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Not massive bleeding but it was still there so I managed to get it swapped out today thankfully! I didn't want it getting worse. Seems this was a big problem on the Prime so why havent Asus fixed it for the Pad?

I've got a little from one edge, but not ebough to bother me. Does this get worse? I assumed it would stay as is.

dsf3g said:
I've got a little from one edge, but not ebough to bother me. Does this get worse? I assumed it would stay as is.
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I thought over time it would get worse? My replacement model has no signs of this bleeding.

Can you even see that much light bleed during normal use? I feel like as long as I'm not looking at a black screen with nothing else close to the edge I would never notice this.

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Can you even see that much light bleed during normal use? I feel like as long as I'm not looking at a black screen with nothing else close to the edge I would never notice this.
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True but it was bugging me, I started to notice it on the Gallery (Black Screen) then on Boot Up.
Seems I spoke too soon as the sun is setting here and I just started to notice it again...rubbish. Is it a actually fault or just something I have to ignore and live with?

Not sure how your new one looks, but mine has slightly less bleed than your pics show. I don't notice it at all except during the boot screen, so I'm living with mine. but to each his own, I guess you'll have to decide whether or not its acceptable.

Judging by other people's reports, light bleed is normal with these tablets. The key is to find one with as little light bleed as possible. The first one I got had massive light bleed around all sides, especially in the lower right corner. I exchanged it because of a dead pixel, and my new one has light bleed, too, but it's only across the bottom edge and very minimal. I don't even notice it in the status bar (black and always at the bottom edge of the screen) at all during use, only during boot-up. So, I'm satisfied with my replacement's slight amount of light bleed based on the light bleed from the first one and the reports on this forum.

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Hi All,
I think it's normal that the Asus TF300 has light bleed,I got my new Asus yesterday and I have same issue.

Mine has a minimal amount of bleed at the bottom.
Only notice it during boot tho.
Not worth swapping and getting something worse.

Mine also has light bleed, but its not as bad as the first one i had.

I don't think i notice bleed so I'm fortunate.
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Hey guys, I just started to notice this on my new 32. I never noticed it on the 16 I had before this (but I wasnt looking for it either). After a lot of research it seems this is normal for IPS screens. Ive seen some pretty pad Ipads on you tube. Anyway Ive attached a picture of mine at its worse. This was while viewing a solid black jpg. Does this look like a bad case, or minimal? Ive already exchanged/ returned several tablets for different reasons so Im hoping not to need to again.

It's kind of hard to tell with the jpeg quality. It makes everything look kind of pixelated.
I'd say, though, that the top two corners look pretty bad. The bottom right corner isn't looking so hot either, but it's better than the same corner on my first TF300.
As for whether you should return it, does it bother you a lot? How often do you look at your screen when it's pure black like that? If you think you can ignore it, save yourself the hassle of another return. If it's going to ruin your tablet experience, return it, and try again.

I received mine two days ago, I immediately did the update and I never had any flickering issues.

Northern-Loop said:
Not massive bleeding but it was still there so I managed to get it swapped out today thankfully! I didn't want it getting worse. Seems this was a big problem on the Prime so why havent Asus fixed it for the Pad?
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Jeepers!
That is not light bleeding, but banana bleeding. There are giant yellow swaths on the display
Seriously though, that is part of the issue with this type of tech if wanting to price for mass consumer range (for the panel volumes purchased). It gets expensive with the needed design / production specs and the substrate layer to avoid the light bleed. The tolerance in production also means some will bleed more than others. The iPad 1 had issues, but Apple were able to get better quality panels, due to economy of scale to lower cost for the better quality panels.
The Toshiba Excite appears to have even more bleed than the average 300, but the A510 has zero light bleed (reviews support this observation). Of course, most folks buying the 300 are wanting to use the keyboard, so the A510 is not an option.

Light Bleed Fix (if your brave)
Ok, Im in the middle of a fix that I have found for the light bleed. Its actually not all that hard. Im going to write up a full how to once Im done, but just wanted to let anyone know thats interested that it is absolutely fixable.
Ive been through so many tabs I lost count. Im on my 4th TF300, so needless to say frustrated. All returned or exchanged for one reason or another. This one works great, except for the light bleed. So I got brave and decided to tear into it to see what I could do. Ill get into all the details later, but Ive attached before and after pics of one of the worst light bleed spots. The first pic just shows my whole screen in all its light bleeding glory. The second shows it after I have taken it apart, and shows one of the worst spots. Which in the lower right at notification area. The 3rd shows what it looks like after I fixed it. I have about 3 more areas Im going to work on, but wanted to let you guys see its fixable. The best thing about it is that if your careful you can do this without voiding any warranty. Theres one one sticker inside that is the kind that voids warranty if broken and its not hard to avoid.
Anyway see attached pics for my progress so far.

Gam3r 4 Life said:
Ok, Im in the middle of a fix that I have found for the light bleed. Its actually not all that hard. Im going to write up a full how to once Im done, but just wanted to let anyone know thats interested that it is absolutely fixable.
Ive been through so many tabs I lost count. Im on my 4th TF300, so needless to say frustrated. All returned or exchanged for one reason or another. This one works great, except for the light bleed. So I got brave and decided to tear into it to see what I could do. Ill get into all the details later, but Ive attached before and after pics of one of the worst light bleed spots. The first pic just shows my whole screen in all its light bleeding glory. The second shows it after I have taken it apart, and shows one of the worst spots. Which in the lower right at notification area. The 3rd shows what it looks like after I fixed it. I have about 3 more areas Im going to work on, but wanted to let you guys see its fixable. The best thing about it is that if your careful you can do this without voiding any warranty. Theres one one sticker inside that is the kind that voids warranty if broken and its not hard to avoid.
Anyway see attached pics for my progress so far.
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Let me guess you followed the thread in Prime's forum about fixing it yourself. Did you loosen the screws in the lcd? I been wanting to do this, but since I might not have the right tools I don't want to screw up the warranty. I'm going to check if the service center near my house can do this for me so it stays in warranty. I pretty much have the same light bleeds as you.

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Let me guess you followed the thread in Prime's forum about fixing it yourself. Did you loosen the screws in the lcd? I been wanting to do this, but since I might not have the right tools I don't want to screw up the warranty. I'm going to check if the service center near my house can do this for me so it stays in warranty. I pretty much have the same light bleeds as you.
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Actually no I didn't know there was a thread about it already, But that's pretty much what I'm doing. If there's a thread about it already I won't bother, I was just trying to help.

Dude I didn't mean it like that, I was really looking forward to your walkthrough since it will be 300 based. I was just asking where did you get the idea? Since I've been googling around and I found that on the Prime a couple of weeks ago. Keep doing the walkthrough please, I want to see how you did it? what tools you used? how did you avoid breaking the warranty tapes? etc.

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Dude I didn't mean it like that, I was really looking forward to your walkthrough since it will be 300 based. I was just asking where did you get the idea? Since I've been googling around and I found that on the Prime a couple of weeks ago. Keep doing the walkthrough please, I want to see how you did it? what tools you used? how did you avoid breaking the warranty tapes? etc.
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The idea came from a YouTube video that I watched, For transformer prime but the way he took apart was totally different. I'll keep trying and if I succeed I'll post a tutorial unfortunately I don't have a way of video taping but I can write a walk-through.

Just another "Burn In" thread.. :D -but it's mine now..-

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It's real, not myth.. :good:
Before bought this beast, I already now about AMOLED burn in, and already browse tons info about this.
So I'm totally 100% mentally prepared that my >$500 device will suffer burn in too.
(but not that fast.. wow.. :laugh: )
7-10 days, I see that mark (ONLY on *#0*# blue test, and only slightly).
After almost 3 weeks on moderate usage.. just see my pic above..
Conclusion:
- I'm still happy with this beast..
- It's big but pocketable.
- Screen is very2 nice... and very comfortable for browsing, e-book.. :good:
- As I'm totally prepared for this burn in.. I'm stil okay now.
Just sharing... how about yours?
PS (IMPORTANT!):
DON'T SEEK FOR THIS BURN MARK IF YOU DON'T MENTALLY PREPARED!
OR YOU'LL PISSED OFF, ANNOYED, ANGRY TO SAMSUNG, ETC...
IF YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR NOTE, JUST LET IT BE..
BUT, IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH BURN IN SCREEN ON YOUR EXPENSIVE DEVICE.. please, try to test it & report here.. :laugh: :good:

My note 3 month old and don't have that issue than God
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I bought mine in November and have been using automatic brightness the whole time. No screen burn so far fortunately. If you want my advice, you should use a launcher like ADW EX Launcher that allows portrait to landscape transitions. Although even with stock touchwiz, if you rotate your phone during browsing or viewing a video, you should be fine.

This may sound ridiculous, but I have read somewhere that running an AMOLED screen with a full white screen at 100% brightness for a few hours actually fixes the burn in. Devs?

tabsterleir said:
This may sound ridiculous, but I have read somewhere that running an AMOLED screen with a full white screen at 100% brightness for a few hours actually fixes the burn in. Devs?
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Maybe...the result should be a consistent burn-in over the whole screen^^

tabsterleir said:
This may sound ridiculous, but I have read somewhere that running an AMOLED screen with a full white screen at 100% brightness for a few hours actually fixes the burn in. Devs?
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Where did u read that ??

tabsterleir said:
This may sound ridiculous, but I have read somewhere that running an AMOLED screen with a full white screen at 100% brightness for a few hours actually fixes the burn in. Devs?
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Isn't it for old type LCD, my friend? CMIIW..
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Maybe...the result should be a consistent burn-in over the whole screen^^
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:fingers-crossed: actually, there's some method (it's on play store) to reduce/eliminate this.
(note: i've never tried this app, only read in seconds, so i'm sorry if this info is misleading )
that app will actually display full-black background & blue bar on status bar location. and you should run this periodicaly, and hopefully it won't show burn mark on status bar again.
So.. actually, that app will degrade the blue sub-pixel on status bar location so it will even with the rest of blue sub-pixel. :laugh:
well, I think (if my interpretation of dev's info is right).. it's just like u said, my friend: "Maybe...the result should be a consistent burn-in over the whole screen^^"

I don't see it on my 6 month old Note which has had a daily 3-4 hour display on time.
I wonder if it's because I sometimes use it horizontally when playing videos? It would be interesting to know if it's reverseable by evening up the burn in?
Or maybe there is a break-in period at the start where it's more susceptible to burning?

No burn in on my 9 month old either, and it sees 5 to 6 hours screen on time daily.
Using Nova Launcher, in both portrait and landscape, and watch quite a few movies.
Regards,
Dave

No burn-in on my 6 months old Note, and same thing on my 2 years old Galaxy S1 as well. I have a colleague at work with a Galaxy S1 which does have bad burn-ins all over though...
I'm thinking it must be linked to the brightness level you use? I'm on the lowest setting pretty much all the time. I'm assuming your theme / status bar color would also play a role there?

cooldoud said:
No burn-in on my 6 months old Note, and same thing on my 2 years old Galaxy S1 as well. I have a colleague at work with a Galaxy S1 which does have bad burn-ins all over though...
I'm thinking it must be linked to the brightness level you use? I'm on the lowest setting pretty much all the time. I'm assuming your theme / status bar color would also play a role there?
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50% brightness.. as lower than that, is not good enough .. -I came from LG Optimus 2X & Huawei Mediapad.. both IPS LCD-
Very moderate usage. Standard ROM & Theme.
In my case, I think, it came from web browsing. As most web is white / bright background.
(start today, I browse using Opera without status bar & navigation bar.. as navigation bar location beginning to burn too.. :laugh: wow.. )

I have been using Go Launcher to hide the status bar, for a couple of months now, also i reposition the widget on the home screen now and then.
I read a thread the other day, about people asking how to keep the display on while using an navigation program, I warned them about burn-in but they did not want to know.
John.

I have had this since I got the phone. Remember that sticker on the screen that most Note phones had? The one with Amoled logo, wifi, gps and other words? I can see the words/logos burned in when the background is grey'ish.... annoying but didn't find it worth sending it for a screen replacement, might end up with worse...
some attachments here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450957

michom said:
I have had this since I got the phone. Remember that sticker on the screen that most Note phones had? The one with Amoled logo, wifi, gps and other words? I can see the words/logos burned in when the background is grey'ish.... annoying but didn't find it worth sending it for a screen replacement, might end up with worse...
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what? how can that words/logos burned in? did u use wallpaper with that logo?

Maybe the sticker affected the oleophobic coating?
John.

Tinderbox (UK) said:
Maybe the sticker affected the oleophobic coating?
John.
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@michom: It's not a burn in. I agree with Tinderbox, maybe it's the glass coating.

since November (that is more than 8 months) with heavy use (to the point that I need to recharge twice my battery daily) with max brightness always (only at night brightness is reduced)... not a single burn yet

Best advice I can give you is to use full screen browsing with stock ICS browser or opera mobile. Also make sure you are hiding the Android notification/status bar at the top of you screen use a launcher that auto hides it.
And finally don't use apps that don't have options in their app settings to hide the notification/status bar. Prolonged use with that bar visible will destroy your screen
ICS stock browser has a labs setting to let you go fulll screen
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nbass668 said:
since November (that is more than 8 months) with heavy use (to the point that I need to recharge twice my battery daily) with max brightness always (only at night brightness is reduced)... not a single burn yet
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Do an LCD rgb test. I guarantee you have burn out when you go to an all blue screen.

Wait, so you have to set up a particular background, under special conditions to see it ?
Which means that even if it happens, you never actually notice it in daily use ? In which case why would you ever care ? I know I don't.

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Wait, so you have to set up a particular background, under special conditions to see it ?
Which means that even if it happens, you never actually notice it in daily use ? In which case why would you ever care ? I know I don't.
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Wrong. Blue degrades fastest but you will see its ghosting effects on any grey or white background. An all blue Screen let's you see how particularly bad the damage is. If you scroll your home screen left to right on a grey or white background you'll see all the ghosting from the burn out.
That's why you should never dock and leave the screen on an amoled device.

Lcd issue? Backlight on, small streaks and spots

So I was watching a youtube video tonight and part of the screen was black and I see these thick, kind of discolored lines, just a shade darker than the color of the backlight. I was like ok, just be the Youtube video, their cam was dirty whatever. Then I thought back a few days ago when I quickly noticed the same thing and put it off as nothing. Well I further researched it and found a completely black image on my sd card and displayed it at full brightness with the lights off and I found an annoying, yet not crutial, defect (maybe defect). It appears as though glue or something is on the underside of the lcd blocking light from coming through. I can barely find it if any light is displayed on the screen, but this dark video just made it seem so prominent. I wonder if anyone else has this issue or if it is infact a defect. I found it by viewing a dark image at medium brightness in a dark room. Putting brightness at 100% does make it a bit more prominent. I mean I could live with it I guess but it is extremely annoying to find something so stupid on such a great new phone. I wonder if it is a common issue and I ask you fellow gs3 owners to take a look at yours and tell me if it is just me. I have attached a photo I took with my dslr. The colors are kind of looking overdone because I had to bump my ISO up to like 6400 to even get a picture of it because it is so dark and I didn't want to run outside to grab the tripod. You should get the idea. The picture makes it look a lot worse than it really is. I have looked at the screen and I see no discolorations when the screen is off and I see nothing of that pattern while the screen is off anywhere on the lcd, but I couldn't find my super bright flashlight. What a day!
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Yeah I notice this in the dark when watching a YouTube video. Its apparently a samoled issue and something I never noticed on samoled + screen on sgs2. Its very common and have seen a few threads about it. The good news is that you only really see it in a pitch black room when using the phone on a dark screen. I've never noticed it durng the day
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Thanks for that. Now I know its not just me. You really settled my nerves, I was about the be pissed. The screen is beautiful beside that. It is just when it is pitch dark and I am looking at something black, otherwise, if there is probably 25% of anything else that is lit on the screen I probably won't see it. I guess I just caught it on one of those rare occasions when I am using my phone in the pitch dark.
Do you happen to know what those threads were called? I am having trouble wording the issue exactly lol

Nooo that is top much. Yes all galaxies have that issue but I think yours is too much. Exchange it i would say

Its just like this, apparently called "ink marks" Last picture in the op here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658601

Tbh I really only notice in landscape and not in portrait and the only ones I see are the ones on the left and the dot on the right if I do see them. I'd hate to take it back to get one with its own unique set of the same marks. Plus I rooted it and I'm not quite sure if the flash counter clicked , damn verizon

Finally I'm not the only one. It only happens with video and it doesn't matter out you play YouTube app browser or videos you have saved. And try recording and the play back is bloody red skill over the place. Best buy associates were freaking out with my old phone. Over had the gs3 replaced 3 times. And third times the charm. When life gives you lemons hope your within the 14 day trail period.
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Oh and no fix apparently according to best buy its a internal defect so hopefully anyone and everyone else has time to exchange.
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I might have gotten the perfect unit.. No ink spots, no tint... AT&T Pebble blue btw.

Randomacts said:
I might have gotten the perfect unit.. No ink spots, no tint... AT&T Pebble blue btw.
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I thought the same thing until a week ago when watching something in the complete dark. For those that think their phone is perfect you'd have to check under the same circumstances to know for sure. A dark room and playing videos. I noticed it especially on netfix. I started a video and before the movie starts it goes to a black screen and thats when I first noticed. I do wonder if its all phones or if only a few of us have this defect
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So I was watching a youtube video tonight and part of the screen was black and I see these thick, kind of discolored lines, just a shade darker than the color of the backlight. I was like ok, just be the Youtube video, their cam was dirty whatever. Then I thought back a few days ago when I quickly noticed the same thing and put it off as nothing. Well I further researched it and found a completely black image on my sd card and displayed it at full brightness with the lights off and I found an annoying, yet not crutial, defect (maybe defect). It appears as though glue or something is on the underside of the lcd blocking light from coming through. I can barely find it if any light is displayed on the screen, but this dark video just made it seem so prominent. I wonder if anyone else has this issue or if it is infact a defect. I found it by viewing a dark image at medium brightness in a dark room. Putting brightness at 100% does make it a bit more prominent. I mean I could live with it I guess but it is extremely annoying to find something so stupid on such a great new phone. I wonder if it is a common issue and I ask you fellow gs3 owners to take a look at yours and tell me if it is just me. I have attached a photo I took with my dslr. The colors are kind of looking overdone because I had to bump my ISO up to like 6400 to even get a picture of it because it is so dark and I didn't want to run outside to grab the tripod. You should get the idea. The picture makes it look a lot worse than it really is. I have looked at the screen and I see no discolorations when the screen is off and I see nothing of that pattern while the screen is off anywhere on the lcd, but I couldn't find my super bright flashlight. What a day!
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This is a defective samoled. While the glue blotches exist in nearly all displays, yours are especially bad. The fact that you can record them and actually see them while playing videos is the deciding factor here.
For example, I can see those too - but only in complete darkness and while the brightness is at max - any kind of video or soft keys wipe out those blemishes. In other words, those blotches should be invisible under any usage conditions. Otherwise, the quality control has passed a lemon, which is clearly your case.
Exchange that phone for a new one.

Like I said, I if there is anything on the screen I can't see it. I have the reason it looks do prominent in the pics is that I boosted iso and it exposed for the baclight. I had to try really really hard to get a picture of what was going on there

yes. i have the exact same problem. thinking of getting it replaced today.
heres what my looked like:
made it in paint

The black ink thing is a common issue but there has to be some extent to which it's too much. I usually don't notice it and I can forget about it but for those times I do, it is quite the let down. I'll probably take it to Sprint this coming week and see what can be done.
My screen...not the best picture but at least it shows the blobs. I could care less about the black marks towards the top of the image. It's just the ones on the bottom that bother me.

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The black ink thing is a common issue but there has to be some extent to which it's too much. I usually don't notice it and I can forget about it but for those times I do, it is quite the let down. I'll probably take it to Sprint this coming week and see what can be done.
My screen...not the best picture but at least it shows the blobs. I could care less about the black marks towards the top of the image. It's just the ones on the bottom that bother me.
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Ahh yours is much like mine. I have tbh, and I tried finding it today during the day and no lights on with brightness maxed and I could not. I think I am going to stop stressing about it as it is only visible in very limited situations. I thank you guys for helping me out with this and really settling my nerves to know I didn't just get a bad one and that it is quite a common issue with different variations.

Juicy92 said:
Ahh yours is much like mine. I have tbh, and I tried finding it today during the day and no lights on with brightness maxed and I could not. I think I am going to stop stressing about it as it is only visible in very limited situations. I thank you guys for helping me out with this and really settling my nerves to know I didn't just get a bad one and that it is quite a common issue with different variations.
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i have to check mine now but either way if almost all units have it you may return it and get one that is worse

Screen burn, burn-in Status bar

Hello,
Does anyone suffering about the status bar who stay like a ghost image, when i rotate the screen?
I bought my s4 9505, since 4month ago.

Do you turn on full brightness for a long period of time? I don't have this issue.
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windozeanti said:
Do you turn on full brightness for a long period of time? I don't have this issue.
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No, i don't use full for a long period even outside.
Always using at 25% to 50%
*#0*# i looked that and i tested and the RED and GREEN seems fine, just the BLUE seems a bit more light from the status bar place.
But for look that burn in i should look very close with my eye

there's an app on paystore. i guess it's called "burn-in tool" or "screen burn in tool" just search for both.
basically what it does is to flash different colors on your screen for a period of time to neutralize or even out the burn in.

Okay, thanks i'll test Screen Burn-in Tool and will report back if does it work after some hours

After 5 hours of running the apps.
Still have the burn in from the status bar

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After 5 hours of running the apps.
Still have the burn in from the status bar
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But the status bar on s4 is transparent (semi) by default. How did you get burn in?
Bring back the phone from where you bought, i think they will repair for this kind of problem.

I also noticed screen burn in! Have it at the test screen with red green and blue I have the phone since launch date.
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I have it also since launch, and no burn in.
This burn in depends on how everyone is using the phone.
Anyway there are many threads about burn in and why/how it occurs.

Dean-xXx said:
I have it also since launch, and no burn in.
This burn in depends on how everyone is using the phone.
Anyway there are many threads about burn in and why/how it occurs.
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Iam using my phone as a navi and I have a burned in screen now. Some button of the navigation software are visible in the background even when software is closed.
My provider said its caused by the heat in the summer and therefore they wont replace the display.
Actually the phone was never in direct sunlight when used with the navigation software.
Thats why I called Samsung and talked longer time with that guy on the hotline. End of the story:
Samsung sent me a box to send it to them. They will replace the display.
:laugh:

Dean-xXx said:
But the status bar on s4 is transparent (semi) by default. How did you get burn in?
Bring back the phone from where you bought, i think they will repair for this kind of problem.
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I don't know he have a semi status bar right. But i use most of time WhatsApp for messages, Playstore when i looking for apps so he have the full black status bar but i never let the screen ON during some hours with full brightness
Yeah, but i think they won't even see that since i need really close into it for see a difference... But it's still weird, it's a expensive phone and happen that, on my S3 i never had this kind of problem, just the first time on the S4.
If is going more bad, so yeah. I'll bring back where i bought it. Thanks for your advice

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If is going more bad, so yeah. I'll bring back where i bought it. Thanks for your advice
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Your next phone will also burn-in. All Amoleds do. All of them, 100%. People who say "I don't have it!" simply don't see it.
It's well known, well document, and simply one of the negative sides of the used technology :good:

Pfeffernuss said:
Your next phone will also burn-in. All Amoleds do. All of them, 100%. People who say "I don't have it!" simply don't see it.
It's well known, well document, and simply one of the negative sides of the used technology :good:
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I might think you have the same issue mate on your status bar place on your S4?

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I might think you have the same issue mate on your status bar place on your S4?
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Of course. Had it one the SGS2 as well. For the record: in a very small amount: could/can only see it when displaying a solid color screen, like a completely grey screen for example, not when using the phone normally.
So for me it's not a very big deal, but the phenomenon is there, it's on all Amoled-phones after a while.

Pfeffernuss said:
Of course. Had it one the SGS2 as well. For the record: in a very small amount: could/can only see it when displaying a solid color screen, like a completely grey screen for example, not when using the phone normally.
So for me it's not a very big deal, but the phenomenon is there, it's on all Amoled-phones after a while.
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On my S3, i did not noticed that. Maybe it's just because i started to look an topic about the burn-in then after i noticed that on my S4.
On the BLUE and GREY i could see that or typing *#0*# then checking only blue is affected and not RED, GREEN.
Thanks you mate for your informations

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On the BLUE and GREY i could see that or typing *#0*# then checking only blue is affected and not RED, GREEN.
Thanks you mate for your informations
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That is correct, as blue is the color that ages the fastest. It's not basically burn-in but rather the different aging of the subcolors. Samsung chose to make a diamond-shaped Pentile screen for the SGS4, like shown here:
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Where a "normal" RGB, non-Pentile, screen will usually have pixels like the one of the left below. The one on the right is another type of Pentile screen, this time without the diamond-like structure as on the SGS4.
You can however clearly see that the blue subpixels are much larger. Done on purpose as they age faster. So this way the burn-in will be a bit less apparent as they will still emit more light after a while as they would when they were the same size as for example the green ones.

Sorry to bump an old thread, but i too have the same status area screen burn. Mine is in 2 parts; the 1st is where the status bar is, the 2nd is directly below it, where the web address banner is in the Browser app. This makes sense as I use the browse a lot where the colours in those 2 areas are very dark.
I have my brightness set to auto.
I agree a lot of people must have this issue, it's just a case of you being able to spot it as it's kinda hard to spot it of you don't know what you're looking for.
When doing the *#0*# test, it's visible on blue and receiver (white). It's also visible during some full screen YouTube videos.
I had the same issue many time with my Galaxy S2 and I always sent it in for repair including some photos of the problem taken with a camera.
Guess I'll need to do the same with my s4

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Sorry to bump an old thread, but i too have the same status area screen burn. Mine is in 2 parts; the 1st is where the status bar is, the 2nd is directly below it, where the web address banner is in the Browser app. This makes sense as I use the browse a lot where the colours in those 2 areas are very dark.
I have my brightness set to auto.
I agree a lot of people must have this issue, it's just a case of you being able to spot it as it's kinda hard to spot it of you don't know what you're looking for.
When doing the *#0*# test, it's visible on blue and receiver (white). It's also visible during some full screen YouTube videos.
I had the same issue many time with my Galaxy S2 and I always sent it in for repair including some photos of the problem taken with a camera.
Guess I'll need to do the same with my s4
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Still faint taskbar burn in present in mine. Always use auto brightness. What now? Contact Samsung? From what I have read a new phone isn't going to fix that right? I keep my phones in top shape and plan on selling it in a year anyway. Unless someone was looking for it they wouldn't notice. Perhaps I just do nothing if it doesn't really get bad. I'm pretty sure the problem is being caused by running slacker radio and waze for hours on end. Would I have to mail this phone to Samsung which would leave me without a phone until I get it back? What are generally the condition the phones they send back in? I am worried about getting a phone with some other issue or with more wear than the one I have now.

It's natural for SA screen, beside if you don't use phone too crazy, it can last 2,3 years for you get a new phone.
I had screen on time over 10 hours per day for my s3 during a year, it's has status bar burn in, but hard to notice unless display full white screen

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It's natural for SA screen, beside if you don't use phone too crazy, it can last 2,3 years for you get a new phone.
I had screen on time over 10 hours per day for my s3 during a year, it's has status bar burn in, but hard to notice unless display full white screen
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Yeah, the only time I really notice it is when I am playing a game in landscape mode or am watching a video. I can't believe this is acceptable.

[ISSUES] Known issues, discussion and workarounds

Why am I starting this thread?
- To make a proper issue thread, most users are reporting issues on various threads.
- If someone is to buy a S6, or has got a new one, they can resort to this thread for checking their handsets.
- Issues can me major and minor, and considering we have paid a fat buck, we cant settle for less.
CAUTION:
- read this thread only if you want info about your device and for cross checking.
- Once you know your device has any of the below issues, it will bug you forever!! so dont blame me, I'm just trying to be informative.
1 ) Uneven screen, Uneven brightness, Uneven color, Gradient on grays, Pink/Yellow tints:
Common issue with amoleds, Amoleds are manufactured by deposition of various layers on a Substrate (Glass, plastic). Then these layers are exposed to light in a procedure called as "Fine metal masking" . During this process light gets unevenly distributed across the big plate of glass from which our displays are cut. Why does this happen? The technology isnt as mature yet, earlier in 2010, it was worse, now it has improved but not perfect. Due to uneven exposure of light while manufacturing, some parts of the mother-plate do not get equal light and hence we get tints, gradients on grays, and uneven whites (pink tints). The more your display is cut from the center of the plate, the better is the accuracy, the more it is cut from the sides, we get uneven tints.
Here are some images:
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What can you do about this? will this be fixed in a software update?
- NO, no update can fix it.
- only a screen replacement, or a RMA can.
- Replace your device if you cannot stand the tint, or if its bothering you (After all you have paid a lot for it)
- EVERY Amoled will suffer from this issue, ranging from negligible, to intolerable.
The note 3, S4 and Nexus 6 are affected by this issue majorly. Many live with it, some go for replacements and end up in a cycle of RMA's. If your display is tolerable or if it does not affect you, then dont go for a replacement.
2) Color shift at various angles
The display is glass, and it will show some rainbowing to an extent. Color shifts on pure whites are noticable . This does not mean your display is defective, it is just the way it is.
3) Auto-Brightness not working
The S6 shuts down brightness settings at low power to save battery. Make sure you're charged. Still if it does not work properly, check if you have any screen protector or tempered glass covering the ambient light sensor beside the earpiece. To cross check if your ambient light sensor is working properly, use CPU Z, go into the sensors tab and check for the light sensitivity, it should range from 0 to 30 or even more at brighter lights. if it is showing less value or no value, your sensor is not working. Get your device replaced or serviced.
4) Lines on display
Here's something new that I noticed today. If you subject your phone to direct sunlight, and full brightness, there are clear visible lines on the display. It is a manufacturing thing and it does not bother me. I do not use my phone is sunlight. I could not get a good picture, so I drew it in paint to show what it looks like.
Here's a picture:
I dont know how widespread this issue is, but its there on mine, clearly visible on lighter colors like (cyan, yellow) ONLY in direct sunlight. As it is not reducing my usability to any extent, I am not replacing or getting my screen serviced.
These markings look like some techie circuit lines. No display is perfect, there ought to be some or the other thing on it.
5) Flash always lit
This is a well known issue, as of now we cannot do anything about it. Even when the phone is switched off, the flash is on dimly. My guess is, it is the way it is, there is no current leaking into it as the phone removes current from the Motherboard when switched off. So this looks like the flash is manufactured like that, maybe some glowing material like phosphorous, (IDK). The flash otherwise works just fine. To see the issue, go into a dark room and observe the flash area, you will see a faint glow. Here is a picture by tenxo
6) Phone heating up
The phone will heat up on heavy use, it is very common on androids. I did not even needed to mention this issue as its not an issue. I read some people complaining, so I included this.
Androids will heat up. you cannot do anything about it. My Galaxy S3 and Nexus 6 used to heat like a frying pan (45 deg to 49 deg). Even my S6 heats up so much on heavy use, or while the Wifi Hotspot is on. (Lol. Hotspot). Anything above 60 deg is not normal. I have never experienced it, even on over clocking the CPU on my previous phone. The fast adaptive charger will heat the phone up, and it is normal.
7) Regional Locks:
Say, you have brought a S6 which is for some other country. There is a thing called regional locks, wherein you need to activate the phone using the same country sim. Idk why samsung has done this, but it is regionally restricted for activation. Once you have activated the phone, you most probably should be able to use it anywhere else. (Cant say as I havent tested it). How to remove regional lock? No info that I know of in that particular matter. If anyone has anything to share on this subject, please leave a comment as it will be helpful to others.
8) Heart Rate sensor always on?
Uninstall google fit, reboot the phone. Samsung health app has some problem with google fit. Uninstall google fit, and everything will be fine.
9) Capacitive keys always on?
use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights
10) High RAM Usage.
Apparently, a common issue. Samsung is really bad when it comes to ram management. It's a known issue that there are memory leaks in lollipop. Luckily software patches will be available soon, try closing all apps or disabling a few Samsung ones which consume ram. For me it is not a big deal as I am not facing any any lag whatsoever in any apps even after such higher ram consumption. The only problem is when apps are switched, the app may force close. Wait for an update, or flash cyanogenmod when it is available. Meanwhile try other stock custom roms in the forum.
Update :
After some minor updates over the last month, I've noticed some improvements in RAM usage. Earlier my ram consumption used to idle around 700mb free, now it's around 1 GB free. I have the same apps, same usage and I've installed more apps over time and still it has got better.
11. Uneven capacitive buttons:
One xda user reported the button backlit is uneven, I do not use the button backlight, it is always off for me. If you notice this issue please report.
12. Scratches on the screen
Scratches are not common and highly unacceptable. If you're noticing scratched screens, get your device replaced.
If you find this thread informative, or if you want to throw a stone at me for pointing out a flaw in your device, you are welcome to hit the thanks button. I have severe ocd when it comes to my phone, and I cant handle noticable flaws.

Thank god I don't have any of these issues - just knowing about it would of drove me crazy

Nimz69 said:
Thank god I don't have any of these issues - just knowing about it would of drove me crazy
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That's great. Enjoy a flawless phone.

Minor issue here, but me and others have noticed that the Samsung keyboard keeps re-enabling itself making the input selection notification show up in the notification menu. Does these consistently a few minutes after disabling it.
Will most likely be fixed in a future update, otherwise it could be possible to disable the keyboard completely via adb even though unrooted.

I have the tint issue, unfortunately, even after one phone replacement.
Regarding the lines under sunlight I believe it's related to the touch grid? I remember seeing it on my s4 too.

trenzterra said:
I have the tint issue, unfortunately, even after one phone replacement.
Regarding the lines under sunlight I believe it's related to the touch grid? I remember seeing it on my s4 too.
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Touch grid would be uniform squares, this looks like a circuit

I've had tint issue that was bugging me. Getting replacement Friday. I will keep replacing until I'm happy

reubenskelly1992 said:
I've had tint issue that was bugging me. Getting replacement Friday. I will keep replacing until I'm happy
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Good luck. Do let us know how the replacement is.

Siddheshpatil said:
Good luck. Do let us know how the replacement is.
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Hey just got replacement. Much better. Very happy now

reubenskelly1992 said:
Hey just got replacement. Much better. Very happy now
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Good to know that my friend. After looking at many of your comments, even I decided not to settle for this tint issue and returned mine. Over here in India, they issue a Dead on Arrival certificate and I need to take it back to the retailer where I bought it from. Since I am out of town, I may just travel over the weekend to get this replaced or send it along with someone who is traveling. Hope the replacement turns out fine.

Annoying issue, which is popular in S5 too. "Searching using GPS" keeps popping up. There are suggestions to reinstall weather app. But none of the suggestions works.

High RAM useage
venki5star said:
Annoying issue, which is popular in S5 too. "Searching using GPS" keeps popping up. There are suggestions to reinstall weather app. But none of the suggestions works.
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very high RAM and is killing apps all over the place..This is the only issue that I have ATM on a otherwise perfekt phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/killing-apps-aggressively-t3084155

I opened a thread about the sunlight and lines issue.
AT&T replaced my unit. But even the new one has it.
Here is how it looks like. I managed yo take a picture.. This is the first phone.
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EXYZ1000 said:
I opened a thread about the sunlight and lines issue.
AT&T replaced my unit. But even the new one has it.
Here is how it looks like. I managed yo take a picture.. This is the first phone. View attachment 3265786
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Looks like a majority of us have this. Even I could see that on mine. Dont bother about it unless you have other issues.

Anyone experiencing pink tint in the middle of certain camera shots?

EXYZ1000 said:
I opened a thread about the sunlight and lines issue.
AT&T replaced my unit. But even the new one has it.
Here is how it looks like. I managed yo take a picture.. This is the first phone. View attachment 3265786
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Exact same on mine! . Im going to attach this pic in the post. Looks like it is on most of the devices. It aint a defect, its just manufactured that way.

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Anyone experiencing pink tint in the middle of certain camera shots?
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Nothing like that on mine. Did you check your screen for pink tint issue?

Siddheshpatil said:
Nothing like that on mine. Did you check your screen for pink tint issue?
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Yeah, but it shows up in the images as well, so nothing to do with the screen.
It's something similar to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/note-4-camera-light-pink-spot-condition-t2938358

trenzterra said:
Yeah, but it shows up in the images as well, so nothing to do with the screen.
It's something similar to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/note-4-camera-light-pink-spot-condition-t2938358
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Looks like you have a dust particle on the lens, under the glass.

Hello, point 3 (auto-brightness) does not show any number.
Also one sensor is uncalibrated.
Is this ok?