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iPad Air2 Color Banding, Posterization

Yesterday my iPad display began to have color banding, posterization issues. The images and videos in safari would appear dark and grainy. On some websites I can see a thumbnail change from “normal” to “dark/grainy” once the webpage loads. This issue extends to the camera. Photos taken appear dark and grainy in well illuminated rooms. When I select the photos for deletion, the thumbnail changes from “dark/grainy” to “normal” which surprised me. I have tried rebooting the iPad (power+home). I have tried diagnostic mode (volume up+home). I have tried dropping the iPad on carpet at 2 foot height. I have toggled a number of display settings, auto-brightness, reduce white spot, increase contrast, reduce transparency, reduce motion, etc., which has optimized my iPad processing speed but has not fixed the color banding, posterization underlying issue. I installed a benchmark app from the app store, compared my iPad test results with a youtuber test results, my iPad test results were off by hundreds; I read that is a processor issue, hence why I tried the iPad optimization approach. When I toggle auto-brightness the screen dims to a near display turn-off state, so I manually increase the brightness. Is there anything I can do to resolve this color banding, posterization issue?

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jul 8, 2021 8:48 AM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2021 9:01 AM

If you're sure that in Settings>Accessibility>Display & Text Size ALL options are OFF but the issue persists, contact Apple Support directly, using this link:--> Get Support , or make an appointment and have your device inspected at an Apple Store or AASP (Apple Authorized Service Provider) among this list:--> Apple – Location Selector

After checking it out, they'll give you all the available options.

Regards

Giulio

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Jul 8, 2021 9:01 AM in response to justinminges

If you're sure that in Settings>Accessibility>Display & Text Size ALL options are OFF but the issue persists, contact Apple Support directly, using this link:--> Get Support , or make an appointment and have your device inspected at an Apple Store or AASP (Apple Authorized Service Provider) among this list:--> Apple – Location Selector

After checking it out, they'll give you all the available options.

Regards

Giulio

Jul 15, 2021 11:48 AM in response to justinminges

I began to have a burn-in issue, which I expected with this high contrast color banding issue, I read the fix was to shut off the iPad for 3-5 days to “allow the phosphors to cool.” I shut the iPad off for 5 days and the burn-in issue was resolved, but I still have color banding, posterization issues. I may cross off shutting the iPad off for 3-5 days as a possible solution.

iPad Air2 Color Banding, Posterization

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