Preventing AMOLED burn-in

GenaldReiVillaluz · 2023-09-01T03:49:17+00:00

I noticed that the Always On Display(AOD) of the Nothing phone is static, compared to other manufacturers’ AOD which keeps moving/changing position, to preve...

Milhouse

That’s precise. I’ll try to document it and share it here. Unfortunately, it is not possible to take screenshots on AOD.

Milhouse

Louis ☕️ So, I managed to record the difference in position of AOD widgets and AOD clock with Quick Look on using a different phone – here you go. The first one is from today’s morning and the second one was take 15min ago.

Please, keep these videos in discresion as there is a photo of my family (and at the same time I consider it as a little treat for all of you, so hopefully it lightens up your day😅).

Louis ☕️

Milhouse Ok this is great, really explains a lot. I actually happened to have the same issue you’re displaying here. One moment it was displaying the behaviour from the first video, and now I look at my phone and it’s giving me the same behaviour as your second video (the way it should be).

Seems like a software issue, please report it here - https://nothing.tech/pages/contact-support

PS. Lovely family you have ❤

KinoRongavilla

Milhouse I believe this is to prevent AMOLED screen burn.

Milhouse

Louis ☕️ I reported it a minute ago using the … > System > Feedback form on my Phone (1). 😊

VoidWalker

Did you guys notice that the AOD blinks 5 seconds after it comes active and blinks again right before the lock screen shows up?

To be exact: The AOD blinks when the fingerprint scanner disappears. But it is not related to the scanner. I tried disabling it to check.

Harsh

VoidWalker Yeah, it happens for me too. Don’t know if its needed to be worry about though.

Harsh

GordonLutz Does the issue resolved for you? Bcoz I just saw it happen on my NP1 today.

P.s I bought it last month only.

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It’s essential to address the always-on display on the latest OnePlus phones. The static positioning of the clock could potentially lead to screen burn-in issues over time. This concern should be taken into consideration for a better user experience.

Milhouse

KinoRongavilla That I undestand, but it is strange that for some it works like this and for others it doesn’t. Some users have AOD widgets and clock positioned always at the same place on their screen - matching the position on Lock screen. At the same time, when NOS 2.0 was introduced, there was quite a focus on the system’s consistency including smooth transitions between AOD, Lock screen and Home scree, which in this case is not followed.

ashutoshkumar_sg2

Milhouse What I’ve noticed is that the aod moves on its own to prevent burn in only when it was in its original position for long. This is on my nothing phone 2.

As for the NOS 2.0 keynote, they mentioned that it’s smooth now. In the videos, you can clearly see that the clock and widgets are coming down from their lock screen position to their aod position. That seems to be by design.