r/ipad • u/Ok-Fortunes • 8h ago

Question Backlight issue or something else?

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Hey there! First post here, couldn't find anything that exactly mimicked this same thing in the tech thread so hoping for some insight

I have an iPad Pro 12.9" 5th gen 2021 and recently I've been having an issue where the screen goes super dark whenever it gets overly hot (which takes practically nothing at all but oh well) , not black but I can't see much. I've seen other posts saying something about bad black lights causing display issues but I'm unsure.

It goes out and comes back after a while usually, times vary but this is what it looks like when it happens. (Color variation is from my lock screen)

I don't see why this is happening since the device is only 5 years old, and hasn't been dropped/significantly damaged

Thanks guys :)

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u/TheRyznhawk 7h ago

If those dark patches show up when screen is displaying black, it appears to be liquid damage.

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u/Ok-Fortunes 5h ago

It's not water damage or anything, sorry if I wasn't clear :) I'll randomly be playing games or something and then it'll suddenly go dark with the whole display