Question :
While I was charging my iPhone 6s overnight, something weird has happened to the display : for some mysterious reason all red colors have turned pink overnight…
What can I do ?
Answer :
Since we cannot rule out that someone has pranked you, you should start out by checking your display settings – to do so in iOS 13, do this :
- open the Settings.app
- in the Settings window, click on Accessibility (so not Display & Brightness, but the one just below it)
- in the Accessibility window, click on Display & Text Size
- in the Display & Text size window, make sure Colour Filters is turned OFF
- if the display color problem persists, this is not the way to solve it…
If that works, you’re good. If not… try a reset :
- press both the round Menu-button (below the screen) and the ON/OFF-button (on the right side of the iPhone) to shut down your iPhone
- keep both these buttons pressed continuously until the screen goes black
- keep both these buttons pressed continuously until the white Apple-logo appears on screen
- now release both buttons and wait for the iPhone to restart
- if the display color problem persists now, it wasn’t a software problem…
If that works, you’re good. If not… it’s a hardware problem, so if this is your primary iPhone, go to your Apple Store or local Apple Repair Centre and have it fixed …or get yourself a new iPhone.
…if this is your secondary iPhone, you’re probably best of trying to repair it yourself (as the iPhone is getting more-and-more outdated every day, and an official AppleStore repair will cost you about €150…). To make sure you are ready to repair your iPhone yourself, watch some Youtube-video’s on this subject first :
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=iphone+6s+screen+replacement
If you think you are ready to replace your iPhone 6s display yourself, get yourself a new display with new LCD and touchscreen (and replacement tools), make sure you also get a cut-out film of glue-gel if that isn’t included, and follow the replacement manual that is available at iFixit :
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+6s+Screen+Replacement/62900
If you need replacement parts, here are a few suggestions from Amazon we’ve tested and work great :
Bokman Pre-assembled Display & Touch-screen for iPhone 6s – complete with tools [ buy it on Amazon UK ] [ buy it on Amazon DE ]
an alternative (similar but untested by us) from Amazon US :
Pre-assembled Display & Touch-screen for iPhone 6s – complete with tools [ buy it on Amazon US ]
and do not forget to order this too :
MMobile cut-out film of glue-gel for iPhone 6s – dual pack [ buy it on Amazon US ] [ buy it on Amazon UK ] [ buy it on Amazon DE ]
NOTE : on these pre-assembled displays, a new Home-button is included, but the new one doesn’t support fingerprint recognition, so if you want your iPhone to recognise you by your fingerprint (which is extremely convenient) you will need to swap the original Home-button back onto your iPhone (a fairly simple thing to do)
…and if your iPhone battery is getting old, you might want to replace that at the same time. to check the status of your iPhone battery, do this :
- open the Settings.app
- in the Settings window, click on Battery (just below Emergency SOS)
- in the Battery window, click on Battery Health
- if the Maximum Capacity listed there is 85% or lower, you should replace the battery (if not, it doesn’t need replacement)
If you need a replacement battery, here’s a suggestion from Amazon that we’ve tested and works great :
Icero Replacement Battery for iPhone 6s – higher capacity than the original [ buy it on Amazon UK ] [ buy it on Amazon DE ]
an alternative (similar but untested by us) from Amazon US :
if you need to do a hardware repair : Good Luck & enjoy 😉
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