Reducing AMOLED burn-in on Windows Phone? How?

[libra89]

Soon I will have a phone (the 735) that has AMOLED for the first time, I'll like to know if there's ways to reduce burn-in and somehow avoid it altogether, if possible. I have been seeing posts about the 950, and other devices with AMOLED have burn-in going on, along with "ghost displays". I have searched Windows Central forums and read the most relevant threads about this.

I see tips on changing my phone to a dark theme but what else can I do? Will setting the brightness to low help?

I have never had a phone where I had to worry about this, because it's been IPS or just LCD. I'm not asking which one is better, IPS or AMOLED, but it appears that IPS has more longevitity. I would like to know if there's somehow I can avoid it, even if I have to dim things.

 

[xandros9]

I feel a lower brightness is beneficial, but don't make it so you have to expend extra effort just to see the display.

I just wouldn't leave it on the same screen for a while. Like not web browsing in the same orientation for 10 hours straight or using GPS navigation with the screen on for a long time.

but I think you can pretty much use it normally otherwise.

 

[libra89]

I feel a lower brightness is beneficial, but don't make it so you have to expend extra effort just to see the display.

I just wouldn't leave it on the same screen for a while. Like not web browsing in the same orientation for 10 hours straight or using GPS navigation with the screen on for a long time.

but I think you can pretty much use it normally otherwise.

That's good to know, thank you for the advice. I personally prefer the white theme of Windows Phone, and everything I do, the books I read, etc are mostly white, but I can do that. I'll deal.

 

[TheChazas]

Mainly burns are from navigation bar, and I have created post in W10M section on that.

 

[xandros9]

Oh yea, and hiding the nav bar sometimes is a good idea.

Using the white theme, I don't think it'll cause a huge burn-in issue, it'll just use more power, which may be acceptable for you depending.

 

[libra89]

Thank you both for the tips, I have it in my hands now, and the screen feels way too bright so I dimmed it down quite a bit. I'll see how much the battery goes down with the white theme for now, and if it feels too fast for me, I'll change to the black theme.

 

[Guytronic]

Usually phones that have the AMOLED screens won't allow for a long screen on time.
The devices I've had in the past normally have a 5 minute static on-time limit.

To say the truth I've never had a problem or worried about burn in.

 

[TheChazas]

Indeed, a bit of knowledge and there will be no problems at all, unless faulty screen, which is always possible.

 

[CJ Thunder]

Mainly burns are from navigation bar, and I have created post in W10M section on that.

Yeah. Two 1020s of mine have burn in circles from the navigation bar prominent in wp 8/8.1... I wonder if that's better than three bars though.