iOS 10 Hidden Feature: Filters for the colorblind

·Tech Critic

Wed, Nov 9, 2016, 2:30 PM

When Apple released iOS 10, the latest system software for the iPhone/iPad, it made a big deal out of the major features, like a redesigned Music app and contextual predictions in autocorrect.

But Apple’s engineer elves worked for a year to overhaul iOS 10, and they’ve planted lots of hidden gems. Today, I’m happy to present another of the best iOS 10 features that Apple forgot to mention.

For the first time, the iPhone can help you if you’re colorblind. The Color Accommodations now lets you turn on special screen modes that substitute colors you can see for colors you can’t.

To set this up, open Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Color Accommodations -> Display Filters, and turn on the kind of colorblindness you have (red/green, for example).

The phone’s colors may now look funny to other people, but you should have an easier time picking out the colors when it counts.

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