iPhone 4 screen yellowing could be a temporary problem from assembly

New iPhone 4 devices plagued with a yellow discoloration of the screen could be the result of a temporary problem that will alleviate itself in a matter of days.

User austingaijin on the AppleInsider forums said today that theyw ere 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.

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54 Comments

ajmas

said about 13 years ago

Sounds like we will need an update next week to see if the people who had this issue see it go away?

solipsism

said about 13 years ago

I wonder what the chicken heads will say then if this is indeed the case.

djintx

said about 13 years ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by solipsism

I wonder what the chicken heads will say then if this is indeed the case.

My guess is that the chickenheads will say the following (or something similar to):

"Ohh my God!! Where's my body?!?"

Or I might be confused, what's a chickenhead exactly?

st3v3

said about 13 years ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by solipsism

I wonder what the chicken heads will say then if this is indeed the case.

Hopefully it is, but it's still probably quite annoying for those affected.

blurpbleepbloop

said about 13 years ago

I had(have) a feeling it was(is) the bonding agent though I have no knowledge of its chemical make-up to know whether or not it will clear due to evaporation. If it clears, whew, bullet dodged. But if not, whoa man, that's a ton of screens already produced that at permanently borked and some serious damage control Apple will have to face for its biggest iPhone launch to date.

Here's to hoping that it all works itself out.

-Blurp