Quick orange tint from the bottom of iphone screen just before whenever the screen wakes

So I was doomscrolling at night when I noticed that whenever I wake or turn on my screen, a very faint orange tint appears on the bottom of the screen just before the waking animation shows. It is not noticeable in a lit room at all, but it gets quite noticeable in completely dark places. For context, I have the iphone 16 plus on ios 26. Is this a normal iphone oled mechanism? It also shows the same whenever I restart the phone just a millisecond before the apple logo shows. Try it on yours and lmk if you guys have experienced the same.

iPhone 16 Plus, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 7, 2025 2:49 AM

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Oct 7, 2025 11:12 AM in response to chonkecatto

I don’t think it’s a cause for concern. But you can always have Apple check it out and see what they have to say.


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