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G2X auto-brightness broken?

Is it just me or does the auto-brightness seem to only stay at a certain brightness and never change? On my previous phone, usually when I had auto-brightness enabled, whenever I walked into a dark room, my brightness would lower right away but on this phone, no matter where I go, the brightness seems to always be the same with auto-brightness on. The brightness does not change, even when I walk out with the sun out..
Can anybody confirm this please, I'm thinking of exchanging this unit as it might be defective...
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Might be your phone. In my moderately-lit office, I can definitely see the screen brightness change when I focus a flashlight on the sensor and then take it away. It's not a huge difference, but definitely observable.

Do you use a case? Is the case blocking the light sensor?

I do not use a case. I have also tried blocking the sensor with my fingers and the brightness just seems to always stay the same... also when I use the power control widget to change brightness and set it to auto-brightness it immediately jumps to that same particular brightness level that I've been stating
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I was noticing this as well. It seems to just go to medium brightness and stay there all day. I never notice any changing.

abowmedia said:
I was noticing this as well. It seems to just go to medium brightness and stay there all day. I never notice any changing.
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That's exactly what I'm experiencing, glad to know I'm not the only one..
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The change is definitely less noticeable on this phone than my Nexus One, but is there.

I just got the G2x and it does the same for me. It's range of brightness seems to be 20-30% and that's it. I had this problem with stock gingerbread, so I tried rooting and installing CM7, but same problem. So I got it set to manual 10/40/100 on my power control.
My friend said his original droid did this for quite a while until a software update came along a few months later. Maybe we just have to wait till there's a software update to fix it?

Yes, it's borked, always has been.

Mine is broken too. Same happens to me.
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Same here. It has never worked, as far as I can remember. Depending on where the setting happens to be left at, my battery runs out in just a few hours, or I cannot use it in the car.
Aside: I switched to an original Droid from an iPhone 3G, then onto a G2X. My next phone is going to be an iPhone -- and I'm not coming back to Android until Google figures things out. Android is nice, but I hate being out of date after a couple of months, and having to install unsupported, hacky, half-broken user-built ROMs to stay current with the state-of-the-art functionality.

Screen issue

Hey guys,
My phone seems to have a strange issue where what you were doing previously is still showing on the screen. For example, I was playing draw something and then opened up the xda app. During the loading I could still see the page where I was guessing the word. Is anyone else having this issue? Also, do you believe it's worth sending my phone back, as the warranty is coming to an end. I feel it's getting worse
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Is this on just one ROM you are using, or have you noticed it on several. If so, I believe it is a hardware fault.
I think you should send it in for warranty
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Well icecoldsandwich and Cm9 are the only two ROMs I have used lately and they both have the fault. But they also both share the fact they're both ice cream sandwich
Just when I had settled down to a ROM, I'm having to change again
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Screen Burn ?
Isn't it the Screen Burn issue ? Have you set your brightness too high ?

I have the same issue, I thought it was the screen burn issue. Happens across all ROMS, but it fades after a while so I'm not really bothered.

Tapur007 said:
Isn't it the Screen Burn issue ? Have you set your brightness too high ?
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My brightness is always on auto brightness. I don't think it's ever on the highest brightness.
Also mine fades quickly, but before it was hardly visible. Now you can see the previous image clearly. But this only seems to happen on certain screens.
Seems to be a common issue, most people say it disappears after a while. Might as well just leave it. Not worth putting my phone back to stock.

I'm experiencing it with all the ROMs. It annoys me sometimes, but goes away quickly.
Anyway, you're not an isolated case...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490940
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294267
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179443

Screen burn, burn-in, image retention.
I'm on my 3rd DS and they've all had it. It's annoying but it didn't last so that's something I suppose.
Apparently it's fairly common with SLCD screens.
Lowering the brightness, hiding the statusbar, and some livewallpapers/screensavers have helped in my experience though.
Swyped from my HTC Desire S using XDA

i too had the same issue previously.. but back then i always had the screen brightness set to the lowest. thought it was due to that and now am changing the brightness based on the lighting of the environment as i hate to set it to auto.. after that am not seeing that issue

Screen constantly adjusts brightness...

Just received my tf700t and updated to the new firmware. I noticed that when switching from any screen back to home screen and even throughout watching movies on my tablet, the screen brightness constantly adjusts even with automatic brightness turned off. Its pretty annoying esp. while watching movies. Is there a solution to this problem?

Can't say I have noticed that, and I've used it both with automatic brightness on and off. Maybe try a factory reset?
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I noticed the same thing - I believe it's the LED backlight adjusting when you go from bright-to-dim and dim-to-bright screens. It is annoying though. I'm assuming that I'll just get used to it (I just got my TF700 yesterday)...
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So your saying that taking off the auto and setting it to the brightest setting and it still adjusts by itself.
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Eroc162 said:
So your saying that taking off the auto and setting it to the brightest setting and it still adjusts by itself.
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Yes, I have noticed it as well. Doesn't bother me, though -- I'd rather have the system tweak itself for brightness than just picking a brightness off-hand and sticking to it.

I've previously owned the tf101 and never had anything like this happen. I use my tf700t at about 30-40% ips, and it constantly adjusts. I haven't tried it at full brightness, but it still is weird that it would keep adjusting even throughout watching movies. It almost like 3 or 4 subtle brightness changes when going from say the apps screen back to the home menu (on default wallpaper). I went through all my settings and googled it without success, so I'm figuring that people either don't notice or just aren't bothered by it. It's driving me crazy though

I noticed this...and thought I was going crazy. Thanks for confirming it's not just me and yes it drives me nuts. Hopefully there comes out a way to stop it.

Auto brightness was way too dim for me. So I've disabled it and set the brightness myself.

Splaktar said:
Auto brightness was way too dim for me. So I've disabled it and set the brightness myself.
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What I'm talking about has nothing to do with auto brightness. When it's turned off, there seems to be some type of secondary auto brightness that you have no control over because it constantly adjusts when switching through certain apps/screens and playing movies. Look closely at the screen and you should see it. I'm glad I'm not alone as a few others have confirmed this discovery as well. I don't understand the point in setting your own brightness when the tablet will still adjust itself with auto shut off. I hope a fix of some sort will come soon.

I have not noticed any change in brightness levels with auto brightness turned off.

It reminds me a bit of the brightness/contrast adaptation my SGS2 does -- only there it can be toggled under the display settings, whereas on the TF700 you're just stuck with it.

I don't think that the screen is actually changing brightness - just that the backlight is adjusting as needed depending on how much bright/dim colors are on the screen...
What's strange is that if I enable auto-brightness (which works great in the bright office), that effect seems to go away... Very strange...
I'm assuming that it's a battery-saving thing, but I'm really not sure...
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

I actually watched this happen (without auto brightness on) without transitioning to a new screen while scrolling past a dark image on a light forum thread. I think it's a tegra 3 thing. I know I read about t3 dynamically adjusting the backlight during video playback and saving more energy in the process than the t3 soc itself consumes during playback.
I've been using mine on power save mode so far. I'm betting the brightness changes would be more fluid and less noticeable at higher speeds.

Read your user manuals. It discusses the feature in its entirety.:good:

fortunz said:
I actually watched this happen (without auto brightness on) without transitioning to a new screen while scrolling past a dark image on a light forum thread. I think it's a tegra 3 thing. I know I read about t3 dynamically adjusting the backlight during video playback and saving more energy in the process than the t3 soc itself consumes during playback.
I've been using mine on power save mode so far. I'm betting the brightness changes would be more fluid and less noticeable at higher speeds.
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So that's probably your answer,
You running on maximum power saving mode. What you expect?
You asking tablet to save all power it can, and that's exactly what's it's doing.
Of course there's a chance of defect, hardware it software. But that could only be tested on a group of other tablets using same settings, to try to recreate what you describing.
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Buy LUX from playstore, its worth it for the tablet

vlad2277 said:
So that's probably your answer,
You running on maximum power saving mode. What you expect?
You asking tablet to save all power it can, and that's exactly what's it's doing.
Of course there's a chance of defect, hardware it software. But that could only be tested on a group of other tablets using same settings, to try to recreate what you describing.
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I'm not at all clear what made you think I was looking for an answer.

fortunz said:
I'm not at all clear what made you think I was looking for an answer.
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I was simply commenting, like all do on public forums.
Guess I was mistaken, you were just complaining how bad another android tablet.
Just go buy yourself an iPad already!
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I've noticed the same, as well as a few other users, we actually had a (sub)thread about this a few days ago here.
This is in fact very similar (or equal) to dynamic contrast we all know from LCD screens. Unfortunately I do not know the solution, but setting the brightness to as low as I need in any given lighting conditions helps.

vlad2277 said:
I was simply commenting, like all do on public forums.
Guess I was mistaken, you were just complaining how bad another android tablet.
Just go buy yourself an iPad already!
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You were mistaken in thinking there was any complaint at all in that post.

Should I go to T Mobile for replacement?

I have only had my phone for about a couple weeks if not more, and it already has screen ghosting. I'm kind of afraid that they'll give me a more faulty G5. It happened with my girlfriend over and over, every replacement she got had rebooting problems. What should I do?

Juanito216 said:
I have only had my phone for about a couple weeks if not more, and it already has screen ghosting. I'm kind of afraid that they'll give me a more faulty G5. It happened with my girlfriend over and over, every replacement she got had rebooting problems. What should I do?
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I personally wouldn't bother doing a replacement. Download and use blue light filter app from play store, which will stop the ghosting issues from happening. Also you can use screen burn in fixer apps from play store and let it run for a couple hours to fix your current ghosting or just let it with screen of for awhile like overnight or so and use the blue light filter. It's not actually screen burn in so just use the blue light filters. You could also unlock your phone and use a custom ROM and they have built in settings of LiveDisplay where you can manually adjust RGB settings to help.

I lived with the blue screen filter app for the 6 months I've had my G5 and then I cracked the screen, bought a replacement and got a perfectly working one, it honestly looks amazing and it's great not to worry about ghosting anymore. I've found the LiveDisplay settings and even color corrections from AOSP roms had no influence in ghosting, the only reliable way was the blue screen filter app, also there is not an app that works when in recovery or at startup optimization. I'd say go for the replacement.

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I lived with the blue screen filter app for the 6 months I've had my G5 and then I cracked the screen, bought a replacement and got a perfectly working one, it honestly looks amazing and it's great not to worry about ghosting anymore. I've found the LiveDisplay settings and even color corrections from AOSP roms had no influence in ghosting, the only reliable way was the blue screen filter app, also there is not an app that works when in recovery or at startup optimization. I'd say go for the replacement.
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Just something to be aware of is that it sometimes doesn't happen right away. I had my G5 for 6 months or so before having an issue with it. I've seen many others report the same while others had the issue within days. Even my girlfriends g5 was okay for about 8 months and then had the ghosting issues and I had to use blue light filter app for her since she's on stock. Also LiveDisplay works just fine in aosp ROMs to fix the issue if LiveDisplay is actually working in that rom (some ROMs it's not working on and none had working live display up until a couple months ago. I use it on RR and have no issue with screen ghosting now. But either way op, it is up to you.

jeffsga88 said:
Just something to be aware of is that it sometimes doesn't happen right away. I had my G5 for 6 months or so before having an issue with it. I've seen many others report the same while others had the issue within days. Even my girlfriends g5 was okay for about 8 months and then had the ghosting issues and I had to use blue light filter app for her since she's on stock. Also LiveDisplay works just fine in aosp ROMs to fix the issue if LiveDisplay is actually working in that rom (some ROMs it's not working on and none had working live display up until a couple months ago. I use it on RR and have no issue with screen ghosting now. But either way op, it is up to you.
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Yeah my mistake when I said LiveDisplay has no influence, I meant to say that even though​ I lowered almost to 80% blue pixels in color calibration and using LiveDisplay at the same time ghosting still existed (less noticeable), at least for me. Using blue light filter app removed it completely.

tavocabe said:
Yeah my mistake when I said LiveDisplay has no influence, I meant to say that even though​ I lowered almost to 80% blue pixels in color calibration and using LiveDisplay at the same time ghosting still existed (less noticeable), at least for me. Using blue light filter app removed it completely.
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Ah ok. Yeah I found only lowering blue pixels will not work. Instead I lower all 3 to 90% and it's completely gone. I figured that since the blue light filter apps lower blue pixels that would work same with LiveDisplay but still noticed it, so I tried reducing all 3 and it worked. Also changed from Auto mode to day only settings to get rid of yellowish tint LiveDisplay uses at night time.

Should i worry about screen burn-in on my Oneplus 7 Pro?

Hello, I've recently purchased a Oneplus 7 Pro and noticed it was using an OLED panel, the problem is that Burn-ins scare me a whole lot, as such, I have been wondering how others have been using their phones. I've tried using Google, but have found nothing truly satisfactory and as such, I have compilled a few questions i had about the display.
- Is screen burn-in still a real issue? and should I avoid using the phone over long periods of time?
- Do "True black" wallpapers help with this issue? what about dark gray? and a bright wallpaper?
- Do both the static navigation bar and status bar have issues? Same with the AOD, does the fingerprint icon cause issues?
- Should I take extra steps to prevent burn-in? (If so, please say which ones, eg. Any practices you have to prevent screen burn-ins)
(On a side note, does anyone approximatly know how long [in general] an OLED panel at medium brightness and daily moderate to heavy use has before it shows signs of burn-in?)
I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, but i have searched through the forums and have found nothing.
Thanks a lot!

CurlyApple said:
Hello, I've recently purchased a Oneplus 7 Pro and noticed it was using an OLED panel, the problem is that Burn-ins scare me a whole lot, as such, I have been wondering how others have been using their phones. I've tried using Google, but have found nothing truly satisfactory and as such, I have compilled a few questions i had about the display.
- Is screen burn-in still a real issue? and should I avoid using the phone over long periods of time?
- Do "True black" wallpapers help with this issue? what about dark gray? and a bright wallpaper?
- Do both the static navigation bar and status bar have issues? Same with the AOD, does the fingerprint icon cause issues?
- Should I take extra steps to prevent burn-in? (If so, please say which ones, eg. Any practices you have to prevent screen burn-ins)
(On a side note, does anyone approximatly know how long [in general] an OLED panel at medium brightness and daily moderate to heavy use has before it shows signs of burn-in?)
I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, but i have searched through the forums and have found nothing.
Thanks a lot!
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I don't even think about it.

I share the same concerns.
The last OLED phone I had was a Galaxy Nexus and I told myself I'd never get an OLED screen again after that nightmare.
Dealing with the OLED issues has been better with improvements in the technology and overall quality control.
Android OS also has some changes that help prevent burn in. For example the navigation bar and status bar change colors based on the app.
With AOD I know Samsung for example slowly moves the elements around so it doesn't burn in. You can enable the Oneplus AOD with root but Always on Display isn't the same as the Ambient Display on stock Oneplus. Ambient display doesn't stay on screen long enough to really cause any burn in.
Best practices are to avoid high brightness, stay at half or less. If you have a game HUD or other static elements on screen for extended periods of time, rotate the phone when in landscape so it is less likely to burn in.
I'm not an expert on this so i'd like to hear others responses too. This is a more expensive flagship phone so I want to use it for games but avoid the burn in.

I've already read some reports of burn-in on Oneplus Chinese board. The culprits seem to be some Tencent games and its video streaming service. All have very high contrast UI elements, and users tend to turn the brightness very high.
This was the case with my plasma TV. Civ4 left some nasty burn-in in the first year but after so many years of heavy PC usage those remain the only true burn-ins on the TV. It depends on the app. Are there some ways to measure contrast of onscreen elements? In addition to phones I need to replace my plasma with OLED in the coming years.

I got burn in on my OnePlus 3 bc I keep it in my car and use it for a music player, there were times I left it on overnight on a static image multiple times, so if u plan keeping ur phone on all the time on a certain image then u don't have anything to worry about.

I used the Galaxy S3, Oneplus 3, Oneplus 5T all with OLEDs. No burn in. Never. Of course if you are and extrem case and you leave the screen static on for a lot of hours on several days there MIGHT be the risk. But with normal to "normal" heavy usage you shouldnt really be concerned.

CurlyApple said:
Hello, I've recently purchased a Oneplus 7 Pro and noticed it was using an OLED panel, the problem is that Burn-ins scare me a whole lot, as such, I have been wondering how others have been using their phones. I've tried using Google, but have found nothing truly satisfactory and as such, I have compilled a few questions i had about the display.
- Is screen burn-in still a real issue? and should I avoid using the phone over long periods of time?
- Do "True black" wallpapers help with this issue? what about dark gray? and a bright wallpaper?
- Do both the static navigation bar and status bar have issues? Same with the AOD, does the fingerprint icon cause issues?
- Should I take extra steps to prevent burn-in? (If so, please say which ones, eg. Any practices you have to prevent screen burn-ins)
(On a side note, does anyone approximatly know how long [in general] an OLED panel at medium brightness and daily moderate to heavy use has before it shows signs of burn-in?)
I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, but i have searched through the forums and have found nothing.
Thanks a lot!
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Better u only turn it on for a few seconds, be carefull after 10 sec it gets critical..

Just don't leave the screen on at max brightness for long periods of time and you'll avoid burn in.

Because the pixels are self-illuminating and will eventually wear out/start dimming in an OLED display over time, this will probably be a concern with any phone that has such a display.
I had burn-in with my OnePlus 3T starting after a little over a year of use. I had my 6T for about 7 months and hadn't noticed any problems with it by that point.
I think the biggest culprit in long-term use is the notifications area of the status bar, unfortunately. The notification icons usually directly contrast with whatever is on the screen at the time, which ends up causing the pixels to wear out at different rates. While the burn-in on my 3T wasn't defined or crisp, there was a noticeable brightness difference where the icons usually display, and it was apparent any time there was a solid color in that area of the screen.
https://www.cnet.com/news/oled-screen-burn-in-what-you-need-to-know/
To fight this, keep up to date with swiping away notifications, and use gesture controls in OOS instead of the navigation bar.

Use Auto brightness and enjoy the phone...

Honestly, I would be concerned. I have noticed screen burn on my 7 Pro already. My specific case is that I use Waze while driving, and on long (> 1 hour) drives I get the UI lightly burned in. After I noticed it, I alternate the phone orientation 180 degrees to minimize its effects. I also have the "Colors" screen saver activate whenever plugged in, which has noticeably reduced & corrected the issue. Just be aware and adjust the phone orientation regularly and you should not see anything burn in.
My Galaxy S4 and 1+ 3T both had burn in, but after several years of use. (Same app was the culprit.) I think the reason it happened on my 7 Pro faster is because of the higher brightness and 90Hz refresh rate. Once I kicked it down to 60Hz it does not happen near as often .

thedr9669 said:
Honestly, I would be concerned. I have noticed screen burn on my 7 Pro already. My specific case is that I use Waze while driving, and on long (> 1 hour) drives I get the UI lightly burned in. After I noticed it, I alternate the phone orientation 180 degrees to minimize its effects. I also have the "Colors" screen saver activate whenever plugged in, which has noticeably reduced & corrected the issue. Just be aware and adjust the phone orientation regularly and you should not see anything burn in.
My Galaxy S4 and 1+ 3T both had burn in, but after several years of use. (Same app was the culprit.) I think the reason it happened on my 7 Pro faster is because of the higher brightness and 90Hz refresh rate. Once I kicked it down to 60Hz it does not happen near as often .
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Do you have your screen turned to full brightness when using waze? I keep mine at about 40-50% brightness. I use maps for 2-3 hours a day 4 or 5 days a week and I have had my 7 Pro since launch and I have zero burn in. I have never had burn in going back to my note 3 days either. I/m actually looking at my OP6 right now as well and no burn in there either (bought that on launch day as well). I also activated forced 90hz all apps on my 7Pro as well and nothing yet. I'm guessing it's your screen brightness that is doing it. Nothing else makes any sense.

Tmobile demo both phone in my store have burn in.... But also does the note 9 and a few others.

Those have the same image on the screen 90% of the time and the screens are set to max brightness to show off the display. All AMOLED displays will burn in if you test your phone the same. When I use maps, I turn off auto brightness and just set it bright enough to see the screen which usually is about 40% brightness. I also change my wallpaper like once a week as well

Had burn in on both 6p and s9 and all in status bar and navigation bar. Now I've installed system tuner and switched on full immersive mode. You need to be rooted though. Using battery widget to look at battery life.

CurlyApple said:
Hello, I've recently purchased a Oneplus 7 Pro and noticed it was using an OLED panel, the problem is that Burn-ins scare me a whole lot, as such, I have been wondering how others have been using their phones. I've tried using Google, but have found nothing truly satisfactory and as such, I have compilled a few questions i had about the display.
- Is screen burn-in still a real issue? and should I avoid using the phone over long periods of time?
- Do "True black" wallpapers help with this issue? what about dark gray? and a bright wallpaper?
- Do both the static navigation bar and status bar have issues? Same with the AOD, does the fingerprint icon cause issues?
- Should I take extra steps to prevent burn-in? (If so, please say which ones, eg. Any practices you have to prevent screen burn-ins)
(On a side note, does anyone approximatly know how long [in general] an OLED panel at medium brightness and daily moderate to heavy use has before it shows signs of burn-in?)
I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, but i have searched through the forums and have found nothing.
Thanks a lot!
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Used my OP3 for 3 years straight until I switched to the 7 pro. Never had to think about burn in. Just chill and enjoy the device

When using google maps or waze on long trips, keep the screen off till the next turn. That's what i do. I NEVER keep the screen on long enough with a static image. I don't think there is any tech that will not give a burn in with a static image over long periods of time. I will still pick OLED over LCD any day.

equlizer said:
When using google maps or waze on long trips, keep the screen off till the next turn. That's what i do. I NEVER keep the screen on long enough with a static image. I don't think there is any tech that will not give a burn in with a static image over long periods of time. I will still pick OLED over LCD any day.
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Everyone should just have a spare lcd phone for navigation. I use an iphone 6s for navigation in my card. Tether data from my phone and dont have tk worry about burn in

I use mine for navigation ,i drive a convertible so the screen is always on high brightness.
Never had any issues with my galaxy s8 which i had for over a year and used it the same way. Poor thing had the maps on more than anything else.i broke the display before the any burn ins.
The display should not have any burn ins even after prolonged use.
However you might want to keep it at 90%max brightness.
I make the most of my oneplus 7 pro so if i notice any burn ins i'll just return it to warranty. I don't care ,i use the phone however i want to.
Also the colors are going to be visibly washed out after a few years of use compared to when it was new,that's why i always insure my phones and just get a brand new one before my contract expires.

In order to avoid getting burn-in you have to:
1. Avoid displaying images with static contents for more than one hour at a time. Many people get their keyboard burnt in because they text obsessively.
2. Avoid using a higher brightness than you need.
3. Maybe use the gesture based navigation.
Tipically burn in is a non-issue but displaying static content for more than an hour uninterrupted can get it to appear, depends on the panel, brightness and color being displayed.. Just pause what you're doing every once in a while and you should be fine.