Color Filters may not be the most talked-about thing on the iPhone but, for a lot of users, they are one of the most important features that Apple has ever added. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are thought to live with visual impairments like color blindness and accessibility options like Color Filters can make it easier to see and use the iPhone's display.

As technology becomes an increasingly common component in day-to-day life, ensuring it is accessible for all types of users is a priority. Whether someone is colorblind, deaf, has difficulty touching their phone, or anything else, numerous things need to be accounted for so that everyone has equal access to the information and services they need. Apple has done an excellent job over the years of making its products welcoming for all groups of people, including those with vision problems.

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The idea behind Color Filters is fairly simple. Different filters change the appearance of certain colors on the display, thus making it easier for people with colour blindness or other vision challenges to see their smartphone more easily. As there are color blindness and other visual impairements vary in their type and severity, multiple filters help cater to as large an audience as possible. Per Apple's instructions, getting these filters enabled on the iPhone is rather simple.

How To Use iPhone Color Filters

Apple iPhone Color Filter options

iPhone users should first open the Settings app, then scroll down the page and then tap 'Accessibility.' From the Accessibility page, tap 'Display & Text Size,' tap 'Color Filters,' and then tap the toggle to turn the feature on. Once that's done, users will find five different options to choose from.

The first option is Grayscale, which turns all colors into varying shades of gray, white, and black. The next three filters are all designed for specific types of colorblindness, including the Red/Green Filter (Protanopia), Green/Red Filter (Deuteranopia), and Blue/Yellow Filter (Tritanopia). Finally, the Color Tint option gives the iPhone a reddish/pink hue that helps users with color or light sensitivity.

While using the different filters to find the one that works best, Apple includes a few color examples to show exactly what each filter is doing. The first is a group of colored pencils, but users can swipe on this to see columns of color intensity and a graph that depicts vertical lines on a colored background (helpful for finding a filter that best matches a person's vision reqreuiments). There's also a slider for almost all of the filters, allowing the intensity to be increased or decreased to best accommodate each user. Once someone finds the right filter and has customized it to their exact liking, they can exit the settings and the changes will be present across the entire iPhone.

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Source: Apple