I rotated my device today, whilst having a completely white screen. The top of the screen (now side) immediately caught my eye, it seems like the statusbar has burned into the screen!
A photoshopped image for illustration: dropbox.com/s/d0woxwgwo1na9fb/Untitled-1.png
Am I the only one?
Amoled sometimes do this
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Refrigerator said:
I rotated my device today, whilst having a completely white screen. The top of the screen (now side) immediately caught my eye, it seems like the statusbar has burned into the screen!
A photoshopped image for illustration: dropbox.com/s/d0woxwgwo1na9fb/Untitled-1.png
Am I the only one?
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Have you flashed some custom ROM? This more looks like a bug to me..
It is hardly noticeable, but I got the same issue... Not a big deal for me.
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I've recently noticed my phone has burn-in of what appears to be the blue bar of the Facebook app. Not sure how that happened, it's not like I have Facebook open for that long. Download this app and you can check out the burn-in on your screen. Mine also has it for the status bar and the clock, 4G, and signal bars. You can run the program for awhile and it supposedly helps or fixes burn-in. I haven't tried it yet though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...Vmb3J0cmF2ZWwuYW1vbGVkX3NjcmVlbl9idXJuX2luIl0.
Refrigerator said:
I rotated my device today, whilst having a completely white screen. The top of the screen (now side) immediately caught my eye, it seems like the statusbar has burned into the screen!
A photoshopped image for illustration: dropbox.com/s/d0woxwgwo1na9fb/Untitled-1.png
Am I the only one?
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Yes, mine also has a slight reduction in pixel brightness across the status bar area at the top. Sadly, this is a common issue with AMOLED and the same thing happened on my old Galaxy S. It's not really noticeable on day-to-day usage.
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When you start the app, at the xda splach screen is the bronze / red colour the same across the whole screen or is it like a gradient getting lighter towards the top left?
Just wondering if my screen is duff but maybe I'll be better downloading a screen test app.
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When you start the app, at the xda splach screen is the bronze / red colour the same across the whole screen or is it like a gradient getting lighter towards the top left?
Just wondering if my screen is duff but maybe I'll be better downloading a screen test app.
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No, nothing wrong with your screen for that reason. Just loaded xda and it does change shades from top to bottom.
If you think there's issue with the screen, google search for a photographic color calibration image, that should give you a good image to check with.
Thanks. I thought that was the case as I haven't seen this problem in any other apps or when using the phone normally. Still a relief to hear though!
no clue, i have set mine to DARK theme to safe power.
but when i look at a BLANK WHITE page, the 2 bottom corners just above the 4 soft buttons have a weird purplish gradient, which did not exist in Galaxy S
but that is due the Concave screen design
Mines on dark also but I'm talking about the splash screen that shows on starting the app - whether light or dark theme selected.
No such purple tint here.
The xda splash screen gradient looks a little banded because of the pentile sub pixel layout of the amoled screen. Nothing really wrong with your screen, that's just the way it is with these screens. It's a trade off.
Don't think I'm seeing banding, it's just the fact the xda splash screen tends to lighten as it gets to the top left of the screen.
From what others have said this seems normal though so. I'm not concerned.
Ah got it, I mis read. Yeah I think that's normal.
This is slightly off topic but relevant to the xda app. When I first view a new thread using the app, it always jumps either to the last page or a random page. Or if the thread is only one page long, it starts halfway down the thread. Again this is for new threads I've never viewed before. Anyone else experiencing this or know how I can fix this?
Thanks!
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Yep seeing this too and never quite worked out the pattern / reason.
Don't worry about hijacking the thread, my question was answered long ago
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Mines on dark also but I'm talking about the splash screen that shows on starting the app - whether light or dark theme selected.
No such purple tint here.
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on the Nexus S
i have a very nice and smooth dark brown to light brown gradient going from bottom right to top left
on the Galaxy S
the same gradient looks like chopped, chunky, banded, it's like looking at a picture in 16bit color (SGS) vs 32bit color (SNS)
AllGamer said:
on the Nexus S
i have a very nice and smooth dark brown to light brown gradient going from bottom right to top left
on the Galaxy S
the same gradient looks like chopped, chunky, banded, it's like looking at a picture in 16bit color (SGS) vs 32bit color (SNS)
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That's interesting. I thought these used the same screen technology - samoled?
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on the Nexus S
i have a very nice and smooth dark brown to light brown gradient going from bottom right to top left
on the Galaxy S
the same gradient looks like chopped, chunky, banded, it's like looking at a picture in 16bit color (SGS) vs 32bit color (SNS)
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That's originally what I meant with my post cause I see the banding on my screen too. It should be identical since these screens are literally identical I believe.
that's what i would like to know as well.. i was left when i did the comparison
I know many of us have been ignoring the slight LCD bleed on the top corners of our G2x. We are now not able feel it due to the white notification bar. We have to view it only in a black background.
I have rooted the phone but did not install the Eagle rom yet.
Anyone who installed this rom, Did you feel that the LCD bleed is too much visible on black notification bar?
I had it flashed on mine and could not notice it at all
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I had it flashed on mine and could not notice it at all
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One more reason to love this phone...
I was nervous about that so when I saw eagle had the black bar I tried it and was releaved to not notice the bleed. So far I only notice it on startup when its dark. Someone who has worse bleed may notice it .
When I noticed the backlight bleed one of the first things I did was think OMG gingerbread!!! I didnt want that bleed showing up on the black notification bar. I downloaded these pics to test exactly what it would look like on gingerbread and was horrified to see that the bleed was completely noticable, especially in the app drawer. Thats when I exchanged my phone for one that had less backlight bleed. Still has some but only about half as bad.
http://androidspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CTSO-Gingerbread-Home.png
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYqA4fSoF...DF65cA3Y/s1600/HD2-Android-Gingerbread-02.jpg
I am planning to install it and verify it. My worry was if I notice too much bleed and have to return it, will nandroid restore do the magic to get the phone back to original stock version.
My bleed is only minimal in the top right corner by the time/clock. I dont see it with eagle rom. But...is it my bleed or is the status bar 2 different shades of black? With the top half being lighter. I didnt have bleed across the entire top so im assuming the status bar is two toned. Anyone notice this?
@jrharvey - Thanks for the GB pics.
I didn't notice the bleed in the home page pic but in the app drawer top left corner show the bleed in day light. It would be significant in the night .
I am worried, if I return it I might get a phone which is worst than this . I don't have all the reboot issues. btw, this is my second phone.
Didn't notice the bleeding with the black bar.
Great idea to test with a screenshot. I just checked mine and sure enough I can see it in the upper left corner when brightness is 50% or higher, just sitting in my office. I don't notice it in the right corner because of the clock. In reality I always have an icon showing in the upper left corner as well so I wonder if I would actually notice it or not on my phone.
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My bleed is only minimal in the top right corner by the time/clock. I dont see it with eagle rom. But...is it my bleed or is the status bar 2 different shades of black? With the top half being lighter. I didnt have bleed across the entire top so im assuming the status bar is two toned. Anyone notice this?
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I was curious about the two tone status bar! I can't tell, but the status bar ain't solid black! So I guess we still can't figure it out until a solid black notification!
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I downloaded the pics, went to a dark area, and turned brightness to max.
I don't notice any bleed.
htc2364 said:
I was curious about the two tone status bar! I can't tell, but the status bar ain't solid black! So I guess we still can't figure it out until a solid black notification!
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thanks for checking. i'm color blind, but still saw a difference in the 2 tone status bar. had me thinking more bleeding was starting\getting worse.
I'm on my second phone and was pretty satisfied. The bleeding is less compared to the first and doesn't really bother me at all since 95% of my time with the phone won't have an all black background.
But with the notification bar being black on Gingerbread, that's another issue. I downloaded the pics and on the app drawer pic, it's definately noticeable in the top left corner as there was no icon there.
With the white notification bar I can handle the bleed because I won't notice it much, but with the bar being black I don't think I'll be able to handle looking at that bleed every frickin time I use the phone.
I wasn't going to do a second exchange, but will have to now and if things don't improve I'll just refund it completely and wait for a SAMOLED+ phone. If the USA version of the SGS2 has SAMOLED+ instead of SC LCD (at this point it looks to be SAMOLED+ as the FCC papers indicate it is the GT-I9100 model) then I might go for that.
the G2x has an IPS screen. which is actually quite nice (if it doesn't bleed) its worse on battery but looks better at different angles as opposed to SAMOLED
My phone locked up with only a black screen, i thought the battery died but it was frozen had to remove battery to get it going again. When it was totally black I noticed bleeding and also backlight leaking or whatever term. I know my iPhone 4 QA is a lot better.
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I know my iPhone 4 QA is a lot better.
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I lol'd at this part
javolin13 said:
the G2x has an IPS screen. which is actually quite nice (if it doesn't bleed) its worse on battery but looks better at different angles as opposed to SAMOLED
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I agree the G2x's IPS screen is impressive and with the exception of black does seem to look on par or even better than Samsung's SAMOLED screen.
Guess LG just ran into a manufacturing issue with the latest batch as the Ipad 2's screen is also having bleeding issues.
What I'm more concern with is LG's warranty policy. I have been corresponding with their customer care department via emails and the two emails I received back doesn't sit too well with me.
My third G2x is coming in next week and hopefully the third time's the charm.
jrharvey said:
When I noticed the backlight bleed one of the first things I did was think OMG gingerbread!!! I didnt want that bleed showing up on the black notification bar. I downloaded these pics to test exactly what it would look like on gingerbread and was horrified to see that the bleed was completely noticable, especially in the app drawer. Thats when I exchanged my phone for one that had less backlight bleed. Still has some but only about half as bad.
http://androidspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CTSO-Gingerbread-Home.png
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CYqA4fSoF...DF65cA3Y/s1600/HD2-Android-Gingerbread-02.jpg
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Thanks for the links...great idea. I loaded 'em up in a dark room at 100% brightness and only noticed very minimal bleed. As a comparison I did the same with my old HD2 and bleed was roughly the same. Looks like I got lucky (knocking on wood). Thanks again.
There's a transparent circle on my screen and you can see it wherever you are on the phone but I can't send or I guess post a photo cause I believe its s hardware issue, nfc chip maybe? I think it's in a circle. Is anyone else having this problem? What should I do about it?
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Where is it located?
Someone said that it is caused by the vacuum cup that is used to handle the display glass (during the manufacturing process)
Full thread: Strange ring on the gray background
Are you sure it's not a 3red party app called circle launcher?
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suksit said:
Someone said that it is caused by the vacuum cup that is used to handle the display glass (during the manufacturing process)
Full thread: Strange ring on the gray background
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That may be closer to an answer.
Op, can you take a photo of your screen or make a video of it?
obsanity said:
That may be closer to an answer.
Op, can you take a photo of your screen or make a video of it?
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I've always had this weird circle problem on my screen but didn't think much of it. It's mostly only noticeable with a solid color, like dark gray. Since I've been running ICS, there's a lot more gray in use, especially on the Contact screen and it's getting to be a little annoying.
Here is a picture of my phone and the image I created for the test. View this image on your phone and see if the circle shows up.
Maybe a relative is trying to contact you from beyond?
I like californiarailroader answer, but It is probably due to a suction cup like was stated before. Co-worker puts one on my protected screen at work and it leaves a similar mark. I would just buff it off
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I've always had this weird circle problem on my screen but didn't think much of it. It's mostly only noticeable with a solid color, like dark gray. Since I've been running ICS, there's a lot more gray in use, especially on the Contact screen and it's getting to be a little annoying.
Here is a picture of my phone and the image I created for the test. View this image on your phone and see if the circle shows up.
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I have the same exact thing.
TransWarp said:
I've always had this weird circle problem on my screen but didn't think much of it. It's mostly only noticeable with a solid color, like dark gray. Since I've been running ICS, there's a lot more gray in use, especially on the Contact screen and it's getting to be a little annoying.
Here is a picture of my phone and the image I created for the test. View this image on your phone and see if the circle shows up.
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well no need to see it on my phone cause this is exactly what it looks like but mines lower and on the left. but wow. is it a normal thing for ns4g????? how do i fix it?
Hey everyone, I bought my HTC One S used, and at a discounted price because of screen burn-in. The burn-in isn't noticeable at higher brightness settings, but when there is a dark background applied, or when the backlight is dim, you can clearly see burned in areas.
Has anyone had any success using any burn-in removal techniques with apps like Display Tester?
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.displaytester&hl=en)
Just realized this should've been in the Q&A section.. woops!
spartanerik said:
Hey everyone, I bought my HTC One S used, and at a discounted price because of screen burn-in. The burn-in isn't noticeable at higher brightness settings, but when there is a dark background applied, or when the backlight is dim, you can clearly see burned in areas.
Has anyone had any success using any burn-in removal techniques with apps like Display Tester?
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.displaytester&hl=en)
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What exactly is screen burn-in? Is it the same as the screen has different color depending on what angle you are looking at it? My experience is when i look directly on my screen, it show some yellowish in white background, but when i tilt it forward or backward, the white becomes white with no yellowish color. And when i turn it sideways it become pinkish.. do you think my screen is busted? Or is it what you call the screen burn-in?
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What exactly is screen burn-in? Is it the same as the screen has different color depending on what angle you are looking at it? My experience is when i look directly on my screen, it show some yellowish in white background, but when i tilt it forward or backward, the white becomes white with no yellowish color. And when i turn it sideways it become pinkish.. do you think my screen is busted? Or is it what you call the screen burn-in?
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Yeah, exactly how you described it. Looks yellowish/orange depending on the background
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/4147471980_4e153af3bf_o.jpg
^-That's a good example of what a screen burn (or is it image retention?) looks like. Found this image on Google just for the purpose of an example, it's clearly not from an HTC One S haha
My friend who uses the HTC Sense clock has developed minor screen burn from having the clock widget in the same place since day one of his phone
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Yeah, exactly how you described it. Looks yellowish/orange depending on the background
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/4147471980_4e153af3bf_o.jpg
^-That's a good example of what a screen burn (or is it image retention?) looks like. Found this image on Google just for the purpose of an example, it's clearly not from an HTC One S haha
My friend who uses the HTC Sense clock has developed minor screen burn from having the clock widget in the same place since day one of his phone
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But i don't have that kind of burn-in like in the picture.. the yellowish color i see is in the whole screen but in the picture you post ia only a part of the screen is having the yellowish patches..
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TC is probably referring to ghosting. Kinda like
http://www.pixeltuneup.com/images/screenburn.jpg
or to a lessor extend but more common
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5523/2005fpwsw2.jpg
Notice the faint icons? As to fixing it, I don't believe there is a way other than replacing the screen. It happens when an image is displayed without movement. It sort of "burns" into the screen, and when viewing something else, its slightly visible, thus "ghosting"
As for the yellow tint you see in the whole screen, I believe some displays are just like that.
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TC is probably referring to ghosting. Kinda like
http://www.pixeltuneup.com/images/screenburn.jpg
or to a lessor extend but more common
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5523/2005fpwsw2.jpg
Notice the faint icons? As to fixing it, I don't believe there is a way other than replacing the screen. It happens when an image is displayed without movement. It sort of "burns" into the screen, and when viewing something else, its slightly visible, thus "ghosting"
As for the yellow tint you see in the whole screen, I believe some displays are just like that.
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Thank you for the explanation.. but i don't have that ghosting nor the faint icons.. i only experience the different colors when viewing in different angles, i just hate it, nothing else, but why is that?
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angeloalonzo01 said:
Thank you for the explanation.. but i don't have that ghosting nor the faint icons.. i only experience the different colors when viewing in different angles, i just hate it, nothing else, but why is that?
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tbh i wonder what would happen if you attempted to burn in the color inverted (dont do it, lol)
But most likely a new screen, which isn't too expensive.
If you had a big enough discount, it'd be no problem.
Hi, I am planning of getting one of this beast. After reading on the internet about possible amoled screen burn in after using it. Could somebody share his/her experience regarding this? Is burn in screen real problem or small problem with this device? Thanks.
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Never heard of screen burn in issues with amoled screens. I've had the original Galaxy S for over two years and have had no issues.
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I have very, very faint screen burn in at the bottom of my 7.7 where the status bar is. Can only really notice if I'm looking for it on a white screen, but more obvious on a red screen. I believe the only reason it happened is because I took it out in the sun with me one day and put brightness up to 100% for like 90 min while browsing/reading because before that my screen was flawless. I'd say if you can keep it at low brightness you should be fine. If you're rooted I'd get a hide bar app. In contrary to all this though, my Note II has no burn in whatsoever and I leave that thing on auto brightness.
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I have very, very faint screen burn in at the bottom of my 7.7 where the status bar is. Can only really notice if I'm looking for it on a white screen, but more obvious on a red screen. I believe the only reason it happened is because I took it out in the sun with me one day and put brightness up to 100% for like 90 min while browsing/reading because before that my screen was flawless. I'd say if you can keep it at low brightness you should be fine. If you're rooted I'd get a hide bar app. In contrary to all this though, my Note II has no burn in whatsoever and I leave that thing on auto brightness.
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Thanks for the heads up man!
My Tab is an ex demo unit and had some massive image burn in due to it being left on while on display with the screen overlay still on the unit, so i had the big O and the smaller icons burnt into the screen, i only really noticed them when viewing solid lighter back grounds, and as i have used the tablet more for the purpose it was meant to be used for rather than sitting looking pretty on display the image burn has all but disappeared, can only really pick up traces of the burn if a really look hard enough
Here is link for tab 7.7 screen issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1463622
It has been already discussed before, and my question is has Samsung fixed the issue yet? Most of them say is a manufacture defect. Or maybe it just Amoled technology at infancy.
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