How do I change text color on my iPhone's Home Screen and Lock Screen?

Hello!

Woah that’s a beautiful wallpaper!

You can’t change the text color on the Home Screen. Your device will automatically choose black or white depending on the wallpaper.

The text that’s white on the Lock Screen can also not be changed. The only text where you can change the color is whatever’s the brownish color.

Wallpaper now fades the top of the picture you chose, as you can see from your first screenshot. Go to the Lock Screen, long hold, tap Customize, then Lock Screen. Now, zoom out on the wallpaper, until the white behind the time goes away. See if that’ll work.

Have a great day!

See if using the Color Filters feature or maybe the invert settings get you closer to your goal:

Change display colors on iPhone to make it easier to see what’s onscreen - Apple Support

"How do I change text color on my iPhone's Home Screen and Lock Screen?: How can I change the colour of the text (time, battery charge, app names etc) appearing on my iPhone 16 Pro Max Lock Screen and Home Screen?  The text is white and I can’t read it on the white parts of my wallpaper photo. Thanks"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

Changing the Text Color in Home Screen and Lock Screen:

A. Look for an Accessibility App:

An app for Accessibly might allow for this, being one for high-contrast. But there is nothing built into the iOS that pers this. Note that the Lock Screen and Control Center will always be blurry, no matter the color you choose --that's the way Apple designed it.

B. Recommend this to Apple:

Do your Part: These are user-to-user forums. Apple rarely reads these forums on their own time as it is. So, provide Apple with feedback on this.  Apple wont get back to you directly, but the more they hear of this, the more they will know what suits their customers' needs, and what features to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing your your ideas, if you don't provide them to Apple.

To Provide Feedback:

1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
2. Select: "Feature Request" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: on that you want this to be an option, and how it can help others. Include the URL of this thread.
4. Proceed form there as necessary

helensmith79 wrote:

Hi, many thanks for your advice.

The wallpaper is a photo by Verity E Milligan. I follow her on Facebook.

Good idea to try zooming out, so long as I don’t lose too much of the photo. 🙂

You’re welcome. I actually meant zooming in. Not zooming out. Sorry for mis-wording it. Unfortunately, some wallpapers simply don’t work that great with that auto-fade feature.

helensmith79 wrote:

Hi, I did zoom in 😁, lost a little of the picture but got slightly more contrast at the top of the screen, enough to live with it till Apple offers more flexibility with Lock and Home Screens. Cheers!

Great news! Happy Sunday!

"How do I change text color on my iPhone's Home Screen and Lock Screen?: How can I change the colour of the text (time, battery charge, app names etc) appearing on my iPhone 16 Pro Max Lock Screen and Home Screen?  The text is white and I can’t read it on the white parts of my wallpaper photo. Thanks"

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Changing Colors and Backgrounds:

As a similar idea, you can change the background images to be different on the macOS. See my User Tip: How to Change the Login Screen Wallpaper on a Mac - User Tip

“Many thanks for the advice.: I’ve left feedback on Apple’s FAQ which they sent me, but I’ll add something to the link you recommended.”

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Thanks for doing you part! It will help many for certain!