iPad Pro 12.9 Screen Light Bleed

You don't have to be wealthy to afford an iPad. In this crazy world today, spending the money we DO have is what we choose to do. I took a 20% pay cut yesterday. Not wealthy by any means. Might as well buy what I CAN before I CAN'T!

this problem also happened on my second device (ipad 2 pro 12.9 "). The warranty has expired and I don't know what to do. The only thing I know is that I will not buy and recommend any of Apple's products. Gürgençler apple store in konya in Turkey. I am also not satisfied with this store.

Nothing to report. Since my last visit to the Apple store in Brussels the Covid-19 quarantine happened. I still have 5 or 6 units with the light bleed issue.

There is a recent class action case in the US for the screen issue with MacBook Pro’s... so, there might be one for iPad Pro gen 2 soon.

Hello,

Same issue is happening to my 12.9 inch iPad Pro (2017) 1.5 years old and out of warranty . It started with 2 or 3 bleeding lights and now it has spread across whole edge(side of smart connector). I ignored initially but now it is bit irritating.

Does anyone have idea how worse it can get?

You've experienced its maximum effect, apparently; mine is nearly so now. A dark Home screen minimizes its worst effects, but any app that operates with light backgrounds will remind you of the defect each time you open it.

Hi! I'm from India and I've been using my Ipad 6th gen for last 2 years. Suddenly I am seeing this light bleeding problem without any apparent cause or misuse. With warranty period over what possible solutions are there for me to avail. From discussions in this forum it is clear that if I spend money to get the display changed there is no surety that the new display will work well for the foreseeable future.

By the way I had my iPad exchanged about a month after my purchase for a freezing issue where the screen randomly went black and I had to restart the ipad to get it working.

Really disappointed in Apple...

This is unreal for the price of these units. Thank you for showing others what yours looks like. Mine was not as bad as your first image on the original purchase and still not as bad on its replacement but still... it should not happen at all without someone attempting to rectify or even acknowledge that there is a problem.

Reading how an expensive replacement offered at the Genius Bar at my local Apple store could develop the identical problem, I decided to keep my 2nd gen iPad Pro.

Living with the light bleed is possible, even as it spreads gradually across the entire left (vertical) side, although it is a daily reminder of how Apple's quality and customer service has changed.

I see what you are saying and have red quite a few posts about the issue, internationally and in the US. I am speaking as a US person and I have resourced a source in Apple support that assured me IF this should happen again, no matter the time frame, something would be done. Do I believe it? I am on a "wait and see" timer with the unit and Apple. I know that there are "EYES" reading for Apple and for other sources and I wish everyone who has the issue a eventual resolution across every forum/platform this is being discussed upon. (wink)

LadyDi102 wrote:

I have resourced a source in Apple support that assured me IF this should happen again, no matter the time frame, something would be done.

If true, I am aghast, as a manufacturing or design defect ought not to be addressed only if it happens a second time.

LadyDi102 wrote:

I'm on my 3rd device and I'm one of those people who companies hate to see coming ;-)

Congratulations on the result you have obtained; it would be wonderful if people who companies did not hate to see coming were also provided fair service :-)

Thank you myaka for giving answer for my question.

Is it okay to ask more questions, I still worry that it may fully block or affects the whole screen and lost the only device i use for my online class.

1. Did you notice any horizontal progress with the issue.

2. Did you notice that there are times that some affected areas flicker?

...which brings up an ironical situation: using a case to protect a device damages the device.

It's an interesting idea, but a question remains: wouldn't the effect show on multiple sides, not only the left vertical?

They shall never do that - too embarrassing to admit failure, nevermind the legal/compensation can of worms following such admittance. It is the 4th different product I have from them paid at perfect price with not that perfect performance (worst case was a very lightly used iPad 4 that did not power on ever again, one morning 6 months after warranty coverage without any reason whatsoever).

I really hope the expected microled iPads will make this problem a thing of the past for good.

Since this is a user helping fellow users site, simply provided by Apple, there is no such thing as “Apple … open[ning] a new category for all iPads experiencing light bleed”, myaka and SpectrumAmiga6128.

Hence, of course, SpectrumAmiga6128, there is, likewise, no “admission”, of any kind, on Apple’s part.