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How to Turn Off True Tone on iOS 27

Turn off True Tone in Display & Brightness to stop your iPhone adapting display color to surrounding light.

Step 1

Open Settings from the Home Screen

iPhone Home Screen with the Settings app in the third row
Tap the gray Settings icon on your Home Screen.

Before you begin: An unlocked iPhone running iOS 27.

Find and tap the Settings app on your Home Screen. Its icon looks like a gray gear.

Step 2

Open Display & Brightness

Settings showing Display & Brightness
Tap Display & Brightness in Settings.

In Settings, scroll if needed and tap Display & Brightness.

Step 3

Turn off True Tone

Display & Brightness settings showing True Tone
Turn off True Tone.

Turn True Tone off. If it is already off, no change is needed. This stops the display from adapting its color to surrounding light.

Reference

By ProgramGuru

Published: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-14

Instructions reviewed against Apple documentation on 2026-10-14.