When the screen is in ambient mode, it will shift.
Whatever watchface is on.
Most watchfaces here are Oled friendly.
P-OLED Burn-in... after 3 days!!!
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Whatever watchface is on.
Most watchfaces here are Oled friendly.
I'm not 100% sure that the link you provided are OLED friendly as some have heavy blue which will cause more burn in...
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Just install the app, most watchfaces there have a oled friendly ambient mode, currently using these from creator Tuwak.
I have seen the screen shift at times when using them. But, it is still best to not have a watch face with anything but small or faint areas that are bright or blue most of the time. Best no bright and no blue in standby.
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You can change the dim mode tint for items in any watch face with Facer or Watchmaker. So you can make them whatever you want. Most I use I have modified the dim mode colors to some degree.
i have just started using custom watch faces on mine, but i have my watch set for the screen to go off completely, should this avoid the burn in issue? plus i change my watch face every day and am on brightness 1
Nobody can guarantee you anything. But your odds may be good.
I think you are overprotecting your screen. It's a watch, use it like a watch. It is a physical object ... with time it will show signs of wear and tear. That will only add to the look 
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Seriously , I've been using always ON mode since day one (30 oct 2014) and there is no sign of burn-in whatsoever. The trick is to choose carefully the watchface and its settings in dim mode. Active mode doesn't really matters as long as you are not displaying the same picture longer than few minutes (my timeout is set at 10 seconds, btw).
. Seriously , I've been using always ON mode since day one (30 oct 2014) and there is no sign of burn-in whatsoever. The trick is to choose carefully the watchface and its settings in dim mode. Active mode doesn't really matters as long as you are not displaying the same picture longer than few minutes (my timeout is set at 10 seconds, btw).
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I'm not really protecting my watch I was never going to use always on anyway as I don't see the point... But I get what your saying
Burn-in
I've just found this topic about the burn-in problem. I wanted to buy this watch so much, but now I'm not so sure about that anymore... :/ I had 2 Samsung phones with OLED screens and it bothered me quite a bit that I had to worry because using e.g.. Google Maps to navigate... (It could easily leave burn-in marks on the screen.) I usually sell my devices after about a year, but who would want to buy a watch with visible burn-in patterns? This problem is actually more interesting than it looks at first, because I've read some warnings about the Moto 360, too, although it has an LCD screen. Manufacturers definitely have to solve this somehow.
I've just found this topic about the burn-in problem. I wanted to buy this watch so much, but now I'm not so sure about that anymore... :/ I had 2 Samsung phones with OLED screens and it bothered me quite a bit that I had to worry because using e.g.. Google Maps to navigate... (It could easily leave burn-in marks on the screen.) I usually sell my devices after about a year, but who would want to buy a watch with visible burn-in patterns? This problem is actually more interesting than it looks at first, because I've read some warnings about the Moto 360, too, although it has an LCD screen. Manufacturers definitely have to solve this somehow.
Man stop worrying. I'm on my third Note and have the LG-R. No burn-in nowhere. Buy the stuff and have fun!
So do you think this looks safe? My current face is similar to this buy always onI think you are overprotecting your screen. It's a watch, use it like a watch. It is a physical object ... with time it will show signs of wear and tear. That will only add to the look
Seriously , I've been using always ON mode since day one (30 oct 2014) and there is no sign of burn-in whatsoever. The trick is to choose carefully the watchface and its settings in dim mode. Active mode doesn't really matters as long as you are not displaying the same picture longer than few minutes (my timeout is set at 10 seconds, btw).
http://facerepo.com/app/faces/details/carrera-calibre-5-modified-14a91a4322d
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It is definitely looking OK (I just downloaded it). The only "concern" would be in the middle, where is the thick circle.
Imagine the watch hands moving around all the time .. those will not cause burnin ... but the centre will always be there, like a small disk, always lit.
However, the brightness in the dim mode looks low enough not to harm the display. I would add a new circle shape, black 100%, over the center of the watch hands, only in dim mode.
However, you do realise that all this is pure speculation. I cannot afford to put my watch and test all these theories
.Add-on: As a reference, this is my watchface style (I'm updating it slowly, as I see the oportunity
) for the past ~30 days (no burn-in effect seen):Attachments
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I use watchmaker, Intellicom and pujie black watchfaces. Did the shift in ambient mode work with all watches or just with the stock ones?
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Pixel shift is a system function, it's independent of the watchface.
Something I posted here earlier, but some may still need to read: Android Wear Burn-in Protection Explained!.
It could be disabled by watch face devs and/or on rooted devices. But the apps mentioned seem to use it from what I can tell.
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I read that in the second it was posted but you have to consider that disabling that protection requires ROOT.
We are not talking about rooted devices .. we are talking about stock ones. And stock, the pixel shift is, as I said, a system function, independent of the watchface used.
Once you go root, you acknowledge risks ... it is no longer "factory grade".
We are not talking about rooted devices .. we are talking about stock ones. And stock, the pixel shift is, as I said, a system function, independent of the watchface used.
Once you go root, you acknowledge risks ... it is no longer "factory grade".
The article first list build.prop lines that could be removed to disable it. Then it gives later code relating to watch face Devs and offset settings. So, perhaps watch face makers could do it in their own code for an individual watch face.
@ro_explorer thank you for your advice. I know this is just your opinion but I welcome your opinion never thought about the dot in the middle. Stock faces don't have it filled dot in the middle on ambient mode so I might edit my chosen face now knowing that. Thanks again
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never thought about the dot in the middle. Stock faces don't have it filled dot in the middle on ambient mode so I might edit my chosen face now knowing that. Thanks again Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Well I just noticed it too.
I used the club standard watch face about a few weeks.
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I used the club standard watch face about a few weeks.
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