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Green Tint on my iphone x

There is a green tint on my iPhone X along with a permanent green/black bar on top right side of my display. It came out all of sudden. It kept disappearing after some time and comes back again. Clearly this is a software issue since Apple acknowledged it. Fun fact is that even though the green bar persistent and visible, the green tint is visible in low brightness or dark mode. Am out of warranty and is apple intentionally doing this ? Cozz they are known for such bad practices in the past. Iam getting helpless and keep waiting for updates where none worked. Actually in some update ios destroyed the display. What can i do now. I know that changing the display of a 2.5 year old Iphone for a bigger cost is ridiculous and it might wont fix it as i have seen many new iPhone users also experiencing this.


iPhone X, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 8:05 PM

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Posted on Nov 3, 2020 7:57 PM

Hi, I have the same problem with my phone. Thats almost exactly what my screen looks like too. I’m using an Iphone X and yesterday, the screen just decided to get a green tint and would flicker every now and then. I panicked so i turned it off right away, not wanting to cause anymore damage. I also thought that maybe it got wet or something but i really doubt it. It happened really randomly and I’m kinda freaking out. Hopefully someone has a concrete solution for this.

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Nov 3, 2020 7:57 PM in response to Losbow

Hi, I have the same problem with my phone. Thats almost exactly what my screen looks like too. I’m using an Iphone X and yesterday, the screen just decided to get a green tint and would flicker every now and then. I panicked so i turned it off right away, not wanting to cause anymore damage. I also thought that maybe it got wet or something but i really doubt it. It happened really randomly and I’m kinda freaking out. Hopefully someone has a concrete solution for this.

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Dec 4, 2020 5:37 PM in response to ManojBoopathy

I too got the same issue. Green tint exactly like the picture posted in first reply.

I too did an update two months back, and after that this issue started. It used to go off once in a while, but will come back.

I am using a temporary phone now, since cost of screen replacement is too high.


I dint drop my phone or spill water or anything. This happened from a software update. Am surprised.

Is apple intentionally doing this?


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Oct 4, 2020 11:50 AM in response to MohamedSiyas

My iPhone X now has the exact same issue after updating to iOS 14.0.1. The green bar is persistent and the screen flicks on low brightness. I’ve done hard reset,resetting to factory settings and even wiped out completely then installed iOS via iTunes. Nothing happened. Am frustrated to the core knowing the repair would cost a fortune. Suggestions please.

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Dec 10, 2020 8:46 AM in response to ManojBoopathy

“...So "if your phone is bust get it repaired.” doesn't fit here....”


It applies in all cases, the link I gave https://support.apple.com/en-gb/iphone/repair/service will apply before or after warranty ends. You will get a new screen or a replacement phone. The cost will depend on too many factors to go through now.

It is of course entirely optional, you also can live with it, or recycle it, or get a full price new phone, or use your country’s consumer protection laws.


“...Which may trigger people to think that the company is doing this deliberately ...”


yes definitely go for the therapist.


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Dec 6, 2020 12:47 AM in response to jayvon273

“....Also, Apple is claiming only the iPhone 11 and 12’s are affected....”


Please quote the article written by Apple. I am interested.


I am not aware of any recall screens since the iphone X touch problem.


It can be caused by a drop, or moisture, or overheating, or just plain worn out.

Out of warranty or Applecare+ it requires a paid-for repair.

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Dec 6, 2020 10:57 AM in response to jayvon273

Rude how? Just questioning your statement with logic. Software is unlikely.

You can always wait for more software updates if you wish to put off repairs.


I don’t need customer skills as you are not my customer. Take the advice or leave it, doesn’t worry me either way.

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Dec 7, 2020 7:14 AM in response to Filvin

For some iphone 11


The company has announced a replacement program and confirmed that affected devices were manufactured during a six-month period between November 2019 and May 2020. 


Yes an update can cause hardware to break but it is the process rather than the software. Updates put extra stress onto the phone and any existing weakness can snap during it. To suggest “Apple broke my phone” is balderdash.

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Dec 4, 2020 8:34 PM in response to Filvin

Seriously this happened to my iphone x too just yesterday. I didn’t drop it, in fact I was using it when it suddenly went green like this. I’ve restart it, force reboot, update to latest ios and nothing worked. Is this a software or hardware issue? Repairing the display will cost me $400 so I think it’s not an option

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Aug 23, 2021 12:42 PM in response to MohamedSiyas

It can’t be a coincidence that this many people have the exact same issue, I also now have the green top right corner and green tint across my display, possibly the OLED screen is failing? Very disappointing from a company like Apple, and an out of warranty repair probably costs more than the phone is worth.

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Aug 19, 2020 12:54 AM in response to LD150

I was on ios 13.5 then the recent update said it will fix green tint issue. which was ios 13.6.. I did update to that. But didnt fix issue at all. Then i planned to upgrade to ios 14 public beta and did that as well. The issue still persist. Curently runnung on ios 14 beta 4.

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Aug 19, 2020 1:18 AM in response to Pactricia666

Thanks for replying.

Yes it is absolutely random. Now it do exist for more than 24 hrs and still not yet gone. Its all of random. First time i experienced was while keeping it charged and unlocking the device. But it disappears all of random, sometimes while watching videos. But it had never disappeared when phone was idle.

I tried restarting, changing os etc.

Now what left for me to do is hard reset and update OS via itunes. But i dont have hopes left for that.

Never expected this from Apple. I didnt even step out of house for months to have it any kind of water issue or drop. This looks like many people are facing the same issue after ios 13.5 update but still no fix.

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