MacBook screen damage
Pressure marks, heat marks and blotches on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro displays — what they are, AppleCare and warranty, and repair prices.
White screen⛶ Full screen
On whitedark spots, pressure marks, lines
On blackbright dots, backlight bleed, glow
On red, green, bluedead or stuck pixels, colour lines
Pressure damage on MacBook Pro screenMacBook Pro displays are thin enough that pressure on the closed lid — a bag with a charger inside, a hand leaning on it, something left between the keyboard and screen — pushes the layers of the LCD together.Not fixable — new panelHeat damage on MacBook Pro screenHeat marks appear as yellowish or brownish tints, faint blotches or a warped-looking area, usually along the bottom edge above the hinge where the machine runs hottest, or wherever the lid was left closed on a hot surface or in a car.Not fixable — new panelMacBook screen pressure damageApplies to MacBook Air and MacBook Pro alike: the display is a thin LCD or mini-LED panel bonded to the glass, and any point pressure on the closed lid leaves marks — dark blotches, lines, colour shifts — with the glass intact.Not fixable — new panel
Not sure which one you have? Open the full-screen test, step through white, black and grey, and match what you see: a mark on every colour is in the panel; a mark only on light colours is a shadow on the backlight; a bright spot only on dark colours is a loose backlight reflector; lines that change when you tilt the lid are the cable.