Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro gains a PWM toggle in iOS 26, reducing screen flicker and improving comfort for sensitive users.
The iPhone 17 Pro is silently making an important change that many users have been waiting for. It has recently been discovered that Apple will add a new toggle in the Accessibility menu that allows people to disable screen flickering in iOS 26 (via MacRumors). The feature is found under Display & Text Size, and it specifically targets pulse width modulation or PWM, which is the dimming method used in OLED displays.Apple introduces a new PWM toggle in iOS 26, giving iPhone 17 Pro users relief from OLED screen flickering
PWM works by rapidly turning pixels on and off to monitor and control the brightness.
