Hey XDA,
So, pretty straight forward, Whatsapp symbols for Attaching Files and Emoji Icons are BURNT onto my screen.
They're on top of everything, I can't get rid of them and it's REALLY annoying.. The bar with the contact's name is burnt too, I can even distinguish some letters.
Please help!
Thanks!
Output95 said:
Hey XDA,
So, pretty straight forward, Whatsapp symbols for Attaching Files and Emoji Icons are BURNT onto my screen.
They're on top of everything, I can't get rid of them and it's REALLY annoying.. The bar with the contact's name is burnt too, I can even distinguish some letters.
Please help!
Thanks!
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if u post a screen shot of the same then people might be able to have look at the same and provide solutions
Replace the device.
Sent from My Samsung Galaxy S2 running Paranoidandroid Rom.What else if not?=P
Problem is you can't see it with a screenshot. It's on the screen :crying:
I'd rather not replace the device, it's really difficult to get one where I'm from
Output95 said:
Problem is you can't see it with a screenshot. It's on the screen :crying:
I'd rather not replace the device, it's really difficult to get one where I'm from
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then try reflashing the rom after a clean wipe and check for the same issue
Sun90 said:
then try reflashing the rom after a clean wipe and check for the same issue
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Its not ROM issue,it is screen issue...problem with amoled plus.I have also kinda the same problem.Black status bar is burnt on top.When I'm on a white screen the top is blue
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bartoloandre98 said:
Its not ROM issue,it is screen issue...problem with amoled plus.I have also kinda the same problem.Black status bar is burnt on top.When I'm on a white screen the top is blue
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try leaving blank white screen on for a while i tried it didnt go away completly but it help alot. its kinda stupid but it kinda worked
Send it back
Send it to Samsung, I did when my status bar burned in and they replaced the screen for me.
scayre32 said:
Send it to Samsung, I did when my status bar burned in and they replaced the screen for me.
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This is what I did too, they gave me a refurbished device to replace mine.
bartoloandre98 said:
Its not ROM issue,it is screen issue...problem with amoled plus.I have also kinda the same problem.Black status bar is burnt on top.When I'm on a white screen the top is blue
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Interesting thing here is, why does it burn in the status bar? The pixels there are almost never used. It's black all the time.
Jones641 said:
Interesting thing here is, why does it burn in the status bar? The pixels there are almost never used. It's black all the time.
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knowledge:
- Screen burn occurs when a static image is being displayed for too long/too frequently on a display unit
- All types of display have show this problem, but Oled is more susceptible
In your own case:
- the area of the status bar burnt because it's always static, whether you are browsing, or reading, when not in full screen, your status bar is static.
Solution:
- Next time, prevent displaying static image on your device for too long, in case you want to watch movie or read books on your device, always use full screen so as to eliminate, the static status bar.
Happy learning
Jones641 said:
Interesting thing here is, why does it burn in the status bar? The pixels there are almost never used. It's black all the time.
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Because it doesn't burn-in.
Blue oleds degrade at a much faster rate than green and red ones. While the pixels in the statusbar area are switched off, the pixels at the rest of the phone are still on and running. While those degrade, the ones in the statusbar don't. And because of the uneven subpixel degredation the statusbar has a slighty blue tint on a completely white screen.
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Warhero141 said:
Because it doesn't burn-in.
Blue oleds degrade at a much faster rate than green and red ones. While the pixels in the statusbar area are switched off, the pixels at the rest of the phone are still on and running. While those degrade, the ones in the statusbar don't. And because of the uneven subpixel degredation the statusbar has a slighty blue tint on a completely white screen.
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This is not about blue oled degrade at all
this is about screen burn or image ghosting
Output95 said:
Hey XDA,
So, pretty straight forward, Whatsapp symbols for Attaching Files and Emoji Icons are BURNT onto my screen.
They're on top of everything, I can't get rid of them and it's REALLY annoying.. The bar with the contact's name is burnt too, I can even distinguish some letters.
Please help!
Thanks!
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Thats called a screen burn I have one too, usually it comes from white colour on your screen for a very long time, especially that this is an OLED
See this post has more info...
Tungstwenty said:
Using dark colors, a solid black wallpaper, etc. does help battery, as OLED displays do not have constant backlight. Black areas of the screen will consume less power; there are several articles that talk about it such as this one: http://webdevsys.com/galaxys2-screenBurn.htm
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As shown in Snaps below the notification area has brighter screen than the entire screen , is it normal? Do you guys have the same situation ? If not i might just go to my nearest Samsung store.
And yeah btw its not any "ROM" or software issue, which is obvious.
http://imgboot.com/images/rudolf895/img3663.jpg
http://imgboot.com/images/rudolf895/img3666.jpg
http://imgboot.com/images/rudolf895/img3667.jpg
This can be easily seen with white background and lowest brightness.
It can be seen clearly in 3rd image, screen burning issue?
bala_gamer said:
It can be seen clearly in 3rd image, screen burning issue?
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probably , if so i'm just getting an exchange
how long have you had it? i read that due to the different speed at which the different colors of the oled screen age that might happen because that upper part is usually always dark because of the notification bar
cyanoviper said:
how long have you had it? i read that due to the different speed at which the different colors of the oled screen age that might happen because that upper part is usually always dark because of the notification bar
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I've noticed this since a December end..
The phone is just around 5 months old.
that doesnt seem old enough for aging effects. i hope so for sure
cyanoviper said:
that doesnt seem old enough for aging effects. i hope so for sure
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Hmmm Yeah, lets see what Samsung has to say about it.
Mines the same, 8 months old. Its because that part of the screen is usually black because of the notification bar. so the oleds arent used very much, and when they are, they are in better condition than the rest of the screen.
dave106 said:
Mines the same, 8 months old. Its because that part of the screen is usually black because of the notification bar. so the oleds arent used very much, and when they are, they are in better condition than the rest of the screen.
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so what should we do? just leave it like that?
It bothers me when i watch videos in landscape
Edit :got the screen replaced at Samsung
I have the same problem, my status bar has burned in and it's really annoying but I don't want to complain as my phone is 4 years old
Anyone noticed that S3 when used with a black wallpaper, its not totally black? Seems that the backlight is still on for blacks compared to S2 which is totally black.
S3 seems kinda grey with black...almost LCD like kinda black.
Do have a try in a dark room. I was surprised. Maybe you too
Will be interested to try this, that slightly greyish hue to blacks was one of the things I disliked about the Nexus screen.
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I'll be happy with my screen...because it is beautiful and big.... sorry you guys need to find every reason to b*tch about an amazing phone ... I don't examine my phones screen while it shows complete white or black screens in the dark ... I use it and watch people marvel at it.
No one ever says to me, "that has a yellow tint to it from here"
Why do u guys constantly find things wrong with phones.. at this rate you'll never be happy.
Keep it Classy, Cali.
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I'll be happy with my screen...because it is beautiful and big.... sorry you guys need to find every reason to b*tch about an amazing phone ... I don't examine my phones screen while it shows complete white or black screens in the dark ... I use it and watch people marvel at it.
No one ever says to me, "that has a yellow tint to it from here"
Why do u guys constantly find things wrong with phones.. at this rate you'll never be happy.
Keep it Classy, Cali.
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It's called being critical. There are a number of things I dislike about my One X. No phone is perfect and if we're not critical and express our dislikes, chances are HTC/Samsung may not fix them with software updates/newer models.
I'm more interested in the potential black clipping issues like on the Galaxy Note. That was unacceptable.
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thegregulator said:
It's called being critical. There are a number of things I dislike about my One X. No phone is perfect and if we're not critical and express our dislikes, chances are HTC/Samsung may not fix them with software updates/newer models.
I'm more interested in the potential black clipping issues like on the Galaxy Note. That was unacceptable.
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Hmm. Interesting. Thanks for putting it into perspective!
Keep it Classy, Cali.
mystifiyer said:
Anyone noticed that S3 when used with a black wallpaper, its not totally black? Seems that the backlight is still on for blacks compared to S2 which is totally black.
S3 seems kinda grey with black...almost LCD like kinda black.
Do have a try in a dark room. I was surprised. Maybe you too
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Amoleds don't have a backlight. Has Samsung toned down the black levels to alleviate black crush and clipping issues?
mystifiyer said:
Anyone noticed that S3 when used with a black wallpaper, its not totally black? Seems that the backlight is still on for blacks compared to S2 which is totally black.
S3 seems kinda grey with black...almost LCD like kinda black.
Do have a try in a dark room. I was surprised. Maybe you too
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Can you try the different display modes and see if it changes?
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The true test is to turn off the lights and pull up your contact list. The background should be as black as night. If it is, then your wallpaper isn't really black -- find a better one.
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The true test is to turn off the lights and pull up your contact list. The background should be as black as night. If it is, then your wallpaper isn't really black -- find a better one.
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same wallpaper dude. in fact, that is a transparent png. side by side comparison is that there is some sort of backlight in s3. s2 is completely black. Like I previously mentioned, its in a dark room.
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Can you try the different display modes and see if it changes?
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can only test it after im home tonight.
just checking if anyone have the same experience.
Both my galaxy s and my s 2 never goes completely black if I watch them in complete darkness. Even when the phone is shutting down and doesn't display anything at all. And strangely enough they emit around the same brightness level. As the phones turn of completely, the hue disappears. Even black areas are being powered and I think it's by design. Or maybe slight component variations.
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My screen is flawed when completely black. There are some spots that does not work at all. Like there is ink dropped on the screen.
Anyone else has this?
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Laum said:
My screen is flawed when completely black. There are some spots that does not work at all. Like there is ink dropped on the screen.
Anyone else has this?
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Yup that's the same issue which seemingly all amoled displays have such as sgs2, nexus, note...
Laum said:
My screen is flawed when completely black. There are some spots that does not work at all. Like there is ink dropped on the screen.
Anyone else has this?
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Been using the phone for a week, haven't seen this yet.
I find the blacks to be amazing, better than any phone I have every seen honestly
varun124 said:
Been using the phone for a week, haven't seen this yet.
I find the blacks to be amazing, better than any phone I have every seen honestly
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Ok, thanks for that. My screen is most probably broken then although emahmood87 said that it could be a "feature".
I think that black level is not that great in SGS3 when used in dark room. TBH SGS1 had better blacks.
Laum said:
Ok, thanks for that. My screen is most probably broken then although emahmood87 said that it could be a "feature".
I think that black level is not that great in SGS3 when used in dark room. TBH SGS1 had better blacks.
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Hmm, thats +1 to my claim. Had S1 also. No problem with blacks. TBH, you cant really tell when there is light for normal usage. Just that when watch video, you notice gray instead of the usual expected black.
Laum said:
Ok, thanks for that. My screen is most probably broken then although emahmood87 said that it could be a "feature".
I think that black level is not that great in SGS3 when used in dark room. TBH SGS1 had better blacks.
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Do the following and u will see the blotches or black ink drops.
I posted this on the sgs 3 in pakistan thread and one person confirmed the issue :
"Download Paint Pro its free and open a black background which covers whole the screen and then go in a dark room.... Can u tell me if there are any black blotches on screen example the screen will be in two tones of black or is it perfect black... this was an issue with two sgs2 which i had and also with galaxy nexus... The resaon its an issue because when u r browsing the web say late at night with screen filter enabled u can actually see the black blotches...."
Secondly the issue was only in sgs 2, note and galaxy nexus...have owned all these mobile.. its not really a big issue just was annoying sometimes... sgs 1 had no such issue
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Do the following and u will see the blotches or black ink drops.
I posted this on the sgs 3 in pakistan thread and one person confirmed the issue :
"Download Paint Pro its free and open a black background which covers whole the screen and then go in a dark room.... Can u tell me if there are any black blotches on screen example the screen will be in two tones of black or is it perfect black... this was an issue with two sgs2 which i had and also with galaxy nexus... The resaon its an issue because when u r browsing the web say late at night with screen filter enabled u can actually see the black blotches...."
Secondly the issue was only in sgs 2, note and galaxy nexus...have owned all these mobile.. its not really a big issue just was annoying sometimes... sgs 1 had no such issue
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Yeah, I have only been using SGS1 so I haven't witnessed any of those "new" problems. I still might try to exchange this unit to a new one.
Laum said:
My screen is flawed when completely black. There are some spots that does not work at all. Like there is ink dropped on the screen.
Anyone else has this?
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I have this issue on my infuse. Most of them are about 1mm in diameter but the largest one is about 1cm in diameter. I contacted Samsung and they are going to take a look at it.
Sent from my Samsung Infuse running AOKP.
Black Level? For what? GSMArena said that = 0. My S3 black display is fine but not perfect . Can not be perfect. Super Amoled = best black display.
Hi, I recently bought an Galaxy S3. And i noticed that in the lower quarter of the screen looks a bit "whitier" than the rest of the screen. The rest of the screen doesn't have any colour in particular is just that the white looks more warmer. Before anything i should clarify that is visible looking directly to the screen. The real issue is with a grey background, like the market or the antutu background. That part of the screen looks more blue-ish or darker than the rest.
Well i talked with the salesman who sold me my device. He talked with him supplier and don't consider that the lower tint it's enough for a exchange.
Now, what intrigues me. Is that is only visible on a gray background( market, or antutu for example) But i test the display with *#0*# with the three different colour (blue, green or red) i don't notice any difference on the screen. The same with a white background there is no visible tint.
I really don't know what else to do. Could somebody explain to me why is only visible on grey background and not visible on a pure white screen?
Another question i ask my self. If the the tint is blue-ish. Is due to an over saturation of the blue pixels? If so, can this be "fixable" wearing the blue pixels on that part of the screen?
Thanks.
Try the app "Screen Adjuster" Increasing red and green will make it look less blue. Try it in increments of 5. There will eventually be a color temperature adjuster hack like there is for the Galaxy Nexus.
That helped to hide the effect a little. But the question remains. Which is the cause of the variation of colour temperature on different parts of the screen?
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That helped to hide the effect a little. But the question remains. Which is the cause of the variation of colour temperature on different parts of the screen?
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Defective screen. They should replace the phone. Or send it to Samsung for service.
Thats a bad screen I had the exact same problem. There are a cupple of threads here at xda and also on Swedish site swedroid. Some people get an accepted doa . I did not. However in the shipping from the service point to my retailer they broke my phone so I got a refund (lucky me). And my new phone is much, much better!
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Defective screen. They should replace the phone. Or send it to Samsung for service.
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I think the exact same thing. But the salesman who sold me the phone don't think is a deffective screen because he couldn't saw anything when i showed to him.
The problem is that i couldnt show him concret evidence of this issue with the screen.
There is way to contact with samsung directly?
What about this:
If the the tint is blue-ish. Is due to an over saturation of the blue pixels? If so, can this be "fixable" wearing the blue pixels on that part of the screen?
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hi
i am using galaxy s 3. there are some black spots on screen whenever screen is in boot loop. when phone is on there is nothing abnormal. while phone is on and if there is a crash of software and screen get off for a while these black spots again visible. these spots are more black than blank screen.
what is this?
and what should i do?
is this a mojor problem?
oxidil said:
hi
i am using galaxy s 3. there are some black spots on screen whenever screen is in boot loop. when phone is on there is nothing abnormal. while phone is on and if there is a crash of software and screen get off for a while these black spots again visible. these spots are more black than blank screen.
what is this?
and what should i do?
is this a mojor problem?
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Search ink marks on this forum. You will find answer. Black mark or ink marks is normal for amoled.
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Black Spots on S3
I use S3 for 8 months and black spots on the screen increases ....
defdef2050 said:
I use S3 for 8 months and black spots on the screen increases ....
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Usually no of black spots not increases.
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defdef2050 said:
I use S3 for 8 months and black spots on the screen increases ....
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They don't increase actually , as oxidil and ph3nom said its totally normal the ink marks/mura effect on the amoled screens. Most probably you look after them all the time. Just forget about them.
i personally think they are annoying and i cant forget them
ironictonic said:
i personally think they are annoying and i cant forget them
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judging by your avatar, you are always grumpy anyway
ironictonic said:
i personally think they are annoying and i cant forget them
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I don't get .. you can see them only on a complete black screen and in a pitch dark environment, so you always in dark?
Noticed this when I set my brightness low for night time reading. Thought there was something wrong with my screen, but once I found out it was normal it didn't annoy me as much.
Hi. I have the top part of my screen stuck. In fact, in the top part of watsapp(header with name) is stuck on the screen and appears beneath every other application opened that has a light background. I even formatted the phone, re installed android but its still there. How do I fix that?
[email protected] said:
Hi. I have the top part of my screen stuck. In fact, in the top part of watsapp(header with name) is stuck on the screen and appears beneath every other application opened that has a light background. I even formatted the phone, re installed android but its still there. How do I fix that?
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stramge does it even show when you boot in boot animation?
bhavstech said:
stramge does it even show when you boot in boot animation?
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No. As I said it only appears on a pale background but not on darker colours. Any pale coloured app that opens on top of it, that area can be seen underneath the opened app. An app with a dark colour will cover the area and it is not visible. It's as if that part of the screen is frozen.
maybe hardware issue show in service centre
It sounds to me like it's that infamous oled burn-in case.If you leave a static image on screen for a long time,say,2/3 hours,it'll burn in and stay there as a faint ghost image and you can do nothing about it.Only screen replacement.
Just my 2 cents...
TheImpossibleEnemy said:
It sounds to me like it's that infamous oled burn-in case.If you leave a static image on screen for a long time,say,2/3 hours,it'll burn in and stay there as a faint ghost image and you can do nothing about it.Only screen replacement.
Just my 2 cents...
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I think you best described what happened. And what exactly should me replaced, the digitizer? Is it worth replacing and about how much will it cost?
[email protected] said:
I think you best described what happened. And what exactly should me replaced, the digitizer? Is it worth replacing and about how much will it cost?
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LCD+ digitizer.
If you have a warranty - go for it,otherwise it'll cost you alot.
For me it cost 120$.
TheImpossibleEnemy said:
It sounds to me like it's that infamous oled burn-in case.If you leave a static image on screen for a long time,say,2/3 hours,it'll burn in and stay there as a faint ghost image and you can do nothing about it.Only screen replacement.
Just my 2 cents...
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seriously?
If I put an image staying for hours it can burn into my screen?
That sounds really weird..
Just looked it on the internet, now I'm afraid turning on my phone XD
GreekBlood said:
seriously?
If I put an image staying for hours it can burn into my screen?
That sounds really weird..
Just looked it on the internet, now I'm afraid turning on my phone XD
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yep,although i love this deep blacks and rich colors it delivers,this will be my last phone with amoled until these problems will be solved.
TheImpossibleEnemy said:
yep,although i love this deep blacks and rich colors it delivers,this will be my last phone with amoled until these problems will be solved.
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I have a samsung wave with amoled, I think that one is a bit better (better dpi), but also better brightness & colors. I love amoled, it makes colors more alive.