Already contact it, lets hope for best solution
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Just claim to apple, and now Waiting for the replacement back to me,, wish me luck
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Anyone else affected by screen bleed/uneven tint on Series 4? [MERGED]
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Already contact it, lets hope for best solution
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Just claim to apple, and now Waiting for the replacement back to me,, wish me luck
Light bleed is not applicable to OLED, only LCD in that respect. But I gather what you mean, as far as the banding, OLED displays can exhibit that type of behavior, and you only notice it on certain color spectrum‘s/display types.
It seems this is still an issue. I have waited to return mine until the issue is fixed in production, but it doesn't seem to be.
I really don't want to go get one that is even worse and go through multiple replacements and be without my watch for weeks.
I was planning on contacting Apple this week but I'm still not sure it's worth the trouble to go through with a return. Have those of you who have had yours replaced got a better one?
My watch face when on the lowest brightness setting at night (turning the crown one step to check time during the night)
These are under normal conditions indoors at probably half brightness. The first one is showing a uniform grey image.
I really don't want to go get one that is even worse and go through multiple replacements and be without my watch for weeks.
I was planning on contacting Apple this week but I'm still not sure it's worth the trouble to go through with a return. Have those of you who have had yours replaced got a better one?
My watch face when on the lowest brightness setting at night (turning the crown one step to check time during the night)
These are under normal conditions indoors at probably half brightness. The first one is showing a uniform grey image.
You might get one that is worse, you might get one that is better. You never know unless you try. I totally understand your apprehension though.
Wow had my S4 for almost a year now and I’ve just noticed this! I actually thought the heart rate graph had a gradient, but viewing a screenshot on my phone tells me this is a lie!
Hoping my brain will un-see this as I can’t be bothered with a replacement.
Does anyone know if it gets worse with time.
Hoping my brain will un-see this as I can’t be bothered with a replacement.
Does anyone know if it gets worse with time.
I have owned 4 Series 4 Watches.. my last 2 bought after January 2019 have EXTREMELY minimal amounts of this issue.
Yeah it's crazy, I'm wondering if it could have developed recently. Part of me wants to try and get it fixed in case it gets worst, yet part of me can't be bothered with the faff.
It shouldn’t get worse, it’s usually just stagnant. But as you said, you can’t ‘Unsee’ it. And replacement watches can still exhibit the same issue, just to a different degree.
Using the Reddit image, my screen is brighter on the Right (Crown side for me) than it is in the Left with a darker line down the middle.
A little frustrating and I wish it were not the case, but I’m not sure it’s affecting me so much day to day that I’d chance a replacement.
Particularly as I’ve seen a few on this thread with much worse screens than mine.
Hope all badly affected had their Watches/Screens swapped FOC.
A little frustrating and I wish it were not the case, but I’m not sure it’s affecting me so much day to day that I’d chance a replacement.
Particularly as I’ve seen a few on this thread with much worse screens than mine.
Hope all badly affected had their Watches/Screens swapped FOC.
OLED will only turn off the pixels for true, pure black (i.e. Hex #000000) if the picture is showing a dark grey background the pixels will still be lit. I can only assume this is the case as can be seen in the images showing the menu and timer.
If you have AC+ then contact apple for an express replacement. Tell them you have a screen colouration issue and you want to arrange an AC+ express replacement. They will put a hold on your card and ship you out a replacement and you then ship yours back and the hold is removed. I've done this with a series 2 watch and a few iPads and phones. I specifically tell them I have an issue and want to arrange an express replacement via AC+, I don't wait for them to offer it as they invariably don't. This way you aren't at the mercy of what a genius in a store considered right or wrong.
Your display looks rather drastic, and I’m sure if Apple can see that in person, they probably will just issue a replacement for free without having to use any AppleCare. There are some displays that really don’t look ‘too bad’, but yours is heavily favoring the right side to display where it’s showing a lot of disparity.
i just picked up the replacement from apple zero charged.im not sure if they replace it because i have ac+ or because of the 1 year warrany.
still there but is a lot better this time.
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To be honest, that looks terrible. Unless I’m seeing more of a reflection, or the display looks that uneven.