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[Q]Galaxy Nexus Burn-In

So my Nexus has burn in. Nothing new there on an AMOLED based screen. However, the other four Nexus I've seen that are more than a month old have the same issues as mine.
My question is simply this: how many of you who have a Nexus have burn in? Please include age of Nexus and when you first noticed burn in, if possible, as I'm looking to put together an objective look at time between purchase and initial occurrence.
If you are using color mods, please mention that as well.
Thanks.
~Jase
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I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.

Jubakuba said:
I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.
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Thanks for the info. Exactly what I was looking for.
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I got no burn in at all - I've had the screen since launch but the internals are new-ish. (washed my first one on accident so bought a new one, swapped my original screen in since it was much better quality ) Stock everything except rooted and leaked 4.0.4 ROM. I don't leave my screen on unattended though.

I have major burn in, even from my keyboard being up.
Really sucks and makes me sad.
May try a burn in reversal app on the market, if it works i'll make a fullscreen version for us nexus users

If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?

Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.

T4rd said:
If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?
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Yes. But if it's a universal thing....
Theshawty said:
Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.
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Maybe, it depends on how you treat it...
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My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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MHHubris said:
My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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Ick.
No way.
Roll around in a white screen for 3 minutes at a higher brightness.
It'll go away.

Would a stuck pixel rgb alternating screen help if I were to run it overnight while charging?
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If and when my screen "burns-in", it would still be good for daily use, right? Is it something that would bother me much? I have this phone on a two-year contract and would hate having it fail me halfway.

Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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MHHubris said:
Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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Indeed it does. I've got a blacked out theme now, so I don't really notice it....but when it was stock/bright colored theme I noticed every bit of it.
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We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.

RogerPodacter said:
We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.
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Ummm....who are you?
No one said I didn't search, if you'll reread my OP I'm looking for specific information.
Pardon me for asking a question, in the right forum, about a device I own.
Sincerely,
Jase
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I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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nbeebe24 said:
I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..

omricn said:
First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..
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Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.

Theshawty said:
Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.
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Agreed getting one very soon

How many times did you have to Exchange Your Note 2 with another one?

All Note 2's are made in a more or less same way. How many times did you have to Exchange Your Note 2 with a new one as a result of manufacturing defects?
If you had to exchange (replace), explain.
Thanks

Once. I received a white one when I requested gray. After 2 weeks with the white, I returned it and requested the gray.

I have returned a few for quality issues with the bezel.

Had 1 return for the center button real loose and unresponsive. This one is perfect!
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I haven't exchanged mine, but I've noticed that my home button has gotten really "clicky" lately. It still works fine, but it makes a sporadic clicking noise now & its kind of wiggly. If it gets any worse, I may have to exchange it. I hope I don't have to though, after the nightmare I went through with my Transformer I'm sick of exchanging electronics. *fingers crossed*

I had to do an exchange once for a screen quality issue. But so far this new one is good.

the only time i exchanged a phone in recent years was with the Galaxy S1 because of it's crappy GPS. Ofcourse changing it didn't help.

Those that did an exchange; what was your experience like? Was it with TMobile over the phone or store?

Never.
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I had my galaxy s3 exchanged 8 times via phone... What an nightmare. But my galaxy note was only once and once only. Gray btw
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winlinmac001 said:
Those that did an exchange; what was your experience like? Was it with TMobile over the phone or store?
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Mine was in the store. They were great, polite and helpful. No issues what so ever. It only took about 10 minutes.
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radio was getting 0-2 bars and nothing above 2 . Im scared to even see if the gps works after all the posts i seen on here about it not working .

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radio was getting 0-2 bars and nothing above 2 . Im scared to even see if the gps works after all the posts i seen on here about it now working .
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Remember, this is a tiny sample size of people that's had problems. I would guess most have not has any issues at all. My GPS works flawlessly FWIW.
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awrnsmn said:
Remember, this is a tiny sample size of people that's had problems. I would guess most have not has any issues at all. My GPS works flawlessly FWIW.
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Yea I guess you're right . out of 5 million sold I saw maybe 2-3 on here and even a couple of those were rooted roms

I have not had any issues as of yet. The only thing is a piece of the plastic chrome by the power button has come off. Not sure if its worth replacement. I also do not know if I could still do an instore exchange as ive had the phone for almost 2 mos now. Maybe it would be worth looking into as its just the one spot and the rest of the phone seems to be flawless. Id just be nervous about getting a refurb back.
I am also not happy thatthey did not have screen protectors when I got mine, so I have scratches on the top of the screen, but hidden by my current screen protector

Original one had a blue color kinda burt into screen about half an inch long.

Exchanged mine 12 timea
If I helped out, hit the thanks button.

Lol, Merry Christmas.
I must say there are definitely some quality variations between the carrier-branded Note 2's and international Note 2's. I wonder why...
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Exchanged mine 12 timea
If I helped out, hit the thanks button.
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One replacement due to gps not working.

None only phone I had to do that with was my evo 3d that would reboot every 5 min lol that phone made me not want an htc phone ever again.
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SAMOLED burn-in - anyone else had warranty issues?

I've sent my Galaxy Nexus off for screen replacement twice now - both times, the Samsung UK repair centre in Norwich has said there is no fault found.
It's really not that hard to miss - I have a large area of different colours where the navigation bar lives compared to the rest of the screen. It makes landscape video watching quote annoying.
Has anyone else had problems getting out replaced? Mine was just 11 months old when I first sent it off, back in March. This time around, it was marked as repaired and awaiting delivery on the 10th April - I called today to find out what's happening with it, only to be told it was still on the premises.
Not really the service standards I'd hoped for - the handset was over £500 when I got it.
Rich
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burn in is normal. this has been beaten into the ground already.
use the search.

I know it happens, though I'd hoped using the pentile display would've eliminated the problems they had with the Galaxy S and S2. My question was has anyone else had issues getting the display swapped when under a year old?
I think at this age, it's a premature failure. Am I mistaken?
Thanks,
Rich
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Zepius said:
burn in is normal. this has been beaten into the ground already.
use the search.
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He's not asking if it can be fixed. He's asking if he can get his phone repaired/replaced under warranty because of it.
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times_infinity said:
He's not asking if it can be fixed. He's asking if he can get his phone repaired/replaced under warranty because of it.
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And he received an answer in the negative twice.

063_XOBX said:
And he received an answer in the negative twice.
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I'm missing something, I fear. Could you enlighten me as to where the was a negative twice please?
Many thanks.
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GreenMug said:
I'm missing something, I fear. Could you enlighten me as to where the was a negative twice please?
Many thanks.
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The 2x you were rejected by Samsung UK.

Ah, I understand now! I thought I'd misunderstood something in an earlier post.
Rich
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How the hell is it getting that bad!?? I've had my phone since Feb 2012 and I have ZERO burnin.
Are you using the damn thing as a nightlight/desk clock while you sleep at night???! Do NOT leave the screen on for more than 10min MAX with a static output. Be smart about this man.

Lol with how many CLNR's I've gotten they havent had time enough to burn in
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Mine is much worse

akira02rex said:
How the hell is it getting that bad!?? I've had my phone since Feb 2012 and I have ZERO burnin.
Are you using the damn thing as a nightlight/desk clock while you sleep at night???! Do NOT leave the screen on for more than 10min MAX with a static output. Be smart about this man.
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No, far from it. Screen is always set to automatic brightness, with 30 second time-out. It's never been left on overnight, used as a sat-nav, or streamed vast amounts of TV or anything like that.
This is why I'm so annoyed - I don't mistreat it. And a phone of this calibre should remain defect-free for longer than 11 months, surely...
Rich
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GreenMug said:
No, far from it. Screen is always set to automatic brightness, with 30 second time-out. It's never been left on overnight, used as a sat-nav, or streamed vast amounts of TV or anything like that.
This is why I'm so annoyed - I don't mistreat it. And a phone of this calibre should remain defect-free for longer than 11 months, surely...
Rich
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This. It happens. I never leave my screen on for more than 2 minutes, unless I'm watching a video, which then the status bar and navbar are hidden.
So it just happens, unfortunately.

Mine doesn't burn-in.but there are two brighter lines than other areas ,at the top and bottom of the screen.
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[Q] Burn in.

Obviously burn in sucks but in this use it seems to be what I need. Recently I decided to use expanded desktop and notice my status bar plus navbar are burnt in.. But out of the strange the burn in has in fact made the screen show true white or whatever you want to call the horrible screen for the nexus too.
Basically is it possible to burn in the entire screen? I was thinking about pushing a black screen on full brightness for about a day. I've got use to the nexus screen but still it would be nice to have a working color screen.
Has anyone else tried this? Have you noticed this? Did it take long for the burn in? Does it repair itself?
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I have the same problem plus youtube burn in so its worse ...
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bengigi.screen.diagnostic
Try this
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Oh.. You guys misunderstood. I want to burn in my screen. I'll nab a picture some how and show you guys what I mean.
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withbloodskies said:
Oh.. You guys misunderstood. I want to burn in my screen. I'll nab a picture some how and show you guys what I mean.
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Wait, what? You want to intentionally damage your screen?

nxmehta said:
Wait, what? You want to intentionally damage your screen?
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If what I'm guessing is correct then yes. Not that it matters though, probably end up with a new phone and different provider since I just moved barely have 1 bar.
Just theory I guess..
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Yellow tint on the s4 screen

I Have had the galaxy s4 for a week now
And noticed from day one that the whites look kinda beige or let's say ofwhite
I turned off the auto brightness ,auto screen adjasment, brightness to the max
But still the same, I compare it to my Laptop screen, and my older galaxy s2 , where the white are Def pronounced And clear
Is this a normal thing in the s4?
Or is it a flaw? If so, is it common?
What do you guys suggest?
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I'd take it back to tmobile and exchange it. That is not normal
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Screen issues seem to be really common with the S4. I have an issue with the bottom half of the screen having the yellowish tint you're talking about, but the top half is fine. It's too late for me to take it back to t-mo unfortunately, but I may try contacting Samsung and seeing if they'll do a screen replacement under warranty.
It's a shame because I love everything else about the phone.

That sounds horrible. Hopefully you can exchange it.
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denverguy said:
I Have had the galaxy s4 for a week now
And noticed from day one that the whites look kinda beige or let's say ofwhite
I turned off the auto brightness ,auto screen adjasment, brightness to the max
But still the same, I compare it to my Laptop screen, and my older galaxy s2 , where the white are Def pronounced And clear
Is this a normal thing in the s4?
Or is it a flaw? If so, is it common?
What do you guys suggest?
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It's normal. I compare my S4 screen to the screen on a few of my friends S4's who arent rooted and their whites dont look quite as white as mine, but that's because i use Trinity Colours to enable the cool colour settings. Used it on my S3 and my S4, and ever since then i just notice that off-white tint as small of a tint as it is unless im running Trinity Colours on cool settings.

You can always call customer service .And they will send a replacement. However you would need to send your damaged s4 back .as soon as you receive the replacement. and you should be good to go after that. Good luck.
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Did you put the screen mode to professional photo or movie mode? Standard and above are more yellowish.
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try this
There is an option called "reading mode" . Keep it off.
Even i use a s4 and had the same problem.
Then i tried this. And thankfully it worked hope it works for you and other people