The white boot screen on white iOS devices is blinding and pointless

Originator:robotspacer
Number:rdar://25752771 Date Originated:15-Apr-2016 02:31 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:iOS 9.3.1
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When a "space gray" iPhone or iPad boots up, it shows a white Apple logo on a solid black background. Since it's just booting up it doesn't know your brightness setting or how bright the room is, which is fine. The logo can be a little bright at times, but no big deal.

But at some point (iOS 7 maybe?) white/silver devices got a white boot screen with a black Apple logo. When I first noticed the change, I thought it a fun idea. It stopped being cute a long time ago. When iOS is misbehaving and I need to reboot my device at night, or it just starts up again after running out of battery, it's insulting. (It also doesn't even work that well—on a black device the black background blends with the device itself, sure, but that's not true on a white iOS device. There's always a black border around the screen, and the whites don't match either.)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Reboot a white/silver iPad in a dark room (or a white iPhone)

Expected Results:
Not get blinded and light up the room for a cutesy boot screen.

Actual Results:
iPad makes a serviceable lamp for a short time while it is booting.

Version:
iOS 9.3.1

Notes:


Configuration:
iPad Pro, 256GB, T-Mobile

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