An issue experienced by some iPhone 13 users in recent months leads to an all-pink display, as well as untimely crashes. Apple believes this to be a software failure.
Users have been encountering a bug displaying everything in pink on their iPhone 13 for a few months // Source: Jphon via Apple Communities
Does your iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro see pink? This is said to be a (very) annoying iOS 15 bug. Reported by users on Apple’s community forums since October 2021, but also on Reddit, what appears to be a software glitch leads to an all pink display and persistent on some iPhone 13. Some of the users who are victims of this bug also report untimely and above all random crashes on their devices.
As pointed out 9to5Mac, there is no clear explanation of the phenomenon. We just know that this software problem is, a priori, limited only to the iPhone 13. Other clues nevertheless suggest that Chinese users of iPhone 13 are more often victims.
Mainly affected Chinese users?
The frequency and recurrence of this display and stability problem seem to vary greatly from one user to another. “ I had the same issue while taking a photo, the screen froze and turned pink, then rebooted. I called apple support, they ran a diagnosis and said there was nothing wrong “Explains one of them on the Apple discussion forum dedicated to the subject.
” This happened to me in my car the other day. This was preceded by street errors on my GPS until I reloaded. During the cycle, the iPhone displayed in pink. Everything has been fine since “comments another. ” My phone battery was behaving weird and it kept freezing so I turned off the power and the screen started to turn pink “, testifies for his part an iPhone 13 Pro user.
Apple spoke on Weibo
Apple replaced the devices of the first affected users, but other iPhone 13s continued to be affected by what the company describes as a simple software bug. This problem being more often encountered on the iPhone 13 in China, the firm has so far only expressed itself on the Chinese social network Weibo.
” We did not notice any significant issues in the hardware of the devices. This problem [d’écran rose] is caused when the system is locked “Said Apple in particular. At this point, the brand simply advises users to back up their data and install the latest available update.
Still, no mention of this bug is currently mentioned in the list of fixes made with the RC (Release Candidate) of iOS 15.3. This version must above all correct a flaw recently discovered in Safari.
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