yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grims:
Please read everything before posting an insulting comment towards me for sharing an observation I've had.

I love this phone, and what I love most is the beautiful display. One thing concerns me though.

Reading Google Currents which removes the status bar to go full screen, I noticed what I thought was a blue haze border at the top of the screen. At closer inspection it wasn't a border...it's where the status bar should be, and it was putting off a noticeable light blue haze across the screen which persisted when going landscape. I cranked up the brightness to full, and it had little effect on it.

I kind of shake my head at people who load up a pixel checker app in a dark room and analyze every last pixel on the screen in every color. But, if it is already noticeable in normal use after a few weeks... it concerns me what the top and bottom of the phone may look like in a year.

I know the black bar should be turning the pixels off, which should result in no burn in... I can't explain why it is leaving a mark...but it is obvious that it is doing something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Yes I'm seeing some slight burn in as well on my notification bar, specifically the click numbers on the right. I just make sure I have the web browser on full screen so it hides the status bar and gives those pixels a break.

My nexus one had burn in within the first month. So with this phone I make sure to avoid this immediately.

And yes the on screen buttons was my first concern about burn in. That white icon on black contrast is just asking for burn in. My criticism of these on screen keys is that Google didn't take advantage of them at all. They never move at all and never change, and they only disappear in one place during video. What a waste. Might as well have regular keys if that's all you're gonna do as it just wastes screen space.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schizrade:
Wow. I see it too.

:/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MoosDiagramm:
I thought I noticed some burn-in the other day but wasn't sure, since no one was complaining I assumed that I'm imagining things. The "all applications" button from the bottom-center of the home screen is visible like a ghost on the grey background of the settings application.

Do you guys see it as well?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bennettm89:
Just a suggestion (and i'm not claiming this is a real solution)...

Download ADW and turn the status bar off. Swipe-down for notifications. That's what I do, at least.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grims:
I appreciate your input.. but as you stated I don't see it as a solution. The status bar is a rather important part of the OS. Not to mention if that tiny black bar is causing it to distort...I can't imagine wast the on screen buttons will look like when apps start using that real estate (like games)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bennettm89:
I understand. Just trying to promote a temporary solution to a possibly permanent problem ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NPuter:
I have horrible burn in on my N1 - both the status bar and keyboard keys have burned in..

It doesn't really bother me though as it is only visible in certain situations..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mysterioustko:
OP I don't think what you are seeing is burn in. I think that is just how the screen is. I have the same slight blue hue at the top of the screen when I'm using the browser, and it has been there since day one. Every GNex that I have seen also have this. I think that is just how the screen is, I don't think it has anything to do with burn in or the status bar.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dp92180:
That sucks. I am not seeing any burn in on my GNex, but maybe I don't use mine as much as you guys.

Outside of the ADW solution is there anything else we can do about this...seems like a big design flaw if this is really the case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neok44:
no issues here at all. in addition, to all the burn in complaints on the nexus one, i had that for 20 months, and never got burn in. and always had the statusbar shown.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Raptor1956:
I think the problem lies with the technology itself. The Super AMOLED displays, like the base OLED technology, use organic material that degrade over time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLED

So, there is something of a trade off between the vibrant Super AMOLED displays with deep blacks and the lifespan of them.

There also the problem that although the Super AMOLED display consumes less power when displaying dark images it can consume more power when displaying light images like you see on many web pages.

Brian
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grims:
If that is what we were seeing here, wouldn't the status bar actually be more white than the rest of the display, due to it getting much less use because of the black bar?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericc191:
I have screen burn in that fades away after time on my G2 as well. I noticed a slight bit on the GN, but it fades away too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NPuter:
Like I said, I have some pretty significant burn in on my N1. On a pure grey screen, I can see the keyboard and the keyboard keys as well as the status bar...

However, I really don't care 99% of the time it is unnoticeable.

I just took my GN out of the box and the bottom bar is burned in. On a pure grey screen, I can actually see the home icon burned in... Does samsung run these screens before shipping?

However, it is very insignificant so I do not mind. This screen is simply amazing! I have no extreme banding or other issues mentioned here. I also got a yakju device :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Its burn in, I can actually see the clock numbers on a white background. This isn't a new issue, all Samsung amoled screens have dealt with this over the years. My nexus one also has the entire keyboard permanently burnt in after a year of use.

ADW launcher was a good solution back in the day as hiding the status bar gave those pixels a break and broke up the constant static image.

I'm just making sure to rotate the screen and hide the bar often.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
yes most manufacturers run each phone with the screen on for a certain number of hours for testing and loading the factory image etc. But I thought it was usually special diagnostics tests and not just displaying the regular home screen. Maybe its both?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] triStateMindgate:
No burn in here. Also still have the Vibrant and no burn in on that either.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NPuter:
Who knows. I just know that I noticed the burn in within ~3min of turning it on...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
I see it on mine too :/ All these small issues are begining to build up....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sassyness77:
I can easily see the burn in on the brown background show when the xda app first loads. Not a big deal for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fms01:
we've noticed on my wifes gn not so much burn in but lingering images that take a little while to clear away.

Cheers,

Julian
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
I can see an "imprint" of this widget https://market.android.com/details?...RlcmUuYW5kcm9pZC5DaXJjbGVCYXR0ZXJ5V2lkZ2V0Il0. too, when I open some dark grey screen - it fades away after a few seconds, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
That is ghosting/image retention . Similar to modern plasmas. And similar to the misconception that image retention is burn in. Two different things. It is normal and should not happen as often or bad after your screen gets some hours under its belt.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sinatosk:
I have this with my nexus s... not on my gn yet but probably will overtime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChongoDroid:
About to post this myself, my app drawer icon is visible on low brightness settings on a white screen. Had to change it up to the honeycomb icon cause it's grey. Oh well price of having amoled technology.

Sent from my Google phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lynxboy:
Both my N1 and SGS2 suffered AMOLED burn in after a while, with this technology it's inevitable. Already starting to see a faint status bar line when watching videos. Realistically though, normal usage of the phone means you won't see it 99% of the time.

Regards.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mleet1980:
I was really dying to get my hands on one of these but with this major issue I think I saved myself 700 bucks. I'm still on the fence but I have a month to make up my mind for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fooshnik:
I think turning the screen off ("stay awake") under developer options will go along way to mitigate burn in as the hours spent on the charger won't be adding to the aging of the pixels.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NPuter:
"major issue?" I don't even notice it. You're seriously not going to buy the phone because of this? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matt2053:
Yeah as was stated a few posts up, what you are seeing is NOT burn in, it is image retention. It is an artifacting that often occurs on OLED displays. It is not damage to your screen or a defective display.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] calavera-pw:
I have seen this issue on my one week old phone. Glad yo know its not burn in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mleet1980:
Should I reconsider getting this device? I'm on tmobile and was thinking this device or the amaze 4g. I would like to see pics of this if possible. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NPuter:
Good to know it's not burn in... Like I said, I noticed this 3min after I turned on the phone for the first time...

mleet1980: It would be difficult to capture a picture of this - it is very difficult to see. This definitely should not push you to not getting the phone. We are just discussing the phenomenon. I only notice it when I actually go looking for it. By no means will it effect everyday use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mleet1980:
Thanks. I guess I'm back to undecided status.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Erukian:
People are absolutely being so fickle about any small issue with the phone.

Here's what i've seen so far...

Speaker is too weak

Screen looks grainy with low brightness

Verizon car dock sucks

LTE drains too much battery

ICS too buggy

Status bar "burn-in"

GSM phone too expensive in the US

Camera sucks, not an iPhone camera killer

Phone can't autofocus with flash to save it's life

Random reboots/stuck at a black screen

Not getting the OTA pushed to my device

Verizon molested the software of my phone

Screen scratches too easily

I'm sure there's more.. It's actually kind of depressing building that list, but I still LOVE THIS FU**IN' PHONE, and the internet pretty much agrees it's the best android device that exists today, despite it's caveats.

If you don't like the hardware, wait for a Motoblur/Sense/Touchwiz boated phone to come along after CES or hack your favorite hardware with CyanogenMod. Me, I'm going to load all the dot release updates on mine, then when 4.1, 4 .2, etc roll out, i'll load those on before any other phone gets it and without the hassle of any CarrierIQ or bloat.

Software is more important (to me) than hardware and this is why I bought the nexus device. If I wanted solid hardware, I would of bought an iPhone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SantiMun:
No issues yet 1 week with the device

Have had my device for a week and don't see this phenomena. Though to play it safe I'll turn off the option to keep the device "awake" when plugged in. At least for the time being.

On another note, I've read before for plasma TV's that its always good once in a while to select a channel that has "noise" until the "burn in" or "ghost image" dissipates.

I know this may not be a burn in issue but maybe if there is an app that mimicks tv white noise (example: http://www.webdesign.org/img_articles/12214/2cwrjc00.gif), it may fix the problem.

Source: http://www.ehow.com/way_5459182_samsung-plasma-tv-troubleshooting.html

I know this is Super AMOLED and not Plasma but it would be interesting to see if this trick also works with those reporting the display issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] smacman:
Well said!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grims:
Lighten up. I started this thread to discuss what this may do to the display in the long run. It was hardly another cry baby thread from someone with unrealistic expectations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
image retention and burn in are two different things. Image retention only lasts for a short period of time. Burn in is permanent.

My screen I have permanent burn in, it never goes away, ever ever ever.

However I don't care at all cause its so feint I can't see it so it doesn't bother me.

Plus I'm attempting to rotate so that it maybe tries to cause more even wear.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Entree:
Luckily, I don't notice any of these artifacts!

How hard do you need to look to see this? I almost don't want to try looking for them... it might scar my impression of it. ;) Kidding, kidding.

Although, I have my screen set to shut off after 30s of inactivity and I've never left the screen on, unless watching a movie, with a still image for longer than maybe 4-5mins (reading articles, showing people stuff, etc.).

I've had the phone since December 8th (was so excited!) and I'm absolutely in love with the display. I thought I could handle iOS but... I moved from an iPhone 4S to the Nexus and I don't regret it, I hate that operating system.

Handed the iPhone off to my girlfriend and we're both the better for it. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
that's the thing, you have to look so incredibly hard and close up at certain brightness levels to see it. Like insanely hard to see. That's why I don't really care much about it. I'll just try to minimize it as best I can with my new nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goldenchyld21:
Sucks to hear that.

I always get afraid of things like this happening.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AdrianE46:
I tried. I really did. Used both white and gray backrounds on different brightness levels and i still couldn't see this burn in you guys are talking about. Maybe it has something to do with the inconsistencies in amoled screens i've been reading about but my screen isn't showing any of this yet. And neither did my amoled desire which i had for almost 2 years.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] traviscrites:
burned

I am exchanging my gn tomorrow because of burn-in of status bar, unlock icon and clock. I believe my mistake was always plugging it in and setting it on my desk face up. I turned the phone off for a couple of hours and the images are still clearly visible immediately after turning back on. There should be some kind of automatic motion to the charging / unlock screen to prevent this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ptfdmedic:
Use a launcher the hides the notification bar. This is a problem with all the amoleds. Not sure about the Plus but all the previous Nexus's had it as well as the Galaxy S.

I just hide the bar when not in use.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] blackom:
It is possible to edit the kernel so that you can overclock processor for gingerbread stock rom? Someone can do this? I apologize for my English if I made a mistake.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] zedaycee:
I know you can with CM7 and Custom ROMS... I'd like to know if any of the overclock kernels would work on a stock rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
I have attempted to flash multiple ROMs via CWM and everyone results in a bootloop, I am normally rather tech savy and believe I am installing them properly. Each time I have to flash back to stock via Odin. I am rather lost as I don't know where to start with the problem (Which results in a lack of explanation)

What other information may be needed to try to solve this?

I have primarily tried Juggernaut http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1322642
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Watcher64:
Is it actually boot looping or just getting stuck on the logo??

Mine has taken as long as 10 minutes setting on the logo after a new rom flash ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
I assumed a boot loop was classified as the logo repeating over and over, as this is what is going on. When I attempted CM7 the blue circle/arrow just spun for 15+ minutes and with Juggernaut the "splash" colors thing just repeats over and over. No other screens appear.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _eroz:
Boot Loop, in my experience, has been when the logo is shown for a few minutes and then a quick (up to 30 seconds) black screen, phone vibrates and then the logo appears again repeating ad nauseam.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Watcher64:
Yeah that is a boot loop ... the logo just hanging , is not a boot loop ..

I know it sounds strange, but try putting jug 4.1 and say the Faux123 kernel both on the phone, flash jug and then the kernel, then do a clear dalvik cache, and a fix permissions, then reboot, and let it sit for 10 - 30 minutes, I know it sucks ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
Can I flash these via odin somehow? Can no longer get into CWR after this last attempt.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Watcher64:
I would Odin back to stock, root via odin, and then flash the superuser zip , there is a tutorial on it , I don't have the link handy ...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] avarize:
Finally got it all going, Ended up opting for Domination. Now trying to find out exactly how to apply themes. Thanks for your assistance.

*Goes hunting*
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
I had my epic 4g in download mode and accidentally pulled the power/data cord but it wasn't transferring anything at all, and the screen on my epic show a cell phone then a yellow triangle with a "!" in the middle and a computer, and my computer got the blue screen of death, can anyone help, i cant get it to turn on or boot up without seeing that screen
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BubZX:
Take the battery out and plug back up ur pc and hold 1 then power and see if it will go back into download mode. If not with battery still hold 1 and then power and plug up to pc while still holding those down. Remove sd card also
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
Yeah that worked, im in download mode
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
Now what am I suppose to do
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carm0033:
Read this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
If you mean about the computer blue screen try running Odin in safe mode.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
it keeps giving me the 7z1/4 error trying to do what's on the link, an no i'm not runnin odin in safe mode, its the blue screen of death
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
That's why I said to try Odin in safe mode to avoid the Bluescreen of death. Or try the other version of Odin. There is 1.61 and 1.83 floating around.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
For future refrence what's the blue screen of death? Good job kenny

Sent From My Cyan Katana
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
I cant get my computer to recognize my epic in safe mode
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Kind of like when Windows throws up and causes a BIOS memory error. It is a blue screen with a bunch of exceptions and errors on it with no other option but to reboot.

To the OP can you use someone else's computer? Maybe run a registry cleaner on yours?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
Ah okay hey lets delete system32 hahaha......

Sent From My Cyan Katana
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brando1995:
Safe mode wont work because in safe mode windows only loads the necessary programs and drivers, samsung cell phone driers are not necessary.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Isn't there a safe mode option to allow you to choose which drivers to load? There were several choices that I remember.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalahops:
having same problem please help!!!

hi i have the same problem, but i am able to get back into the download mode. but when i use odin to put the stock kernel on it keeps saying that it failed. when i flash the rooted tar. it passes but when it reboots it stays on the samsung screen. PLEASEE helpp =[
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmaster1:
Reboot the pc. Uninstall odin and drivers. Reboot pc. Reinstall odin and drivers. Pull battery from ur phone. Let phone sit for about 5 mins. Press and hold power button on ur phone for about 15sec to set off remaining electical circuit charge. Put battery back into phone, and then try going into download mode.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmaster1:
If there is anykind of registry or bios problem on pc or even partition . It will tell u partition error, bios error, or c:/ disk error
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalahops:
i have a thread posted up instead of stealing this one. and it didnt work. dont think it has anything to do with my computer. i can run the rooted tar on odin and it works except that my phone does nothing. but when i try to use odin to go back to eg30 stock kernel. the odin says it fails
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmaster1:
Ok...are using another data cable other than the one that came with the phone? Is so, odin ec05. And make sure that repartition and reboot are checked. And see what happens. It should work. Don't worry about rooting until u have it functioning with just stock.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
Its not the computer, its my cell phone, i keep gettin the 7 1/4 error in odin when tryin to partition or put on a different kernel, any other ideas :(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Did you follow this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813

And have the battery and sd card out? A heavy duty cable? Different ports?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
Yeah i tried that too, still gotten the error, i have three different cables, 10 different usb ports and the battery an sd card out
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
<ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/009> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/009> 7z¼¯'

<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/009>

<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
What file are you trying to odin exactly? Some people have no luck with the ec05.tar.... try an earlier build...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
This tar has worked before two or three times, every time
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
I would still try an earlier build just to be sure... if it don't work your still exactly where you are now...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It reads like a corrupted file. Download the tar again.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxystar722:
well i tried a different kernel and got it workin, but thanks to those that help :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
ALRIGHT! Glad you got it working! Happy New Year!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
Yet again... eg30 is for epic touch not the 4g thus why it fails.. flash a ec05 kernel

Sent From My Cyan Samurai
[General Questions and Answers] MNEman13:
Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to merge an element of one app to another.

What I want to to is use the "Fade" transition from Widgetlocker as my homescreen slider effect on Launcherpro.

This topic is very hard to search because Transition effects usually mean when opening up a new window or switching between apps, but I want to be very clear: I am referring to the sliding effect when you swipe from one homescreen to another.

Launcherpro has a few custom homscreen transitions in place but I was wondering if it was possible to "steal" the fade transition from widgetlocker and put it in Launcherpro.

Thanks