iPhone 13 pink screen bug reported by users — what Apple is doing about it

iPhone xiii pinkish screen issues reported by users — what Apple tree is doing about information technology

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While the iPhone 13 sits loftier on our best phones list, that doesn't hateful Apple tree'south flagship device is devoid of issues. One of those problems seems to exist an errant pink screen issues, one that leaves users with a magenta-hued display.

This news comes from 9to5Mac, which, based on reports on Apple'south Word forums, Reddit and Chinese social media site Weibo (via My Drivers), claims some iPhone 13 screens volition flicker pink. In most instances, a uncomplicated phone restart remedies this event. Simply for a select few, the pink screen remains permanent. According to 9to5Mac, some customers were able to go their iPhone 13s replaced.

Often, the pink screen is followed by a phone crash. When the iPhone 13 turns on once again, it unremarkably continues to work as normal.

iPhone 13 pink screen issue — (Epitome credit: Apple Discussions)

Oddly, information technology seems this upshot is more than prevalent for Chinese iPhone 13 buyers. Per My Drivers, Apple did brand a argument on Weibo stating, "We didn't notice relevant bug in the hardware of the devices considering this state of affairs [pinkish screen] is caused when the system is locked."

It's not the clearest verbiage on how to get things resolved, just My Drivers did say that Apple is advising users to support their data and install the latest firmware update.

According to 9to5Mac, Apple tree has yet to acknowledge a pink screen prepare in iOS 15.3 RC.

Scrolling downwards to the comments section on the 9to5Mac postal service, some users have been reporting instances of pink screen, but cipher that has resulted in a replacement from Apple tree. One user wrote, "Happened to my iPhone 13 Pro once when taking a pic, screen went pink for a 2nd and the iPhone restarted. Figured it'southward just a rare software glitch." Luckily, information technology hasn't happened to that user since.

Another user named Aditya Gupta said it "Happens with apple tree notes on my iPad when I swipe open it from the corner," but didn't requite any boosted detail. If true, this suggests information technology's an event non limited to iPhone 13s.

At the moment, the upshot seems too rare for Apple to issue a wide area ready. But if more than of these types of problems arise, then it will take further investigation from Apple. At the moment, Apple supplies OLED iPhone xiii screens from LG, Samsung and China's BOE. It will take some further investigation work to effigy out of this pink screen trouble is limited to all OLED manufacturers, or just ane.

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