HELP! Problem with iPhone 4 screen color! (Discoloration and Image Persistence)

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HELP! Problem with iPhone 4 screen color! (Discoloration and Image Persistence)

Hi guys! I had this problem about 3 months ago. I started having this when I took a screen shot of a game then suddenly after the flash, the colors changed.

Yesterday it came back to normal for the first time but after several minutes, it went back to the distorted colos mode. 😟

Here are some pictures of the actual screen condition.

You can see the problem here. The icons have a bit of a dark shade in their middle parts, but when I touch and select an icon, it shows their normal colors.

*Look at the VIDEO ICON, PHOTO ICON and PHONE ICON.

As you can see in this image, it's like on a thermal camera mode. LOL! it also has a large amount of image persistence in it. 😟

In this image, you can see that the lower part of the screen is missing (blackened) and has some image persistence too. You can also see the difference in color of the messages tab.

Image color is different and has image persistence too.

The colors are different and the screens bottom part is darkened.

One thing I noticed here is that when the accesive touch button menu is active, the icons behind it get their normal colors back.

*take a look a the APP STORE ICON, MAIL ICON, SAFARI ICON, CONTACTS ICON and PASSBOOK ICON

Any help guys? Is there any software that can fix this or any method you know? If there's anyone who have the same problem and has encountered the same problem, kindly reply and post some solutions.

Thanks in advanced for those who will read this post and give me some answers! 🙂

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1

Posted on Mar 31, 2013 11:26 AM

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brad805

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Mar 31, 2013 1:17 PM in response to Jerome Jake

You may have to Restore the iPhone with iTunes on your computer. But first try this, press the Home button twice quickly, in the new bottom row of icons, press and hold on an icon until you get the Red Minus Sign, then tap all the Red Minus Signs. After this, Reset, hold both the Home and Power buttons for about 10 seconds until the iPhone begins to restart. If this does not correct the problem, then try Restore with iTunes on computer.

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Jerome Jake Author

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Mar 31, 2013 7:12 PM in response to brad805

Hey thanks for the reply brad805. I do appreciate it man. I tried to close the background apps by pressing the home button twice and the screen darkening at the bottom was gone. However, the rainbow color effect and discoloration is still there. Let me try to restore my phone and update you if it fixes the issue. Thank you so much again for your help!

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Aug 11, 2013 6:28 PM in response to Jerome Jake

Hi Jerome,

i also have the same problem right now.. last night i just left my phone on top of the drawers then, the battery ran out. i charged it this morning then suddenly i noticed the problem.. discolored, rainbow, negative-like effect.. same as your screen shots.. is your phone ok now? what did you do? pls.. help

thank you sooo much!!

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Jerome Jake Author

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Aug 11, 2013 10:30 PM in response to MelaiDiaz

Had this problem since february this year, still the freaking discoloration is here.

But it's okay coz I'm gonna buy S4 now. :D

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Aug 11, 2013 11:17 PM in response to Jerome Jake

Hi jerome,

you didnt bother to bring it to any apple store? so that means i have to lose hope in fixing this annoying problem?

you know what the phone is still working but there's this burn-in or ghosting thing on the screen.. it's really frustrating!!!

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Aug 17, 2013 12:57 AM in response to MelaiDiaz

Yep this is my exact problem! Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else but in this thread so pity there is no resolution.

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Aug 17, 2013 2:24 AM in response to Chris Sexton nz

I know what you're ging through chris.. however the only solution i see is to put a white screen saver thing.. but still it's not working.. worst case scenario is to replace the screen.. im sooo hopeless.. no useful help on the internet as well..

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Jerome Jake Author

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Aug 28, 2013 8:09 PM in response to MelaiDiaz

Even putting a white screen saver wouldn't help. Best thing to do is to bring your iphone to a mac store or a repair shop. I already canvassed the prices and it's about 2,000 PHP or around $50 to $55, together with a new LCD, new glass, new back and front cover. 😀

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Sep 16, 2013 5:44 PM in response to Jerome Jake

Got the same problem here. Left it charging at night and when I woke up this morning, same discolouration happened. Bought my iPhone 4 in the UK 2 years ago but I'm working in China now and there aren't any apple stores or authorised repair shops around that I trust. Very frustrating indeed.. Tried all the recommendations mentioned here and the problem persists. Can anyone help? Very much appreciated and thanks in advance. :)

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Marubin

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Sep 27, 2013 6:20 AM in response to Nickyduff

This is exactly what happend to my iPhone 4S, right after I left it charging.

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Jerome Jake Author

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Oct 2, 2013 8:02 AM in response to Jerome Jake

Had my iPhone 4 repaired for around $50. It looks better now. hihihi 😀

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