An iPhone user was left baffled after they spotted a mysterious ‘black dot’ on the phone’s screen.
It has caused quite a stir online, with many people warning the user that it’s likely a bad sign.
Posting a photo of the device on Reddit, the iPhone owner wrote: “Guys, what is this? Is this a physical issue or a software issue? Based on looks.”
In the corner of the device’s display, a small black spot is visible, with the user stumped as to what it could be.
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While many people took to social media to share their own thoughts on the matter, it looks like it’s not good news.
One person wrote: “OLED damage, careful or it’ll slowly spread across the screen in some cases though that could take months. My phone has damage and it’s slowly making its way down haha. Needed a new phone anyway, had an XR for years.”
Another said: “Dead pixels, happened on my 16pro back in like aug/sep and i took it to apple and got it fixed for free without applecare plus.”
A third user commented: “It will continue to grow. Happened to me. It’ll get huge. Slowly. Get it fixed.”
And a fourth added: “Screen death.”
In other Apple news, iPhone users have been left seriously ‘dumbfounded’ after finding out why there are two different screens for answering calls.
The discovery has prompted many users to take to social media to share their surprise over it.
When a call comes through on an iPhone, there are two different screens which could pop up, but what is the reason behind this?
According to one YouTube video uploaded by Apple Explained, there is a method as to which screen will pop up depending on the call.
In the video description, it said: “When receiving a call on iPhone, you may see a screen with two buttons; red to decline, and green to accept.
“But other times, you may see a screen with a slider that says slide to answer, with no option to decline. What’s going on here? Well, Apple actually provides two different incoming call screens depending on the state of the iPhone.”
It turns out that when the device is unlocked, the incoming call display will give you the option to either accept or decline the call.
However, when the phone is locked, it will feature an option to slide to answer.
This is done so that you don’t accidentally accept calls when the iPhone is in your pocket.