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iPhone 12 Pro Yellow Screen/Tint? Display seem "Warm"? Check here first!

I just bought a 12 to replace my mini...

spartan1967 said:
Testing out Verizon's network with the iPhone 12 mini. I don't know what I am more disappointed in, how much slower Verizon is where I live vs Sprint/T-Mobile network OR this horrible green/yellow tint on the iPhone 12 mini. Getting 70 Mbps with my iPhone 12 mini on Verizon's 5G Vs 42 Mbps on Sprint/T-Mobile LTE with my Xs. Heck, Verizon's LTE was low 20s Mbps.

And that green/yellow tint... I'm sorry, warm or cold, whites should still look, well, white not have an overlay of green/yellow on it. This is a defect, but probably a moot point for me because of Verizon's slower network performance.

Just downloaded 14.3 beta 2 and that green/yellow tint is still there! The yellow banner on top Google's looks richer though :p The only thing I love about the iPhone 12 mini is the size. Perfectly engineered, but not enough to justify all the additional investment.

Oh well, maybe they will correct this tint with iPhone 13. I messed with recommended color settings and I cannot see how this will be fixed with a software update.
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I think the mini might be the most consistently bad-colored panel in the whole lineup. Mine is on its way back to Verizon... yesterday I made the switch to the regular 12, and the screen is noticeably better (comparison pics below). Too bad the phone is bigger than I’d like. But at least I won’t be obsessing about the screen color.

One thing I did notice about the larger screen though - there’s pretty extreme off-axis color shifting. It’s much worse than the mini in this regard. Has anyone else noticed this?

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aakshey said:
I’m telling you it is by design. 11 Pro was yellower than previous iPhones too.

They do become white over time. But may not become as white as a 7 if you keep TT on.
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Hi, I had an 11 pro w yellow tint also, and I think I remember u commenting in other post a year ago about this. I sold my 11 pro thinking it wont fixed .. but I heard some news it dissapeared w an ios update , that is true?
 
mimiflax said:
Hi, I had an 11 pro w yellow tint also, and I think I remember u commenting in other post a year ago about this. I sold my 11 pro thinking it wont fixed .. but I heard some news it dissapeared w an ios update , that is true?
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Nope.
 
atxyde said:
I was just like you. I could deal with the tint issue but what made me order a replacement was the camera issue when taking videos. This is a video of another person with the same problem. I couldn't stand it.
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Hahaha that seems lights conditions.
 
guys is my impression or is the yellow color less noticeable in the evening than during the day? the more light there is, the greater the yellow tendency of these panels seems to me
 
I think it might be a misconfiguration/calibration/initialization of True tone, where something has been left hanging even when it is off. Saw a post on reddit about quickly toggle true tone on/off many many times under bright light. If I recall correctly the comments didn't give it lot of traction and we don't have much bright light here at this time of year, so I didn't pay too much attention. But experiencing True tone fading between blue/yellow in dark room without light changes and since I am out of my return window and in the mercy of Apple to fix it with software or acknowledge a hardware problem, I gave it a try. And sure enough, it really does seem to have removed the yellow tint when True Tone is off. I am still cautiously about saying it is fixed, but it has now lasted the whole day in various light conditions, without feeling nauseating or unpleasent, not least at low brightness in dark environment.

edit: found the reddit thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/jz34ri
 
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virnew said:
Oh snap! So zero chance they have programmed the release for today and had it ready like yesterday? 🥲
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Don’t you have a turkey 🦃 to put in your mouth 👄 today? You should be busy with that and not worry about any Apple releases. 😆
 
Significant1 said:
I think it might be a misconfiguration/calibration of True tone, where something has been left hanging even when it is off. Saw a post on reddit about quickly toggle true tone on/off many many times under bright light. If I recall correctly the comments didn't give it lot of traction and we don't have much bright light here at this time of year, so I didn't pay too much attention. But experiencing True tone fading between blue/yellow in dark room without light changes and since I am out of my return window and in the mercy of Apple to fix it with software or acknowledge a hardware problem, I gave it a try. And sure enough, it really does seem to have removed the yellow tint when True Tone is off. I am still cautiously about saying it is fixed, but it has now lasted the whole day in various light conditions, without feeling nauseating or unpleasent, not least at low brightness in dark environment.
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Honestly I don’t want a yellow tint on my phone either but the hoops you guys jump through, the lengths and research you’re doing, is off the charts in this thread. We are at the point where people are getting zen Buddhist on this. I’m simply going to exchange the phone one time before the holiday return period is over and I’ll stick with whatever I get. But I promise you that every time we get new people posting they are not pouring over the last 3000 posts to see if their concerns were addressed. So we’re getting a lot of lazy repeat subject posts. I’m still waiting for the new solution
 
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Significant1 said:
I think it might be a misconfiguration/calibration of True tone, where something has been left hanging even when it is off. Saw a post on reddit about quickly toggle true tone on/off many many times under bright light. If I recall correctly the comments didn't give it lot of traction and we don't have much bright light here at this time of year, so I didn't pay too much attention. But experiencing True tone fading between blue/yellow in dark room without light changes and since I am out of my return window and in the mercy of Apple to fix it with software or acknowledge a hardware problem, I gave it a try. And sure enough, it really does seem to have removed the yellow tint when True Tone is off. I am still cautiously about saying it is fixed, but it has now lasted the whole day in various light conditions, without feeling nauseating or unpleasent, not least at low brightness in dark environment.
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Someone talked about this in here or on Reddit already. Have you rebooted the phone to see if it goes back to how it looked before?
 
Micaltech said:
guys is my impression or is the yellow color less noticeable in the evening than during the day? the more light there is, the greater the yellow tendency of these panels seems to me
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I think the opposite, in fact, this morning being on the street I have come to think that even my 12 pro max had a good screen hahahaha
 
Pyrazol said:
Someone talked about this in here or on Reddit already. Have you rebooted the phone to see if it goes back to how it looked before?
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I had not, but just did it now. I can't notice the yellow tint with TT off, so seem to have sticked. Sitting in a darkness. But true tone is still way to aggresive and very yellow at this lightning (or lack of thereof).
 
iPhone 12 pro the colours are washed out and don’t pop, screen is alright not much yellow. anyone else have this problem? Even the iPhone 7 screen has better colour contrast and pops out.

Both have full brightness and true tone off. As you can see the first one is less yellow but the screen looks washed out compared to the 2nd one. Not sure what to do.... See photos
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Significant1 said:
I think it might be a misconfiguration/calibration of True tone, where something has been left hanging even when it is off. Saw a post on reddit about quickly toggle true tone on/off many many times under bright light. If I recall correctly the comments didn't give it lot of traction and we don't have much bright light here at this time of year, so I didn't pay too much attention. But experiencing True tone fading between blue/yellow in dark room without light changes and since I am out of my return window and in the mercy of Apple to fix it with software or acknowledge a hardware problem, I gave it a try. And sure enough, it really does seem to have removed the yellow tint when True Tone is off. I am still cautiously about saying it is fixed, but it has now lasted the whole day in various light conditions, without feeling nauseating or unpleasent, not least at low brightness in dark environment.

edit: found the reddit thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/jz34ri
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Why am I thinking Apple will post this as an official fix? Oh yea, because they posted (and removed) steps to totally wipe your iPhone after installing iOS 14 to fix battery drain. Never thought I would have to think twice before doing anything Apple just 2 years ago. Sad.
 
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My PB 12 PM was sent back due to the yellow screen and because it was received with a small scratch on the screen. It arrived at the apple location in Carlisle, PA on Monday. When should I expect the replacement to ship? How long did it take you guys to get yours back?
 
maka344 said:
Just received a week 47 PB Pro Max - serial starting G6TDQ. Left is my week 41 F2LDJ and right is the week 47 (1.5 weeks old) G6TDQ:

Which screen is better? The left screen flickers more in a dark room playing a black HDR video whereas the right phone only flickers slightly and not as often.
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I have a serial similar to yours G6TDK and I’ve found that while my screen is yellower than my 11 pro Max, it still has full brightness and good blacks(no green tint). I was able to adjust and find a good look with the hue adjustment. I really haven’t noticed the flickering when watching video either.

I did see someone mention black bars when recording video and when I checked that, I didn’t see them but I did see some poor exposure adjustments as I was panning across the room. However I tested my wife’s X and it was even worse, so I don’t think this is specific to the 12 and looks like something that could easily be fixed in a software update.
 
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