Weird 'Grid' on iPhone 4 Display?

[TheBritishBloke]

Take your iPhone out in sunshine, and tilt it away from you.. Do you guys see a black lined grid all across the screen? Wth?

 

[andromedaan]

can you make a pic ?

 

[TheBritishBloke]

can you make a pic ?

I would on any day but today... Crap weather lol.

 

[dast1g]

I see it too but only when the screen is locked or turned off and if it's really bright out

 

[TheBritishBloke]

I see it too but only when the screen is locked or turned off and if it's really bright out

Weird.. I see mine only when the display is On.

 

[iMacDragon]

Take your iPhone out in sunshine, and tilt it away from you.. Do you guys see a black lined grid all across the screen? Wth?

that's the digitizer that reads where your fingers are.

 

[TheBritishBloke]

that's the digitizer that reads where your fingers are.

I never noticed it on my 3G, or my 3GS?

 

[boy-better-know]

I never noticed it on my 3G, or my 3GS?

well its on all iphones and ipod touch's.

did you think you had a magical gridded iphone or are you just making rubbish threads?

 

[tadad1]

This is a Touch but the grid can be seen in bright light.

 

[TheBritishBloke]

well its on all iphones and ipod touch's.

did you think you had a magical gridded iphone or are you just making rubbish threads?

Actually I didn't know if it was normal... No need for getting harsh there..

 

[wirelessmacuser]

Take your iPhone out in sunshine, and tilt it away from you.. Do you guys see a black lined grid all across the screen? Wth?

Yes I've noticed that on both of mine. Since it did not seem to create a problem, I dismissed it as a low priority question. It's good to hear you've noticed the same exact thing.

 

[mrblack927]

that's the digitizer that reads where your fingers are.

Correct. I've actually taken an iPhone apart before to replace the LCD and when you look at the digitizer piece by itself (it's laminated to the front glass) it looks like a clear piece of glass with faint gridlines on it. Then tiny wires connect to the gridlines at the edges and go to a ribbon cable that connects to the iPhone main board. Very cool actually.

 

[isimon117]

Happens on my iPhone and iPad. As the posters above said, I think it's part of the digitizer

 

[gloss]

It's the digitizer.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

 

[TheBritishBloke]

Thanks everyone for your responses.. I was just curious as to what it is.

Conclusion: It's the digitizer that recognises your touch.

Many thanks.

 

[itsmemuffins]

You can see it more clearly on the iP4 because the glass and lcd are fused.