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iPhone 3G S has yellowish tint

I just got my iPhone 3G S today and noticed that it has a distinctly yellowish tint to the screen. Doesn't matter what app I am using, and I've tried adjusting the brightness with no success.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

15" Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6), iPhone 3G S

Posted on Jun 19, 2009 3:13 PM

998 replies

FLI35

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9 points

Jun 1, 2010 7:07 PM in response to DaveHanson

I just got an Advance Replacement 3GS 2 days ago, with the Yellow Tint my previous 3GS did not have. I rang Apple to ask what was going on the Apple Operator told me to hold the Home and Back buttons together whilst on the call. I said that's going to reboot the phone are you sure you want me to reboot. He said yes... the call ended... Apple 1 - Me 0. Well played, obviously a known issue but they don't want to talk about it.

Jason L

Community Specialist

Jun 20, 2009 8:50 AM in response to teach5

Hi,

The iPhone 3G S does have a slightly warmer tint.

You can find more details about the iPhone 3G S and its oleophobic coated display here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

-Jason

Jun 21, 2009 2:15 AM in response to DaveHanson

You should let Apple know taht you don’t like a yellowish display:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Jun 26, 2009 12:56 PM in response to DaveHanson

Some of you may want to check this thread...

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2058660&tstart=0

chOO.

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Jul 13, 2009 12:29 AM in response to AntonioMX5

there you go:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

fkossy

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Mar 8, 2010 8:22 AM in response to Tom Slininger

My iPhone 3Gs also has a yellow tinge
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2359326&tstart=30

kre62

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Jun 19, 2009 3:23 PM in response to DaveHanson

Not an issue, but is simply the fact that the LCD screen used for the 3Gs is slightly "warmer" then the 3G, just like the 3g screen was "Warmer" then the opriginal iphone.

Jun 19, 2009 3:28 PM in response to ellergek

want it the regular iphone that had the cool blue tint, then the 3G had the yellowish tint..

so wut ur saying is that the 3gs has a more yellow tint??

Jun 19, 2009 3:36 PM in response to theminhb

yeah i liked the 1st gen iphone color and they said the reason the newer iphones have a tint of yellow is to make the colors more warmer and stand out more..

Jun 19, 2009 3:40 PM in response to DaveHanson

yes. I don't like the color of this screen. I also have some bright pixels in the bottom border...

Jun 19, 2009 3:41 PM in response to Shaun Rosenberg

lol.. i feel ur pain it took me a while to get used to the yellowish tint..u will be ok.. 😝

Jun 19, 2009 4:45 PM in response to DaveHanson

Same issue here...I noticed the 3GS was a good bit yellower than the 3G. I'm sure I'll get used to it as I did with the transition from 2G->3G last year...sigh!

dmiannay

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Jun 19, 2009 6:29 PM in response to theminhb

Just curious... how did you remove the "Notifications" setting that appears right under the "Wi-Fi" setting on your 3Gs in your picture?

ZaFt

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Jun 19, 2009 8:07 PM in response to teach5

isnt it supposed to be "warmer"? i notice it but its not THAT yellow like some people are saying.

Jun 19, 2009 9:04 PM in response to teach5

I'm doing the same thing tomorrow in Chicago. Tell me what you find out.

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