Ever taken a photo on your iPhone and thought it came out too dark? Well, in this guide, we will show you how you can fix it in a few simple steps, using iOS’s built-in photo editing suite.
iPhone’s Photos app comes with image editing capabilities that let you take care of the most common photo editing tasks, including brightening the photos, changing exposure, contrast, and much more.
In this guide, we will show you how to increase or decrease a photo’s brightness on your iPhone without using any third-party apps.
So without any further delays, let’s get right into it.
Increase or decrease photo brightness
- Unlock your iPhone and launch the Photos app.
- Find and open the image you want to edit.
- Now tap on the Edit button from the bottom bar. This will give you access to iOS’s photo editing tools.
- Now tap on the Adjust dial icon if it isn’t selected already and swipe through the options until you get to the Brightness option.
- Next, drag the slider right to brighten the image, or move it to the left to darken it. Tap on the image to see the original anytime for comparison.
After you’re done editing the photo, tap on the Done button at the top. This will save the edited image, replacing the original image.
You can revert the changes anytime by opening the image editing tools and tapping on the Revert button at the top.
That’s it, this is how you can increase or decrease the brightness of a photo on your iPhone or iPad. The steps work on both iOS 18 and iOS 26.
