iPhone 16 screen blinking purple at low brightness

Ok, this is what I can confirmed, this happen only by using the default new wallpapers for the iPhone 16 & 16 Pro, it’s also happening on the lasted update so far (18.2.1) and sometimes it get really creepy by flickering; last night I saw it flickering for the first time for mine, I’d only saw it static before. As the matter of fact I shoot a video with an other iPhone but I can’t post it here, but here are some pics from the video from the flickering to the dimm out of the screen.

Im also having the same issue with my new iPhone 16 plus and the issue seems to be due to the stock wallpaper animation which is glitching on ios 18…Apple you need to fix this ASAP in the next update!!!

Something similar, but no flickering, the screen dims with a purple tone or layer before goes off but it’s static.

I’m thinking this may be related to the iPhone 16 Plus that has the “always active screen” (I think that’s the name) and maybe this is a bug for the iPhone 16 that doesn’t have that capability.

Same problem, but the heating happened in the early days, it get very hot at the point to stop charging to resume later when temperature reached normal levels. It hasn’t happened again but now I’m showing the purple screen issue.

Yes, I have experienced a similar issue with my recently purchased iPhone 16. Approximately three weeks ago, the screen flickered and displayed purple blinking at the edges. This behavior was not observed in iOS 18.1.1. However, since upgrading to iOS 18.2, the issue has become more frequent and occurs randomly for only four seconds before disappearing on its own. Additionally, the auto-brightness and true tone features have been activated.

Upon checking , I discovered that the issue was caused by the newly installed wallpaper, particularly after customizing it. Remarkably, the issue completely disappeared and did not reappear after changing the wallpaper.

The iOS 18.1.1. Update seemed to have solved it, but after the 18.2 I noticed again, now I’ve notice a couple of times but not as often; still happen with the stock wallpaper which I like very much; I mean, It’s just such a small issue that I don’t really care, but the idea that it could be a symptom of a larger issue came in to my mind. I think the chance for that are slim. What do you guys think? Should we stop using the stock wallpaper or disregard the issue as unimportant?

Apple just release iOS18.1.1 today. It comes with bug fixes - hopefully this is one of them that’s fixed! 🤞

I am also facing the same issue with my iphone 16 plus bought 10 days back. Is this device defected ? Just came from samsung s series. Never had such issue with screen.

I’m having the same problem. I just bought a iPhone 16.

I am still facing this issue.. having the latest update in IP 16 plus

After trying various troubleshooting methods, it seems the wallpaper was causing the blinking issue. Once I changed the wallpaper, the blinking stopped.

I have an iPhone 15 and I’m having this issue as well.

I found out that when I use Siri it makes the outer edge of the screen light up. That was what I thought the problem was.