iPhone 12 OLED Screen Issue

Hello. I bought two iPhone 12 and both has the same issue. In dark surrounding on any brightness lower than 90-100% screen has this ugly glowing! Black pixels are not turning off in dynamic scenes. In static scene black pixels turning off after few seconds.


My video shows it in video and in clock app.

https://youtu.be/BAWSIf2oVlE


And this is comparison by another one person who have this problem but with iPhone 12 Pro. iPhone 12 Pro vs iPhone XS screen.


That’s not normal at all. I post it to support and they said I should wait more. That’s just great...

iPhone 12, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 2:16 PM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2021 10:07 AM

SO after getting two brand new iphone 12 pro max, after ordering Like 9 models , i can confirm all fot this weird LCD like screen in pitch black room on a blakc wallappaer in full screen in photos apps ( to reproduce the issue easily ) or even by jut booting each phones out of the box in my bathroom with no lights on , ( you see this grey flicker...

I got 2 12 pro max today starting with F2 week 51 of production, like most of the ones i got , it's way better than the last one i got starting with G0... the issue is still present but barely visible specialy on one model + no yellow tint...

So i send pics to apple, and they confirmed to me THAT THEY DO NOT READ THESE FORUMS... AT ALL...

if u cant this minor issue ( in their opinion and i agree ) to be fixed , you need to call them and spend 30 min or 1 hour max with tech support and explain them all of this.. issue is software cos it never happen with brigthness at 100% and when the phone boot at first, the screen is perfect , you see the apple logo and then the grey flicker comes for a few seconds, it means that so cores components that initialize when booting up like all the sensor in the notch must be causing a little software bug that most ppl do not see.

they do have enough reports of this specific issue.. if all the people here were to call them maybe they'll will really look into the issue.. i've send pictures to them, spent some time with them, and it's the only solution for a fix to be coming ASAP.

hope most of you will calll them . otherwise they may fix it when 13 is released..

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Jan 13, 2021 8:54 AM in response to cristianro

Yes, please do, this would be a very important point. If you see any pink or purple smearing in settings app please let us know. Normally I don’t see any smearing except if it is below 70 percent. On all brightness levels other than 70- 100 percent, scrolling doesn’t produce even a hint of pink which is smearing. My screen has perfect blacks without even flickering in videos between 70-100 percent brightness and shows pink smearing in settings.

Jan 13, 2021 4:07 PM in response to cristianro

probably XD I still got the link tho. Weird if its like that for real. I registered my iphone for service Ill see how it goes probably they will tell me theres no problem at all then ill bring it again and again if that does not work I guess theres no other opportunity but to sell the phone and lose money by doing that. If I have to do it i wont be buying iphones any time soon thats for sure :)

Jan 14, 2021 1:01 AM in response to m4x1k

guys so even iOS 14.4 beta 2 fixes the yellow green tint problems? however, despite my complaints, the iPhone was not replaced in the Apple store or after calling Apple assistance for two months .. both in the store and online they do a simple software diagnosis .. why some of the device is it replaced and others not? everyone just told me to wait

Jan 15, 2021 6:43 AM in response to angealexiel

Hey, thanks for the update.

Could you elaborate on that a little after you’ve done your testing? In what aspect exactly did the iOS beta lessen the flickering issue and did you test it with the same device that with the older firmware showed flickering to a greater extent?

What production week are they? And do they still show a green tint at lower brightness levels?

Jan 20, 2021 2:21 AM in response to ifromduluth

So guys i think there will be a replacement program after one year of shipping the defective iPhones, i just got my AirPods Pro replaced because of a hardware defect that i didn’t know about but got to know yesterday from Zollotech. My noise cancellation is not as good as it was before, i didn’t really pay attention but now that i hear, its quite evident and apple started a replacement program after a year of introducing the AirPods Pro saying that all the models shipped until one year could have a hardware issue and the replacement program for it exists. It’s a pity that the replacement program is so hidden away from us. Why don’t they make it public enough. Pity!

I am really starting to lose faith in apple. I was a die hard fan of apple and now its beginning to change.

Jan 21, 2021 6:04 PM in response to GobiTodic

I couldn't agree more. The only thing I worry is that the next iPhone will have fingerprint reader in the screen which is a huge factor for my decision. I have been using the SE now with a battery case and love the fingerprint scanner for things like apple pay. I am also still torn between the Mini and Pro Max. I have enough credit in my apple account to get a 512gb Pro Max but If I spend the money on that now and then something new comes along, I will feel better holding onto the SE and waiting another 7/8 months for the 12s/13 to drop. I'm terribly indecisive as you can tell!

Jan 23, 2021 5:17 AM in response to m4x1k

Mine’s getting worse day by day. I can’t tolerate having it anymore. Apple is just there sitting quietly and keep on ignoring us.


I don’t want to wait for that software update because I’m sure this is a manufacturing defect. This wont be fixed by a single software update as users having this issues differ from each other. Others have severe and different locations disgusting green glow on their screens.


Why did a phone like this passed through their quality control? I did not spent much money just only to have a phone behaving like this! How frustrating.

Jan 23, 2021 10:36 PM in response to reynard273

It's not complicated I posted plenty of pictures of my iPhone 12 before I returned it showing there is a very strong green tint at all brightness levels making the rest of the colors look incorrect. It's like having nightmode enabled all the time, which gives a very strong yellow tint, also making all the colors look wrong! At least with night mode and truetone you can disable simple enough but not green tint since most likely hardware issue due to poor QA or maybe relaxed QA standards due to pandemic! Might be a fix for that as there was for the iPhone 11 depending on how widespread issue is and how many returns or complaints Apple gets would be my guess.

Jan 25, 2021 6:21 AM in response to s0nix13

@s0nix13 can you please show us how is the green tint/glow issue of your phone looks like?


and others who have similar issues reading this post, can you please also post a pic of the green tint/glow issue of your phones?


for us to compare them all


i hope somebody will post theirs because i just recently posted mine before this comment, and i wanted to see yours too 😔

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