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Apple Working on Fix for iPhone 14 Pro Horizontal Lines Display Issue
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Apparently some sort of leak in the Matrix code.
I'm always impressed by Apple when they can push out a software patch to fix what may seem like a hardware issue.
This being one of them, though. This is an "issue" in the political sense. Someone who wants to complain (you, apparently) will add this to their list of gotchas, even though a fair minded person might ask "Who is actually inconvenienced by some horizontal lines that appear only (and briefly) when a device is being turned on?"
I had gotten this issue on iPhone X and Xs and both instances it was due to my battery bulging. But it wasn't at boot, it was all the time. Perhaps the issues are not the same, but I had vertical green lines gradually get worse as the battery swelled more and more that the screen started to separate from the chassis.
How so? Please explain. I'm not having any issues at all and it's the best phone I've ever had.
I’ve seen an horizontal line on my iPhone 14 Pro Max when scrolling on some websites, but not when turning it on.
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This is what Apple Support has come to: deny a problem exists, tell customers they must spend hours to erase and reinstall, RTA to Engineering, Engineering says to keep your device up-to-date, Apple says they are working on a software fix.
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Thank God I have not seen the Horizontal lines on my iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Used to love the prank of a popup to the effect of a critical error and then a restart. Unless they knew how to stop autoexec, they were doomed
Apple hasn't found a fix for this 10 generations later?
They should also have a fix for iMac M1 have also lines in the screen. This is terrible.![]()
Apple has acknowledged that iPhone 14 Pro users, specifically iPhone 14 Pro Max customers, may see flashing horizontal lines on their iPhone display when the device is being turned on.
Last month, MacRumors reported that a growing number of iPhone 14 Pro customers described seeing green and yellow horizontal lines flash on their iPhone display when the device is being turned on. The exact details at the time, including whether or not Apple was looking into the issue or whether it was a hardware or software problem, were unknown.
Now, in a new memo, Apple has acknowledged the issue and put at ease concerns it stems from a hardware deficit, confirming it's being investigated and an iOS update to address it will be released soon. iPhone 14 Pro customers may "report that when they power on or unlock their phone, they briefly see horizontal lines flash across the screen," the memo seen by MacRumors says. "Apple is aware of the issue and a software update is coming soon that will resolve the issue," the memo adds.
iOS 16.3 is currently undergo testing with developers and members of the public beta program, but that update is not expected to launch for at least several more weeks. More imminently, Apple could release iOS 16.2.1, following the release of iOS 16.2 last month, to address this and other bugs being experienced by users.
Article Link: Apple Working on Fix for iPhone 14 Pro Horizontal Lines Display Issue
iPhone 14 Pro customers may "report that when they power on or unlock their phone, they briefly see horizontal lines flash across the screen,"People turn their iPhone off?
If they keep the phone, I think you are right in that they will not be ‘inconvenienced’. However, it may make it more problematic trying to sell the phone. I personally would not purchase one second hand with this issue. Why? Because I do not know if it is a hardware issue and if the device will fail at some point. For similar reasons, I would be nervous keeping the phone if it was close to falling out of the warranty period. Obviously this is not the case yet as the phone is <6 months old and Apple has time to resolve issue.
It's probably writing a value to an active video RAM page when it is doing a memory test.
Usually when I get on an airplane or on the very few times I am fully off work. "I guess I must have been between cell towers or something."People turn their iPhone off?
It's not uncommon to have the same effect from different causes.
It's probably not the same bug.Apple hasn't found a fix for this 10 generations later?
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I can't imagine the horror of seeing a line go across the screen when my iPhone is booting up. I hope Apple provides trauma counseling to those who have been exposed. Imagine having PTSD triggered every single time you see a line. You are waiting in line at the post office then suddenly you curl up in a ball sobbing, "OMG my phone my phone!"
I love it but only if the iBlindfold has the ability to go through a full 48 hours on a single battery charge.
No issues for me either. I don’t have an iPhone 14, but on the internet I play somebody who does.
I am missing the part where Apple says it is a hardware issue. It sounds like software to me. I have not actually seen this happen myself, but it sounds a bit like memory testing of video page memory when that video page is active.