Shadowy/blurry screen

It’s like, I can physically see several lines on my screen and it gives letters a shadow effect (as if the letters are on top of each other) and everything is blurred and wonky. This is not the first it happened but I don’t remember what I did and no useful results on the web come up. Any solutions?

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 4:09 PM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2023 4:32 PM

I suggest you start by making a screenshot,

Take a screenshot on your iPhone - Apple Support

then export the picture to a different device where you can view and compare on a known good display. (email to a family member?). If it has no distortion the fault is in the display of your iPhone SE, so it is likely to be a hardware defect. If the exported screen shot also shows distortion the fault is in the processing and generation of the screen, so it could be a software problem.


Next step is probably to try a software update to iOS 17.


If you suspect a hardware problem you can get your iPhone checked by Apple Service. Contact Apple Support.

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Sep 19, 2023 4:32 PM in response to golden296

I suggest you start by making a screenshot,

Take a screenshot on your iPhone - Apple Support

then export the picture to a different device where you can view and compare on a known good display. (email to a family member?). If it has no distortion the fault is in the display of your iPhone SE, so it is likely to be a hardware defect. If the exported screen shot also shows distortion the fault is in the processing and generation of the screen, so it could be a software problem.


Next step is probably to try a software update to iOS 17.


If you suspect a hardware problem you can get your iPhone checked by Apple Service. Contact Apple Support.

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