[Q] Severe Screen Burn-in - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My phone has really, really severe burn in. Basically I leave it on the clock app for like 20 minutes and the screen is burned in for maybe 5 minutes after i do something else. Also, sometimes I have it set to "Never turn display off while charging" when I test out my apps, but forget it and let it sit on the lockscreen for maybe 2 hours, and the residue remains for maybe 20 minutes. Is this abnormal, or does everyone have this? My phone is SLCD.

What is the residual effect that you're experiencing? Is it noticeable when you turn the screen off or when you navigate away from the burned in screen? I haven't heard of that but I suppose if the screen is left on for the whole time it's charging I could see that happening. Hasn't ever happened to me but I don't leave my screen on for that long. I wonder if the screen type makes a difference..
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Sounds like an SLCD problem. I leave my AMOLED on desk clock over night, no burning.
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k_nivesout said:
What is the residual effect that you're experiencing? Is it noticeable when you turn the screen off or when you navigate away from the burned in screen? I haven't heard of that but I suppose if the screen is left on for the whole time it's charging I could see that happening. Hasn't ever happened to me but I don't leave my screen on for that long. I wonder if the screen type makes a difference..
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Well, once I left it overnight, and it stuck there even on the lock screen. For example, I got a new notification, moving everything else to the right, and there was burn in of the previous icon. Also, the time was blurred (it was like 7:58, and you could see the digits 1 - 7 on the right number).
Smokeey said:
Sounds like an SLCD problem. I leave my AMOLED on desk clock over night, no burning.
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I read somewhere that only AMOLEDs could burn in. Weird, maybe that's wrong.
At least I can use my phone outdoors

pianoplayer said:
I read somewhere that only AMOLEDs could burn in. Weird, maybe that's wrong.
At least I can use my phone outdoors
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I've never heard of OLED's having burn in :-/
I can use mine outdoors >_> just gotta turn the brightness on max

I leave mine on the clock app overnight every night and never had a problem, but then again, the clock bounces around like a screen saver, I'm assuming for exactly that reason.
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AMOLED Incredible owner here, and I've left it on desk clock when I sleep, no burn in. I also use it on my desk at work as a clock, and I've been doing this for almost a year...
LCD does burn in. This is a problem in TV's where you can see channel logos getting burned in. Also, I can use my phone outside too Just gotta crank the brightness, that's all.

I can confirm that amoleds are able to burn in. The last replacement I got from vzw had the time burned in at the top and it was the first thing I noticed when I powered it on to the white "incredible" screen.
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Will leaving my screen on for 8+ hours each night be bad for it?

I want to use smart alarm, but don't like the idea of leaving my screen on all night. Is there anyway to get around this requirement, or another app that i just don't know about?
Klaxon does not require you to leave the screen on as well as the stock (Sense) alarm.
Nevermind...
Ummm haha confused now
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I've been using mine as an alarm clock with the screen on and the backlight on low every night for about 3 months now. I've noticed no ill effects. I was under the impression that LCD screens are immune to "burn-in" and the LED backlight should have a really long life, so I haven't been too worried about it.
Huh? I use mine as an alarm clock but it doesn't require me to leave screen on.
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The smart alarm requires the screen to be on because of a bug in android that turns the accelerometer off when the screen goes off. It is one of those 'smart' alarms that is supposes to sense the sleep cycle.
I think I will use it with the screen on for a while. I want to see of these alarms really work.
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michaelvibe said:
I want to use smart alarm, but don't like the idea of leaving my screen on all night. Is there anyway to get around this requirement, or another app that i just don't know about?
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leaving the screen on is not a problem. the evo does not have an AMOLED screen, it uses LCD. the O in AMOLED is subject to deterioration and will get burn in the more the screen is used and the brighter the screen is.
LCD does not suffer this. go ahead and leave the screen on.
Thanks everyone!

[Q] Anyone suffering Screen Flickering?

Twice in the last couple of weeks I have had the screen flicker when I turn it on, turning it off then back on again has sorted it out both times.
I am hoping it is either down to some CM autobrightness thing, or under/overclocking...or both.
Unless anyone thinks this is the start of my screen dying?
Any input would be great
what do you mean by flicker? a slight flicker of the backlight? and by slight, i mean realllyyy slight
Nah its a full on flicker as in you can't use the phone like it.
I know when the forums started some people, like 2, were saying when they set their brightness setting to the lowest setting it would flicker. I suppose they returned it.
my brothers phone is doing that right now
I've had mine flicker about 5 times in the last four days. The screen semi locks and jumps up and down a little in a juddery way. When i try to scroll it works hap hazardly. Turning the screen off and on sorts it out. Not sure why it does this but it only started at the start of this week.
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Had this happen to me on a reboot today right as the cm logo was fixing to come up. It was only for a split second, like scribbled green flicker. It was after I updated to 6.1.1
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Mine does it all the time when the screen auto dims.
That was right out of the box stock.
ok good to know I am not the only one, I will keep an eye on it but I do think it might be to do with autobrightness
Got a screen protector on? Maybe the thickness/quality of screen protector could be an factor?
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Do the options in Cyanogen Settings,.. UI,.. Auto Backlight,.. Filter thing not sort anything for you?
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Lennyuk said:
Twice in the last couple of weeks I have had the screen flicker when I turn it on, turning it off then back on again has sorted it out both times.
I am hoping it is either down to some CM autobrightness thing, or under/overclocking...or both.
Unless anyone thinks this is the start of my screen dying?
Any input would be great
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ddgarcia05 said:
I know when the forums started some people, like 2, were saying when they set their brightness setting to the lowest setting it would flicker. I suppose they returned it.
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I had the same thing happen and I just returned it from walmart and got a new one.
I can confirm that some phones do have a screen issue where the backlight flickers at certain brightnesses. Mine does it when at lower ones. Stock rom, etc, doesn't matter.
I also have battery issues (45 mins with screen on at 20% brightness will kill the battery).
I am having mine replaced today.
Replaced my phone, no more flicker, and it seems like the battery lasts twice as long now. Very happy so far

Screen burn in

Does anyone else get a little screen burn in on their incredible? Or should I bring mine in under warranty? Never noticed it before, but it does it whether I am running stock unrooted or rooted with a different Rom. I have never overclocked or messed with voltages. It's not bad yet just noticeable at times. SLCD screen.
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My AMOLED has slightly-yellowish bands across the screen when I'm looking at white screens or light-colored screens. I assume its screen burn-in. It doesn't bother me because it only shows up on light-colored screens. I run mostly dark wallpapers or black if I can just because I love the pitch black dark background that AMOLED makes as opposed to my brother's SLCD Incredible. Might buy a replacement screen later on down the road if I can find a replacement AMOLED screen for it. In the meantime, its all good.
I get it too sometimes, I have an SLCD. For some reason, it was only back when those 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 roms from the Desire were being ported. The icons at the very top on the status bar would get burned into it, and wouldn't go away for a while. Like, say I turned off Wifi, the prominent icon would go away, but then there would be a sort of dim replica of it, still in the exact spot where it was, and it would just linger there forever. Also got these on some Sense 2.1 roms, while messing with some skins for them. I have no idea what causes this.
Mine has burn in where the time is in the status bar. But since it is always there...no biggie
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How can u fix this ?
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
How can u fix this ?
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I'm not sure. It usually just kinda goes away after a while
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Yea I just usually leave the screen off for a while and it goes away. Like for example when I'm txting, and I go into the xda app, I can see my keyboard and message in the backround. Lol. It is just kind of funny.
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username235 said:
I get it too sometimes, I have an SLCD. For some reason, it was only back when those 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 roms from the Desire were being ported. The icons at the very top on the status bar would get burned into it, and wouldn't go away for a while. Like, say I turned off Wifi, the prominent icon would go away, but then there would be a sort of dim replica of it, still in the exact spot where it was, and it would just linger there forever. Also got these on some Sense 2.1 roms, while messing with some skins for them. I have no idea what causes this.
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This wasn't actually screen burn in. It had something to do with the skins/themes and having to be ported to the Incredible. Happened to everyone.
If you have a slcd then the correct term for what you are most likely seeing is image retention or image persistence. Just turn your screen off for a bit to relax the crystals.
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Apparently my phone decided one day that it'd be a great idea to never turn off the screen, so after around 40 minutes I took my phone out of my pocket to see Google Voice sitting there. Turned it off and it was still bad, but it's gone away after a while.
You can't fix it. Unlike displays with a common light source, the brightness of each OLED pixel fades depending on the content displayed. The varied lifespan of the organic dyes can cause a discrepancy between red, green, and blue intensity. This leads to image persistence, also known as burn-in
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This wasn't actually screen burn in. It had something to do with the skins/themes and having to be ported to the Incredible. Happened to everyone.
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Oh yeah...well it still happens on miui, and cm7, with the keyboard and stuff, if I have it open for a while, and it's a white keyboard, if I go to a black screen it'll still look like it's there...along with other objects and images on the phone
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Oh yeah...well it still happens on miui, and cm7, with the keyboard and stuff, if I have it open for a while, and it's a white keyboard, if I go to a black screen it'll still look like it's there...along with other objects and images on the phone
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Well, I am sorry. That was the only situation that I have seen what appeared to be burn in. When I quite using those custom skins, the issue stopped, and it only happened with the status bar icons. And if you look back to my original reply, it was specifically responding to you about the status bar "burn in" issue you brought up on sense roms, not about issues you may have had with aosp or keyboards. I am using amoled screen.
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i don't have any screen burn in....
TroVo05 said:
i don't have any screen burn in....
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Me neither. I've had my Inc since Sept 2010 and have no burn in. I do however have a dead pixel and a couple tiny scratches
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Can I fix it by replacing a display?

Screen Burn?

On the top of my screen I've noticed that the the status bar has been burnt in and I was wondering if I could get a replacement from T-Mobile.
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Power off the phone .. take a pic
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Searched and found this. Wanted to bring this up because I too now have screen burns. Specifically the notification bar and a little bit from the dock. I just started noticing it maybe the past month or two. Not sure if it will get worse. But to describe it, it's a light blueish tint, more noticeable on white. Really noticeable when the brightness is turned down, hardly noticeable when the brightness is cranked up. I got my phone in the middle of April of 2012.
Kinda sucks, but I've gotten used to it and come to terms that it will probably happen again if I replace it. Never replaced a phone before, but I just don't want to end up getting a refurbished phone if that's the case. Phone works great and I can deal with the screen unless it becomes super dark blue.
Just wanting to know if any of yall have any indications of screen burn or at least heard any other stories. Thanks!
To all this happen to a previous vibrant I owned and its from you charging your phone often with the display on to high and not in sleep mode while charging make sure your screen is off on phone because the hotter the phone gets the more likely u get the burn :thumbup:
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For those who have the issue, can you try the Display Tester app on the Play store and let us know if it works? Apparently, it can repair burn in... it would be good to find out if it's a possible fix in the event someone else were to get screen burn.

[Q] Desk clocks and Amoleds.

Is it safe to use the phone as a desk clock while charging at night? Ive read somewhere that amoled screens have screen burn-ins or something like that.an answer to this long sought after question would be much appreciated =) im sure alot of people would wanna know this.
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Images don't really "burn" on amoled screens. LED's just will slowly get darker when they'r turned on.
"Normal" LED's, which aren't built as part of a display have a lifetime of about 70,000h.
That means that they will only have 70% of the starting-brigthness after that period of time.
I don't know the values of whole displays but you could definitely see some pixels, which are small LED's, glow less bright if they where turned on much longer then others
while watching a white picture.
This process may take a long time but i wouldn't let the screen turned on the whole night.
neominik said:
Images don't really "burn" on amoled screens. LED's just will slowly get darker when they'r turned on.
"Normal" LED's, which aren't built as part of a display have a lifetime of about 70,000h.
That means that they will only have 70% of the starting-brigthness after that period of time.
I don't know the values of whole displays but you could definitely see some pixels, which are small LED's, glow less bright if they where turned on much longer then others
while watching a white picture.
This process may take a long time but i wouldn't let the screen turned on the whole night.
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Hmm..ok.thanks alot =)
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It should be fine and you don't need to worry about burn in effects with desk clock as the time display is constantly changing location on the screen. You would worry only if the display remains static for long periods of time.
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bushako said:
It should be fine and you don't need to worry about burn in effects with desk clock as the time display is constantly changing location on the screen. You would worry only if the display remains static for long periods of time.
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I remember back in '11 when my s2 froze for the whole night while being charged and the phone was like a freshly made pizza or something when i woke up.had to change the battery eventually.
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