Why does True Tone make my screen yellow? Without it looks white as you’d expect with no yellow tint 
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iPhone 12 Pro Yellow Screen/Tint? Display seem "Warm"? Check here first!
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So I just checked my daughters 12 pro max(she got the Gold from a different Best Buy than I got my Pacific Blue from) and not only does she have the same yellowish tint, but her Max brightness is lower too.
When I crank my brightness to Max, I pretty much match the brightness of my 11 pro Max, albeit with a slight yellow tint. However my daughters has a lower Max brightness and looks dingier than mine at Max.
She doesn’t care because she runs in dark mode 24/7, but it is definitely a different look than mine.
When I crank my brightness to Max, I pretty much match the brightness of my 11 pro Max, albeit with a slight yellow tint. However my daughters has a lower Max brightness and looks dingier than mine at Max.
She doesn’t care because she runs in dark mode 24/7, but it is definitely a different look than mine.
That’s why they should add a slider really for individual adjustment.
Looks like it grey colours look horrible, have a green yellow tint instead of looking grey, also the screen looks very yellow when dark mode is on at night.
Thread is 68 pages long, yet macrumors still won't grow a pair and write up a news article about the issue, instead they are busy writing articles about how the HomePod mini is available for same day pickup from the apple store. 🤷♂️🙄🤦♂️
I genuinely don’t believe there are any non-yellow panels out there, it seems to be slightly yellow to really yellow, and it’s yellow to everyone with True Tone on, which is why I believe a software update will fix this.
It’s very different to previous years where a small number had issues, there are professional reports into the displays which identify the yellow issue, many many individual reports, and it’s now being looked into by the engineering and Exec relations teams at Apple.
Agree with the poster above this needs an article written and get some noise on this issue. Look what happened with AirPods Pro rattlegate? Many dismissed that and it took Apple over a year to formally acknowledge it, but they were right and there is now a repair programme.
Someone has literally pissed on the iPhone 12 parade. And we need a fix.
It’s very different to previous years where a small number had issues, there are professional reports into the displays which identify the yellow issue, many many individual reports, and it’s now being looked into by the engineering and Exec relations teams at Apple.
Agree with the poster above this needs an article written and get some noise on this issue. Look what happened with AirPods Pro rattlegate? Many dismissed that and it took Apple over a year to formally acknowledge it, but they were right and there is now a repair programme.
Someone has literally pissed on the iPhone 12 parade. And we need a fix.
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Hope you're right, but I highly doubt it, loving my 12 pro max, size, battery life, speed, design, shame that it has a faulty piss yellow screen, or poorly calibrated screen.
You can never rely on the media for anything. They want to stay in Apple’s good graces or simply pull a blanket over their heads. If they actually took the time to acknowledge something we have seen every year for probably the last 3 maybe more year models then that would be impressive. But I’m increasingly less impressed with rumor sites. They are more apt to post something politically related than something that has a long thread found on their forums. Go figure.
They should be able to use serial numbers or other identifying information to figure out the affected displays. Or who knows, maybe they will add a white balance slider.
Hopefully they will soon just like they’ve done for the iPhone Mini Lock Screen issue.
What's with the claims that glue has to first dry? Is there something to it? Seems really unprofessional and out there to me if they ship out devices where glue is still "wet"(?) and affecting displays.
Back with the iPhone 4, they were literally producing and shipping the phones so fast that by the time the consumer got it they still weren't dry yet. It went away in a couple days but it shocked a lot of new buyers. They don't use glue anymore though that I know of though so it can't be an issue anymore.
Ok, interesting. But even if it is an issue now it should be dry by those who got their phones on the 13.11. or earlier.
The less people settle, the more Apple will notice. I gave in on my second 11 Pro Max model because the screen lottery was a pain. I wish I hadn't. I only helped enable Apple to continue on ignoring the issue.
iPhone 12 Pro Max. True Tone does seem aggressive. It really goes past neutral to warm, and it's noticeable next to my iPad Pro 2nd gen. I would say just turn True Tone off if you like 9300 screens.
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the thing for me is it isn't a sure bet I upgrade every year. I end up doing it lots of years, but not always
my SE 2020 for example I will hold onto forever. Got such a great deal and its good to have a modern 2ndary backup
my 12 Pro, it's looking like minimum 2 years maybe more. Don't want to shell out $1k again soon (even tho I got the At&T deal, still) , or play lottery, or any of it. Really happy with the hardware
so it sucks especially if you aren't resolved to "well I'm on iPhone upgrade program, I'm upgrading regardless of what's offered or not feature wise" mentality.
Do NOT wait past your return window date for this so-called "Software fix". Support people over the years have promised such things form time to time and they never come. The only software fix there could be is an adjustable white point, which they should have given us 10 years ago. If these panels do have a physical film on them, sure it can be countered using white point, but in reality the panels shouldn't have shipped to begin with.
Since many have been asking for proof a good screen 12 exists, and no one seems to want to post it, can you post a shot of your 12 next to your SE for comparison, so we can see a clear screened 12 in all its glory?
Never understood why people just don't adjust the color tint to their liking? Accessibility>Display&Text>Color Filters>Color Tint (Hue and Intensity can be adjusted at the bottom). I've been doing this for years.
I had just upgraded from my 7 Plus. I'm not upgrading this year. I've had multiple Android devices, my most recent being the LG V60. My husband who has two iPhones, prefers that screen to my 11 Pro Max. The color filter I've got applied does affect brightness and it has washed out other colors (Albeit minor) but I gave up on the lottery.
I think when I go to upgrade again, if this is still an issue, I don't intend to think "It's okay, I'll settle". Especially not for $1000-$1300 USD.
The answer is literally posted throughout this whole thread, in multiple places. One of those places is the response directly after yours.
ask and ye shall receive
the camera really makes my SE2020 look a bit yellow, its not to my eyes in person its just much less bright than my 12 Pro. the third photo is just SE2020 (taken with my 12 pro) camera to show this. last photo is just 12 pro (taken with SE2020 camera) lol. still doesn't give it justice, it is such a FANTASTIC panel in person.
Took the second photo out of focus, to capture brightness intensity and general pure white color tint. The 12 Pro at max brightness is INSANELY bright on a good panel, its awesome
interestingly, my crappier mini 5 was able to capture the direct comparison better (more accurately) than my 12.9 2017 iPad Pro could
TT off, 100% brightness, auto brightness off. Also, ignore the nits descriptor on my SE 2020, its just part of a jailbreak tweak but doesn't affect this at all
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Very Nice! May add this to the OP, with a notice not to post the color filter fallacy