It is normal that I see ripples/waves like lines on the lock screen "touch ID or enter passcode" "search" and when on the screen when I receive a text message?

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It is normal that I see ripples/waves like lines on the lock screen "touch ID or enter passcode" "search" and when on the screen when I receive a text message?

I realized recently that there are some ripples/waves like forms on the screen of my iphone 6 plus on the lock screen (grayish background). From what I remember, there is no water damages to the phone. Does someone know what causes this? I have an image attached below. We can clearly see that some spots are brighter than others

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.2

Posted on Jan 18, 2016 10:36 AM

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zhixinwang Author

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Jan 18, 2016 10:50 AM in response to AJ397

Hi,

First of all, thank you for your reply!

I looked again and I think that you are right about the background peeking through for the darker and brighter parts of the screen. However, I am sure that the ripples/waves like lines are not part of the lock screen image. I tried with another more "uniform" background image and this time, I am getting very faint thick horizontal lines. It seems to only happen on lock screen, search, and when I receive a text message on lock screen.

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AJ397

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Jan 18, 2016 11:01 AM in response to zhixinwang

It is odd that it only occurs in those three places. Have you tried to turn off reduce transparency?

Some other things to try:

Hold the sleep/wake and home button until the Apple logo appears
Reset settings: Settings>General>Reset>Reset Settings
Restore to a recent backup
If you don't have a recent backup or it doesn't help, backup all data and restore to factory settings

If switching background images and the above steps don't help, you could make a Genius Bar appointment for the phone's hardware to be evaluated.

-AJ

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zhixinwang Author

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Jan 18, 2016 11:13 AM in response to AJ397

Thank you! I tried all 1-2, but it did not work. The problem wasn't there anymore until I changed the wallpaper and increase the brightness of the screen again. I will make a Genius Bar appointment!

Thanks

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AJ397

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Jan 18, 2016 10:41 AM in response to zhixinwang

It may be your lock screen background "peeking" through. Do the lines resemble the background image and do they stay visible in all apps (ex:Safari, mail) ? -AJ

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AJ397

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Jan 18, 2016 11:14 AM in response to zhixinwang

You are welcome.

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