What is screen burn in and how to prevent it? - Gary explains

[@GarySims]

Hey everyone. I hope you like this video. I will be around for the next few hours watching the comments, so if you have any questions, I will try my best to help.

[@vimalpradeep]

Gary Sims Moto G4 plus has this issue (everyone are suffering who purchased the same model)😢😢😢

[@johnezekielluna8040]

Gary Sims I was just curious, what smartphone do you use?

[@beingayush007]

Vimal Pradeep even my moto g4 plus has the same prblm

[@beingayush007]

My Moto g4 plus have same problem..what can i do about it?

[@Affan.1]

Does galaxy note 4 has this issue?

[@santiagorestrepo9504]

Who else is watching this with an alredy burned in display?

[@mryup6100]

Nope. My iPhone 7 has given me no problems.

[@santiagorestrepo9504]

@@mryup6100 Because the iphone 7 doesn't have an oled. Do you really don't even know the type of screen you have on your phone. It's common sense to know that the first iPhone with oled was the X/10

[@mryup6100]

@@santiagorestrepo9504 r/wooosh

[@mryup6100]

Of course I know. I own another phone with an amoled screen (the vivo nex s)

[@niksignjarzilavec366]

@@mryup6100 you don't know how to use r/woooosh

[@jesselam5867]

Screen burn and decoloration is more of a issue on AMOLED then LCD, so if you have a LCD don't have to worry about it as much. However for AMOLED screens here are come precautions you can take to extend the life or prevent it. This advice is really only for those who are paranoid about it (me) 1) Use immersive mode - what this is, is the navigation bars and notification shade is hidden, and when you need them you an swipe up. This is beneficial because you get more screen space, and reduces certain pixels form getting burnt in, eg back key, battery icon, cellular data. 2) Use a blue light filter - this reduces the blue pixel colour, and is good for the longevity for your screen, as blue pixels have a shorter life span compared to others. Also will drain less power. It is also easier on your eyes too. 3) Avoid using always on display - even though pixels will shift it doesn't shift alot, so while this prevents screen burn, it is still susceptible to decolouration in that particular area. After all is it really that hard to press one button to check your time or notifications 4) Use dark themes, this can massively boost your battery, as less pixels have to be turned on, and since less pixels are on, it means that the majority of pixels cant physically screen burn or decolor. More easier on the eyes also. 5) Use an app called pixel off, it turns off certain pixels so that the content can still bee seen, but you get a boost in battery too as less of the screen is being use, the same benefits are from the last point Use these points and you can reduce screen burn and decolouration, to help preserve your screens original state, this can also help your battery. Again this is only for people are paranoid about it, or who wish to keep their phone on the long run, If you have any questions feel free to ask, i felt like Gary didn't go though preventing it in depth (Sorry)

[@cosmincristian403]

Jesse Lam so can I ask u something?

[@BltchErica]

I just got a new iPhone 6S and already the screen gets temporary burn-ins (lasting for about 1 hour or more) after typing for 15+ minutes. I've never had that happen on a Samsung phone, wether it had an LCD or an AMOLED even with the always on display turned on.

[@adrianomarquez497]

Jesse Lam blue

[@electric6877]

Gurosama Bltch an iPhone 6s uses and LED Backlit LCD type screen. Burn in effect only applies to OLED/AMOLED

[@Ivan-yo4hy]

Got lg g6 lcd ips, burn in after several hours. Not my 1st ips display with burn.

[@skylarobison9500]

when you have tik tok burned in your phone just after a few months

[@Avazzzee]

Same

[@lilithdove8030]

Same

[@simonc6959]

@@lilithdove8030 yo i thought i was alone, all the buttons are burnt into my screen

[@philosopherpot5496]

same tiktok is a terrible app

[@Ecooper56]

Same i have the for you and the covid safety icon burned in and i thnink the upload button too

[@kimpatrickshanelee3463]

Turn down screen brightness to 50% below Autolock 1min Change wallpaper from time to time

[@todespirscher3121]

I never go past 50%. I'm good 😄

[@sahil47]

I don't understand logic behind changing wallpapers.

[@user-jc2in3cp3g]

@@sahil47 me to

[@TechCodeZero]

@@user-jc2in3cp3g i you change wallpaper then you are not using something static for long time ,btw pitch black wall is better option

[@TheThearon96]

I always do that. I have a note 8 and had it for a year. No burn ins , nothing

[@aikidragonpiper71]

What I hate about Amoled screens is that you can't enjoy the full beauty & brightness of the screen . You have to turn your your brightness down to avoid the burnin,defeating the whole purpose of having a beautiful quad HD screen. It's like having a Ferrari and only driving it 45 mph.

[@PoloBoyPrince]

The Hillbilly Piper Ferrari's are a bad investment anyway. But anywho I don't correlate screen brightness with the beauty of the screen. My phone screen brightness doesn't have to be at 100% for me to enjoy it.

[@techwg]

Most cars can drive very very fast, but there are sensible limits placed on the roads based on where you are driving at the time. A regular commuter can go without replacing their wheels for years but a race track driver often has to have wheels changed mid-race.... Stop trying to be a racing car driver and complain when your tires need replacing quicker than you want them to.

[@thanosbustedinyourmum]

Exactly Samsung fanboys act like they have 4K screen quality and high performance mode which I thought the same thing with my note 8 until it fried my screen now I have the new Apple and I will never switch back to Samsung ever again they lost a customer for life because they want to take shortcuts and try to wow the publicWith words like high performance mode 4K except they don’t tell you that you can’t even use it because you’ll ruin your phoneSamsung is worthless company I had a small crack on the back of the glass only dropped it once even though the phone was only two months old they would not honor the warranty because they said I broke it even though the screen was burnt had nothing to do with the small crack on the back my iPhone is always in high performance mode and I never have to worry about the screen burning on it take that Samsung idiots

[@marcusfox7001]

@@thanosbustedinyourmum so because you had one bad experience makes Samsung users idiots? lol maybe your dumbass should take better care of your phone and yes iPhone can get screen burning

[@nils5482]

@@thanosbustedinyourmum wow... iPhones uses screens from Samsung as long as it is an OLED...

[@master_zeus]

screen burn is like skin burn... remember to apply some sunscreen to your phone's display if you go out... thank me later

[@Trident_Euclid]

I am Shazam lol

[@puddingpudding9579]

I am Shazam thank you😃

[@vishrutsharma8885]

If I apply my vomit on phone will it work as sunscreen ?? Because whenever I go outside first I take bath in my own vomit as I hate tanning and skin burning

[@akarna69]

Or... If you're Indian, put some holy cow shit on it. Try it now, thank me later. 🤣😆

[@xcesarbautistax]

Coppertone will work!

[@cccmachine]

Years? Tell that to my 2 month old S8+ with severe burn-in

[@omarfarid3321]

Same with my 1 month old s8

[@raywcksn]

Same with my hour old s10

[@mauzer8k805]

@@raywcksn same with my 1 nano second ol nokia 3310

[@Toyeboy89]

Yeah this guy in the video didn't know what he's talking about. It takes hours of a static image to get burned in, not years.

[@tajlewisjr]

@@raywcksn how is the s10 screen burned lol

[@ma_s_v]

Watching this using my android device suffering from burn-in.

[@aaronlong7316]

My phone is an LCD although it still leaves burn in marks within minutes. It fixes itself though, so it's not that big of a deal

[@renkooz]

AFAIK that's called image retention,not burn in. What's your phone? My v20 had this issue,but i managed to fix it by using custom kernel that supports KCAL.

[@CommonPhotographer]

@@renkooz you can get a filter app that fixes the issue aswell. The lg v20 used its screen as a heat sink therfore the pixels heated up and started ghosting

[@lccurtis1]

I returned 2 s8 because of screen burn it doesn't take years it happened in weeks or months. There is no reason you should have to turn down tour brightness on a $800 device. So instead of telling us how to fix it lets demand a solution from the manufacturer.

[@0x1EGEN]

...The only way to get a screen burnin is if you leave the display on a static image for like 3 hours a day.

[@Abnarly]

Jason Lee I used to leave my iPhone 6 plus with the screen on over night and I never worried about display issues, and I don't want to have to worry either..

[@0x1EGEN]

Abner Chilson LCD's can also experience burn-in, it doesn't matter what kind of display you use. It's just that some are more prone than others. Besides, if you're an iPhone user, why even bother worrying? Unless you're implying that you're switching to another brand.

[@palpatinevevo9773]

Jason Lee I watched KZbin in portrait mode for half an hour and it burnt my screen

[@0x1EGEN]

Nice.

[@toamastar]

"Several years" is an understatement most phones can be effected within at least 6 months. Would have been great if you talked more about preventative measures and less about the unnecessary science. The nav buttons burning is a big thing and you glossed right over it. Please be more descriptive

[@GarySims]

unnecessary science... is there such a thing?

[@toamastar]

Gary Sims coming from someone who loves science, you spent way too much time talking about the size of pixels and voltages and less talking about how to prevent screen burn.

[@GarySims]

"he", LOL

[@toamastar]

Gary Sims yeah, my bad I didn't realise it was you lol I edited the comment when I realised. I hope I dont seem like I'm bashing you, just trying to be constructive :) I would have liked to have seen more ways to prevent screen burn other than the obvious ones. For example on my phone I dont have a way to change the colour of my navigation bar :(

[@GarySims]

I think the point is that when you understand why burn-in occurs then you are better equipped to prevent it.

[@maxbion]

I had this issue start from 6 months on my Samsung galaxy S5. I used to have the screen on full brightness. After a year it was getting very noticeable, keeping the brightness low has helped keep it going to over 3 years now. I just wish I had known about this issue earlier. Nice video, and thanks for putting this info out there, it may help a lot of people to keep their phones a bit longer.

[@fikrinoh1135]

I've used a phone with AMOLED screen for 5+ years and never having burn-in problem. I don't understand why people use high brightness. That literally hurt my eyes. I can even see the HD image even though on brightness under 70% during sunny day outside.

[@chilly3528]

Seriously, high brightness is too bright and drains battery. especially indoors

[@OfSheikah]

so no brightness more than 50% and you'll be fine even in continuous use?

[@fikrinoh1135]

@@OfSheikah Well, it can still causes burn in problem, but slower. It's just like you heat up a water using gas stove. The larger the flame, the quicker the water boils.

[@OfSheikah]

@@fikrinoh1135 wow so that 5 years no burn in of yours, is with those careful usability consents? does that make using amoled more careful and more strict than if you would on a IPS Panel? if not i could be seeing myself getting a S9....

[@fikrinoh1135]

@@OfSheikah Well, actually, it's about the same for both AMOLED and IPS. The only difference between them is their display properties (sharpness, color, power, thickness, technology). It depends on how user uses the phone. Like AMOLED, the IPS can also have burn in if you use high brightness and display static images for a long period of time. So, my tips is: 1st, don't use high brightness for a long period of time; 2nd, never display the same image on your screen for a long period of time; 3rd, turn off your screen if you don't use your phone; 4th, use dark mode and dark wallpaper (only for AMOLED); And lastly, set the screen timeout as short as possible. Oh yes, I usually use the lowest brightness in dark.

[@Dantodlc]

I have had LCD screens for all my life and I recently got my first AMOLED display and man it's wonderful having this display, lots of advantages and a few disadvantages that show up only in specific circumstances. Overall a beautiful screen, less eye fatigue, can enjoy dark themes a lot more and better. Just wonderful. I will take these cautions in mind to make my display last as long as possible

[@marcmichael2254]

same here

[@Plasticbottle771]

Does your amoled screen still alive today?

[@promotional_bat5754]

How is your AMOLED screen doing?

[@rowellv6606]

Wow first Android authority video I watched not reviewing something but actually giving out relevant information and breaking it down. Thanks for the video. Hope to see more.

[@GarySims]

In that case you might want to check out my Gary explains series here on this channel: kzbin.info/aero/PLEI1TXdLd0MYJAKQlEihIJ1nrg-J_KYGm

[@SethiestSeth]

So would constant use of blue light filters diminish the probability of screen burn even further?

[@livedreamsg]

The Master Answer, you must.

[@hollymolly518]

no...or you can just not turn on your screen at all........you shouldn't have a problem, if you're not stationary you screen for 12 hours every days......like some demo phone do.....

[@DesuVR]

A good alternative is this app called Pixel Filter where if you have an AMOLED it will turn off up to 88% of the pixels so you can save the screen while you watch KZbin videos late at night.

[@toamastar]

Moar Desu solutions like this is exactly what I wanted from this video...

[@010FSL101]

blue light filter does not affect this. You will eventually get screen burn in on any amoled panel at some point, unless you use all the pixels all the time (unlikely) then the pixels would wear out evenly and you won't notice the burn in effect as much. So turning the brightness down and making sure stuff doesn't stay in the same spot all the time should make it last longer.

[@Soumyadip_Pal]

Hi Gary, you said that the burn in might occur several years from now but literally, my S8 Plus has the same navigation burn in as was shown at 1:02. I have been using the phone with medium brightness and it's not even a year since I bought it. Kindly shed some light on this. Thanks. Great video btw..

[@kahramankahrama6180]

Soumyadip Pal I have the similar burn in on my LG V20.

[@toamastar]

Soumyadip Pal this is my problem too. He didn't really get onto how to prevent it until the end. I like the science but it was kind of unnecessary

[@Pcfunkiesdotcom]

I don't know if Samsung covers burn ins under their warranty. It's really a concern nowadays.

[@simonsaysrewind]

PC Funkies ➡ The Ultimate Tech Guide yes they do cover it in the 2 years warranty. Had mine fixed last month.

[@lloydb6182]

Simon Says did they do it free under warranty

[@juiceagent1]

Years? I have had my phone for the past 6 months and the burn in is very bad. Misinformation

[@rinorramaj8275]

Kearne Anthony what did you do about it? Screen replacement or what? Im having the same problem

[@robotraider]

@@rinorramaj8275 use a pixel filter, can turn 12% of pixels off for example and it cycles round, preventing burn in.(not noticeable either) Annoying but what can you do.

[@rawchet]

buy a good lcd?

[@robotraider]

@@rawchet maybe if qled comes to phones

[@FortHYPEZONE]

Kearne Anthony how is that possible

[@quinnking8405]

several years? its been 11 months exactly and i have keybored burnin stacked ontop of the home screen button burn in ONTOP of instagram burn in. thats three that i can see simultaneously. wish i knew about this a year ago dint think it was an issue with ouw far we have come from crt tvs lol

[@basedarsonist]

What's your phone?

[@simonsaysrewind]

If you have a Samsung phone burn in is covered in the UK for 2 years warranty. Had mine fixed last month. It took them 2 hours to fix by replacing with new screen. 👌 another tip.... Remove notification area by using nova launcher. It vanishes during home page but will pop up when example watching KZbin.

[@GarySims]

Which part of the screen had the burn-in problem?

[@simonsaysrewind]

Gary Sims the notification area and I had a very light pink inch bar right in the middle of screen and not sure how that happened. Note this was after ten months after purchase of phone and I would always use 75 percent or less brightness. Samsung at Croydon did say it's most popular thing they're fixing.

[@GarySims]

Hmm, that is odd. I wonder if the light pink bar is actually a fault with the display rather than actual burn-in.

[@r3q901]

Simon Says can i ask about something ? Did they give you an AMOLED panel ? , or a standard LCD ?

[@simonsaysrewind]

Gary Sims that's a possibility as the notification area is what I would generally would of called burn in as was seeing shadows of icons and smudge effect. Unfortunately I didn't get to see tech guy to see what the middle screen pink bit was about. If it happens again I'll let you know and possibly email a screen shot 👍

[@TerabitTech]

Actually it's not "several years": it's a shorter period of time. Some Galaxy S8s started showing burn in, and my Xiaomi Redmi Pro did it, too, but after only 5 months. And the burn in problem is also related to OLED TVs: some of them show the same TV channel the most of the time, with the channel's logo in the same position for long periods of time. For me burn in is a concern (and I'm saying this because I have to deal with it): actually I'm giving up the great blacks and the lower power consumption of OLEDs for a traditional IPS screen. You also have to consider the lower end of the market, where the panels aren't as well-made as the S8's ones: think about phones like the Xiaomi Redmi Pro, the Lenovo P2, the Samsung Galaxy A3... they'll show burn in sooner than the higher-tier phones...

[@GarySims]

My Note 5 has no burn-in issues, it is two years old now.

[@TerabitTech]

It's certainly true, but burn in looks like a big concern for OLED screens. However, it seems that the most common burn in cause is related to the status-bar, the on-screen navigation buttons, the keyboard or the menu-bar of the most of the apps of the Play Store. Burn in problems related to the always-on or the wallpaper are less common

[@troy5568]

Get some of the best IPS LCDs instead. Or we'll be waiting for Sony's CLEDIS display to make its way on smartphones. It basically works like an OLED, but instead of pure organic substances for the pixels, it uses microLEDs instead, which are more power efficient as compared to AMOLEDs, and that they could get super bright without having burn ins. They have a near 180° viewing angle, the pixels are aspect ratio-free (means you can have any screen ratio of your preference, though I don't think you'll do that with a smartphone anyways), and last but not the least, is that this screen technology doesn't use backlight at all *(means no nasty grayish/bluish/purplish blacks but pure blacks like AMOLEDs instead with infinite contrast ratio and superb sunlight contrast ratio - all of which are achieved by CLEDIS™ while eliminating the major issues of AMOLEDs as well)*

[@TerabitTech]

It's what I've done. I also heard that POLEDs and QLEDs have less problems with burn in

[@TheStokijss]

My s8 has burn in marks after two months.... Two months!

[@samabama6017]

I have youtube burned into my phone 😂😂

[@bendover5289]

Samabama HD facts

[@chloebaloneyxx]

Same

[@gibayyyy8516]

I have my keyboard and the bottom buttons and its annoying

[@jasonbradleyyy]

Same

[@MentallyIllDuckTard]

Yup... that's why I'm here. Note 8 didn't stand a chance

[@MobiusGT]

sadly after about a year of use i noticed the keyboard being burnt into my galaxy s8+ so i have 2 halves of my screen looking like they have different color profiles

[@averillesacapano8531]

same with the keyboardd

[@paulm5025]

Same for my S8. Seemed to become noticeable after about 18 months

[@adrianauerbach7954]

Same here

[@rarubys]

I have the S8+ too, and I've had it for 4 years and this year it started to get burn-ins :[

[@MobiusGT]

@@rarubys honestly seems like you had a pretty good s8 if it took so long to get burn in.

[@daveboy1247]

Is having jet black wallpaper best to prevent screen burn.

[@aj3852]

Dave Seekers yes because the better display phones use a bright display so if you were to have a black wallpaper those pixels aren't getting used which can lead into an increase in battery life aswell 😀

[@dirkdiggler2695]

Yes it helps

[@BLOODYMISTYT]

full black & white pixels in means, easy to screen burn :D

[@yomomasconqueeftador5008]

yeah..jet black wallpaper would lower the use of pixels or sometime even turn off the pixel..the less energy ur pixel have to let out/work on, the less chance ur screen to burn in (might be 0%)....that wht I do on my 4years galaxy s7

[@Annie-ph8vq]

Guys if a watch a movie with imax aspect ratio on my tab s6, will the tiny black bars on top and bottom burn in or not?

[@wche9]

This is an extremely major issue. Screen burn ins does not come in years, but in just an hour. 1 hour of watching KZbin videos in portrait mode is good enough to make a permanent line on my Galaxy S8 Amoled screen. There is no way to get it removed but to pay for an expensive screen replacement. This is absolutely ridiculous, we are living in the 21st century and we have to make sure every single pixel of our oled phones have to constantly move and change? Well, good luck to users who is going to get the iPhone X...

[@JackieWelles]

huh after hours, maybe you bought already broken phone, that sounds unbelievable . never really heard that it would happened so fast. been using Samsung phones since 2013 and i watch a lot of videos , have 0 problems

[@robertjohansson5313]

The S8 has a wider display, so a KZbin video will usually not fill the entire screen without cropping. Therefore you may easily get uneven wear from the black bars on each side of the video.

[@Renaldo015]

Robert Johansson You bought a defective phone.

[@wche9]

I have been using the Galaxy S line since the S1 from 2010. No problem whatsoever from S1 to S5. However, starting from the S6, this problem arises. I guess it's because of the 2K Display? I am very sure mine isn't a defective unit. I see screen burn ins on my friend's S8 too. It's quite obvious if you read something white on the screen. Screen Burn In fixing Videos won't work on Amoled Displays somehow..

[@robertjohansson5313]

All my phones with amoled screens have been defective then. I have had the status bar burn in on both my Galaxy S6 and S7. On my Nexus 6P it was both the status bar and nav bar.

[@miteshbarot1265]

He explains so simply anybody can understand 👍

[@Reginald_Harrison]

It's false information though. Anyone who says burn-in takes several years to manifest, clearly doesn't know what they're talking about.

[@miteshbarot1265]

Triscuit H, you are pointing at Google pixel 2 XL issue I gotcha..

[@mmarocker]

The issue I have with my phone (LG V20) isn't "burn-in" but "ghosting", and I'm guessing that's what most people are seeing on their devices. The "ghost" images go away completely after a few minutes, so it's less of a major problem and more of an annoyance.

[@williamriddick7508]

Several years? I havent had my note 8 for a year yet. And i already have this problem.

[@prithvirajdj]

JerryRigEverything has entered the chat with his s8+ 😂😂

[@jaisejacob4516]

he upgraded to the Note 10+

[@toxicity2014]

@@jaisejacob4516 Still had the 8+ and upgraded because of the burn in among other things

[@Gabilleta]

To those praising IPS/LCD panels, need I remind you about image ghosting? Every panel has its pro's and con's. On Oled panels you have burn in and on IPS/LCD panels, you have image ghosting. The difference between them is that burn in is permanent and becomes more prominent with time. Image ghosting, in most cases, after the panel "cools" off, it goes away. Honestly, this is why I hated when we started to move away from capacitive buttons on Oled panels.

[@spangledsky777]

Gabilleta agreed, manufacturers need to start going back to hardware buttons or have physical nav keys on back of phone like LG g4 etc. Capacative Nav keys look awful anyway.

[@thbabni]

Or make them disappear especially the damn status bar...

[@DanielQRT]

@@thbabni you can turn off the the status bar on Android

[@imsortaugly]

@@DanielQRT how

[@DanielQRT]

@@imsortaugly this worked for me forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/how-to/howto-hide-navigation-status-bars-t3764727

[@thearchdjinn8233]

Watching this on my burn in s7 edge

[@Johanneslol11]

The Archdjinni me to it is not even a year old

[@thearchdjinn8233]

Johanneslol11 I know!!! It burned after I had it for only 9 months

[@jyothishsheela]

The Archdjinni me too😊😊

[@ShaniqueS]

Does it affects your pictures?

[@thekinodertotenzombi]

watching this on my burn in s9 after 5 months of use

[@mohammadali-qn5ww]

*typing on an S7 edge bought at launch with always on toggled on since then* still running strong

[@vinaysonwani3189]

Learned this thing a while ago..glad you officially made a video..keep going.. !!

[@zahirulalamlaskar]

The fact that they are demonstrating it on an S8/S8 plus @1:02, one is likely to get it within a year if used extensively at high brightness with a stagnent layout.

[@amineelbasri5131]

hahaha some people got it with only 1 month of use

[@LuneTech]

My mom got her Facebook messenger with the keyboard burned in and my sister got Pinterest burned in. Whenever I have a phone with an IPS display I don't mind putting it through a lot of stress and leaving it on which is what a good display should be like. But I guess we have no choice at this point cuz even Apple is moving to AMOLED displays 😩😩

[@heythisaintebay]

Yeah, I'm gonna miss #TeamIPS

[@amm9653]

Actually IPS screens are more likely to have this problem. My lg g5 have the same problem and on a big ratio of the screen and it has an IPS screen

[@LuneTech]

AAA997 mm not the IPS that Apple uses. That's only on the "IPS Quantum" displays that LG uses. That's why I can confidently walk into an apple store and know that non of their IPS displays have burn in

[@LuneTech]

girlsdrinkfeck AMOLED is not the future at all. Self emitting quantum dots and microLED is though.

[@Jack-hx8yz]

girlsdrinkfeck Not all LCDS have low brightness.

[@hezmora]

Thanks for your simple explanation and prevention tips! I love my current phone and want to keep it as long as possible. I can't afford another phone anytime soon, so I need to make it last.

[@DauntlessDamian]

Be sure to set your screen idle timeout to 1-3 minutes. A static image on a bright OLED screen that does not turn off in a few minutes will lead to permanent burn-in before you even get through half your payments.

[@ndicreed4077]

If i play game like pubg what happen will be?

[@hristian33]

"Many of years" 3 months after purchasing my OnePlus 3T I got burn in

[@MrYoOoDoO1999]

Whats the average screen on time and brightness level per day before u noticed the burn in ? just curious to know

[@hristian33]

@@MrYoOoDoO1999 oh man i have no idea about screen on time but my guess would be around 6-8 hours and my brightness was always all the way up

[@hristian33]

@@MrYoOoDoO1999 I've had my OnePlus 8pro for about a half a year now and I've already got slight burn in. I run the op8pro also max brightness and again about the same screen on time

[@podracer35]

This issue makes me wonder why Samsung took away the ability to make the Navigation Bar background completely black...

[@podracer35]

《•KÏƏ•》 Apparently not, since an update in June. I can't tell for sure, since I'm still on an S7, but I remember the feature being there when playing with an S8, but it wasn't there a few weeks ago when I was trying out a Note 8.

[@Soumyadip_Pal]

podracer35 You can still do it with "navbar apps" but it's not recommended.

[@TheVeganBear]

Mine is black I just went to the theme store and applied a black theme

[@samuelcoughlin9165]

Well with the whole bar being white while the rest is dark, the color is more likely to spread around instead of staying where those little lines are. It's hard to explain lol.

[@jessechuff]

Having a black navbar background is worse for burn in as those dark pixels will be used less than everything around it causing there to be a noticeable bar when it isn’t black. It’s happened to me with my Z Play albeit not terrible yet. Just a shame it can happen literally within 8 months.

[@neelkanthdabhi8647]

Gary explains - best on Android Authority.

[@techwg]

Several years? I used to work with someone who was first in line at one of the newer Samsung flagship phones a year or so ago. Only months later facebook had burned part of it's title bar or logo or something into the screen. I saw it with my own eyes. This is hardly a "several years" phenomenon. No idea what brightness her screen was set to but the burnin was there and prominent.

[@petern40]

I ordered a note 8 that was pre owned from my cellular company's website. I was surprised by the massive price drop and ordered it, knowing it would probably come with some sort of defect. It came looking externally brand new, no scratches, that is... until I turned on the screen. I realized the screen had marks all over itself due to heavy usage. The keyboard and buttons were embedded and some apps the previous owner had were slightly visible. It also appeared he used this phone for working purposes, but other than this problem, it is still a good phone. Had it for a month now and I am very happy with my purchase.

[@mrfixer987]

I've had 2 Galaxy S9 and they have both had screen burn their much younger than a few years old.

[@JudasMugensson]

My moto g4 plus gets a screen burn when it gets hot and the screen brightness level doesn't seem to matter too much.

[@chaitanyakulkarni9879]

Judas Mugensson mine too!

[@cjbsat]

Mine does it too. It's a known problem with Moto g4 I've heard people swap for new and still have problem. Afraid Lenovo just aren't as good as Motorola

[@theredcastoffical]

Same I have a very visible burn after 1 minute of no blue light filter edit: in the time it took to write this comment the keyboard burnt into my display :(

[@djdelarosa25]

But aren't the G4 series running IPS displays?

[@AneeshJoshi]

Daryll Jan Dela Rosa yes, they are. Screen burn in still happens. It's inexplicable. 🙄

[@SimonZellox]

My almost 2 year old S6 has no burn in at all and I use it heavily. One of my friends has some nasty WhatsApp UI burnt into his S6 because he left his screen on for too long. It also hurts to see burn in always happen in tech stores where the devices run at 100% brightness and display the home screen for hours (at least that's the case where I live).

[@itzm3dora]

Yo there's a purple spot on the left side of my screen. I woke up and there it was. It grew over night.

[@kayskreed]

It's the manufacturer's job to fix this imho. They shouldn't be selling expensive device where you feel like you're walking on eggshells just trying to prevent or minimize something like this. The consumer should have the peace of mind in using their device as they please without such worries or unnecessary coddling. It reminds me of the "measures" consumers were given back in the Xbox 360 era. Bad hardware is simply bad hardware. No excuse.

[@chrischarlescook]

I just upgraded from the Pixel XL to the Note 9. I kept the Pixel in an expensive case to help with the trade in price. The screen burn was so severe I was offered £20 instead of £130. This happened in less than 18 months. Poor show by Google. Thanks for the advice. Nice to know Samsung are trying to combat the problem 👍

[@amcv5407]

"..a period of several years..." Err, my S9 took 2 months

[@Daniel-is1dz]

umm can you tell me what you think caused it i am a bit worried about that

[@timyassa4343]

Same lol

[@timyassa4343]

I also have the S9

[@crystalandmonica7107]

Me and my parents got this phone for 2 years(maybe) and it's started to burn yesterday

[@timyassa4343]

I had mine for just under a year :/

[@Tonysdh47]

Alot of Samsung phone screens burned mine was the one of them

[@ryanponds5830]

@Sara Chang dude i got one to try it and it is dog shit

[@ashlyn3808]

Why does it burn tho

[@Tonysdh47]

@@ashlyn3808 high brightness maybe

[@robertbruner7429]

His comment that there are basically two types of displays, LCD and LED summed it up beautifully. I understood both but didn't know that Retina display was just a branding of Apple for LCD...always figured one I day I would sit down and learn about the technology behind Retina....now I don't need to. After a little reading I learned that Quantum Dot displays are also LCD....Thank you for the information.

[@Psych0technic]

My first AMOLED phone was Galaxy s6 which I had for almost three years with automatic brightness on but the slider ramped up to the max normal end. Never noticed any discernible burn in, screen looked like new till the day I sold it. My brother also had Galaxy s3 for almost 5 years and it also didn't have burn in. Now, I'm on gs9 for about 3 months and again no problems, using it with auto adjustment according to ambient light, but most of the time brightness slider is about the middle.

[@WesleyDechavez]

I'm being hypnotized by the background.

[@faudanke4459]

*laughs in LCD*

[@TheMCWolf]

It happened to me with an LCD display too (iPhone 6s, more specifically)

[@luisaalvarado1398]

@@TheMCWolf lel

[@your_average_cultured_dude]

Eww LCD

[@justkhanhtung]

*laughs in true black*

[@kosmas173]

Laughs in black and white tv

[@LPaciencia]

i have screen burn on my s7 edge afer 10 months after buying it

[@shamimjadgal1343]

Luís Paciência i sold s7 edge because of screen burn

[@boldfrog82]

Same

[@dantevergil3886]

Luís Paciência that's why keep away from oled display.Choose high quality ips LCD like sony and iphone's smartphones

[@kaankartal6029]

Dante & Vergil Iphones are using OLED too btw

[@ifitsfreeitsforme2913]

Dante & Vergil OLED displays look better though

[@Terra-Antares]

I'm glad device manufacturers are still making good devices with good specs with an LCD Burn ins also happen on a LCD, but unlike LEDs, they generally only last a couple of minutes and disappear completely when the display changes, even then they're barely noticeable. I don't generally care about the always-on feature, nor do I care about the whole "brighter colours" even though an LCD can do the same either way

[@bluesy92]

That isn't burn in. The phenomenon of a stuck image on an LCD that goes away quickly is image retention. It's not accelerated wear on the pixels.

[@akhil_joy]

@@bluesy92 I can't understand could you please explain it

[@KRUKOLIBIDINOUS]

Your calm assertive British geek guy voice helped me immediately

[@Ninkjeboi]

When I get burns in my screen they disappear after a few minutes but I'm still scared of them staying burned in my screen once so pls help

[@johnhabib1745]

Ninkjeboi if you have an lcd screen you'll be fine

[@frozengeese9291]

NEW SOLUTION: If you own a Samsung phone with the One UI update, you can remove the buttons entirely if you disable the "Navigation Bar" in your settings. For a full screen experience, also disable the "Gesture Hints" in the settings as well.

[@Samdroid_]

Screen burning Leaving my phone in the car while it's 60c outside

[@FranciscoGuevarra]

I had the V10 and had screen burn but I downloaded the sFilter and use about 15% with the black color. Works perfectly! Now I have the G6 and soon the V30. SFilter really helps!

[@michaelmeenan5522]

Excellent description of the causes of screen burn and best practices for burn-in prevention.

[@selfproclaimednobody4614]

Not really "YEARS " ... I watch KZbin alot and the top quater portion of my screen is lighter than the bottom 75% ! There is a very noticeable contrast at a certain point down!

[@hudortunnel9784]

i have my phone burned. thought it was only the display.

[@m.m6270]

this video came exactly in the perfect time

[@vagatronics]

1:35 Oh no, I've had my phone for 4 months and I already have burned in pixels...

[@ratman7891]

A few pointers in addition to the greatly informative video to prevent this: 1. Play videos in fullscreen. I've noticed a lot of people watch KZbin videos (and other video providers) in portrait mode and this is a common burn because the rest of the KZbin interface is bright white, so try to watch in full screen. This will also help with Navigation Bar burns. 2. Use a Screen Burn Fix Video. Do screen burn fix videos work? Some say yes, some say it's great at parties. But i tried it and it seems like it may have improved, but may have been an illusion. If you have stuck pixels, definitely try it (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH-QfHyiqN2rhdk). Just leave it playing for a few hours every now and then. Do not use any that display a colour for long periods of time as this can worsen screen burn and display accuracy. The colours need to be changing often. 3. Invert screen colours. Inverting your colours (usually in Settings > Accessibility > Display) can also help improve already burnt in screens but how much better than the previous point above, i am unsure. 4. Reduce brightness. As mentioned in the video full brightness is not healthy for it and reducing it will also improve battery performance. 5. Change your wallpaper often. Or even try out live wallpapers which may be even better. Of course this depends on the performance of your phone but mine has no noticeable drop in performance or battery life. I use a galaxy live wallpaper: (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxelus.galaxypacklivewallpaper&hl=en) But there are so many and free ones too. 6. Decreasing your screen timeout. This will help your screen go into screensaver mode quicker and help prevent screen burn from whatever was on display before the screensaver activated. 7. Use Dark Themes. Using dark themes in apps helps prevent screen burn due to pixels displaying less brighter (Hurry up KZbin!). 8. Use Immersive Mode. This is when the top bar and navigation bar are hidden. Some apps and phone operating systems already do this while others do not. Hiding these consistently displayed bars prevents them from being burned in. Searching "Immersive Mode" in the Play Store will give you various app options to do this for you and even for specific apps, which alone may be a great tool to have. I am currently using: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.immersive&hl=en_GB But this is a pay for full features app. This was just what i could think of at the top of my mind but i like helping people so I hope this helps ^v^

[@joemama1704]

This deserves WAY MORE recognition, my man wrote an entire essay to help us

[@SpartanJoe193]

Sorry, number 2 is dogshit

[@SpartanJoe193]

The rest is great tho.

[@nathengirard6200]

I have a Samsung j7 2016 . It's a damn amoled and Never faced this issue I even put 100% brightness when outdoor all the time. It has some glasd cracks but still Amoleds are best at its blacks, battery management ,crisp colours, & shows awesome blacks when using camara than other phones.. Planing to use it for another 2 years.. but the thing is in 2019 its specs such as ram,storage,camara is outdated.

[@nathengirard6200]

Forgot to mention it's been used for more than 3years now.. I guess the problem could be on the higher resolution displays . Thanks

[@randomvideos3187]

That's why i don't like phones with amoled or any LED screen.. i'd rather phone with IPS display.. color looks natural and worryfree from having burnin

[@redtrexmedia]

Actually i got the issue on my phone Huwawei y7 prime 2018 And it has a ips lcd display

[@renjr5232]

I have it too on my RN4x with IPS LCD. Its a software issue with screen calibration. I use cf.lumens to recalibrate the colors and never had it again in expense of having the app always running.

[@renjr5232]

LED or LCD? I've yet to meet someone using a phone with Amoled panel for at least 2 years that doesn't have burn in issue. Screen retention on LCDs are not that common, mostly on Chinese phones with cranked up saturation using tianma LCDs.

[@Adam-gc6lp]

I've had a S5 for 2.5 years - no burn-in whatsoever. I've noticed a serious one on a retail model of Huawei Mate 9 Pro - funny enough - it's the first retail smartphone with a burn-in I've ever seen.

[@GarySims]

Good to see someone mentioning that don't have screen burn-in problems!

[@Adam-gc6lp]

Galaxy S III bought in ~June 2012 also hadn't had any. It just died a few months ago. Maybe I'm just lucky. And now I'm looking for a new smartphone before S5 dies on me as well.

[@Abnarly]

A The s7 phones here on display all have screen burn in

[@GrimYak]

Several Years? No, my Note 9 had amoled burns in 7 months of use.

[@omaralmanayseh2871]

I am thinking of buying note 9 since the price of it just dropped down, but I am afraid of that burn-in in those amoled screen would you recommend buying the phone or just skip it and go to IPS LCD?

[@lewsee5562]

@@omaralmanayseh2871 The possibility of getting burn in depends on your usage. Using it above 50% brightness makes it more likely to get burn in. I see this a lot on phone stores where their brightness is mostly maxed out and rendering the same screen every time. On the other hand, my friend's 3 year old J6 2016 doesn't have any noticeable burn ins yet, which is probably because he uses it at less than 30% brightness.

[@Ignas359]

Show Yourself, Elsa Because OLEDs will never not burn in until they're replaced by a better technology and every reviewer out there loses their minds whenever they see "true blacks"

[@sammyb5455]

Yall are talking about the time. Ive had an a50 for nearly a year, and I took great care of it, still don't have any in burn at all. The big thing about me though, is I kept my brightness very low. Alot of people tend to turn their brightness very high. That is almost 100% of the reasons for in burn. Take heed, and keep your brightness low.

[@RodrigoVazquez91]

About two years ago, I got a brand new Motorola Z Play (first generation) and the problem started about 5 months after I bought it. By using the warranty I got my screen replacement, and about a month after that, the burn in screen was there again. :'(

[@Wolvahulk]

Well it definitely didn't take years for Google Chrome to get burned into my phone display.

[@freespiritedbeing]

"several year", doesn't mention how many. Anxiety intensifies.😤

[@allianzsaint4336]

Welp after experiencing burn in on both my s7 edge and note 8 It can happen in less than a month (Phones were brand new too)

[@imranexltd]

My A30s burned in 1.4 year usage

[@arkadiuski]

It is not true that it takes years. I have a note 9 I bought brand new from Samsung about 9 months ago. About a month ago I started using this app for monitoring data from obd2 port in my car. I use it only when I drive to diagnose some problem I suspect of having with my car and today I noticed burn in when screen is gray... it didn't take years but weeks of using same app for hours at a time.

[@dawae3295]

3:05 really really really!! and always BE worried about it, and trust no one

[@angrysasuke3875]

I have the note 10+, should I be worried about it? My old note 4 and 5 seems to have the same exact problem, a year after using it.. this is just worrisome and makes me afraid of blasting the brightness of the display.

[@owilliams0919]

I have a triangle in the middle of my screen from watching KZbin lol I have a s8 it's not that old which is worrying any tips to or even way to get rid of it

[@emreero2051]

I have my s8 for two months and i have a burn in from youtube 😠😖

[@zapped5272]

@Luke Forster well almost my whole screen is purple and a litlle bit of black. Only some spots are white. Does my lcd make it look like that of is it my screen.

[@ibol13l3]

This is why I have avoided AMOLED displays like the plague.

[@techwg]

It is not an AMOLED problem.. It's a problem for all current screen technology. Some just show it a tiny bit quicker. But with how much time people seem to spend on their effin phones, it's no surprise that KZbin or FaceBook are getting engrained in their screens like an unending and unpaid permanent subliminal advertisement... hmm wait just a second! It's a trap!

[@robertsprague3981]

Not accurate. Within a matter of months my Galaxy S8 had screen burn in...Not years!...At first it annoyed me but now I'm use to it. There's really no way of avoiding it unless you keep your screen brightness so low that you can barely see anything.

[@triparadox.c]

Regardless if it moves around or not, there's a limit to how many pixels it can move to not be noticeable. That being said, if it constantly moves 3 pixels left and right and so forth, it only saves the 3 most right and left pixels but several hundreds pixels in between are still showing the exact same thing. Moving it by a pixel or two will not help at all.

[@RedstoneTech]

Always have had high brightness on my S8+ and I've had mine for years with 0 screen burn in

[@jypeewee1613]

I'm truly unlucky then...and I keep my brightness really low. Now all I see is comments on any white background...

[@jypeewee1613]

I'm truly unlucky then...and I keep my brightness really low. Now all I see is comments on any white background...

[@CrazyAztekX3]

I’m watching this on my iPhone 4 with a burned screen right now 😬

[@evel8042]

How it's an LCD

[@dxtnguyxn4179]

ɹoʇɐuᴉɯɹǝɥǝuoq lcd can burn too

[@evel8042]

@@dxtnguyxn4179 sorry lcds can burn in though its rare

[@vogurt99]

Nice video

[@fatboysgarage7984]

My S8 was terrible about screen burn in. Even at low brightness, it had burn in. I've been keeping my Note 10 Plus at super low brightness in hopes it won't do the same.

[@Hikari_3301]

I have an iPhone 6S and nowadays I’m facing the screen burn in issue. I have the Shutter Button burned in.

[@Obeyscreek]

Afaik, iPhone 6s is not amoled. I have one and haven't experienced burn in on it.

[@aadbirsingh8444]

Mate, I own a s8+ from 2 months and I already got youtube burned into my screen. Looking forward to seeing samsung for it.

[@denway4321]

Pf idi..

[@NeykongTV]

My s8+ got burn-in just 9 months....

[@ellislowry6646]

I have my gcse results burned in 😂😂 a constant reminder that I failed almost everything

[@prabal_haloi]

🙄🙄

[@TheVed316]

I have a couple of questions: 1. A lot of devices have reported burn-ins within a year or so. How is it that it's affected so fast? Is it because of poor quality LEDs? Also, why are flagships mostly affected? Wouldn't flagships have superior quality LEDs? Why aren't mid/low end devices affected, or are they? 2. You said that when the same image needs to be formed, it's shifted ever so slightly so that the same pixels don't get used. At what level is this control: OEM skin, hardware, or something else? What's the granularity: does it work at an "image" level or can it also at a pixel level? Can it be programmed?

[@DAN.eight6]

A way to diminish its effects i learned from owning a plasma tv a while back and some rather long call of duty sessions which left the HUD burnt in, is to display 'tv static' (like an untuned analogue tv channel) for a prolonged amount of time. And gray scales.

[@imtheking_3256]

That explains why it showed double words when I scrolled.. on the s7 🤙😂😂 Long time ago

[@Sean-us5nc]

I've had my phone for a year and a half and it has a stop watch burned into it on my S7. It's not a theory. It actually happens.

[@avishaikruger4738]

You should talk about eye burn from screens. (Just Kidding.)

[@1984Cutlass2nv]

Used phones and displays I've bought were burned in after about a year or less, by people who likely didnt follow any of your suggestions. Display phones shows it after a few months in the store being on constantly. My burned in phones I bought used were a moto x 2014 and a galaxy s6 and s8. That said my oneplus 5 had no burn in after almost 2 years of use by me (i attempted to prevent burn in by switching wallpapers etc frequently.

[@TortusApocalypse]

My screen was already burnt-in, I've had it for 3 months and it's pretty bad already. I YTed a fix and found a video that might help, it's ''Frozen Pixel Fixing and Screen Burn Fix for Amoled (NO ADS)'' I haven't tried it yet so I'm not saying it'll work or if it's efficient, but it's worth a shot. Hope it helps.

[@kyre11-v6t]

Dang, this is so true, its happened to my s8