Phone screen showing a very faint silhouette of previous screen

[SkixAces]

Hi guys,

 

Since a few weeks my phone has been showing a very faint silhouette of the previous screens.

This is a very annoying issue, and on some occasions can be extremely distracting. 

 

I have the Xiaomi MI5, 3GB ram, 32GB storage variant.

I'm running the latest version Lineageos 14.1 on my phone, with the latest developer firmware from Xioami.

 

Does anybody possible know what causes this problem, and if it's a software related problem?

I highly doubt it's a software related issue though, since the faint silhouette is even present in TWRP...

The weirdest part of it all is that the silhouette in TWRP is from before restarting the phone.

 

Another possibility is that it's a problem with the screen itself. Hopefully it's not a problem with the screen itself, but who knows.

Perhaps I have to tweak some software settings.

 

I can provide pictures of the problem if needed.

 

Hopefully somebody can help me with this annoying issue.

[Guest]

I think its the screen

[DrMacintosh]

possible flaw of OLED/AMOLED/LED (less common)

 

sounds like burn in. 

[SkixAces]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

possible flaw of OLED/AMOLED

 

sounds like burn in. 

The xioami mi5 doesnt have an OLED or AMOLED screen.

It has an IPS, LCD screen.

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, SkixAces said:

The xioami mi5 doesnt have an OLED or AMOLED screen.

It has an IPS, LCD screen.

Those can also burn in, it just requires way more effort. 

[SkixAces]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Those can also burn in

Is there a way to fix this problem, other than replacing the screen?

 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, SkixAces said:

Is there a way to fix this problem, other than replacing the screen?

 

Nope 

[Himommies]

Is the "burn in" changeing because my G5 has the same issue

[SkixAces]

9 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Is the "burn in" changeing because my G5 has the same issue

Yes, it changes constantly. 

The status bar for example has the 'burn-in', but the time and battery percentage do update with the faint silhouette.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, SkixAces said:

Yes, it changes constantly. 

The status bar for example has the 'burn-in', but the time and battery percentage do update with the faint silhouette.

Then i don't think this is the same problem @DrMacintosh was talking about.Don't know how to solve it though

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Himommies said:

Then i don't think this is the same problem @DrMacintosh was talking about.Don't know how to solve it though

There is no solution, the display has to be replaced. 

[Himommies]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

There is no solution, the display has to be replaced. 

Really?Because to me this seems like a software issue.The same image isn't burned into the screen constantly it changes based on his previous app

[SkixAces]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Really?Because to me this seems like a software issue.The same image isn't burned into the screen constantly it changes based on his previous app

And it also goes away after some time. But unfortunately new apps will show the faint silhouette so it's a constant problem.

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Really?Because to me this seems like a software issue.The same image isn't burned into the screen constantly it changes based on his previous app

Well good lucky getting a fix, it's an android phone. 

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, SkixAces said:

And it also goes away after some time. But unfortunately new apps will show the faint silhouette so it's a constant problem.

Try Screen Burn In tool.It sometimes works

[Hellotherelmao]

try restarting your phone a couple of times and then leave your phone playing a fullscreen youtube video that changes scene/colour etc regularly. if it still has burn in after 2-3 hours of this then try leaving your phone on lowest brightness over night with a white full screen photo. if it still has burn in, the screen must be replaced