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My iPad 2 just started displaying only in black & white. Any ideas on how to fix? I tried holding the power and home buttons for 10 seconds to reboot, but that didn't help. Thank you for any and all ideas!
iPad 2, iOS 8.1.1
setting, general, accessibility turn greyscale off
Thanks very much for your reply. After reading your post I checked that setting. It is already off. I tried turning it on and the back off. No luck.
Is it black and white on everything or just one page/app?
It's possible that there's something wrong with your ipad's screen. I've not heard of one going black and white, but when graphics cards (or in this case chips) go the display can do weird things.
It's black and white on everything. If it's the graphics chip, do you think it would be worth fixing? Or should I just get a new iPad? Many thanks.
I think it all depends on how old your ipad is and what your budget is and needs are.
If yours isn';t that old and is still covered by the warranty it might be a free replacement. If it's out of warranty then the fee starts at 219 for a mini, 249 for a 2 and 299 for the newer ones....but you will get model for model...so say your iPad is an iPad 2, do you want to spend 249 for essentially a 3 year old device, or put the money towards something newer?
I think first I'd make an appointment at your local apple store and have them work on it/diagnose it and then go from there. Just make sure you make an appointment before you do so you don't waste time waiting.
iPad displays only in black & white
