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Got my screen replaced and now the colors are all messed up?

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I recently broke my phone screen and got it replaced (not at Apple). The colors of my phone are all messed up now. The contrast + saturation of my screen is really high, and all my pictures look really ugly and distorted now. I tried fixing it in settings in color filters, but it didn’t work; the contrast and saturation are too high. Also my increase contrast is off. What do I do??

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I’m not one to usually assume things, but I have seen this way too many times and it’s usually caused by the person who completed this repair. Most cases are the person installed a really cheap aftermarket screen and those usually tend to have issues with contrast and saturation. This person also may have skipped this important step when repairing this specific phone found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMeAnY_j...

Programming the screen is needed for the light sensor and true tone functionality to work and so many people/repair businesses fail to do so. Do you see any text that says “True Tone” found in settings < display and brightness?

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yes what do i do after that is there a way to fix it?

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Hi toreskey. Is there any way to tell if high saturation after screen replacement is due to lack of TrueTone or low quality of the replacement part? Are there any specific colors that can be analyzed to determine if the problem is caused by not programming the light sensor?

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I have an iPhone XR and the same thing happened to me (off brand replacement screen). I fixed it by using the color filters in the settings (Display & Text Size > Color Filters). I ended up using the Color Tint (the Hue selector was about 1.5 the size of the word “intensity” and the Intensity was between the T and E of it). I hope this helps.

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@jaemeappel thank you so so so much, this actually helped a lot.

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Can h help me idk how to do this

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@Jaemeappel thank you so much for giving this suggestion. I have an iPhone XS Max that I had to get the screen replaced on two days ago. I took it to CPR store and let them fix it. Ever since I got the screen replaced it has been so bright and it would drain my battery more quickly. I just had the brightness setting barely on. I Googled what to do about the screen and this was the first result that showed up. I did what you said by changing the color filter setting. My screen is now the appropriate brightness it should be. Hopefully this will help with my battery not going dead as quickly. Thank you so much again for posting this.

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this is actually very helpful my screen went back to its original color than you very muchh!!!

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From my knowledge in tech, the problem usually comes from the part that is used when it comes to screen replacements. Some shops like to skimp when it comes to buying their stock and or take parts from other devices that aren't even compatible with the device that you have. Recently the same issue happened to me when I broke my Samsung Galaxy A15. Everything was working in order and I could feel how the phone still worked even if the screen was black and glitchy. Took it to get fixed at a shop and when I got it back, not only did the screen not even go to my phone model, but it also had this weird pink tint and a lag when I swiped. The quality of video's and things being displayed was also horrible. Replacing myself was not only cheaper, but it actually works like new and the lag is gone.

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This recently happened with my iPhone XS Max, now the colours are dull and brownish. What do I do?

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My screen is not in colors it always is

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For iPhone:

Settings > Accessibility > Display and Text Size

then toggle on Reduce White Point and adjust the slider to your liking.

FIXED! 🙌

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This happened when I replaced my Samsung A14 screen. The colors are dull, not as vibrant as before. Is there a Samsung fix?

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