Samsung Galaxy screen turned black and white? How to fix it

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 6 steps · Updated 5 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Real screenshots

5 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open Vision enhancements

   Settings, Accessibility, Vision enhancements. Color correction and Color filter are further down that page.

   Done

2. 

   Switch off Color correction

   The switch at the top of Color correction turns it on and off. Ours was off.

   Done

3. 

   Or pick a mode other than Grayscale

   Grayscale is the last of the modes, below Deutan, Protan and Tritan. If you use Color correction on purpose, choose the mode you need instead.

   Done

4. 

   Turn off the Color correction shortcut

   A shortcut can turn Color correction on with a button press. Switch it off to stop it happening again. Ours was off.

   Done

5. 

   Check Color filter too

   Color filter lays a colour over the whole screen. Switch it off at the top. Ours was off.

   Done

6. 

   And its shortcut

   Color filter shortcut is just below. Switch it off too.

   Done

About this guide

A Galaxy screen that suddenly shows only grey usually has Grayscale switched on under Color correction, often by an accessibility shortcut pressed by accident. Nothing is broken.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

Good to know

If the screen goes grey only at night, open your Sleep mode and check what it changes: how to use Sleep mode on a Samsung Galaxy.

Colours too strong or too dull instead? how to change screen mode to Vivid or Natural on a Samsung Galaxy.

In short: Accessibility, Vision enhancements: Color correction off (or not Grayscale), Color filter off, both shortcuts off.