Screen Burn , unknown cause. Please help - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 / 5 Plus Questions & Answers

Hi everyone, i've started experience a tiny screen burn on the side of my display. I started to notice it when i was on Revolution OS ( Custom MIUI Rom ) but before that i had one of those first unstable Pie builds with the genome kernel which is discontinued now. So while i was still on Revolution OS i started to notice a faint burn on the screen i didn't get alarmed at first and thought i would just switch to Havoc OS which was my main rom for the longest time ever , thinking that it was probably a bad new display driver on Xiaomi's front. The burn on the screen started to be really bright and apparent so got me thinking that the issue still persists.
Side note, while i was installing one of those Pie builds i also flashed the newest firmware file which was linked in the forum , because people said it was required. So now got me thinking that might be the cause because the firmware file persists through wipes and formats ? I don't know anymore lol help.
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As sorry as I am, this is definitely a relatively common hardware problem. Either live with it or have the display replaced if there is still a warranty.

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stole38 said:
Hi everyone, i've started experience a tiny screen burn on the side of my display. I started to notice it when i was on Revolution OS ( Custom MIUI Rom ) but before that i had one of those first unstable Pie builds with the genome kernel which is discontinued now. So while i was still on Revolution OS i started to notice a faint burn on the screen i didn't get alarmed at first and thought i would just switch to Havoc OS which was my main rom for the longest time ever , thinking that it was probably a bad new display driver on Xiaomi's front. The burn on the screen started to be really bright and apparent so got me thinking that the issue still persists.
Side note, while i was installing one of those Pie builds i also flashed the newest firmware file which was linked in the forum , because people said it was required. So now got me thinking that might be the cause because the firmware file persists through wipes and formats ? I don't know anymore lol help.
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Hii, I have same issue, i installed multiple rom's. I don;t know what causes it. My phone is in warranty so i get replaced at service center.

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Well if it's a hardware problem i can do nothing about it since my phone is from AliExpress, i presumed it was software related so i can fix it, guess not.

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stole38 said:
Well if it's a hardware problem i can do nothing about it since my phone is from AliExpress, i presumed it was software related so i can fix it, guess not.
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A LCD Screen for the device is really cheap (according to other brands I replaced)

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w0lf_b said:
A LCD Screen for the device is really cheap (according to other brands I replaced)
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I thought so, but i'll still have to take it to a repair shop cause i do not want to replace it myself.
I flashed the newest firmware , using a different kernel and ROM now, the burn is slowly spreading so by now i'm convinced it's not software related. I'll be replacing the phone in a few months so i guess i'll just have to live with it.

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Early leaked Oreo builds had screen burn problems, IIRC it was due to incorrect voltages being provided to the screen, or brightness set too high (at the end of the day it was a bad kernel). I think some custom kernel that you used caused the problem, and there's no software fix for that. Try to post this in the thread of the roms that you used recently, and check if someone else has the problem.

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moralesnery said:
Early leaked Oreo builds had screen burn problems, IIRC it was due to incorrect voltages being provided to the screen, or brightness set too high (at the end of the day it was a bad kernel). I think some custom kernel that you used caused the problem, and there's no software fix for that. Try to post this in the thread of the roms that you used recently, and check if someone else has the problem.
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I know that a screen burn cannot be correct by software , i was saying was this caused by software implying the kernel. I won't be doing more research into the matter because it probably will be a waste of time. The damage is already done. Thanks for giving your 2 cents on it tho

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rip be more careful when installing custom roms I use LiquidRemix It's very stable and battery is good no burns or lag.. that's a weird burn I guess nothing you can do beside replace the screen If It's worth for you or alternatively purchase new phone as Redmi 5 Plus is kinda getting old not saying It's bad but Im not sure If It's worth repairing it so yeah.
Also I don't see a reason why to flash custom firmwares unless It's by Xiaomi Official beside that It's fine to install custom kernels especially Genome Kernel... I never flashed any firmwares after many flashes I never needed to do so...