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You’re not imagining it — iOS 26 currently has a UI bug where Settings → Search → “Dim Flashing Lights” shows a result, tapping it jumps into Motion, but the toggle is missing. Here’s the correct behavior and how to surface the setting reliably.

The setting does exist in iOS 26, but Apple moved it and the search index wasn’t updated.

Below is a clean step‑by‑step path to reach the real toggle.

The correct location for Dim Flashing Lights in iOS 26

It now lives under Accessibility → Display & Text Size, not Motion.

Here’s the exact sequence:

01

Open Accessibility

The setting was relocated from Motion to Display & Text Size.

Settings → Accessibility

• Scroll down past Physical & Motor

• Look for the Vision section

02

Enter Display & Text Size

Apple moved several visual comfort features here in iOS 26.

Accessibility → Display & Text Size

• This section contains toggles for brightness, contrast, color filters, and visual safety

03

Find “Dim Flashing Lights”

Actual Location

The toggle is inside Display & Text Size, not Motion.

• Scroll near the bottom

• Toggle Dim Flashing Lights on

• Optionally enable Reduce White Point if needed

Why search sends you to Motion

Apple’s internal search index still maps “Dim Flashing Lights” to its old location (Motion → Video Effects). The UI changed, but the search metadata didn’t — so tapping the search result jumps to Motion, where the toggle no longer exists.

What you can expect next

This is a known regression in the iOS 26 betas and early builds. Apple typically fixes search‑index mismatches in a minor update (26.1 or 26.2).