Nexus display problem. - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hello
I`ve just noticed that my galaxy nexus has some wierd "ghost yellow menus" when everithing is white.
I have attached some pictures.
What can I do to get ridd of them?

Looks like screen burn-in, which is unavoidable with an AMOLED display. My GNex has similar banding from the notification bar, soft-key bar, and the address bar in Chrome (which is why I've stopped using Chrome and reverted to stock Browser.)
I don't know if there's a way to fix it, but the fact is that if you have a static image displayed on the screen, it will retain itself, much like a plasma TV.

Man I hate the blue burn in the notification bar and the nav bar
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Isnt it the rest of the screen that have some kind of 'burn in' Or more specific, the rest of the screen is degenerated/worn? The yellow hue wasnt present on my first GN when I got it. I have two GNs, the newest is more bluish/cleaner white - crisper..
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Same here.. I've got a blue ghost on the notification bar when the screen is white
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Andrei P said:
Hello
I`ve just noticed that my galaxy nexus has some wierd "ghost yellow menus" when everithing is white.
I have attached some pictures.
What can I do to get ridd of them?
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You're holding it wrong

We all have this. It's common on GNex. just ignore it.

hp13 said:
We all have this. It's common on GNex. just ignore it.
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If I can`t get ridd of it then What can I do to prevent it from getting worse?

Andrei P said:
If I can`t get ridd of it then What can I do to prevent it from getting worse?
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Rotate the screen every now and then. If yoru phone is still under warranty, you can ask Samsung to replace it for you. Hopefully the new batch or SAMOLED are less prone to burn in.

If this common on sampled screens why don't I have this issue ?
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Streaker said:
Isnt it the rest of the screen that have some kind of 'burn in' Or more specific, the rest of the screen is degenerated/worn? The yellow hue wasnt present on my first GN when I got it. I have two GNs, the newest is more bluish/cleaner white - crisper..
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Yeah. The pixels of these displays wear out slowly but surely with use (and subpixels of a certain color - green, I believe, although I'm not 100% sure right now - wear out faster than the others), but since the notification and navigation bars are mostly completely black (meaning those pixels are turned off and barely get used at all) those areas don't get worn out like the rest of the display does. So it's not that the bars are "burned" into the screen, it's rather that those areas are in better condition than the rest of the display.

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Yeah. The pixels of these displays wear out slowly but surely with use (and subpixels of a certain color - green, I believe, although I'm not 100% sure right now - wear out faster than the others), but since the notification and navigation bars are mostly completely black (meaning those pixels are turned off and barely get used at all) those areas don't get worn out like the rest of the display does. So it's not that the bars are "burned" into the screen, it's rather that those areas are in better condition than the rest of the display.
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This^^
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RoadHazard said:
Yeah. The pixels of these displays wear out slowly but surely with use (and subpixels of a certain color - green, I believe, although I'm not 100% sure right now - wear out faster than the others), but since the notification and navigation bars are mostly completely black (meaning those pixels are turned off and barely get used at all) those areas don't get worn out like the rest of the display does. So it's not that the bars are "burned" into the screen, it's rather that those areas are in better condition than the rest of the display.
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I was thinking that too but did you guys notice that when the screen is displaying back it is not absolutely black? The pixels do glow a little bit for faster screen switching (it was mentioned in some other posts). I think it could also be this static glow that causes the burn in.

What's this about a new batch? Did Samsung start using new displays with the GalNex recently?
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Sorry, I meant like a production batch. Don't thing they will use new displays with the Gnex.

I have insurance thru VZW which gives me a 2 year warrantly. I already had VZW replace 2 Gnex's, because of screen burn in, and if I get burn in again, I'll have them replace it again. They really don't give you a problem with replacing the phone, just tell them you did all like troubleshooting methods like factory data reset etc. and the burn in remains. They will send you a "like new" refurbished replacement. All the replacements I have got have been in great condition. If you are under warranty do not tolerate screen burn in, get it replaced immediately.

I've seen 5 gnex and each one of them had different screen. I mean every one looked different, worse or better. It looks like producing a good quality amoled display is very difficult or Samsung has very low QA for them... I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. Just use it... It's not that you often display static full screen gray background.
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ray3andrei said:
If this common on sampled screens why don't I have this issue ?
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Be happy you don`t have it!

ray3andrei said:
If this common on sampled screens why don't I have this issue ?
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I think it's more common with the people who brag about their 3 or more hours of on screen time a day.
Those of us who are more like 30 mins to an hour a day of on screen time are not going to be affected near as fast.

its also for me
and also for most of nexus devices even nexus 4...
wierd...

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Three strikes and out.. :(

I have been through three separate Galaxy Nexus handsets and they all had issues.. mainly screen related!
1st handset - got it on launch day UK.. vertical grey lines on screen and volume bug.. exchanged it..
2nd handset - last week.. horizontal grey lines on screen and paint like blobs all over the screen in lower brightness levels.. exchanged it..
3rd handset - today.. horizontal white band across screen.. and vertical colour gradient down the screen.. returned!
I really like ICS and wanted to like the Galaxy Nexus.. I am really disapointed to have waited months for this phone to be let down by poor quality control..
I have decided I will not get another Galaxy Nexus (or Samsung phone - past experience)..
Eagerly waiting for HTC's interpretation of ICS.. meantime.. I sold my HTC Desire (big mistake)..
Wanted to thank everyone here who posted a lot of useful information..
Could be worse... you could be in the US and not even be able to purchase it yet.
Too bad.. i Love this phone... its superd.
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Does this issue have something to do with the super amoled display? Have people heard of this in earlier phones ?
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That's harsh but I've not noticed anything wrong with my handset - perhaps my eyes just don't notice these sorts of things (or I don't seem them as an issue). I'm sure I'd notice white lines though!
there is known issue with the display when its on low brightness. it goes away when its at high brightness.
if you can't live with that, i am sorry for you. you are missing out yet another pure google experience device.
It's hard to say w/o actually seeing them, but the "vertical grey lines" may have been perfectly normal. From what I've read, there's some level of streaking that normally occurs in these types of displays. On mine, when I have the brightness all the way down and am on a white screen, you can see something that might be described as "vertical grey lines."
A lot of Nexus Galaxy's I've seen have this screen anomaly, which is the vertical streak(s) going down the phone. This is only on white/gray backgrounds, as the screen is absolutely fine with other colors. The issue can be resolved by turning off the automatic brightness and manually adjusting the screen to at and/or above 30% brightness. Or you can flash one of the auto-brightness mods to turn up the default brightness.
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It's hard to say w/o actually seeing them, but the "vertical grey lines" may have been perfectly normal. From what I've read, there's some level of streaking that normally occurs in these types of displays. On mine, when I have the brightness all the way down and am on a white screen, you can see something that might be described as "vertical grey lines."
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My gray lines are horizontal and quite clear on a lighter grey screen.
So sad to hear. I just got my phone and absolutely love it
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sorry for your issues.. loving mines
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A lot of Nexus Galaxy's I've seen have this screen anomaly, which is the vertical streak(s) going down the phone. This is only on white/gray backgrounds, as the screen is absolutely fine with other colors. The issue can be resolved by turning off the automatic brightness and manually adjusting the screen to at and/or above 30% brightness. Or you can flash one of the auto-brightness mods to turn up the default brightness.
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You shouldn't have to do anything to get a perfect screen on a phone that costs this much.
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You shouldn't have to do anything to get a perfect screen on a phone that costs this much.
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From what I understand, it's an inherent characteristic of the type of display. If it bothers someone that much, buy a phone w/ a different display.
Hey guys I just saw this and thought I would Give my experience...
I myself got a Galaxy S2 a month back barely and noticed it has the same horizontal lines... about 2 horizontal ones and one diagonal one... along with some blotches... this is a manufacturing fault due to terrible quality control which has started after the super amoled plus screens and sadly and surprisingly seems to have carried on to the amoled HD ones too... never any such issues with the super amoled on the galaxy S including tthe one I owned...
Since it's a manufacturing defect the phone will be replaced generally but unfortunately in my region there is no official Samsung dealer for the S2, I had to live with my purchase...
Again as people have already mentioned you can only see them on the lowest brightness setting or if you are only looking at a dark screen... sometimes can see the lines on grey but depends on other surrounding colours...
I know I'm not happy about iit since it was so frikking expensive, but its still something which guess I can live with... doesn't really make the phone any less amazing...
Would have loved to try the nexus... but just couldn't get myself to go for the missing features...
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feel your pain m8 , ive had like 4 sII returned for same kinda issues sensation xe that twice got dust under screen. And now well first phone transparant line annoying as hell second crazy colour banding like you never seen try searching "crazy colour banding" my third arrived with broken screen so awaiting 4th i love this phone but samsung qq is awfull. I can appreciate people say its down to the tech / characteristic but if thats the case why do the reviewers never get one of these handsets .... hmm wait probably becouse they got a cherry picked one.
Anyway if it is a characteristic they could at least put something in the docs they include with phone so the consumer is aware. Or raise the parameters of the screens they pass thru in manufacturing. I know its a different situation but its not like you would except a tv or laptop with these issues so why do we have to accept it with out phones which quite frankly these days can cost more then a laptop or tv.
you do know there are version of Samsung phones with sLCD instead of SAMOLED displays, eh?
if the display is your gripe, then just waint for the SLCD versions of the same phone
like the SGS2 for example or the next version of Galaxy Nexus i9253 with SLCD
kkh786 said:
I have been through three separate Galaxy Nexus handsets and they all had issues.. mainly screen related!
1st handset - got it on launch day UK.. vertical grey lines on screen and volume bug.. exchanged it..
2nd handset - last week.. horizontal grey lines on screen and paint like blobs all over the screen in lower brightness levels.. exchanged it..
3rd handset - today.. horizontal white band across screen.. and vertical colour gradient down the screen.. returned!
I really like ICS and wanted to like the Galaxy Nexus.. I am really disapointed to have waited months for this phone to be let down by poor quality control..
I have decided I will not get another Galaxy Nexus (or Samsung phone - past experience)..
Eagerly waiting for HTC's interpretation of ICS.. meantime.. I sold my HTC Desire (big mistake)..
Wanted to thank everyone here who posted a lot of useful information..
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I have a horizontal line on my screen. I might be able to post some photos of it later. Adjusting the brightness has no effect.
Sadly getting an exchange. Really enjoying the phone so far.
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I love my nexus
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I have the gsm GN in US. I have also noticed that at lowest brightness level screen on my phone has a darker red/greyish tint from the top of screen towards the center. But I am not returning it. I have seen similar issues with my SGS2 that I exchanged. However my retired Captivate had a perfect screen. I guess it has to do with SAMOLED displays.
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Your first phone had nothing wrong with it. The grey lines are part of the Super AMOLED display. Any Super AMOLED screen will behave that way, apparently. And it's really only apparent on low brightness. I turned mine off auto and set it to about halfway and it looks great now. Can't even notice it.
As for the volume bug, that's a software issue and was fixed with the latest OTA update...

[Q] Does ANYTHING near-black look purple on your gnex at ANY brightness?

Some people are saying that my purple screen issues documented here:
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So I am on my second Galaxy Nexus, and I'm on my way to a third tomorrow.
My first one was absolutely awful, with blacks looking bright purple (Phone 1: http://i.imgur.com/2bjUZ.jpg ) and now OTHER elements looking purple (Phone 2: http://i.imgur.com/1EI0V.jpg ). That's not all. My first one was somewhat free of screen banding, but this one is riddled with it in every menu: http://i.imgur.com/j2oxB.jpg
How common are these issues? I'm getting kinda fed up here.
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Are nothing more than standard AMOLED behaviour. They are saying that terrible colors like I am experiencing are normal if the phone is dim.
Is this true? Does anyone have ANY color issues at ANY brightness?
Well... I don't have ANY issues at ANY brightness fyi.
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Well... I don't have ANY issues at ANY brightness fyi.
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Good to know there are some phones out there that look great all the time
I'm not leaving the store tomorrow until I am certain the screen is perfect!
When you look at the phone in the store tomorrow, and you go to settings, don't get scared away by what appears to be "banding" in the background image. It' just a poor quality image google has chosen to use as the background. See?
anton2009 said:
When you look at the phone in the store tomorrow, and you go to settings, don't get scared away by what appears to be "banding" in the background image. It' just a poor quality image google has chosen to use as the background. See?
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Wow, why the hell would they use that AWFUL image?
Tomorrow I'll mostly just be looking for purple colors on low brightness.
EDIT: Here's a new picture showing that the screen is still purple http://i.imgur.com/uaRwP.jpg
Wauw that looks bad. I'm currently struggling with a grainy (gray) screen, but looking at other nexuses that seems normal. On light i can however see darker spots and lines on black screens (including boots and black images) but seeing other topics crawled with the same issue I don't put much trust in a device without it...
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Wauw that looks bad. I'm currently struggling with a grainy (gray) screen, but looking at other nexuses that seems normal. On light i can however see darker spots and lines on black screens (including boots and black images) but seeing other topics crawled with the same issue I don't put much trust in a device without it...
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Oddly enough, neither of my Nexus' have had the grainy screen problem, just this discoloration
I received my 2nd Nexus today after the firsts' volume buttons stopped working. The new one has purple where black used to be, like yours, but doesn't make the experience any worse. However, when I pull the notifications area down on low brightness, the screen dims further - does this happen on yours? It's quite annoying...
Mine is okay. Not perfect but okay. There is still a little bit of purple (not that extreme like uours) but after a few days you barely notice it
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I received my 2nd Nexus today after the firsts' volume buttons stopped working. The new one has purple where black used to be, like yours, but doesn't make the experience any worse. However, when I pull the notifications area down on low brightness, the screen dims further - does this happen on yours? It's quite annoying...
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on low brightness the notification tray is almost an opaque black
Same here but top bar gets even darker when notifications area is pulled down, even when brightness is set to 0. Whites are a LOT better tho.
Edit: just noticed that when taking photos, the brightness of whats being photographed affects the screens brightness. Also, top half of pages on tapatalk are a lot brighter than the bottom halves, it's strange and quite annoying once you notice it...
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what do you do to prevent your galaxy nexus screen burned in?

hello everybody..
we know that galaxy nexus super amoled screen easily burned in
especially in status and navigation bar..
so what do you do to prevent your galaxy nexus screen burned in?
share ur trick here please.. thanks
LMT + expanded desktop.
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No real way to prevent it, but you can fix it easily by using Screen Diagnostic from the Play Store.
Its not a burn in, but a ghosted image. I watch YouTube videos and keep auto-rotation on. However, when I replaced my last Nexus (because of ghosting) this Nexus hasn't had the issue and I've had it longer. It may just be an actual display issue. If you get the issue you can bug Samsung/Verizon/Sprint and they'll probably send you a replacement.
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Don't use a high brightness setting.
bmg1001 said:
No real way to prevent it, but you can fix it easily by using Screen Diagnostic from the Play Store.
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i use that app but it didnt fix my nexus..
LMT + pa
The only area where I have any type of "ghosting" is where the status bar sits, and even that isn't noticeable unless the brightness is cranked up to full on a white screen. I don't really worry about it. My Nexus S has it where the status bar sits and I haven't had the issue anywhere else on the screen.
I do... I do nothing. I just use my phone the way i like and have no issues. It's been nearly year and screen is absolutely fine.
First of all, if you got warranty, go get it replaced. They might do it! I broke my screen and I bought another one officially and it's PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY perfect! So try that first!
If that doesn't help, try playing with some color values and gamma options - This helped my previous screen from ghosting and all.
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First of all, if you got warranty, go get it replaced. They might do it! I broke my screen and I bought another one officially and it's PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY perfect! So try that first!
If that doesn't help, try playing with some color values and gamma options - This helped my previous screen from ghosting and all.
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isnt all super amoled device suffer that?
or it just defected one?
is anybody using galay nexus for 8 months++ without getting screen ghost?
carberoz said:
isnt all super amoled device suffer that?
or it just defected one?
is anybody using galay nexus for 8 months++ without getting screen ghost?
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Some screens really are perfect
It's a defected one my man.
On amoled screens the pixels 'fade out' over time. The pixels basically get less intense the more you use them. Because the notification bar and the soft buttons on a Galaxy nexus have a black background these pixels are hardly used at all. The rest of the screen is. So the rest of the pixels wear out faster than those in the notification bar and the soft buttons. That is how the ghosting forms. So a new screen should have zero problems, but after a year or less, the effects can already be seen.
I had this with my Nexus One and now with my Galaxy Nexus, although the ghosting was far worse on the Nexus One. Next time no more amoled for me.

vertical lines. blobs..etc

am i the only one that is noticing this? while its not as apparent as it was on t989, this phone seems to have blobs, vertical lines and other screen defects
link to the issue thread for t989
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
ive went through 2 phones(one had physical defect) and both had this issue, so im going to guess its probably pretty widespread.
anyone wanna check their phones for these as well?
since blobs, lines are not acceptable on a 600dollar phone like this
To find the blobs/lines, look at grey background at night with no other lightsource than the phone itself.
Mine has a small line but it's like dead in the middle of the screen.
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Mine has a small line but it's like dead in the middle of the screen.
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mine too, only 3 small blobs, and a line
the thing with these screens is that the oleds are controlled by a voltage regulator, and when you turn the brightness down the voltage regulator can't neccearily provide enough voltage to the screen, which causes the issue we have
i was hoping samsung would have fixed this issue by now..its a surprise that they havnt
just to add
this is the kind of technology samsung needs;
http://www.ignisinnovation.com/technology/ignis-technology-overview/ignis-maxlife-technology
and
http://www.ignisinnovation.com/technology/ignis-technology-overview/intelligent-pixel
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am i the only one that is noticing this? while its not as apparent as it was on t989, this phone seems to have blobs, vertical lines and other screen defects
link to the issue thread for t989
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
ive went through 2 phones(one had physical defect) and both had this issue, so im going to guess its probably pretty widespread.
anyone wanna check their phones for these as well?
since blobs, lines are not acceptable on a 600dollar phone like this
To find the blobs/lines, look at grey background at night with no other lightsource than the phone itself.
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People call it black crush it's known for anoled screens https://www.google.com/search?hl=en....0.89.255.3.3.0.les;..0.0...1ac.1.sJaoi5a2zrQ
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People call it black crush it's known for anoled screens https://www.google.com/search?hl=en....0.89.255.3.3.0.les;..0.0...1ac.1.sJaoi5a2zrQ
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No, this is not black crush, the blobs and vertical lines are something else.
blackcrush does exist for these phones, but mura and vertical lines exists as well.
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To find the blobs/lines, look at grey background at night with no other lightsource than the phone itself.
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Real life you sit around in a dark closet looking at a grey screen? Maybe your being a little too critical? Just enjoy the damn phone. It rocks!
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danr238 said:
Real life you sit around in a dark closet looking at a grey screen? Maybe your being a little too critical? Just enjoy the damn phone. It rocks!
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i wish i could
having had an T989(tmo gs2)
initially the screen looks like what we have now
just look again in a year, the lines will become so apparent that youd want to smash your phone
in either case, it would bother a lot of people when they us their phone at night.
not to mention that this is a 600dollar device, it needs to be flawless!
AznDud333 said:
i wish i could
having had an T989(tmo gs2)
initially the screen looks like what we have now
just look again in a year, the lines will become so apparent that youd want to smash your phone
in either case, it would bother a lot of people when they us their phone at night.
not to mention that this is a 600dollar device, it needs to be flawless!
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Nothing lasts forever. Get that through your head and you'll live a happier life.
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Nothing lasts forever. Get that through your head and you'll live a happier life.
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nothing does indeed, which is why im glad my credit card gave me a 2 year warranty on this phone
in either case, ive posted this so people are aware that this issue exists, should they take action against samsung
The 1st unit I had were free of dark lines; but I am confident that it had the mura effect as well but was much harder to find since the dots were concentrated on the edges (near the bezel) of the display; if you look carefully at all the T-Mobile note 2's, they all have the AMOLED issue. I did notice on my first unit extremely faint stains throughout the display just like in the demo unit (in black background), but the lines were not there and hardly any dots. However, the whites on my 1st unit were somewhat dull, not as bright as the demo unit at the store, and had a yellow tint on the 2nd half of the display, and a light pinkish hue to some extent at the center of the display in a full white background, and also had faint horizontal lines (only when looked carefully) at lowest brightness in a white background (which became worse and more prominent over time).
My 2nd unit, though it does have a 1cm black line in the middle of the display, with 3 or 4 dots on the top and bottom left of the display, the whites are true whites, and the display is much brighter than the 1st unit I had. No yellow tint to be found, no pinkish hue, and no faint horizontal lines at low brightness and white background! Surprisingly, the color and brightness uniformity are flawless on my 2nd Note 2 (throughout the display, white is white, even brightness) , compared to the '3' Galaxy S2's, '1' Note 1, and 1st Note 2 I owned in the past. Best of all, the build quality on my 2nd unit is also better, no squeaking bezel or back cover, and hardly any blemishes on the bezel. The light which was leaking through the home button is almost gone after a couple of weeks of use.
So far, it seems like my 2nd Note 2 is a safe and clear winner; really hard to find a unitform AMOLED display these days and my 2nd Note 2 just so has one.
Why send something back as a result of finding the slightest chance of a mura effect when you might get something worse in return.
Like many say on the forum, "I guess you can't get it all."

[Q] Fix major AMOLED screen burn in?

Hi everyone, on my Galaxy Nexus I have MAJOR screen burn-in from the navigation bar. (black bar at bottom, back/home/apps) Whenever I turn the phone sideways (i.e. in a full-screen video or game), the navigation bar moves to the side as usual, and gets narrower...when it does this, I see a purple (why purple?) line that "fills up" where the navigation bar would be on portrait. Of course when it is portrait, this cannot be seen, as the navigation bar covers it. In ClockworkMod Recovery, at the bottom of the screen, I can see a strong burn-in of the navigation bar. It is incredibly annoying, and I heard that by displaying white on the entire screen for a long time (full brightness) this can be weakened or fixed. I have seen apps for this, but have no clue how long I should run them for. Is it REALLY possible to fix something MAJOR, or is it a "maybe..sometimes" or just a hoax?
you can try to take a snapshot of your screen and invert the colors of the image in a program (like photoshop online, idk). then you put that inverted image on your phone and view it full sreen.
I don't really know if this helps, but I read it somewhere when I had some sreen problems with my GNex (I sent it to warranty)
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you can try to take a snapshot of your screen and invert the colors of the image in a program (like photoshop online, idk). then you put that inverted image on your phone and view it full sreen.
I don't really know if this helps, but I read it somewhere when I had some sreen problems with my GNex (I sent it to warranty)
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I'm not really sure how that would do anything. The rest of the screen is fine, there's only a problem at the navigation bar. Leaving an image like that might just burn in other colors. If it really was SAMOLED, then it should not have a burn in there at all...because it turns off "black" pixels. It's confusing and annoying.
Or try a Kitkat ROM with Google Experience Launcher which doesn't have the black nav bar and status bar...
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I'm not really sure how that would do anything. The rest of the screen is fine, there's only a problem at the navigation bar. Leaving an image like that might just burn in other colors. If it really was SAMOLED, then it should not have a burn in there at all...because it turns off "black" pixels. It's confusing and annoying.
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maybe rest of the screen actually burned, so only not burned part is navbar and seems weird.
there is a tool: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codefortravel.amoled_screen_burn_in it has an option, that makes all your screen black and your nav bar white, using it for a while makes your navbar also burned, so it would eventually catch other parts and be the same level in theory..
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Or try a Kitkat ROM with Google Experience Launcher which doesn't have the black nav bar and status bar...
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I tried Cyanogenmod 11 and the navigation bar looked weird...it looked like I applied some sort of linear burn to the screen. It was ugly.
drmxmyt said:
maybe rest of the screen actually burned, so only not burned part is navbar and seems weird.
there is a tool: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codefortravel.amoled_screen_burn_in it has an option, that makes all your screen black and your nav bar white, using it for a while makes your navbar also burned, so it would eventually catch other parts and be the same level in theory..
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It's not that. The rest of the screen is beautiful. It doesn't really seem like AMOLED, though, because the black glows in the dark...also, as I said, if I go on a white image, I see a burn-in of the navigation bar, so it's not that. And, I've already got a burn-in app. I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feetstech.screenburn
atlantic00 said:
I tried Cyanogenmod 11 and the navigation bar looked weird...it looked like I applied some sort of linear burn to the screen. It was ugly.
It's not that. The rest of the screen is beautiful. It doesn't really seem like AMOLED, though, because the black glows in the dark...also, as I said, if I go on a white image, I see a burn-in of the navigation bar, so it's not that. And, I've already got a burn-in app. I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feetstech.screenburn
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Did you buy the GNexus brand new? Reason why I ask is because you mentioned that the blacks doesn't seem like Amoled and how it glows in the dark.
I'm wondering if you or the previous owner had the screen replaced because of a crack and the screen was replaced with a LCD from eBay.
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OuncE718 said:
Did you buy the GNexus brand new? Reason why I ask is because you mentioned that the blacks doesn't seem like Amoled and how it glows in the dark.
I'm wondering if you or the previous owner had the screen replaced because of a crack and the screen was replaced with a LCD from eBay.
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No, I got it off of eBay as a 'replacement' phone. This is my first smartphone (but not Android device) but I am still in a 2 year contract with Verizon and can't get an upgrade yet. It's not really a problem, just an inconvenience.
This was one of the reasons I always try too run in extended desktop mode(no on screen buttons/status bar) and use PIE controls instead.
Also helps running the stock browser in full screen mode.
Even after less than a few months of first owning my GN I've gotten a tiny little burn in on the bottom bar, but luckily it's not easily noticeable.
I have also got a burn-in. It's not too major, but it's there. Please do update us if you find any solution which actually fixes this thing.
I'm going to do some tests with different things.
I heard leaving a white image on full brightness for a long time will help, so I'm going to try that. Another thing I might try is color alternations for long periods of time to just get different colors all over the screen. Probably won't do much, but it's worth a try. I thought I'd also see what it's like using the phone locked upside down. (rotate upside down, lock rotation) This is the app I'm using if anyone else wants to experiment with it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feetstech.screenburn
Wish me luck, I'll post what happens!
Update 1: I have noticed that on higher brightness levels, the burn is less noticeable. I left a white screen on full brightness for what was probably just over 2 hours, and it hasn't really seemed to help much. I'm going to try color flashing and see what happens.
Try this app. It is specifically developed to solve the navbar burn-in issue of the Galaxy Nexus.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bengigi.screen.diagnostic
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AbhishekS said:
Try this app. It is specifically developed to solve the navbar burn-in issue of the Galaxy Nexus.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bengigi.screen.diagnostic
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just try that apps on my nexus, thanks the burn got worse than before :crying:
That's not possible.
Check it again after an hour or so. Maybe the screen colors haven't 'settled in' yet.
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AbhishekS said:
That's not possible.
Check it again after an hour or so. Maybe the screen colors haven't 'settled in' yet.
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before using that apps, my burn only a little transparent blueish, after using that apps overnight , my burn becoming a visible blueish :crying: also i think someone posted the same result as my gnex too.i think the only soluton is : just accept that burn in is the weakness of amoled screen., and considering to buy a the amazing n5 cuz its didnt use amoled thank God for that.
Are you sure the burn-in is persistent? Usually it goes away after a while.
Almost forgot I started this thread! I don't really know if the burn in apps helped any, but I've noticed that the lower the brightness is, the more imminent the screen burn is. Around 1% if you touch one of the navigation buttons it turns.......purple. Once you get above around 20%, it's more grey and natural....(not purple)
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amoled + low brightness = nearly unusable.
TheImpossibleEnemy said:
amoled + low brightness = nearly unusable.
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Depends on your environment. In a dark room it's fine all the way down. If you're outside in the sun, even 50% seems a little dark.
atlantic00 said:
Depends on your environment. In a dark room it's fine all the way down. If you're outside in the sun, even 50% seems a little dark.
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exactly

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