Friends I've asked don't seem to be seeing this. In iOS 26 on my iPhone, if I double-tap in Messages to select a word there's an annoying glow that appears. Is there a way to get rid of it? I created a screen recording to show you what I mean.
iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 26
The annoying glow when editing a text is only visible when the dark setting is in use (i.e. not seen when screen in light mode) I changed my “Settings/Display Brightness / Options / custom schedule so that screen stays light from 5:00A to 11:00P.
The annoying glow in the text box is there in both light and dark mode, though it’s harder to notice in light mode.
Useruser365 wrote:
It’s also like that on safari, and when you type in your phone pass code. It is so overstimulating and hard on the eyes, but ESPECIALLY on iMessage. I really don’t like it, have heard other people with eye sensitivity or epilepsy say it’s very hard to use their phones because of it. I agree, have been avoiding using my phone too much because of the white flashes in dark mode. Seems like dark mode is the issue which sucks
Tell Apple:
Just found this hidden solution and I hope it helps you:
Settings > Accessibility > Motion > Prefer Non-Blinking Cursor
It’s all the way at the bottom and says “Prefer the cursor indicator in text does not blink”. Meanwhile, I’m trying to figure out how to get my spacebar to stop flashing so brightly every time I touch it *eye roll* haha
I am 100% dark mode, as I have sensitive eyes, and this glow is quite disturbing and washes out the text almost completely for me. I hope Apple let me disable this feature.
Annoying glow in iOS 26 when I select a word in Messages
