iPhone 12 yellow screen

I upgraded from the iPhone XR to the Iphone 12 Pro and had the exact same problem. Noticed it immediately after turning the new phone. I tried what people here are suggesting as far as messing with true tone setting and color filters. Those definitely didn't fix the yellow tint problem that everyone is describing.

I contacted Apple support and returned the phone to get a new replacement. It took them almost a full month to ship me the new phone. I could not book an appointment with the closest apple store to me because of covid restrictions, they have closed.

I just turned on the new replacement iphone 12 Pro, and guess what? Still yellow tint. . . . Seems like Apple has really botched this product launch. Will likely return it for a full refund and wait until next year to upgrade I guess.

This is a defect of the new Phone (and as far as I understand it's not happening to alla Phones); Apple Care doesn't change anything.

My suggestions are:

• either you give the phone back, getting back the money, and wait for solving the issue;
• or you wait a fix (they have to repair it).

Eventually with the same money of the apple Care I suppose you can give the phone back when the 13th is out next year.

I believe that this Covid thing is also helping covering this huge Apple mistake, because it's almost impossible go to the Apple Store and have a look to other phones making comparisons.

Even the most honest advice will not be able to take your preferences/feeling etc. into account as they do not know you well. The root cause of the problem isn't a wrong setting.

In the end, what you do in this situation, is your decision, you have to make it.

But you have plenty of options:

• Ask Apple Support, they can make a suggestion.
• Try the settings described by the discussion users.
• Send it back, ask for refund.
• Send it back, ask for replacement.
• Get used to it (sorry)
• Give feedback (but don't expect anything)

I read a lot about the possibilities. I tried multiple devices. Apple Support told me several times what they know about the situation (or what they are allowed to tell me about it), I made my decision.

vaibhav926 wrote:

@adeolaex I did get replacement from Amazon and this is exactly the same! Apple support told me I should have ordered from them to avoid such issues. So will probably return this and order from Apple directly. I am worried the one from Apple too will have this issue, but may not too. As there seems to be mixed varieties of iPhones with and without yellow display issue. Apple is going to take a week to 10 days for delivery. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Apple support actually told you that you "should have ordered from them to avoid such issues" regarding the yellowish tint issue?

This is effectively indirectly suggesting or indicating that Apple may channel Quality Assured units from manufacture and all other units with slight issues and tolerance exceeding flags would appear to be channelled to non-Apple outlets; as can be seen with the plethora of reported yellow tint problem from various iPhone owners.

I would advise that Apple (much to their disliking and resistance) consider a replacement program for all affected iPhone 12 Pro owners that are experiencing this particular problem fault. After all, spending such a large sum of money for their iPhone 12 Pro Max's (1,399 in my case) only to experience this ridiculous and unacceptable issue, is no joke and not a laughing matter.

Admittedly I couldn't decide straight away with the (begrudgingly) suggested option by the Genius support official at the Apple retail store, of having the screen changed/replaced. The genius support staff suggested it might not resolve the issue and I also felt that it might not address the issue if the replacement screen also possessed the same yellowish/urine tinted display. Thus it would only result in a merry-go-round nightmare and besides why should one have to hand the iPhone in to have it heated to melt glue-sealant, clean glue/sealant, then change the display and then re-apply glue/sealant in order to meet water resistance rating; only to find display has the same related issue (as with so many other owners) when instead Apple could very easily cause you no further anguish and stress already suffered, by quite simply replacing it with a new handset that is known by Apple to be free and devoid of the issue. After all the issue was present from day 1 out of the box - it’s the very least Apple could do.

Hi When I first got my phone I also have that AWFUL yellow tinge on my screen on.

everything basically…what helped me was:

• opening the camera app
• Hitting EDIT
• Hitting the FILTER icon
• Selecting ORIGINAL ( THE FIRST OPTION)
• Hitting DONE

Somehow just doing this fixed my Nasty yellow tinge situation on my phone

User to user support forum.

Apple is not here and does not read or respond to any posts here.

If you are unhappy with your phone, return it while you still can

Upgratded from an iPhone X to the iPhone 12 and similar ot everyone else here, my new 12 has a yellow tint. I will be returning it for a new one.....hope the new one doesn't have the same issue!

Same problem on my iphone 12 pro max. I 'fixed' it with adjusting the hue in color filters, but this is unacceptable to me as I'd much rather just have a perfectly accurate screen

After doing the black video test on YT I saw that mine is flickering like a Christmas tree. I did the same test with iPhone X and it doesn’t had any issue. I’m returning it afap.

My iPhone 12 pro on the right, and a local BestBuy iPhone 12 pro and pro max on the left. Both BestBuy phones are brighter, whiter, and no yellow tint. Colors are much nicer. 🤬

iPhone 11 had LCD, correct, but the 11 Pro had OLED.

Apple has claimed this is intentional, which is a bummer considering it’s not accurate whites.

Can you send a pic of your phone compared to the non-tinted phone?

Hello ,

i have exactly the same problem as i had been using iphone x till now . I tried to contact the apple service and they replied that , this is not an issue at all , as every display might be a little warmer or cooler . As i see is not just me or just my eyes that see the difference , and as i understand the problem is not just the yellowish display , the colors , the contrast all seem to be unbalanced. its a shame for 1k phone .look at the side by side comparison. same photo , same settings and everything just on the right is the iphone x . . I think i am gonna keep the x and return the 12 pro .

Whilst playing with the colour filters helped a lot, I'm still not satisfied with the screen compared with my outgoing 11.

I've got a new 12 arriving tomorrow and will return the Pro once I've seen if it is any better (No Pros in stock until the end of the month and my return window closes on the 16th)