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建超274
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

iPhone 16 gets green screen & incomplete display outdoors, touch works fine, recovers indoors

Hello everyone,


I bought my iPhone 16 in September 2024. Starting from yesterday, I have encountered an abnormal display issue.


When I am outdoors, the screen suddenly shows green tint / green screen and incomplete display content. The touch‑screen function works perfectly without any problem. Once I go back indoors with normal ambient temperature, all screen abnormalities disappear and the phone returns to normal automatically.


I have searched online and found many other users reporting exactly the same fault, and most discussions point to high outdoor temperature as the trigger. From my observation, this appears to be a potential hardware‑related defect of the display panel, rather than a regular software glitch.


My device has not suffered drops, liquid damage or any physical impact. No third‑party screen replacement has been done.


Device info: iPhone 16, iOS 26.6.1


I would like to confirm: Is this a known hardware issue for iPhone 16? What official troubleshooting or repair options are available for this intermittent temperature‑related screen fault? I hope to get official feedback or solution suggestions.


Thank you.

Posted on Nov 3, 2026 5:17 PM

2 replies

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Nov 3, 2026 11:04 PM in response to 建超274

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建超274 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Nov 4, 2026 4:47 PM in response to SravanKrA

Thank you for sharing this troubleshooting workflow.

But my problem is different: my green screen and incomplete display only appear when it is cold outdoors, and the screen returns to normal quickly after I go indoors and the device warms up.

This symptom is strictly temperature-dependent (cold-induced), which is unlikely to be caused by an app or saved setting. I suspect this is a hardware defect of the display panel.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256388453