Still not clear if it’s a software or hardware issue

Jun 8, 2020 03:31 GMT  ·  By

If you ever wanted a green iPhone but eventually settled with the more famous Space Gray, then there’s a chance that you actually got a green iPhone anyway.

The only difference is that it’s green on the inside, as some people have recently come across what it’s obviously a bug that’s causing their displays to show a green tint all of a sudden.

At this point, it’s not clear if this is a hardware or a software issue, and at some level, this is good news because it gives hope the whole thing can be fixed with a new iOS update.

Many seem to claim that the whole thing appears showed up after installing iOS 13.5 and the green tint is visible when unlocking their phones. Others indicate that it goes away all by itself after a while and the green tint can be noticed only at random times.

Software bug (hopefully)

All these are signs that it might just be a software bug, but for now, it’s still not known which models are affected. Owners of iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max have all reported the issue – we’re not seeing any green tint on our iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max units here at Softpedia and everything appears to be just it’s supposed to be.

The bad news is that there’s no workaround available at this point, so if it’s all caused by a software glitch, then expect Apple to come up with a fix in the coming weeks.

Apple is getting ready to demo iOS 14 at WWDC, with a beta projected to go live shortly after the show. So there’s a chance the fix would first be tested as part of this beta (or whatever beta build goes live in the meantime), which means it won’t take long until we finally figure out if it’s a software or a hardware problem.