topic Re: Lighter shade at status bar area for black wallpaper in 5 Series

Lighter shade at status bar area for black wallpaper

cycad — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 15:53:07 GMT

Anyone notice this when using black wallpaper? The top part of the screen will always be lighter. And if you use a light color wallpaper, it will be darker. I can understand the logic for light colored wallpaper but I don't understand the logic for dark or black wallpaper having lighter shade since the contrast of the letter (status bar) are white. Can someone from Sony explain?

Re: Lighter shade at status bar area for black wallpaper

Shelby500 — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:44:48 GMT

Same problem and spots under tear glass

Re: Lighter shade at status bar area for black wallpaper

Valb21 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:39:43 GMT

Oh... It's true, it's weird :s.

The problem disapear with a launcher ?

Re: Lighter shade at status bar area for black wallpaper

Z5thebest — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:20:57 GMT

Hi guys!

I have the same lighter shade. I am glad I am not the only one. I tried the screen test or games where the portion of navigation bar is black and from what I can say, it is pitch black in the cases.

To reply your concern, consider this: isn´t it just to avoid the burn in? I am just speculating, but since the status icons are completely white and shine, the surroundings were created with some ligher hue just so the burn in is not such risk, because for OLED there is no light with black, but some light with grey or "lighter" black, hence the tear and wear will not be that different comparing to the white status icons. That would be my explanation.

Re: Lighter shade at status bar area for black wallpaper

Stergian — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 23:38:47 GMT

Same here as well..

Glad I am not the only one..

Cannot use true black wallpaper in an oled screen... 😭