No True Tone After iPhone Screen Replacement
Problem: Missing True Tone or Touch Issues After iPhone Screen Replacement
Experiencing no True Tone or ghost touch on your iPhone X, 11, or 12 after a screen replacement? You’re not alone.
When an iPhone screen is replaced — whether it’s a genuine or aftermarket display — certain critical calibration data from the original screen must be transferred to the new one. This data includes information needed for:
Why Does This Happen?
Each iPhone screen holds unique factory calibration data that controls features like:
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True Tone functionality
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Touch responsiveness
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Color accuracy and brightness behavior
If this data isn’t copied over during the repair process, your iPhone may lose True Tone and suffer from intermittent touch glitches, including ghost touching.
Solution:
To restore True Tone and prevent touch issues, the screen data must be copied from the original screen to the replacement using a specialized screen programmer (read/write tool).
If your repair was done without this step:
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Return to the repair shop and request the data transfer.
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If they don’t have the necessary tools, ask for your original broken screen back.
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Bring your iPhone and the original screen to a professional iPhone repair center that offers screen data migration.
We provide this service at our Auckland stores in Parnell and Ponsonby . We accept devices for mail-in repair across New Zealand.
