If your Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 or Galaxy Watch 8 Classic suddenly shows everything in black and white, don’t panic—it’s usually not a hardware problem.
Most of the time, the watch switches to grayscale mode or another display setting that removes colors. Below, we’ll guide you through the simple steps to restore your watch back to full color.
We’ll go through how to fix the black & white screen on your Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 or Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.
Common Causes of Black & White Screen
Grayscale Mode Activated: The watch may be set to grayscale mode (under Accessibility settings).
Battery Saver Mode: Power saving options can reduce display colors to extend battery life.
Watch Face Settings: Some watch faces are designed in black and white or minimalistic styles.
Software Glitch: Temporary system errors may cause the screen to lose color.
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FIX Black & White Screen On Galaxy Watch 8
Here are the solutions to the potential issues you may experience with the Galaxy Watch 8’s black and white screen.
Turn OFF Sleep Mode & Disable Greyscale
By default, when your watch enters sleep mode, it activates greyscale. Greyscale mode can be helpful for conserving battery life. However, you still have the option to turn it off, even while in sleep mode. To possibly fix the black and white screen, you can disable sleep mode altogether.
First, launch the Settings app on your Galaxy Watch 8. You can tap on the Settings app in the app drawer. Simply swipe up from the watch face or swipe down and select the cog-wheel icon.
Scroll down through the Settings menu until you locate the Modes and Routines option. Tap on it to open the settings.
Within the Modes and Routines settings, you’ll need to find the Sleep option. Once located, tap on it then select Turn Off to disable greyscale and sleep mode altogether.
Deactivate Color Inversion
If turning off sleep mode does not work, you might want to check for the color inversion. If it is enabled, then it may be responsible for the black & white screen. Color inversion is an effect that flips all colors to their opposite hue on the color wheel. To turn off the color inversion, do this:
Within the settings menu, scroll down until you find the section labeled Accessibility. Tap on it to open.


Under Accessibility, scroll down and select Vision Enhancements. Here, you’ll be able to make the required changes to get back your colored screen on your Galaxy Watch 8.

Now, tap on the Color Inversion option to open it. You will find a toggle button that is likely enabled. Tap on it to disable it. You can also do this in the previous menu, as the toggle is also available.


The Galaxy Watch 8 should then return to it’s original colors. If not, you can try, yet another solution.
Turn OFF Color Correction
In the Vision Enhancements menu, you should see Color Correction, just below the color inversion option.

Tap on the Color Correction option to open it. You will find a toggle button for this option. If it is enabled, tap on it to disable it.

