To turn on classic invert (color inversion) on Android, you use an Accessibility setting called Color inversion.

Quick steps (most Android phones)

Try these steps first (they’re the most common on Android 11–14 and many Samsung/Pixel devices):

  1. Open Settings on your phone.
  1. Scroll down and tap Accessibility.
  1. Look for one of these and tap it (names vary a bit):
 * **Color inversion**
 * **Color and motion** → **Color inversion**
 * **Visibility enhancements** → **Color inversion** (common on Samsung)
  1. Turn on the toggle for Color inversion (or Use color inversion).

Your screen colors will now be inverted: light backgrounds become dark, and all colors (including photos and videos) are flipped.

Samsung example (One UI)

On many Samsung phones (Android 12+ / One UI):

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Tap Accessibility.
  3. Tap Visibility enhancements.
  4. Tap Color inversion.
  5. Enable the Color inversion switch.

This behaves like “classic invert” and affects everything on screen, not just apps that support dark mode.

Add a quick shortcut (optional but handy)

If you use classic invert often, you can add a shortcut so you don’t have to dig into Settings every time:

  • In the Color inversion screen, enable Color inversion shortcut (name may be similar).
  • Depending on your phone, this can:
* Show a floating on-screen button, or
* Add a tile in the **Quick Settings** panel (pull down from the top twice).

Then you can toggle color inversion on/off with a single tap.

If you can’t find it

If search terms exist in your Settings app, try using the search bar in Settings and type:

  • “Color inversion”
  • “Invert colors”

If nothing appears, your manufacturer may have hidden or renamed it, but on recent Android versions it is usually somewhere under Accessibility → Display / Vision / Visibility.

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