Source
r/lgg4•
Bytefye-

Screen burn when screen is on.

Not a bootloop, thank god!

My LGG4 H815 is suffering from very bad screen burn when the screen is open for more than a an hour. I can constantly see the menu bar at the top, displaying the time, signal, clock etc. and if I have been using Facebook Messenger for example, after less than an hour's usage (intermittently, opening phone every 5-10 mins), it burns the UI into my screen, which can take hours to fade, if it all.

Is this a problem on all G4s? Is there a way to stop this? (minus "don't use your phone as much")

Posted Oct 23, 2016, 11:10 PM UTC

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sft2000•

It's a common issue, good luck trying to get lg to fix it. Sent mine in twice and they replaced unrelated parts.

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jbalster1342•

What do you have your screen brightness set to? Have you used any tweak tools to increase the frame rate?

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Bytefye-OPLG•

Brightness is usually set between 60-70%. I haven't used anything to change anything, what would increasing the frame rate do?

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notfatedInternational•

Sent in to repair in July. All has been well they replaced the screen and motherboard.

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bwyennicks•

How long have you had it? I'm on my first replacement from a bootloop and it's been maybe 5 months since then and haven't had this problem. The shitty Bluetooth chip is the only problem I have with this phone.

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Bytefye-OPLG•

Just over a year and a half. Not a problem other than the charging port becoming loose.

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AlishaGray•

I'm having the same problem. Bought the phone used so I doubt it'll be covered under warranty or anything. :\

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jaydotzee•

Why is your screen open for an hour or more?

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ctrlaltd1337Canada•

Browsing Reddit on the way to work? Watching a movie on a plane? Playing a mobile game?

Why does it matter?

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jaydotzee•

It matters because it clearly is causing damage to the screen and instead of dealing with the cause, this dude wants to figure out how to fix it by some OTHER MEANS than the clearly obvious reason behind the cause of the damage.

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xankazo•

So you're saying that if he uses his phone for an hour and the G4 screen gets image retention is his fault and not the stupid G4's fault? What logic is that?

And yes, OP, my G4 used to do that. And guess what, it gets worse with the time. Mine used to screen burn after just 10 to 15 minutes of use. This, the bootloop and poor battery life made me go to a OnePlus 3. And I really wanted to keep the G4 for more than a year.

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looseboltsO2-UK•

Mine does it when the screen is on for 5 minutes, in fact it's noticeable almost immediately. So it doesn't matter one bit whether his screen is on for an hour or more.

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