Fix Vibrant Visuals Greyed Out in Minecraft Bedrock

Minecraft’s new Vibrant Visuals feature brings immersive lighting, volumetric fog, and reflections to Bedrock Edition. But many users report the option being greyed out – even on capable devices. We investigated community feedback and official guidance to help you access and customize this visual upgrade.

🔍 What Is “Vibrant Visuals”?

Part of the Chase the Skies update (June 17, 2025), Vibrant Visuals adds shader-like effects – realistic shadows, directional lighting, and improved torches – without changing gameplay or world compatibility.

🛠️ Why the Vibrant Visuals Option Is Greyed Out

Common reasons include:

1. Hardware or platform limitations
   
   Only Bedrock Edition is supported. Java, older consoles, or unsupported devices (like early Switch models or certain Chromebooks) won’t show the option
   
2. In‑world settings vs main menu
   
   You must enable Vibrant Visuals before entering a world. Doing it in‑world will appear greyed out.
   
3. Texture or resource pack conflicts
   
   Non‑vanilla packs—including official ones like “Programmer Art”—can disable the option
   
4. Need “Allow In‑Game Graphics Mode Switching” enabled
   
   This lets you toggle graphics modes from the world menu; if it’s off, options stay greyed out reddit.com.

✅ How to Enable Vibrant Visuals

Follow these steps:

1. From the main menu, go to Settings > Video
2. Set Graphics Mode to Vibrant Visuals
3. Ensure Allow In‑Game Graphics Mode Switching is turned ON
4. Disable or remove any resource/texture packs
5. Then enter your world—the option will no longer be greyed out

💬 From Reddit:

“Try leaving your world and change the video settings from the main menu (not in-world options). Turn on ‘Allow In-Game Graphics Mode Switching’…”

🌍 Realms-Specific Fix

If Vibrant Visuals is greyed out in a Realm, ensure it’s not overridden by global resource packs—you may need to disable conflicting resources in Settings > Global Resources

⚙️ Performance Tips

Features like volumetric fog and resolution scaling are FPS-intensive—especially on high-end rigs. Users recommend adjusting these rather than disabling Vibrant Visuals entirely reddit.com.