Why is my iPhone 14 Pro causing headache, nausea and eye strain? PWM Complaint...

Oh wow i also get migraines from the reflection/glare from the shiny screen. I have been looking for a matte screen protector in my country but i can’t seem to find it anywhere:(

The displays are what they are.

If for some reason you are sensitive to PWM, you will have to see if you can find a different device with screen characteristics that do not bother you.

I've not seen anywhere that this affects millions of people in the world. Can you provide a link?

By far most people who use OLED screens do not have this issue otherwise this would be on the news everyday and people would be returning their LG and Sony TVs by the hundreds.

Companies are moving towards miniLED on smaller screens, when one comes out I would suggest you go an try one and see if the PWM persists.

How many of those 10% of sufferers are actually buying smartphones? How many of them ARE aware of their limitations in screen use? And which Samsung devices have addressed it through software and how did they do so?

I'm sure Apple is aware of this issue and will work to do what they can within limitations. But there have been relatively few posts here about this problem so I'm not sure it is as prevalent as you think it is.

Sorry, but try to find one post in here where someone is saying PWM does not exist. Wstudiosite is trying to say EMF sensitivity exists which is an entirely different thing and served only to clutter up an otherwise good thread. You should criticize them for trying to hijack the thread.

Again, Apple does not make Amoled or OLED displays so they can't solve this issue. Write to the companies that actually make them. Apple could make larger phones with older displays but to do so would be a huge expense given currently manufacturing techniques and Apple would need to know how many people with PWM sensitivity would actually be buying them. It would have to be a large number.

I don't know who you are claiming said that PWM sensitivity doesn't exist in this thread. No one did so making most or your post irrelevant.

There are sites that rate all PWMs and some are more tolerable than others to those with sensitivity. I think the ones with faster refresh rates are less irritating. I don't think I can post a link to other sites here. I don't want to switch to Android. I like that all my Apple devices sync and I have never liked Android format or their security issues.

I am having the same exact issues. I have tried different brightnesses and tones. I was very excited for this phone, but sadly I think I have to return it. It hurts my eyes, causes a headache, and makes me nauseous almost instantly. I’m sad, but hopeful apple looks into rectifying this problem.

Nope, just saying incorrect doesn’t mean anything. Early in this thread one person mentioned a website that listed the response rate of various screens. A variable refresh rate that can go to 120 would alleviate eye strain, not make it worse. But again, it has nothing to do with PWM which is what this thread is supposed to be about.

That was done at the start of this thread but yes when I get time I will repost the site that measures PWM response rates (few do). It isn’t a syndrome and yes, eye strain is part of it but the symptoms go way beyond that. Lots of things cause eye strain, just looking at a screen too long will cause eye strain.

Thanks - this is all clearly understood. I believe the main purpose of this thread is to bring this issue to the attention of Apple so that they could perhaps address it somehow in the future releases.

The display put in the iPhones are custom build for the iPhones. They are not a standard display on the market. Apple makes the specs and then finds a manufacturer to meet the specs. Just as they recently switched manufacture to meet the specs. An example is no other phone has the same brightness nits as an iPhone not even a galaxy phone has the new displays even tho they manufacture them. They are made custom at Samsung based on Apples specs. So it would be incorrect to say they don’t have a say in manufacturing the display as they play a major part in it.

I’m not sure where your getting your info from, as it is incorrect as the display on the iPhone is one of the best on the market and not even galaxy devices which are manufactured by Samsung have them. For the fact no other phone on the market has the same peak brightness! There are many articles that explain this. Apple chooses a display to meet there standards if it doesn’t they will find competitors to meet them….https://www.sammobile.com/news/iphone-14-pro-brightest-panel-from-samsung-even-galaxy-phones-dont-have/

The peak brightness on the Pro Max is a little higher but Samsung won't release their new Galaxy's until March at which point their screens will probably surpass that. There aren't a lot of competitors to choose from out there so if Samsung, buy far the largest supplier currently can't meed what Apple is asking for then they will suggest they buy from someone else. Apple had to bail out TSMC so they would not be able to come close to supplying all the displays that they need.

But you seem to believe that Apple can write "specs" for someone to put a fusion reactor and then someone will supply it. They do not design a display screen and then give that to Samsung to build it. It is not new technology to have an incremental increase it brightness on OLED screens. They don't have to retool to build it. It is an incremental improvement. And this isn't the first time that Apple has had a Samsung screen that was better than what was currently being sold by Samsung. But that is because of different release cycles. Samsung releases in March and Apple around October.

But Appel does not DESIGN OLED screens. They negotiate with Samsung for what can be done within their production cycle. They cannot come up with a "spec" for a 1000k PWM response OLED display that has the same power draw as the current display unit. Because that isn't possible.

I don’t understand your point? Are you trying to argue what I have stated? You seem to be rude and targeting me. Apple will be able to fix the issue in the future. I’m confident in Apple that they will see the issue and address it. Pwm is a display issue, but Apple is not speechless when it comes to their customers. Again in the article it explains that if a display doesn’t meet apples standards they will find a manufacture that does.

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hey everyone!

This is not about the screen, Headache is caused by the cellular antenna inside the iphone and amount of data you use. I notice that when I watch YT I feel nauseous and facial numbing sensations occur. Imho it’s the electromagnetic frequencies.