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iPhone 12 Pro Yellow Screen/Tint? Display seem "Warm"? Check here first!
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I got Bamboozled....compared my 12 Pro Max to my XS Max with no True Tone ( I hate True Tone) and it was jaw dropping. XS Max was crisp and white with a blue tint. I phone 12 was yellow very yellow tint. Another reason why I am keeping my XS Max for at least another year. Soooo glad someone started this thread.
I wish I had kept mine for another year as well.... had i known I was going to pay $1300 for a piss stained screen i wouldn't have sold my XS Max
Sorry to hear you’re experiencing the same, it’s no fun. Have you decided what to do with it yet? I’m currently leaning towards a return and waiting a month or two to see if anything changes.
No, text looks crisp. After correcting white balance, the other differences are so subtle through my photographer eyes, I really don’t mind.
I feel your pain. I read all the reviews and was super stoked. You are correct about the edges and the display. I had the same experience. I have an iphone XS Max and it has a white crisp display and feels amazing in hand due to the rounded edges. Actually a pleasure to hold considering it is 6.5 inch phone. I upgraded from a 7 plus and it was well worth it. I might suggest this phone as there are refurbished models online in the apple store right now. I returned my 12 Max Pro.
This isn't a true "fix" for the yellow screen problem, but I was able to get my phone to display quite accurate colors by doing the following:
This doesn't really solve the underlying problem with the screen. But it does make me think that, in theory, the problem should be fixable with software.
- Using the color filter as others here have suggested, then
- activating night shift, but pulling back the intensity to a very low level
This doesn't really solve the underlying problem with the screen. But it does make me think that, in theory, the problem should be fixable with software.
Ya it’s not obvious to me either, after calibrating against my X-Rited monitors, my phone’s white balance has no undertones of pink/green or blue/yellow so maybe that helps any color shift. When I set Text to max, flipping the Color Filters switch I barely notice any contrast change, maybe a slight downward in brightness and increasing that easily eliminates any difference. Perhaps there’s worse variance out there, idk.
I was comparing my friend’s 12PM earlier and it looked yellow and dull, could not reach anywhere bright as mine. Turns out his Accessibility “Reduce White Point” was On for whatever reason. He was OCD’ing since Friday lol because everything else was Off.
fwiw I rarely have TrueTone On, it’s useful purpose is to warm (yellow) things up to ease your eyes at night before bed. Long time users of TT probably already know it’ll mess up your image editing.
fwiw I rarely have TrueTone On, it’s useful purpose is to warm (yellow) things up to ease your eyes at night before bed. Long time users of TT probably already know it’ll mess up your image editing.
TT is actually meant to adapt your white balance to the current lighting, similar to how a piece of paper looks different temps in different lighting. Your thinking of Night Shift, which is designed to reduce blue light emitted in order to make it easier to fall asleep.
my 12 pro max in the pink citrus case vs moms 12 pro max in black
6s plus vs 12 pm vs 12 pm
Approximately half brightness
True Tone on
Bonus shot of 6s plus vs dimmer 6s plus
Taken with 6s plus. These photos IMO make the 12 pro max look good but in real life they look really yellow to me compared to the 6s plus. I must be one of those people who prefer cool blue tint ? Idk. I want cooler phone.
True Tone on
Bonus shot of 6s plus vs dimmer 6s plus
Taken with 6s plus. These photos IMO make the 12 pro max look good but in real life they look really yellow to me compared to the 6s plus. I must be one of those people who prefer cool blue tint ? Idk. I want cooler phone.
in the last 5 pages imo.
there is maybe 1 panel that's unacceptable imo. the rest are fine
there is maybe 1 panel that's unacceptable imo. the rest are fine
For those with dim screens try toggling auto brightness in accessibility on and off a few times, sliding the brightness around as you do so.
Then go back to your Home Screen, mine was super dim and I always had to keep it above 50%, but after messing with auto brightness it seems much better.
I think there is a bug with auto brightness and the HDR screens these pros have.
Then go back to your Home Screen, mine was super dim and I always had to keep it above 50%, but after messing with auto brightness it seems much better.
I think there is a bug with auto brightness and the HDR screens these pros have.
Should I make sure to attempt an exchange before the 14-day return period is up, or can it be done after that time? Just have to exchange over and over and over again, right?
Thanks for this, really impressive job!! However I must report that my 12 Pro Max is an F2L and the brightness sucks compared to my wife's (which is a G6T). So I'd say that even among the same batch, there are noticeable differences.
I remember having two iPhone X on launch day with one of them was piss yellow and the other was yellowish. None of them was yellow when I sold them later. I guess they cool down.
I just got off the phone with Apple support (called from the UK) and have a potential solution for anyone who received their phone (purchased directly from Apple) after the 10th November.
This will include all owners of an iPhone 12 Pro Max or Mini.
You have until 8th January, at least here in the UK, to start a return on the item for a full refund.
My plan is to use my phone with the Color Filter workaround until the new year, and then replace with a newly manufactured unit.
If the problem is still not fixed by then, will play by ear at the time.
I asked about wear and tear.
He said Apple will honour the refund with wear and tear that might be associated with a couple months of usage. He said that if there was any user damage caused by dropping the phone or similar, such as a cracked screen, then the phone may be returned, and a refund void.
Since I'm using a sturdy case, this is not an issue for me, nor many others.
A side note is that the representative was not aware of any display issues on the phones.
This will include all owners of an iPhone 12 Pro Max or Mini.
You have until 8th January, at least here in the UK, to start a return on the item for a full refund.
My plan is to use my phone with the Color Filter workaround until the new year, and then replace with a newly manufactured unit.
If the problem is still not fixed by then, will play by ear at the time.
I asked about wear and tear.
He said Apple will honour the refund with wear and tear that might be associated with a couple months of usage. He said that if there was any user damage caused by dropping the phone or similar, such as a cracked screen, then the phone may be returned, and a refund void.
Since I'm using a sturdy case, this is not an issue for me, nor many others.
A side note is that the representative was not aware of any display issues on the phones.
It's the date that you received the phone.
I pre-ordered my Max on the 6th, and received it on launch day (13th).
Therefore, anyone who purchased a Max or Mini should have the extended return window.
Can these piss yellow/green meant to be grey color in dark mode be fixed with a software update?
What the hell was apple thinking, didn’t they see how these screens look when dark mode is on.
What the hell was apple thinking, didn’t they see how these screens look when dark mode is on.
Well I blame Jony. He would never ever have approved these oled panels.
The problem here is apple buying cheap crap oled panels, I’m never buying a launch day iPhone again, I’ll wait till people can actually confirm the screen doesn’t have a yellow tint. (Not Youtubers)
What’s the point of having this lovely designed phone, amazing processor, extra ram, big 6.7” screen, then all you see is contrast is dull and whites and greys look yellow.
Thread is 78 pages long, surprise surprise, still no news article from macrumors, wonder how much apple is paying them to keep quiet.