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Black dotted stripes on phone screen

My iPhone 6s recently had some black and green dotted stripes on its screen. What is the problem?

iPhone 6s, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 23, 2022 7:11 AM

3 replies

Nov 24, 2022 3:27 PM in response to Community User

Hello maxyLYJ,


Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities.


Just to confirm, are the lines still showing? If not, we would not be able to troubleshoot the behavior and find what was causing it.


If it is still happening, you will want to determine if it’s a display concern or an image concern. To do that, check these things:


·     Does it happen on all apps?

·     Does it happen with all backgrounds? 

·     Does it happen when pushing on the screen?

·     Does it happen after removing the case and/or screen protector?


If it is on all apps/backgrounds and happens when removing everything from the phone, we recommend reaching out to Apple Support so they can look into this in more detail. You can do that here: Contact - Official Apple Support


Kindest regards. 


Black dotted stripes on phone screen

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