iPhone: screen flickering, or lines across it

A green or pink band that appeared after a drop is a display fault. The same appearing gradually without an impact is worth checking for a swollen battery first, because the pressure damages the panel from underneath and replacing the screen alone would leave the cause in place.

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What causes it

  • A failing display panel, which is the usual answer when lines are fixed in place
  • A partially seated display connector after a drop
  • Pressure damage from a swollen battery underneath
  • A board fault driving the display, which is rarer

What to do right now

  • Photograph the fault, because intermittent ones hide at the counter
  • Note whether it changes with brightness, temperature or pressure
  • Check whether the back or screen is lifting anywhere
  • Back it up now, while the screen is still readable
The diagnostic

What we check at the bench.

  • Whether the fault follows the panel or stays with the board
  • The connectors, because a reseat sometimes clears it entirely
  • The battery for swelling, which causes this more often than people expect
  • Touch across the whole panel, since flicker and dead touch often arrive together
Asked all the time

Common questions.

A failing display panel, which is the usual answer when lines are fixed in place. A partially seated display connector after a drop

Screen Repair starts from €50 depending on the model. No fix, no fee, so if we cannot repair it you pay nothing.

Yes. Face ID hardware is paired to your logic board, and we move the original sensor assembly across to the new screen. Face ID is only lost if that assembly is itself damaged, which we would find during the diagnostic and tell you about before starting.

It can. Apple shows a parts notice in Settings for any display it did not fit itself, including genuine Apple panels fitted outside their own network. It is a message, not a fault, and it does not affect how the phone works.

True Tone depends on data stored in the original display. We transfer it where the model allows, and we tell you in advance if yours is one where it cannot be carried over.

We refit the seal, but no repaired phone keeps its factory IP rating. Treat it as splash resistant and keep it out of the pool.

We use genuine Apple and Samsung service parts where they are available, and premium aftermarket panels where they are not. We tell you which one is going in your device before we start, and the price reflects it.

Usually not. On almost every modern phone the glass, the touch layer and the display are bonded into one assembly, so the whole part is replaced even when only the glass is broken. Separating them is possible on some models but costs more in labour than the assembly saves.

Yes. We test touch across the whole panel, plus brightness, the sensors and the front camera cutout, before the device goes back to you. If anything reads differently we refit it rather than hand it over.

It is worth it. A tempered glass protector takes the first impact and costs a fraction of a second screen repair. We fit one while you wait if you want it.

On almost every modern phone, no. The glass, the touch layer and the display are bonded into one assembly at the factory, so the whole assembly is what gets replaced. Anyone offering to change only the glass is either separating and rebonding it, which fails, or talking about a different device.

It is not urgent, but a crack lets dust and moisture into the panel and it spreads. The repair does not get harder, it just becomes a repair you did not choose the timing of. Touch failing suddenly is the usual way people find out.

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Customer reviews

The screen stopped working on my iPhone 13 mini - it had recently been repaired elsewhere. I got a warm welcome in the shop, and a phone to borrow while mine was in for diagnostics and repair. An issue with the battery was also detected and I am very happy with the new screen and battery and appreciated the excellent service and communication.

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The team are absolutely fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I thought my ipad was unsalvageable but now it is brand new! They took the bend out and replaced the really badly cracked screen and it works perfectly. Can't recommend imend Drumcondra enough!

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