Pink Tint on Phone [Why and How to Fix]

You might be inclined to throw your smartphone into the trash box, seeing it all in pink–whether you’re a Barbie fan or not. But don’t let it bring you down! Most display issues are easy to troubleshoot with proven hacks for Android and iPhone devices.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to fix the pink phone screen using eight effective troubleshooting tricks. We’ve included some pictures to clarify the instructions to help you execute these fixes in record time, so read up. 

Why is there a pink tint on my phone? 

A phone screen may appear to have a pink tint due to various possible reasons. Below is a quick rundown of the most common causes for the pink phone screen issue to appear on iPhones and Android phones.

• The phone is suffering from a software bug or glitch that causes its screen to appear pinkish, which can result from outdated system software.

• The phone has an OLED screen panel that has developed a screen burn-in.

• The phone’s apps are causing an error in its software due to being outdated or problematic.

• The display settings on the phone are set to a warmer color scheme or temperature, which can make it appear pinkish.

• The pink tint on the phone screen appears when using a certain refresh rate configuration.

How to Get Rid of the Pink Tint on a Phone

Here are our most recommended solutions for the pink phone screen issue you’re experiencing right now. While most of these solutions apply to any smartphone brand and model, some steps may differ for your devices.

We suggest keeping your smartphone’s user manual close so you can double-check how to perform some processes. For instance, the steps for initiating a restart sequence on a Samsung phone differ from other brands and models.

FIX 1. Force a restart sequence on your phone

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	4
Time to Perform Fix	30 seconds
Things Needed	Any smartphone

The easiest way to fix the pink screen of your phone is to force it to initiate a restart sequence that will correct any occurring software errors. A restart process is enough to fix the most common display issues that plague most mobile phone models.

Thus, this method should help return your phone’s screen to its regular color scheme. Otherwise, we’ve prepared a lot of alternative solutions for you to try; don’t get beat up if this simple trick doesn’t eliminate your phone’s pink tint.

Step 1: Press and release the device’s volume-up key.

Step 2: Press and release the device’s volume-down key.

Step 3: Press and hold the device’s power key until its brand logo appears.

Step 4: Wait until the device completes the force-restart sequence.

FIX 2. Change your phone’s lock screen settings

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	4
Time to Perform Fix	15 seconds
Things Needed	Any smartphone

Screen burn-in is an inevitable issue that emerges on any display device that uses an OLED screen such as TVs or mobile phones. This issue causes the screen of these OLED devices to become dimmer over time and develop a green or pink tint.

Since this issue will eventually occur on all OLED screens, there’s no way of preventing this from happening. The best thing that any can do is slow down the development of screen burn-in and the green or pink tint that emerges as a result.

The screen burn-in develops much faster if the OLED device’s screen keeps showing the same image over long periods. You can combat this issue by changing your phone’s lock screen settings and lowering its screen timeout or sleep timer.

This way, your phone’s screen won’t be displaying its home screen or lock screen over extended periods. Doing so will prevent the pink phone screen issue from developing further, which causes displayed images to be indiscernible.

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Go to the Lock screen & password menu.

Step 3: Select the Sleep option.

Step 4: Select the shortest duration.

FIX 3. Update the software

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	9
Time to Perform Fix	5 minutes
Things Needed	Any smartphoneA working internet connection

As mentioned earlier, using a phone with outdated system software makes it more prone to various display issues. Thus, if you’re stuck with an older Android or iOS version, it must be why your phone’s screen is pink in color.

In such cases, your best recourse is to download and install the latest version of Android or iOS on your phone. Doing so should fix any software-related bugs and glitches causing your phone’s screen to display its images with a pink tint.

Plus, it’s also handy for fixing software problems that can cause other issues on your iPhone or Android phone. That’s why we recommend installing software updates on your phone as soon as they become available.

Not only will this fix various issues on your phone, but it will also improve its battery efficiency and performance rating. As such, your phone will still gain more from this solution even if it doesn’t remove the pink tint on its screen.

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Go to General.

Step 3: Click Software Update.

Step 4: Click Download and Install.

Step 5: Type the device’s passcode if asked.

Step 6: Agree to any terms and conditions if asked.

Step 7: Click Agree again.

Step 8: Select the option to Use Cellular Data to continue.

Step 9: Click Install Now to apply the software update on the device.

FIX 4. Update your apps

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	4
Time to Perform Fix	3 minutes
Things Needed	Any smartphoneA working internet connection

On a similar note, keeping your phone’s apps updated will do wonders for fixing various issues that might occur during use. After all, app errors and malfunction are possible causes of the pink phone screen issue.

You’ll know if this is the case with your phone if the pink tint emerges during or after you’ve used an app. It means the app in question caused your phone’s screen to turn pink due to it experiencing an error or malfunction.

This can happen if the app has a new version that needs to be installed first before you can use it again. In this case, downloading the updates for your apps should help get rid of the pink tint on your phone’s screen.

If the version update didn’t fix the issue, you might need to uninstall the problematic app instead.

Step 1: Go to your device’s built-in app store.

Step 2: Select your account’s profile icon.

Step 3: Scroll down and click the Update option beside the app(s) you want to update to the latest version.

Step 4: Select the option to Update All to download all available app updates at once.

FIX 5. Configure the phone’s display color settings

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	8
Time to Perform Fix	40 seconds
Things Needed	Any smartphone

Sometimes, the pink tint may be a result of some adjustments you’ve made to your phone’s display color settings. However, this can also happen even if you didn’t change anything on your phone at all.

As such, we recommend double-checking the display color settings of your phone to see if it’s the reason why your phone’s screen is pink. This way, you can reconfigure the display settings to remove the pink tint and restore your phone screen’s color.

For this method, we recommend checking your phone’s display color scheme and temperature. In particular, a warmer color temperature may cause the phone’s screen to appear reddish or pinkish so you need to adjust it accordingly.

You can also disable the color correction feature on your phone as it’s also a possible culprit of this display issue. This feature is for people with certain color blindness so it might be an issue if you don’t have trouble distinguishing colors.

Step 1: Go to the quick settings panel by dropping down the notification bar.

Step 2: Tap the cog icon to open its Settings.

Step 3: Scroll down and go to Display.

Step 4: Go to Color Scheme.

Step 5: Select your desired color scheme.

Step 6: Scroll down and set a color temperature. Note: Try different combinations of the color scheme and color temperature to see which one will get rid of the pink tint.

Step 7: Go back to Settings and use the search bar to find the Color Correction menu.

Step 8: Turn off the switch for the option to Use color correction.

FIX 6. Use a phone repair software

Difficulty	Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	9
Time to Perform Fix	10 minutes
Things Needed	Any smartphoneA Windows PC or MacA working internet connectionA USB cable

Phone repair tools such as Tenorshare’s ReiBoot software are a good way to fix various issues on your iPhone. It’s a useful repair tool that can fix over 150 known errors and system problems that occur on iPhones.

Plus, Tenorshare also offers a repair tool that works for Android phones so you won’t feel left out if you’re not an iPhone user. This gives you a reliable way to fix the pink screen on Android phones if the abovementioned solutions aren’t effective.

Step 1: Download and install the Tenorshare ReiBoot repair tool on your PC from their official website. Note: Tenorshare has a separate repair tool for Android phones.

Step 2: Plug a USB cable into your smartphone and PC to link both devices.

Step 3: Run the repair tool on your PC and click the green Start button.

Step 4: Click the Standard Repair option and button to start.

Step 5: Click Download to conduct a software update.

Step 6: Wait while the software download is in progress.

Step 7: Click the option to Start Standard Repair.

Step 8: Wait while the repair process is in progress.

Step 9: Click Done to complete the standard repair.

FIX 7. Change the phone’s refresh rate

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	5
Time to Perform Fix	20 seconds
Things Needed	Any smartphone

Believe it or not, the refresh rate settings on phones are also associated with various display issues, including the pink tint issue. It’s a known display issue that occurs with PC monitors so it’s not surprising if it causes the same problems on your phone.

Therefore, reconfiguring the screen refresh rate might be the solution you need to fix the pink screen on your phone. Of course, this only works if your phone can switch to different screen refresh rates to begin with.

If your phone is incapable of changing its screen refresh rate, it means that something else is causing the pink tint issue. As such, we recommend skipping this method and moving on to the next solution on our list.

Step 1: Go to the quick settings panel by dropping down the notification bar.

Step 2: Tap the cog icon to open its Settings.

Step 3: Scroll down and go to Display.

Step 4: Go to Refresh Rate.

Step 5: Switch to different refresh rates until the pink tint is gone.

FIX 8. Factory reset the phone

Difficulty	Very Easy ●○○○○
Number of Steps	4
Time to Perform Fix	30 seconds
Things Needed	Any smartphone

The ultimate solution for fixing the pink phone screen issue is to perform a factory reset to restore the device’s default configuration. This method is effective and applicable to any smartphone, which makes it a universal solution for various issues.

Unfortunately, the factory reset process has the downside of deleting all of your phone’s content. Thus, we only recommend this after you’ve tried every other solution we’ve presented in this guide so far.

It’s a generally accepted rule that a factory reset should always be considered a last resort due to this downside. Fortunately, most phones have data backup capabilities so having your saved data deleted is a lot more forgiving.

Step 1: Open the device’s power menu by pressing and holding its power key.

Step 2: Select Power Off to shut down your device and link it to a PC with a compatible USB cable.

Step 3: Boot the device into recovery mode by pressing and holding its volume up and power keys simultaneously.

Step 4: Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.

Step 5: Select Factory Data Reset.

Step 6: Check for a confirmation message at the bottom corner of the screen.

Step 7: Select Reboot System Now and boot your device into normal mode.

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