Samsung confirms burn-in protection is back in Android 14

Samsung acknowledged the issue Burning effect on OLED screens of Galaxy mobile phones that receive the update Android14 and announced this Friday (5) that it is already working on the fix. Owners of affected devices first reported the defect in November.

In response to a complaint posted on the Samsung community forum, the platform’s official moderator confirmed the flaw and said that the company was developing a solution for it. According to the brand’s spokesperson, The issue should be resolved via software update by the end of January.

Galaxy S23 – Samsung’s answer to burn-in problem??

They seem to have acknowledged the problem, which is a good start. I hope this issue will be addressed as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/mMVS6cd82s

— CID (@theonecid) January 5, 2024

However, the South Korean giant does not rule out possible delays in providing the fix due to various factors. After the message, the representative says: The release of the update may vary depending on the device model and the user’s region. resides.

Burn-in is a phenomenon that occurs in devices with OLED displays (TVs, mobile phones, and monitors) when the organic components that make up the panel wear away. By displaying static visual elements for a long time, spots may begin to appear on the screenit harms him.

Affected Galaxy S23 phones

The burn-in on Samsung smartphones was noticed by owners of Galaxy S23 phones, which were updated to One UI 6 with Android 14 at the end of last year and started complaining about it on Reddit and other platforms.

In the previous version of the system, Automatic readjustments to the positioning of status bar icons to prevent screen smearing.

It seems that this feature has been made available with the update to the latest version of Android. is disabled or affected by some type of bugAccording to users’ complaints, adjustments to the situation no longer occur or have decreased. As a result, the risk of burning the screen increased.

In addition to the burn-in effect fix, the next One UI update may include many new features, including features powered by big tech’s generative AI. One UI 6.1 should be available at the launch event of the Galaxy S24 seriesIt is planned to be held on January 17.