Reddit user— “u/lightguard23” made a post on the dedicated Pokemon Go subreddit r/PokemonGo about playing so much that the game caused a permanent burn-in on his iPhone.
In the post, the user shared a photo of the device on which we can clearly see the bottom UI of the game permanently present on his screen. The burn-in area consists of the menu icon, trainer profile, nearby tab, and other options when the game is minimized on iOS.
Other players were stunned and joked about the photograph and asked OP how long does he play daily to cause such severe burn-in.
Some top comments say:
“Find what makes you happy and let it kill you”
“Keep playing till it’s completely burnt into the screen,” another wrote. “Free Poke Balls for life then.”
While many meme’d about the burn-in, some users pointed out that playing the game for long hours on max brightness and bright sunlight will cause a burn-in.
The user also revealed later in the post:
“I disabled screen lock and always kept it open with pokemon go on next to my desk LOL”.
While it is possible to cause a burn-in on an OLED screen when used for long hours on high brightness, it is only temporary and will be gone when the screen cools down.
The main cause of a permanent burn-in is generally caused to due to static UI elements or images that are displayed almost all the time. Operating the screen on High brightness when displaying static UI elements or images also accelerates the burn-in and might even result in a severe burn-later.
It is a good habit to not operate phones at max brightness all the time if possible. Plus you should always try to minimize the display of a static image on the screen for a long time. Even a simple switch to another image or just minimizing the application for a minute after an hour will significantly help in preventing a burn-in.
However, unless you’re playing too much in the sun, don’t worry about the game burning into your screen. Just remember to minimize the game inbetween your playthrough.
