iphone 16 pro max with yellow tint in screen

The whites in the phone dont exist. Even with True tune and night shift disable and looking direct in the screen the yellow tint is there. If you put True tone is horrible . So my phone comes with a lg screen (the worst) not the samsung one; and the colors are not calibrate.


A lot of people in the internet with the same problem.


If apple continue putinh this bad screens thy could put in a actualisation 3 slides (R G B) or 2 slides (one temperature and other green /magenta) to people try resolve the problem (like in android). The filters in settings help to dont be so horrible but dont work well (Are filters people with problems in the eyes or ambients with bad lights not to arrange screens with bad calibrations) . My first and last iphone.


Posted on Mar 26, 2025 1:47 PM

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Mar 30, 2025 7:16 PM in response to nunodavid

“My friend i have a calibrate monitor that i can compare the phone”


That’s ridiculous why would you compare a calibrated monitor to an uncalibrated monitor? If you want to make comparisons, compare monitors that are both calibrated and compare results for accuracy. Your test is meaningless and a waste of time.



“But that it is not the question and problem. When you buy a phone like the iphone 16 pro you espect that it cames not with whites yellow whatever place you are with the phone. Because of that a lot of creator, photographers and people in geral are talking about this problem like aI show to you.”


You’re right it’s not the question! But you did it anyway. Why do you do useless experiments and post about it? So you expect perfection? It’s got nothing to do with price. Why are you expecting every app on your iPhone to be color profile aware and properly manage color? Where does Apple state any of that in their technical specification? Sorry, but you have the expectations of a child. Please explain why the color of your phone dialer to be critical to any purpose? Discuss all you want, but it doesn’t make anyone participating in the discussion knowledgeable about the subject or able to explain why they expect the color to remain consistent and how that affects their day to day life or their professional business.



“Of course if it is a fanboy instead of see the problem for have a better phone i will try to dismiss it.”


The iPhone is a tool to get a job done. iPhones are no different to a professional photographer, graphic artist, video editor than a hammer is to a carpenter. It’s a tool, nothing more, nothing less. If you want a museum piece I’m sure the iPhone 50 will easily meet you expectations.



“But again the bigger problem is to put phones with a better screen in exposition in the big shops and when people buy it deliver a different and worst screen that is in the same model in the shop for people see . That is a shadow why to work. That is the bigger problem.”


What the practices are of a private business is nothing that I can change. If you feel you need to joust with windmills, the link is below to provide feedback directly to Apple.



”of course for you it is all perception so nothing metters. Only that iphones are good Or that is perception too?”


The iPhone is a tool, I buy a new tool when the present one is superseded by a better tool. I’ve never cared that that the screen on my phones number pad isn’t pure white. It’s irrelevant to the content of my call, the clarity of the voice etc. To me it comes across as whining that is the demo you chose. Show a critical issue on an app where color is important.



“I dont want to loose my time with perceptions.

And with this kind of talk. Just want to change the phone for other with a good screen like the ones in exposition for people see before buy it. Thank you anyway. But if all people are like you why should companys put good screens with good colors in phones? All is perception.”


Then your issue is with the merchant where you purchased the iPhone. I have no way of determining what you saw, or what you think you saw. You read BS on the internet and found out that your screen is what some anonymous writer says is an inferior screen. Don’t confuse the issue. You're upset because you want a different screen and you’re hiding behind alleged color defects that you know nothing about.


Talk to the manager of the store, if you can’t get satisfaction, file a dispute with the credit card company you used for the purchase. If still no relief, talk to the consumer advocate agencies in the country you live in. I wish you luck. But you issue is wants and desires and nothing to do with technical merits of a screen or color shifts in applications that are not color managed.


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Mar 30, 2025 11:00 AM in response to nunodavid

If you're experiencing a persistent yellow tint on your iPhone 16 Pro Max screen, even with True Tone and Night Shift turned off, the issue may stem from natural variations in display calibration, often due to differences between panel suppliers such as Samsung and LG. While Apple aims for consistency, some users notice a warmer hue on certain devices. To help correct this, navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters, enable the filter, choose Color Tint, and adjust the Hue and Intensity sliders to balance the color temperature closer to neutral white. Additionally, make sure both True Tone and Night Shift are disabled under Display & Brightness settings, and consider reducing the white point to soften the screen’s warmth via Accessibility > Display & Text Size. Keeping your iOS updated is also essential, as Apple occasionally fine-tunes display behavior through software. If the problem persists and significantly impacts your experience, it's recommended to visit an Apple Store or Authorized Service Provider for a diagnostic evaluation and potential hardware support.

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Mar 30, 2025 12:25 PM in response to nunodavid

Did you buy the iPhone from Apple? If not who did you purchase it from?


Do you have a link to the site or post that say a serial number with G9N are a better screen?


What are the model numbers for your iPhone? Please follow this path?


iphone > Settings > General > About > Model Number > ???


Then tap the model number and share the second number.



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Mar 30, 2025 2:06 PM in response to Jeff Donald

I buy go to the 2 bigger shops in Portugal (that have shops all over the country that have iphones in fisical shop (" worten " (where i buy the phone in one of the shops in Lisbon) and " fnac " in Lisbon too where I go to "clinica fnac" that say that have reparations and assist with garantia apple)


And I buy directly from them in the fisical shop)


Because in Portugal there is not apple shops only 

authorized shops like this ones (if i buy from internet it will be less money but i always buy in fisical authorized shops)


Iphone 16 pro max

My model number is MYWV3QL/A

Seriel number G47****M5


Sites where you can tell people sharing the information from the problems that a lot of people have with yellow/green tint screens (and some people talking about the seriel numbers and model screens):


Official Apple Support Communitythread/255909102?sortBy=rank


(in this first thread people with the same problemsay how to see the seriel number of the screen in :sysdiagnose_xxxxx generated file)


Official Apple Support Communitythread/255776805?answerId=260791796022&sortBy=rank#260791796022


https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/1flmg14/iphone_16_pro_screen_yellow_tint/


I put 3 links but if you seach in google : " iphone 16 pro max with screen with yellow tint " you will see dozens of posts with people with the some problem (there are people that say that send the phone 3 times to changed in apple until came one with a good screen).


But I dont want to discuss other people problems. My phone is original i buy it in authorized shop and like I say in the bigger shops authorized (worten, fnac, gms ) to sell apple the phones in exposition have diferent better screens . (and they say where i buy it that because the phone is already registred with apple since the moment i buy it abs turn it on for changed for a new one i have to talk directly with apple because they cant do nothing. (And i go there 4 days after i buy the phone)



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Mar 30, 2025 6:32 AM in response to nunodavid

nunodavid wrote:

My first and last iphone.

Mobile brand/model selection is an individual choice based on many parameters. Such as Money, Feature, Status, Aesthetic, Utility, User-Friendliness, Availability, Warranty Coverage, Service Support, Resale value, Technology and many other factors. Choose yours judiciously!



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Mar 30, 2025 11:08 AM in response to SravanKrA

Sorry you dont read my post well:


i choose and buy an Iphone 16 pro max. So I make my choice and i buy it.


My problem is that after i buy it when i open the case i see that the iphone that i buy (the iphone 16 pro max) have a diferent screen that the ones in exposition in all big shops in my country.


And when i try to you investigate if it was a problem in the iphones that come to my country (Portugal) i see in the internet a lot of people with the same problem.


Before i buy it a made a study how was the Iphone 16 pro max; but i never think that apple will do a thing like this: put in the shops phones with better screens and when people buy the same iphone model the deliver phones will came with different and worst screens. This is my problem . (the other brands was only a comparations but you can forget that comparation)


So i choose careful i only dont think that could exist this kind of tathics in a brand like apple.


Can i change the iphone for other with a better screen without this color yellow tint like the ones in the shops for people see (with better screen) ? . It make 9 days tgat i buy my iphone.


People in the internet say the ones with better screens the seriel number start by G9N... I know that my iphone the screen serial number starts with GH3... and is horrible. (people say that it is a Lg screen). I only know is horrible with an horrible yellow/green tint. and it is diferent from the ones in the shops in exposition for people see before buy it.

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Mar 30, 2025 11:13 AM in response to SravanKrA

Sorry you dont read my post well:


i choose and buy an Iphone 16 pro max. So I make my choice and i buy it.


My problem is that after i buy it when i open the case i see that the iphone that i buy (the iphone 16 pro max) have a diferent screen that the ones in exposition in all big shops in my country.


And when i try to you investigate if it was a problem in the iphones that come to my country (Portugal) i see in the internet a lot of people with the same problem.


Before i buy it a made a study how was the Iphone 16 pro max; but i never think that apple will do a thing like this: put in the shops phones with better screens and when people buy the same iphone model the deliver phones will came with different and worst screens. This is my problem . (the other brands was only a comparations but you can forget that comparation)


So i choose careful i only dont think that could exist this kind of tathics in a brand like apple.


Can i change the iphone for other with a better screen without this color yellow tint . For one like the ones in the shops for people see (with better screen) ? . It make 9 days tgat i buy my iphone.


People in the internet say the ones with better screens the seriel number start by G9N... I know that my iphone the screen serial number starts with GH3... and is horrible. (people say that it is a Lg screen). I only know is horrible with an horrible yellow/green tint. and it is diferent from the ones in the shops in exposition for people see before buy it.

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Mar 30, 2025 11:21 AM in response to NyongesaSande

I alteady do all that I am a photographer and work with computer too so before i go to the shop i did all that things. In the shop and in apple care shop they say i have to contact apple directly because when i star the iphone i conect it with an apple id so to change for another phone i have to contact apple. In the shop they say if it was any other brand the make the change because when i go to the shop i only have buy the iphone 4 days ago. But with iphone i have to contact apple directly herenin suport.

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Mar 30, 2025 4:55 PM in response to nunodavid

So, are you enabling TrueTone and are enabling Night Shift? Have you adjusted any other display color settings? Just a simple yes or no for each question.


Why do you need exact color temperature and color screen calibration? What iPhone applications are you using that are color aware?

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Mar 30, 2025 5:22 PM in response to Jeff Donald

No


Yes and No (try everything)


What applicatins i want to use: i dont think in that because before i have to have a phone that work well.


Why do you nead a car that go from a place to the other? I do you nead a umbrella that the rain that past thru? I do you nead a screen that if yo are looking to something that is white you want to see white instead of yellow? Why when you buy a phone in a shop and you look to the phone in exposition you expect the one that you buy look the same?


If you dont know the answers to this questions is to dificult to explain or answer to you.








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Mar 30, 2025 5:31 PM in response to nunodavid

Why do I need a blue car to go from place to place?


Perception of white by the human eye is an ever changing line in the sand.


Here’s a story for you. Eastman Kodak used to process film by the millions of rolls. They employed thousands of people as color print machine operators. They discovered that a substantial number of prints didn’t pass quality control for color accuracy after employee breaks. After some research they discovered caffeine alters perception of color.


So, a slight variation in color is irrelevant unless you’re doing critical color work. So again, what apps are you using that are color aware and read and adjust the screen for the color profile of the image?

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Mar 30, 2025 6:07 PM in response to Jeff Donald

My friend i have a calibrate monitor that i can compare the phone


But that it is not the question and problem. When you buy a phone like the iphone 16 pro you espect that it cames not with whites yellow whatever place you are with the phone. Because of that a lot of creator, photographers and people in geral are talking about this problem like aI show to you.


Of course if it is a fanboy instead of see the problem for have a better phone i will try to dismiss it.


But again the bigger problem is to put phones with a better screen in exposition in the big shops and when people buy it deliver a diferent and worst screen that is in the same model in the shop for people see . That is a shadow why to work. That is the bigger problem.


of course for you it is all perception so nothing metters. Only that iphones are good Or that is perception too?


I dont want to loose my time with perceptions.

And with this kind of talk. Just want to change the phone for other with a good screen like the ones in exposition for people see before buy it. Thank you anyway. But if all people are like you why should companys put good screens with good colors in phones? All is perception.

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Mar 31, 2025 1:24 AM in response to Jeff Donald

It was apple that makebthe iphone 16 pro max with 2 different screens. And is apple who smartphones to exposition and to sell to the clients. You are trying to get excuses Again are you reciving money.


I am not going to lose more time with this You are not trying to help seeing this problem. You are trying to desmiss it.


I have to arrange a solution to my problem and dont want waste my time with people that only see one way.


iphone is a tool and i buy tools of all brands. I like the cameras of the phone but the screen that came with my iphone 16 pro max is very bad. End of the story. If you have one and are happy with it good for you.



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