Following up on yesterday’s story regarding a yellow discoloration found on some of the iPhone 4 screens, this may be a temporary problem at best. Per the AppleInsider forums, a user posted yesterday that Apple’s component manufacturers are involved in pitching the Z-6011 bonding agent to Apple that is found in the iPhone 4. The material is used to bond the layers of glass in the device during the assembly of the hardware.
“Apple is using a bonding agent called Organofunctional Silane Z-6011 to bond the layers of glass,” austingaijin wrote. “Apparently, Apple (or more likely Foxconn) is shipping these products so quickly that the evaporation process is not complete. However, after one or two days of use, especially with the screen on, will complete the evaporation process and the yellow ‘blotches’ will disappear.”
Users began to report on Wednesday that the Retina Display on their new iPhone 4 has a discoloration in the bottom corners of its screen. On those affected units, the screen’s corner has a warm yellowish tint to it.
An issue that could go away after a few days…not the worst thing ever.
If you’ve seen this on your end, please let us know and stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
2 replies on “iPhone 4 yellow tint could fade after a few days of use, source says”
Good to hear that this can be resolved. I'm about to buy one and I don't want any recall. 🙂
I was at the Apple Store on King Street Charleston SC and the unit I played with had 4 yellow tint splotches across the bottom of the screen and it was very noticeable. I only saw the one iphone as the store was packed. Good to know this may very well just go away on its own.