-right corner and click the “+” button.
• Afterward, you need to click “Add Action”.
• Look at the search below at the top of the screen and input “Open app” in it. Under Actions, choose “Open App”.
• Click “Choose” and then select the specific apps you would like to change their icons.
• At the top right of the screen, click the 3 dots. Input a name for your new shortcut.
• Hit the “Add to Home Screen” button.
• Look for an image for the new icon you want to use.
• Return to “Shortcuts” and click the green-colored icon. Click “Choose Photo” and then choose the preferred image. Otherwise, you can just select a color of your choice. Afterward, you need to click “Choose”.

With the steps above, you have mastered how to change color of app icons on iPhone.

How to Fix iPhone Screen Turn Weird Color and Unresponsive

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• You can get started by downloading Tenorshare ReiBoot on your computer. Then, run it and connect your device to the computer. After the computer has detected your iPhone, you need to hit “Start’ to proceed.

  

• Afterward, you should tap “Standard Repair”. Please, read and understand the instruction on the screen before proceeding. When you are ready, you need to click the “Standard Repair” option.

  

• Download the firmware file. Just hit “Download” and the file will start downloading.

  

• Once you have downloaded the firmware file, hit “Start Standard Repair” to start system recovery on your computer instantly.

  

• Once your OS issue has been repaired, it will reboot automatically.

  

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