Does night light helps to save AMOLED screen from brun-in ? - OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers

Hi,
I just got a refurbished OP3. Before, I had a Nexus 5X and a Nexus 5, both have LCD screens. But a long time ago I had a HTC One S, which have an AMOLED screen, and after 2 years of use the screen had huge burn-in marks and an ugly yellow tint.
Of what I know, burn-in begins by the blue LED giving the ugly yellow tint, and it's an irremediable phenomenon. But can I lower it on the OP3 by activating the "night light", reducing the usage of the blue LED ?
Thanks

This phone doesn't have burn in issues

Atok_fr said:
Hi,
I just got a refurbished OP3. Before, I had a Nexus 5X and a Nexus 5, both have LCD screens. But a long time ago I had a HTC One S, which have an AMOLED screen, and after 2 years of use the screen had huge burn-in marks and an ugly yellow tint.
Of what I know, burn-in begins by the blue LED giving the ugly yellow tint, and it's an irremediable phenomenon. But can I lower it on the OP3 by activating the "night light", reducing the usage of the blue LED ?
Thanks
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Burn in is an actual amoled problem. Yet this was a much worse on the early Samsung panels. But currently on the newer panels that we have been using since a long time this issue has severely decreased. Amoled Burn in will only occur when you putting your phone stationairy for multiple days and at max brightness. Don't worry about burn in, if you don't use your phone as a showcase device like they do in the shops then there is nothing to worry about.

I have some burn ins but my whatsapp chat screen is 24/7 on. So the text input box, call, video call, menu button and the contact's name is burned in to my display (of course statusbar icons too) but that is my fault. For one year this device been on the same screen for 6 - 7 hours straight. So don't worry about the burn ins with regular use it's nearly impossible.

My OP3 is almost two years old and has no burn-in at all.

Thanks to you all

I have the navigation bar burn-in. Any idea how to fix it?

neil.richard said:
I have the navigation bar burn-in. Any idea how to fix it?
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Burn in is perm damage so no.

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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.
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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.
case0 said:
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.
galaxy nexus (gsm) / cm9 / trinity @ 1.4GHz
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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b4d5h0t said:
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?
walord said:
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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Is AMOLED burn in something to worry about?

I use an always on display like the s7s on my oneplus 3 (using the glance plus app). I keep it on even throughout the night. I've read about AMOLED burn in on the web. Is it something to worry about?
This is what the always on screen is like
I mean...Amoled burn in was a real thing on my GNexus and Nexus 6 so I'd expect it to come into play at some point.
ming3r said:
I mean...Amoled burn in was a real thing on my GNexus and Nexus 6 so I'd expect it to come into play at some point.
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Hmm
Approximately how much time did it take for it to be significantly visible??
neildalal said:
Hmm
Approximately how much time did it take for it to be significantly visible??
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Dude, it's nonsense, don't worry about it. Even if you were to somehow keep the phone for a decade, I don't think that it would matter much. I used to be all paranoid about it with my S3, and to this day it's something that I haven't noticed assuming it's even there.
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In the past 4 years I've owned 5 different phones, of which 4 were AMOLED and I didn't have burn in on any of them.
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Burn in problems with amoled displays usually come in play after 2 to 3 years of usage. My old S3 has some solid burn in problems but they were only visible after a couple of years. After the S3 non of my phones had amoled displays unfortunately. Nexus 5 > Oneplus 2
I would not recommend that always on scheme you have.
I have owned several AMOLED phones since 2010 and not one of them has showed signs of burn-in, but I never had always on features running and would always use the lowest screen brightness possible for the situation at the time.
I had a Moto X 2014 and the navigationbar has burned in after only one year. I recommend you to stay away from apps like this and to use the capasative buttons
thrill1985 said:
I had a Moto X 2014 and the navigationbar has burned in after only one year. I recommend you to stay away from apps like this and to use the capasative buttons
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I had several amoled devices since the release of an amoled phone. I only had 1 burn in (nexus 6) which took about 6mos. on my s6, 6p and note 5 I don't have it yet. lol
don't worry about it. what irritates me on some amoled screen is the uneven hues.
Hmm i think its better not to use an always on display. Thanks everyone for your suggestions...
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I use an always on display like the s7s on my oneplus 3 (using the glance plus app). I keep it on even throughout the night. I've read about AMOLED burn in on the web. Is it something to worry about?
This is what the always on screen is like
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It was a thing of past galaxy s and s2 used to have that now amoled technology has enhanced it no longer burns i had s4 with same image on it for over 3 hours it has no burn-ins :good:
just use your op3 as a normal lcd display worry about anything.
Nevertheless with ambient display and possibility to wake up by waving above detector I don't see the point of permanent display on, except if docked, but there too there are special features in Rom.
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Burn-in is definitely a 'thing'. I don't ever use screen on, but I had burn-in on my Note 3 after 3 years, where the notification bar is probably in various other places that were constantly on. It wasn't overly noticeable because the notification bar is pretty much always there.
Personally I wouldn't worry about it. If you find it burns in enough to bother you, buy and fit a new screen. :good:
Had a nexus 6 for a year and a half prior to this phone. No burn in at all...not even the nav bar.
I've had burn in with every amoled phone I've used, usually the top bar with the clock there is a definitive line where the screen is brighter.
LEDs fade over time, at different rates, depending on several factors including temperature and time they are lit. There may be ways to minimize this, but its true for all LEDs regardless what form factor they are in.
I've seen Android make advancements to make this better, from auto hiding the clock/status bar to changing the color of the status bar depending on the colors of the apps being used, using dark themes (which also helps with battery life). Honestly, I don't worry about screen burn in - what are the chances you are going to be using the same phone in 5 years? Hell, even 2 years? Chances are there will be scuff, dent, and wear marks on your phone before burn in becomes an issue, and by the time it does you will be looking at an upgrade anyways.
I never faced it in any AMOLED device I saw. My S3 from june 2012 has no burn at all, and also devices of friends with amoled are working great after years.
I have a slight burn-in on my old SGS2 on the upper screen bar. None on SGS4 mini, Nokia Lumia 735 or SGS5. But it definitely exists
"Burn in" is inherent to the technology, unless some of the naysayers think they know more than the manufacturers themselves, however how fast you get it is dependent on your usage, brightness and temperatures. Oleds degrade at varying rates depending on color, blue has the least lifespan. So areas with the whites or blues that are constantly lit will wear out the blue Oleds significantly faster than red or green giving you a color shift. It's more like a fade out than a "burn in". It's not like image retention on LCDs which is reversible. It's common on display models at BestBuy etc within like a month because they leave the screens on 24/7 at full brightness. A regular user probably won't see it until 2-3 years of usage. I've had 2 AMOLED phones in my family, a Galaxy S and an S4 and only noticed it on the S4 on its second year but was barely visible.
TLDR: Burn in is very real, however don't worry too much, unless you use you phone at max brightness 12+ hrs a day with the same image on the screen like a display model... Which you wouldn't.
Take burn in serious
Based on my first hand experience, burn in is a serious problem. I own a moto z and never used always-on function. Yet after only four months of routine usage, My device's display has turned considerably yellowish in showing white and neutral tones and also has a ghost of navigation bar which is more visible when showing blue tones.
The blue LEDs deteriorate much faster than the other LEDs, making the screen yellowish and show traces of what was on screen for long periods of time. Like the status and navigation bars.
there are some mods or ROMs that provide burn in protection by moving pixels slightly every few minutes i think.
dont know how well that works actually, just sharing.

Navbar imprint on screen.

I have my n5x approximately 1 month now and i have a dark line and the navbar icons imprinted on my screen (not that noticeable at a glance, but noticeable when in apps with black/white/grey backgrounds or just staring at a random pic with these colours). I want to know if this is normal (because I'm pretty sure it's not) and did/does anyone have/had this issue? is there any fix? (I've read about the problem on amoled screens but the 5x has lcd if I'm not mistaken)
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I have my n5x approximately 1 month now and i have a dark line and the navbar icons imprinted on my screen (not that noticeable at a glance, but noticeable when in apps with black/white/grey backgrounds or just staring at a random pic with these colours). I want to know if this is normal (because I'm pretty sure it's not) and did/does anyone have/had this issue? is there any fix? (I've read about the problem on amoled screens but the 5x has lcd if I'm not mistaken)
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I have not heard of this happening to any Nexus 5X owners. At least not in this forum. Unfortunately, screen burn-in is a fact of life when it comes to LCDs. You can try a few things to fix it, I'm sure there are apps on the Play Store that claim to rectify issue, but in my experience, when it comes to shadowing on OLED and LED/LCD screens, displaying a white image at full brightness for a few hours on end should do the trick. If not, send the phone back to Google. One month is entirely too short of a time to own a phone and encounter burn-in.
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I have not heard of this happening to any Nexus 5X owners. At least not in this forum. Unfortunately, screen burn-in is a fact of life when it comes to LCDs. You can try a few things to fix it, I'm sure there are apps on the Play Store that claim to rectify issue, but in my experience, when it comes to shadowing on OLED and LED/LCD screens, displaying a white image at full brightness for a few hours on end should do the trick. If not, send the phone back to Google. One month is entirely too short of a time to own a phone and encounter burn-in.
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Okay, I'll try some of the regular amoled fixer apps from the Play store. Was hoping not to have to send it back as where i live it would take me at least 2 weeks till i get a replacement, but if that what it takes I'll have no choice.
niklus101 said:
Okay, I'll try some of the regular amoled fixer apps from the Play store. Was hoping not to have to send it back as where i live it would take me at least 2 weeks till i get a replacement, but if that what it takes I'll have no choice.
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Burn-in can happen on Plasma TVs, LCDs, and OLED (very prominent on LG's version of OLED up until recently). My Galaxy Nexus, with an AMOLED screen, got burn-in. But here's the thing. AMOLED (or OLED) and LCD/LED are two completely different things. Apps that claim to fix an OLED screen might not work AT ALL for an LCD screen. The Nexus 5X uses an IPS LED backlight LCD panel. In my experience (mainly with TVs, I used to work at a Best Buy), a completely white screen for a few hours would help fix this issue on all screen types.
It's worth a shot. Do it with the phone plugged in overnight. COMPLETELY WHITE SCREEN. or try one of those apps. If you wake up tomorrow and the problem still exists... replacement time.
Alcolawl said:
Burn-in can happen on Plasma TVs, LCDs, and OLED (very prominent on LG's version of OLED up until recently). My Galaxy Nexus, with an AMOLED screen, got burn-in. But here's the thing. AMOLED (or OLED) and LCD/LED are two completely different things. Apps that claim to fix an OLED screen might not work AT ALL for an LCD screen. The Nexus 5X uses an IPS LED backlight LCD panel. In my experience (mainly with TVs, I used to work at a Best Buy), a completely white screen for a few hours would help fix this issue on all screen types.
It's worth a shot. Do it with the phone plugged in overnight. COMPLETELY WHITE SCREEN. or try one of those apps. If you wake up tomorrow and the problem still exists... replacement time.
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Ok thanks bro. I'll be sure to try it. just hope I don't have to go through the trouble to get a replacement.

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