pink hue on iPhone 5 screen after iOS 7?

I did not notice this before updating to iOS 7 this afternoon, but there is now a very visible and distracting pink color on 90% of my screen. The very outside 1/4 inch is normal. I'm not sure if this is a long time problem and only just discovered with all the stark white in iOS 7 or what. There is a thread on macrumors forums with a few others who have had the same problem. I made an appointment at the local Apple Store this evening and the genius said it was a "feature" of iOS 7, which is rediculous, but they stood their ground. There were only a couple other iPhones in the store that had iOS 7 and she said they all displayed the same purple/pink hue on screens with white backgrounds. I did see one other that had the same issue, the others were "in the back". The display iPhones still all had iOS 6 and I didn't see the pink tinge on them. It also doesn't show up on my wife's iP5 (still on iOS 6).
I just can't believe this is intential. Anyone else having this problem? Not sure what to do.

It is most prominant when viewing the screen at a slight angle, depending on the light in the room. Very distracting on web pages, calendar, notes, reminders, etc.


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iPhone 5, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 8:48 PM

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Aug 22, 2014 4:39 PM in response to mzd

Apple announced a battery replacement program for defective batteries that affect some iPhone 5 units. I wonder if they could do the same for the pink hue issue that we are experiencing. I haven't contacted Apple regarding this issue yet. Hopefully others who have this issue can contact Apple to log a complaint, as well. This seems to be a manufactured defect that should be covered under a special repair since the problem isn't caused by the user.

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