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Dirt and lines under screen

I noticed as soon as I turned my Nexus on today that there was a line across the screen that looked like dirt under the display.
It is only noticeable on low brightness but the auto brightness set the phone to minimum when I turned it on so I saw it. I can only also see it on bright backgrounds like the forum - it is not visible on dark backgrounds or the home screens.
Does anyone else have this issue? I will return it soon and get it replaced but I am wondering if this is widespread or I was just unlucky.
Try turning the brightness right down and looking at this page and see if you see any lines/marks under the glass.

I have a line as well but it's quite small so I'm not really bothered.
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Few very feint lines here too. Setting phone to fixed second lowest brightness setting and they vanish though.

This issue is on the gs2's too.

if you go to every forum of a phone that launches you will see the same complaint. its a plague

Spinstorm said:
I noticed as soon as I turned my Nexus on today that there was a line across the screen that looked like dirt under the display.
It is only noticeable on low brightness but the auto brightness set the phone to minimum when I turned it on so I saw it. I can only also see it on bright backgrounds like the forum - it is not visible on dark backgrounds or the home screens.
Does anyone else have this issue? I will return it soon and get it replaced but I am wondering if this is widespread or I was just unlucky.
Try turning the brightness right down and looking at this page and see if you see any lines/marks under the glass.
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I can also see two faint grey vertical lines on either side of the screen if I have a light (white) background and brightness settings 1-3!
I haven't come across any other issues, I only noticed it after reading this thread and now its in bugging me. But I love the handset.. better than I expected!
Are these lines normal or do I have a duff handset? I have a couple of weeks to change it if necessary but I am also aware of the stock availability due to high demand.
Anyone else in same situation (O2 UK handset)?

I have the same issue on the lowest brightness, but not on the highest. It is also very faintly noticeable on my SGS2 on the lowest brightness. On my Omnia 7 (samoled) it is also very visible on low brightness, I think it is an amoled thing.

BiGMERF said:
if you go to every forum of a phone that launches you will see the same complaint. its a plague
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Exactly even the iphones with it's tinting issues SGS2 with it's Blotches in the dark
and the glass isn't perfect around the bezel
people just look for this stuff

I don't understood if this lines means defective screen or if all phones will have this lines.

I have the same thing on my Galaxy Nexus. I guess it's just a thing with Super Amoled screens, rather than a defect.

gambiting said:
I have the same thing on my Galaxy Nexus. I guess it's just a thing with Super Amoled screens, rather than a defect.
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+1 Just as I said in my post above I have 4 amoled screen devices and they all it to some effect. Do not worry, your phone is fine.

could someone please post a picture so i can see what you guys are talking about? i'm curious to see what it looks like since i don't notice this on the samoled screen on my nexus s.

I had that issue with 2 evo screens. I would also get dead pixels or blotches.. Just have to get lucky with one I guess.

jms.flynn said:
+1 Just as I said in my post above I have 4 amoled screen devices and they all it to some effect. Do not worry, your phone is fine.
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why is fine if it seems to have a problem?
do you think that it is normal to have lines on the screen?
can you tell for sure that every phone have that lines?

I have the same thing on minimum brightness. Its best seen by using a white image as wallpaper and having nothing on your far left and far right home screens. I have many vertical lines. When I scroll the home screen all the way over to the left until I see the blue gradient appear, the gradient varies in shades exactly where the lines are.
I noticed it as soon as i first powered on the device, same as the OP, as it was set to minimum brightness but I dont generally notice it any other time. I dont recall having the same problem with my galaxy S2

Soft buttons could be burnt onto the AMOLED screen

I was just thinking how the soft buttons being static for so long could cause them to be burnt onto the screen. I had this problem with my N1, the white notification bar, and both share amoled screens. From my understanding, if you leave a amoled pixel on for long periods of time it loses its brightness, this is what happened to the white notification bar on the N1 and also why google switched to a black notification bar. Interesting that google picked a AMOLED screen with soft buttons that stay static for long periods of time. I'm truly not worried about it but havent heard anyone pointed this fact out yet.

babluc said:
I was just thinking how the soft buttons being static for so long could cause them to be burnt onto the screen. I had this problem with my N1, the white notification bar, and both share amoled screens. From my understanding, if you leave a amoled pixel on for long periods of time it loses its brightness, this is what happened to the white notification bar on the N1 and also why google switched to a black notification bar. Interesting that google picked a AMOLED screen with soft buttons that stay static for long periods of time. I'm truly not worried about it but havent heard anyone pointed this fact out yet.
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Yeah but they change throughout the process dont they? Its the same a lot but not constant.

Good point. Should be able to check at all the retail store models since they usually keep them on for so long
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spinkick said:
Yeah but they change throughout the process dont they? Its the same a lot but not constant.
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They do change but they are much more constant than most everything else
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mikel.canovas said:
They do change but they are much more constant than most everything else
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Yeah, it stays constant for 90% of my daily use.

babluc said:
Yeah, it stays constant for 90% of my daily use.
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That is true..

Even when pressed, the buttons are still lit they just turn a bit brighter
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Wow excellent point, I never even thought of this and I don't think Google/Samsung did either.
The status bar area(date, time, signal) on my Vibrant was burned in within two months of using the phone. Amoleds burn in quickly.
Soft buttons burning in would be horrible but I suspect if the screen is like other Amoleds then it is certain to occur. Yikes!

Actually LEDs don't burn in, they fade out, i.e. get darker after prolonged use.
AFAIK there is some built-in logic in these displays to counteract this normal occurrence (routing more power to those LEDs in the matrix that have been on for a longer time).

SamsungVibrant said:
Wow excellent point, I never even thought of this and I don't think Google/Samsung did either.
The status bar area(date, time, signal) on my Vibrant was burned in within two months of using the phone. Amoleds burn in quickly.
Soft buttons burning in would be horrible but I suspect if the screen is like other Amoleds then it is certain to occur. Yikes!
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You can bet they did.
If you leave your screen on all night charging with the buttons lit, they'll probably eventually burn. Through normal use, it shouldn't be an issue.

Valynor said:
Actually LEDs don't burn in, they fade out, i.e. get darker after prolonged use.
AFAIK there is some built-in logic in this displays to counteract this normal occurrence.
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I have a line of LCD-LEDs at my office which display airline flights that would disagree with you.
Technically it isn't burnin, it's called "image retention" effect is the same though.

Valynor said:
Actually LEDs don't burn in, they fade out, i.e. get darker after prolonged use.
AFAIK there is some built-in logic in this displays to counteract this normal occurrence.
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This too, good point.
Plus, I'm sure there will be mods that will show up where you can turn off the keys after a certain period of time.

OLED does burn!
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Actually LEDs don't burn in, they fade out, i.e. get darker after prolonged use.
AFAIK there is some built-in logic in this displays to counteract this normal occurrence.
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No, we went through this debate over a year and half ago in the Galaxy S and Vibrant forums. Some said it is temporary ghosting, but it isn't temporary, it's actual burn in. LED's do burn in...this was the conclusion after much debate and research. They actually are prone to more burn in than normal.
From Wikipedia:
Screen burn-in
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.[71]
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After my notification/status bar was burnt into my sAmoled I started running a new launcher that hides the status bar. 1 year and 6 months later my burn in is still there, hasn't faded at all, despite having a hidden bar.
Correction. What you said was correct, I meant the end effect is a burn-in effect. Either way the image is retained.

I would think that, by now, Samsung has probably worked this out on there OLED's. Only time will tell.

The term "burning in " comes from cathode ray tubes where the electron beam would actually BURN into the phosphor of the screen.
LEDs fade with use, but yes, there will be a ghost image that won't go away, unless there is some controller logic in the display counteracting that behavior.

SamsungVibrant said:
No, we went through this debate over a year and half ago in the Galaxy S and Vibrant forums. Some said it is temporary ghosting, but it isn't temporary, it's actual burn in. LED's do burn in...this was the conclusion after much debate and research. They actually are prone to more burn in than normal.
From Wikipedia:
Screen burn-in
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.[71]
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After my notification/status bar was burnt into my sAmoled I started running a new launcher that hides the status bar. 1 year and 6 months later my burn in is still there, hasn't faded at all, despite having a hidden bar.
Correction. What you said was correct, I meant the end effect is a burn-in effect. Either way the image is retained.
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Basically, the term "burn-in" would be a misnomer in this context.
I observed the effect with my Fascinate, so I know the screens are susceptible.

My nexus one would ghost on the notification bar. Barely noticeable until you went to a full screen web page.
It would eventually work its way out. I never thought about burn in though.
Like previously stated, I'm positive there will be soft-key options soon. Themes, colors, animations, locations, and behavior. We'll be able to change it up.
-Galaxy Nexus
-Asus Transformer

Well my screen has a burn in where the nav bar is

Watching Netflix or anything in full screen it's noticeable. Very noticeable. After one week of owning it about a month ago, I saw a similar topic and thought "this would never happen to me". Fast forward a month later, I have it. And a scratch on my screen after putting it in my pocket only with nothing else in it.
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monkey hung said:
Watching Netflix or anything in full screen it's noticeable. Very noticeable. After one week of owning it about a month ago, I saw a similar topic and thought "this would never happen to me". Fast forward a month later, I have it. And a scratch on my screen after putting it in my pocket only with nothing else in it.
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Take a photo and post it please.

Mine does too, mighty thanks to amoled
This is going to happen regardless of what you do.
Acceptance is key

Can someone post a picture? I would like to see what all the fuss is about.

By nav bar, do you mean the notification/status bar? If so, I know exactly what you're talking about. The static cyan text is a burn-in waiting to happen. I noticed a little bit of cyan tint in that area when brightness is low and the screen is white. It's by no means that bad at all but I use the hide the status bar option in ADW to prevent it from getting worse. 2 months later and it hasn't gotten worse.

waiaung1 said:
By nav bar, do you mean the notification/status bar? If so, I know exactly what you're talking about. The static cyan text is a burn-in waiting to happen. I noticed a little bit of cyan tint in that area when brightness is low and the screen is white. It's by no means that bad at all but I use the hide the status bar option in ADW to prevent it from getting worse. 2 months later and it hasn't gotten worse.
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By nav bar they mean the soft keys (Home - Menu - Recent - Back) buttons on the bottom.

Oh, in that case I haven't seen that problem but I have heard of people with it. You can get rid of those soft-keys with custom mods too that makes your phone full-screen.

I noticed this on my Gnex as well. Rotating the screen clockwise to a landscape orientation, the left side of my screen where the soft buttons were has a notably bluer tint. For the record, I keep my screen on auto, which I was hoping would reduce the burn-in effect. Setting the screen brightness to 100% seems to hide the burn-in. Dunno if that will always be true.
Even worse, when I did a screen compare of my previous Nexus vs the display model at the Verizon store back in early Jan, the demo model's screen was noticeably dimmer and off color even at full brightness. Seemed like running in torch mode 24/7 with a bright red background caused the screen to degrade noticeably after only a week or so.
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The only time I notice any sort of image retention (relating to the notification bar) is when I first open the XDA app and it quickly goes full screen. Other than that I never see it. However, I commonly see image retention going from home screen to Market but it fades very quickly.
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Mine as well as my friend's has burn-in at the top and bottom where the status bar is and the soft buttons. Also my old nexus S as well as my friend's has burn in at the top status bar. It's inevitable I guess...

I started seeing this too but i quickly switched to transparent top and bottom bars so that those pixels got even wear, and it actually reversed my burn in mostly. My screen is near perfect now.

this happen to me, too. it sucks. can this be exchanged in person somewhere instead of shipping it? i don't want to wait.

Burn in was a term for lcd screens. For this situation think of it as "reverse led fatigue". The leds that are not used as much as the rest of the screen will appear brighter giving you the impression that it is burn in. On the first gen amoled's some would leave and entire white screen on full brightness overnight to normalize or calibrate the leds. Doesn't bug me one bit though.
good day.

chopper the dog said:
Burn in was a term for lcd screens. For this situation think of it as "reverse led fatigue". The leds that are not used as much as the rest of the screen will appear brighter giving you the impression that it is burn in. On the first gen amoled's some would leave and entire white screen on full brightness overnight to normalize or calibrate the leds. Doesn't bug me one bit though.
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Exactly right. But the term burn in is so familiar to people it will likely never change.
I forgot to say that to eliminate this burn in i also use full screen browser at all times to hide the status bar. And i consistently rotate the screen to different views while i read my webpages to give the other pixels a rest. The effect is excellent.
To test this the best, install dead pixel detect from market and toggle thru every color. Rotate the screen too to see both areas. The color red is the only one that shows the burn in for me. Which is strange cause blue is the weak color that wears out the quickest. But my blue looks fine.

This will probably happen to all of us to some degree sooner or later.
The image retention that lasts 1-3 seconds we might see within a month or two usage is actually one of the characteristics of AMOLED "Ghosting effect"
which is not the same as AMOLED "reverse led fatigue" (or although technically incorrect but more widely understood term "Burn-ins") which maybe seen as permanent image retention shown as yellowish outlines of icons / keyboard outlines, etc.
Sadly, there's really nothing you can do about this problem after the fact, except to change the screen itself if it is really bothersome. Or you may try to change/delete/make transparent of the permanently placed icons/other objects/pictures to try to reverse these effects.
The only preventive measures would be changing screen rotation from vertical to horizontal, and make sure you don't have the screen on at a stay still image (preferably set auto screen off to 30seconds or so.)

It is humorous how particular many people are about "pocket" screens. Oled technology in reality is like the merger of lcd and plasma screens. And oled does get image retention and burn in similar to plasma. It is harder to avoid on a cell phone with so many possibilities of static images. Really though, it is good to mention/complaint about it so it gets attention and oled manufacturers try to improve upon the technology and try to minimize or get rid of the issues altogether. Many people still think plasmas get burn in very easily and that is far from the truth. The last 3 years or so Panasonic and Samsung have made great strides in minimizing the possibility and you see very few complaints about it. And it is even more humorous that many people think lcd technology is better for viewing because it is newer than plasma when the exact opposite is true. LCD technology is older than plasma, and aside from power usage and weight, lcd doesn't have many benefits over plasma. And because of the post processing to try and overcome the deficiencies of lcd viewing lcd screens are closing the gap in power consumption with plasma. But yeah, all you can do about the image retention of oled now is put pressure on samsung and lg and any newcomers to the technology to improve it. Hopefully, oled will overcome its shortcomings to lcd and plasma and be the better tech out of all three in the near future. I wish they made laptops with plasma screens. That would be an awesome option for laptop users that use theirs as desktop replacements like myself.
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I don't have any "burn in". I guess different screens behave differently.

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I don't have any "burn in". I guess different screens behave differently.
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Many people think they dont have it till they install dead pixel detect and check each color. I bet you have it on the color red.

RogerPodacter said:
Many people think they dont have it till they install dead pixel detect and check each color. I bet you have it on the color red.
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All my pixels are fine but I notice the notification bar retention on brown with the XDA app and I notice the bottom (whatever it's called bar) on grey from the app you suggested. Either way, I still love the phone!!!
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RogerPodacter said:
Many people think they dont have it till they install dead pixel detect and check each color. I bet you have it on the color red.
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I don't. Out of curiosity I tried that app out after reading about it on this thread.

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Hello, I intend to buy the Galaxy Nexus but the problem of the screen burn-in scares me. When I buy a phone, it's for two years, does the problem still exists in the new series?

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I know the ones at the store have this problem, but thats because they are full brightness all the time. I make it a point to use my phone in landscape clockwise, i.e. with pogo pins down, so the on screen buttons are on the opposite side as they usually are, and i haven't noticed any burn in. In low brightness conditions, you'll occasionally see some ghosting, but its not a big deal. They gave you extra blue pixels (rbgb), since those are the ones that are the weakest, to make sure your screen lasts 2 years.

had gnex since release date and had no problems with it what so ever, however, when bough had issues with screen itself e.g uneven colouring and banding (quite visible grey bars), replaced it and the model i got is fine so far...

I use most of the time my phone with middle brightness or minimum+screen filter during the night, as i don't use it at maximum, i will not get burn-in ?

Never had this issue with any phone.

Don't wanna open a new thread since this is a similar topic.
I've noticed a very faint light blue-ish stripe on my screen (where the notification bar is) while reading text on a white background (in fullscreen).
Is that burn-in? If so, is it covered under warranty?

Puck24 said:
Don't wanna open a new thread since this is a similar topic.
I've noticed a very faint light blue-ish stripe on my screen (where the notification bar is) while reading text on a white background (in fullscreen).
Is that burn-in? If so, is it covered under warranty?
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People say it is not burn in but uneven wear of the pixels. I know if read about people running a white background I think it was overnight on high and it will start to remove the marks. The idea is to run other colors to wear in the spot evenly as the top bar usually is only running black.
If you do some searching around in these threads you will read what others have done and what has worked.

Puck24 said:
Don't wanna open a new thread since this is a similar topic.
I've noticed a very faint light blue-ish stripe on my screen (where the notification bar is) while reading text on a white background (in fullscreen).
Is that burn-in? If so, is it covered under warranty?
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I have this too, but calling it burn-in is wrong I think. Those pixels are black (i.e. turned off) most of the time, so they couldn't possibly be "burned into" the screen. Rather, the issue seems to be that they are getting used too little, so they are not worn in as much as the rest of the screen. Since all screens of this type change slightly over time as they get used, there is a small but noticeable difference in how these different areas of the screen display certain colors.
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People say it is not burn in but uneven wear of the pixels. I know if read about people running a white background I think it was overnight on high and it will start to remove the marks. The idea is to run other colors to wear in the spot evenly as the top bar usually is only running black.
If you do some searching around in these threads you will read what others have done and what has worked.
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I haven't tried this, but it certainly seems like it could work.

Thx. Will try that
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The app "Display Tester" has a burn-in removal function that some people have found useful.
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How is the burn in factor any different than the great of the screens out there the gs3 epic vibrant you get the point aren't they all s amoled or amoled plus screens how would this phone differer with the burn in factor on the other devices
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GN got a nav bar present all the time, and it will get burned in, most people don't realize though they have it.
Same goes for notification bar.
They need to be semi transparent to fix the issue which we don't have.
Even the browser doesn't remove the nav bar.
Only YouTube and full screen movies will show you that issue.

[Q] Note 2. Will Burn-in?

I had before Note and it was burninng in! Things like keyboard or status bar, now I'm afraid to use my Note 2 because I don't want to have burn-in things on my screen :/ So will galaxy note 2 burn-in? They said the new screen in Note 2 is non-pentile ,so.. it will be burn-in proof ? (rethorical question)
Sorry For my bad english.

Yes with the time it will have burn-in as all amoled screens.

I had my note 1 for a year and I was worried about the screen being damaged with screen burn. I kept the brightness down to a low to medium level and found no noticable wear on the screen after a year. The brighter and more vibrant your screen settings are set on the faster your screen will suffer.
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All AMOLED screens suffer from burn in, it's a matter of when but with caution you can prevent it. My SGS2 with RGB non Pentile suffered from burn in after 11 months, likewise my sisters SGS2.
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It will burn in, but I've had my Note 1 for nearly 11 months now and I don't have any burn in, and I keep it on automatic brightness. But I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

My GS2 got bad burn-in from Navigation - I left the screen on all the time when driving.
I am now using a MIUI rom which lets me press the home button 4 times to invert screen colours. I use this on Navigation to try to balance it back out (the lighter middle section of the nav screen is where the burn occurred).

I use lowest btightness and little screen on time and in 6 to 9 mths i noticed it
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Ok so this is only my opinion.
This phone is awesome but very expensive. Some buy this phone with a 2 year contract so i think its really bad that screens on phones like this have screens that can burn in within a year.
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I had my note 1 for a year and I was worried about the screen being damaged with screen burn. I kept the brightness down to a low to medium level and found no noticable wear on the screen after a year. The brighter and more vibrant your screen settings are set on the faster your screen will suffer.
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I had exactly the same experience with my galaxy s and galaxy s2. I always kept the screens at low brightness, and never noticed any burn in. A friend of me who also had an S2 always had his brightness set very high, and at his phone I noticed there was some screen burn in when I looked at it.
So, now I have my note 2, and I am going to keep the brightness at a low level most of the time, so I don't expect any problems.
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Preventing AMOLED burn in
I've had the Samsung Moment (AMOLED), Epic 4G (Super AMOLED), and the Epic 4G Touch (Super AMOLED+).
I noticed burn-in on both the Moment and the Epic 4G due to long screen on times and high brightness. I used to leave the screen on during my 45 minute commute so the Pandora Controls and the status bar icons were easy to see on any white backgrounds. With my latest phone I use short screen on times and adjust the brightness as needed (using the status bar slider). I've also switched to dark backgrounds in an attempt to maximize battery life as well as prevent burn in. This phone is currently just over a year old and has no detectable burn in, as checked with a dead pixel app swapping the screen colors between red, green, blue, and white. I've also integrated smart stay to keep the screen on when I need it but shut it off when it's not being looked at.
So, YES! Amoleds will burn in. In order to prevent screen burn-in I suggest this:
Limit unnecessary screen on time ~burn in is directly related to how long the screen is on.
Use the correct brightness for your situation ~burn in is directly related to how bright the screen is.
Use dark vs lighted based themes ~black uses no pixels, can save battery, and prevent eye strain!
Auto-hide the notification bar, or change the time format frequently ~It's the first thing to burn-in since it's visible and in the same location regardless of what app you're running!
Consider using a screen filter app at night for an even dimmer screen ~It'll protect your eyes and your pixels.
To detect screen burn in you can use just about any dead pixel app. Burn in will be most visible when the screen is all WHITE or all BLUE although you may be able to see some burn in in RED or GREEN although those colors are less likely to help detection.
Replacement is the only real solution in order to correct screen burn in. If you replace your phone every year (like I do) it shouldn't be much of an issue for you. However, If you're stuck with your phone for 18-24 months than you should take burn-in prevention seriously!

is the screen replaceable and for how much?

lyricalchaos said:
is the screen replaceable and for how much?
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Best would be a warranty repair. Otherwise you have to source the screen + digitizer so price will depend on that, then you'll have to do the teardown/ replace/ reassembly yourself:

This is sad, warranty should cover this, it´s so miserable that you must be this careful about usage of this pricey phone...

How do I Auto-hide the notification bar?
Also, how do I disable UMTS messages from a mobile phone carrier that sends occasional messages to notify the balance I have left on my prepaid card?
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I've had the Samsung Moment (AMOLED), Epic 4G (Super AMOLED), and the Epic 4G Touch (Super AMOLED+).
I noticed burn-in on both the Moment and the Epic 4G due to long screen on times and high brightness. I used to leave the screen on during my 45 minute commute so the Pandora Controls and the status bar icons were easy to see on any white backgrounds. With my latest phone I use short screen on times and adjust the brightness as needed (using the status bar slider). I've also switched to dark backgrounds in an attempt to maximize battery life as well as prevent burn in. This phone is currently just over a year old and has no detectable burn in, as checked with a dead pixel app swapping the screen colors between red, green, blue, and white. I've also integrated smart stay to keep the screen on when I need it but shut it off when it's not being looked at.
So, YES! Amoleds will burn in. In order to prevent screen burn-in I suggest this:
Limit unnecessary screen on time ~burn in is directly related to how long the screen is on.
Use the correct brightness for your situation ~burn in is directly related to how bright the screen is.
Use dark vs lighted based themes ~black uses no pixels, can save battery, and prevent eye strain!
Auto-hide the notification bar, or change the time format frequently ~It's the first thing to burn-in since it's visible and in the same location regardless of what app you're running!
Consider using a screen filter app at night for an even dimmer screen ~It'll protect your eyes and your pixels.
To detect screen burn in you can use just about any dead pixel app. Burn in will be most visible when the screen is all WHITE or all BLUE although you may be able to see some burn in in RED or GREEN although those colors are less likely to help detection.
Replacement is the only real solution in order to correct screen burn in. If you replace your phone every year (like I do) it shouldn't be much of an issue for you. However, If you're stuck with your phone for 18-24 months than you should take burn-in prevention seriously!
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