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iPhone 15 Pro Max SEVERE Burn-in on my iPhone 15 Pro Max
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How many iPhone 14 Pros did Apple sell in the past year and how many screens had this kind of burn in or image retention like this? It’s the same screen between the 14 Pro and 15 Pro. And it’s not one or two people; between here and Reddit there are maybe 20 examples within the past week or two, and that’s just the people who took the time to post on a public forum.
Some examples:
All of these are within the past three days only.
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While the screen burn in issue definitely does suck, at the end of the day guys it’s just a phone. One that many of you will replace once the 16 is announced and the other half will keep for a while longer. Nothing remains new forever. If it does develop this burn in issue I’m sure Apple will replace it no questions asked. Enjoy the phone for what it is and stop worrying about it being perfect. Nothing in this world is perfect.
that's true but displays should not be displaying burn in after a week of usage or under a month from release. there is something wrong if they are burning in that quickly but yeah if it happens to you then Apple will replace it. we've all got warranty so take it right back.
i own loads of OLED devices and have never seen burn in. i'm not saying it doesn't happen but any good quality oled display should have high resistance to burn in and shouldn't happen during normal usage.in my experience i'd have to try and go out of my way to get it to happen and that'd take hundreds of hours at max brightness.
100% I agree these panels should not be rendering this issue so early on. The more we focus on all the negatives is the less we will actually enjoy our crafty little devices. Overall they are still great although clearly there are some quality control issues. I would hope if this is truly a massive issue, Apple would protect its brand and make things right. I wasn’t team Apple during the iPhone 4 days (you’re holding it wrong). Not sure how the masses felt about simply being provided a bumper and calling it a fix. I hope Apple has come a long way since then if history was to repeat itself.
I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max 512 GB and my screen is now showing the burn-in as well. I have been using an iPhone since the iPhone 4s and never had an issue with any iPhone until now. It just unbelievable to me. I'm not sure what to do about it.
At a wild guess, maybe you should take it back to Apple for a free replacement under warranty? Just a thought.
This is dumb. It should not happen on a new, expensive, phone like this. Get outta here with that just deal with it.
Use the support app and get them to mail one to youI live over 2 hours a way from an Apple store one way
Is this an AppleCare+ thing? I messaged them through the support app for an express replacement and they told me it would be a $359 fee and I would need to send my iPhone 15 Pro back to them in advance for evaluation.
I mean, not everyone has an Apple Store.
Express replacement you likely need AppleCare+ or be without your phone? Not sure. You're likely sending it in to depot for repair and they send the phone repaired back to you. Where express replacement is a brand new phone.
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You sure they will mail be a replacement without having to visit an Apple store? And then I just send my old iPhone in afterwards?
Mine has never even got hot. I never even keep things on my screen statically for a long time and I don't even use the highest brightness setting. So not sure why mine has burn in for. So sad.
according to 17.1 notes it could be a software issue
"Fixes an issue that may cause display image persistence"
screens, even ****** low quality ones, shouldn't be burning in <1 month of usage even with lots of static images on high brightness. maybe if you went out your way and left it on for 24/7 for a week or two!
You were faster than me. I read somewhere on reddit that an Apple Manager at the store refused to replace the device and said there will be an update in future. I am curious if the update helps and everything was only software related.
We will see it soon
I am updating now to this RC and will let you know if it fixes the issue or not on my iPhone.
did you post any pictures of your screen? i want to see a before / after (if it fixes or improves it)