Stuck Pixel on my 3g iphone what do i do

i have noticed a stuck pixel on my screen and it is bothering me what do i do

umm, well is this just one pixel or a block of pixels? im sure if you have a lot of dead or stuck pixels they would exchange it for you, ive heard of people getting replacements for 2 dead pixels, so if i were you and it bothers you that much make an appointment with the genius bar at your local store and ask for a replacement, ill be doing the same except i have dust under my screen.

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Has anyone else noticed any new stuck pixels after installing the iPhone 2.0.1 update?
As you can see in the image linked to below, my 8GB iPhone 3G began displaying a stuck pixel in the upper-left immediately after installing the 2.0.1 update. At first, I figured that this was an average stuck pixel that coincidentally appeared immediately after applying the 2.0.1 update. However, after further examination, I don’t think that this is a normal stuck pixel.
http://skitch.com/macmanx/1igt/stuck-pixel
A few hours later, my mother updated her 8GB 1st gen iPhone, and as you can see in the image linked to below, she now has a vertical line of stuck pixels in the same region as mine. Since her stuck pixels also appeared immediately after installing the 2.0.1 update, I’m beginning to think that my stuck pixel may not be an isolated issue.
http://skitch.com/macmanx/1i88/stuck-pixels
I have tried to restore both iPhones, adjust the brightness, apply light pressure to the stuck pixels, and run the Knox Pixel Fix for iPhone. Neither method worked. To further complicate the issue, the stuck pixels appear to flicker when viewed through the LCD screen of my digital camera.
Stuck pixels are (as the name implies) stuck, they do not flicker. This, added to the fact that the issue occurred immediately after applying the 2.0.1 update, leads me to believe that this may actually be a software issue, possibly involving a conflict between the display drivers in the update and the display hardware shipped with certain iPhones.
If you have also noticed new stuck pixels after installing the 2.0.1 update, I'd love to hear that I'm not the only one seeing this. And, if you have somehow managed to resolve the issue, I'd love to know how you did it.

As already pointed out, "stuck pixels" are hardware related. They will be evident all the time, regardless of the particular screen being viewed. If they show only on particular screens, it isn't a dead pixel, but a software/ driver issue. I see a horizontal line in my Unlock Screen that I didn't notice before 2.0.1, but I'm not sure I really looked for it before. However, I don't see it in other screens with a black background such as the Home Screen, indicating it has something to do with the Unlock Screen image, and not the LCD pixels.
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What is apples policy on dead or stuck pixels on the iphone 5 ?

what is apples policy on dead or stuck pixels on the iphone 5 ?.

asif cain wrote:
thanks for your reply, i have 2 iphones with a dead or stuck pixel, is it a common problem ?.a friend of mine had his exchanged for 1 deea/stuck pixel
I don't know about steve---but I've owned 8 iPhones (5 for me and 3 for my wife) starting with the 3G and ending with my current iPhone 5 and none of them had a display problem of any kind.
Several of my family members also have iPhones--about 10 more, I'd guess, and none of them have a stuck pixel, either.
If I had received a display with a stuck pixel I would have definitely returned it immediately.

IPhone 5 stuck pixels

i have 3 stuck pixels on my screen. Can i use my warranty for this?
what is the policy of Apple about the stuck pixels?
Thanks

Hi there,
I had my iphone in my pocket yesterday when I was in the workshop at college. I was in a car and my leg got wedged by the steering wheel, the leg with the iphone in the pocket. Checking it after, the phone was fine and is protected by a leather case. Later on, I was in my car using my phone to play music. I noticed a little cluster of greyish pixels. Thought not much of it, as it's a second hand iphone and is out of warranty, but this morning, (after my partner threw my phone across the room onto the bed), there are now lines travelling a long the screen from this small cluster.
I'm not sure whether they're dead or not. I would rather have apple look at it, but I want to know how expensive it is to get a screen repair, or whether it worth paying for a whole recondition phone.
Not having luck the past two months with phones. If I get a new one, it'll be my third.

What should I do when my iPhone is in recovery mode, I'm trying to restore, and it's stuck at the "Waiting For iPhone" stage??

I dropped my iPhone on the ground, and as I went to pick it up, I started to swear under my breath as I realized my iPhone was in recovery mode. I'm like "how would an iPhone be this sensitive -_-," and so as my iPhone's docked unto my laptop, and with relentless attempts to restore my iPhone, I always find iTunes stuck at the "Waiting For iPhone" stage and I honestly have no clue what to do at this point. What should I do to bypass this or fix this problem? Or do I just wait? -_-

Nothing except that when I turn it on, there's a USB cable and an iTunes logo above it, indicating that it's in recovery mode.

HT4623 I have da stuck pixel on my screen. On my iphone5. What can I do?

I have da stuck pixel on my screen. On my iphone5. What can I do?

Hi! Sorry for the late reply.
You could go back to Verizon, though it's highly likely they might send it away for repair. If you go into an Apple Retail Store instead they tend to do everything on the spot.
Not entirely sure with Verizon's options (Im in Australia) but can only give it a try

Stuck Pixels-iPhone 4 (White Sprint)

Okay I bought a used iPhone off of Amazon and at first it was fine. Then a thin vertical blue line appeared and people referred to it as stuck pixels. Is there any way to see if its still under warranty or if there is a way to fix it myself? PLEASE HELP!!!

try to press home bttn and the turn off bttn(both together) for a minite.....then when the iphone start up.....cnct with the itunes....and press shrnz or restore.
if that doesn't work go to the apple store that u just bought the phone and required a brand new (ur privilege)
don't worry because some people have a strange first experience with the iphone...give it bck and get a new for free...

I recently brought a iphone 3gs and had it unlocked then my boyfriend restored it to factory setting now my screen just has the apple icon stuck on it any suggestions as what to do?

i recently brought a iphone 3gs and had it unlocked then my boyfriend restored it to factory setting now my screen just has the apple icon stuck on it any suggestions as what to do?

It is now locked to the original carrier. Sounds like that was Orange. Only the carrier the phone is locked to can authorize the unlock of the phone. You may be able to use it again on Orange, or if they provide unlock services you may be able to get it unlocked, however I have read of many phones that have been hacked to unlock not accepting the factory unlock. This support document will explain about some of the problems you have been having. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743

My iPhone 4s blacked out on me. I cannot do a hard reset because my Sleep/Wake Button is stuck in the down position. What can I do?

My iPhone 4s blacked out on me. I cannot do a hard reset because my Sleep/Wake Button is stuck in the down position. What can I do?
This happened one time before but a day later it was magically on again!

Sounds like it's time to bring your phone to Apple for evaluation

Stuck pixel, what to do? are you experienced?

Hi, after 4 months of ownership my w520 developed a stuck pixel.
No big issue because mine is FHD and I can barely see it under normal conditions, at least is not in the middle.
I searched and read that stuck pixel sometime can be "fixed". I've read about different solutions, a "color flashing software" that you're supposed to run for some time, someone fixed with "pressure and turn on" method and someone else used the "tapping" method...
Well, if it was an acer entry level (no offence) I would try that and other methods and pretty violently too but on a w520 i'm a little more gently lol.
As now I tried one of these "flashing software" where you have a small "flashing area" that you move over the stuck pixel and leave it flashing, but until now the pixel is stuck.
I tried with easy pressure over the pixel area shutting on and off the screen, but pixel is there, stuck.
i tried light tapping and nothing.
Pixel is stuck to red, so it's not dead.
Are they always fixable? have you experience fixing one on FHD screen or other thinkpads?
(yes I know Lenovo's pixel policy will not cover one pixel)
W520 on win8.1/linux | X220 | and some older stuff 760 onwards

ColonelONeill wrote:
Just to make sure, it's visible in BIOS right?
YES
with white background (as bios screen) it's stuck to red, with black background it's stuck to light blue.
W520 on win8.1/linux | X220 | and some older stuff 760 onwards

IPod stuck pixel problems

Bought a new video iPod at my local Apple store, got home and notcied it had several stuck pixels (white glowing dots- mostly noticable against a black background and in a darker environment). Took it back to the Apple store, the genius tried to give me a line about how the screen "takes a while to burn in". What?? once he realized I was not an idiot, he agreed to exchange it sans the restocking fee.... You guessed it, the replacement has the same problem I am sick and tired of this issue with LCD screens. It is unacceptable for retailers to sell defective screens and claim that they are "normal". There is no clear definitive standard for this pixel problem, and I have had it. Went through 3 PSPs as well and returned them all before finally giving up. I am taking this iPod back, and telling them it is unacceptable. They can open as many as it takes to get me a defect-free screen, or they can refund my money and I'll look elsewhere. It is unbelievable that a company can sell a product meant for viewing video on a 2.5 inch screen and can claim thta glowing white dots are "normal pixel anomalies". My 42 inch plasma doesn't have a single dead or stuck pixel, and I expect the same on all my electronics with an LCD or pixel based screen.

Have you tried the Pixel Fixer for iPhone?
I know if you do a Google Search for it there will be an App for the iPhone that will test and attempt to fix stuck pixels.
Otherwise you may wish to follow the basic article below for iPod Touch Hardware, and then make an appointment at local Apple retail for assistance or contact iPod Touch Support.
How to verify iPod touch hardware is working correctly
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1575

I have a stuck pixel

I have researched how to get rid of a stuck pixel and tried different things but nothing seems to have worked has anybody else got this problem or had this problem and have a solution? Thanks.

On my original iPhone 4 I had 5 stuck pixels, all showing green.
After booking an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar (Regent Street) I was hit by a car on the way so I arrived three minutes late to get a replacement before going to hospital, and was told I now wouldn't be served due to being 3 minutes late (I frequently wait 45 minutes or more beyond my appointment time to be served, even though I always arrive early).
I went to my local o2 store where they had just received a batch of 32GBs in and got a replacement hand set from them instead... and now I see this replacement handset has stuck pixels too! One very obvious in the middle of the screen and 2/3 more around the edges that for some reason look smaller (I'm not sure if the centre one is 2 pixels side by side or what).
Is it worth going back to O2 again? Or is this something that just ***** on the iPhone 4 retina display and I have to put up with it?
Not too happy with Apple right now! (For the first time ever, though)

Stuck Pixels: Lots of them. Can Apple give us Perfection?

Should we just accept that a screen that has 163 pixels per inch is bound to have some stuck ones. My ipod is a week 37 and i have at-least 10-15 stuck pixels some are bright while others not so. I am very tempted to go to the apple store and return it, but then what is the guarantee that the replacement would not have any.
So my first question is should we as consumers ask for perfection when it comes to a 1st generation product. And Second question is Can apple give us Perfection?

Yes to both.
You should expect it to be perfect, and Apple can give us perfection.
Case in point, I've got a week 38, and the screen is flawless, but if it wasn't, I wouldn't be satisfied, regardless of if it's a 1st gen product (which it really isn't, because it's too similar to the iPhone to be such).
If you feel that it's defective (stuck pixels count), go get yourself a refund/replacement, you're entitled to one.
Week 37's obviously seem to have more problems, but I'd think if you get a replacement now, you'd probably get a Week 38/39.

Dead or stuck pixel

Hello,
I'm new to the forum here having recently converted. I've done a search or 2 on this issue but found nothing of note. I have one dead pixel(well its green or white sometimes) in the middle of the screen and its very annoying. I've read through all the support pages and found the usual pixel anomalies page explaing all about it.
But It only mentions LCD's. There's no mention of LED screen, so would I be right in saying that there is no material specifying the restrictions of this and it would be considered a fault?

Vermelho88 wrote:
But what I mean is, they have no policy for LED screens stated yet so therefore its just plain faulty, as in "not as described" so wouldn't they have to replace it straight away?
It's still an LCD display. The Al MacBook displays use LED (as opposed to fluorescent) backlighting. A dead/stuck pixel is still an LCD malfunction. One dead pixel is considered normal. If it weren't the cost to the manufacturer would be considerably more in terms of rejected parts and warranty returns.

Stuck Pixels + Dust

I have had my iPod for 4 months now and have had 2 stuck pixels since i got it, they have only just started annoing me as i have now started watching movies.
Added to this i have quite a large amount of dust behind the screen mainly in the top left corner, there are also one or two coloured particles whitch i am unable to identify, they are the size of 4 pixels and still appear wjen the screen is off, clearly the seal is broken or somthing along those lines as i have allways kept my iPod in an Apple iPod sock from the day I got it. I feel rather dissapointed by theese factors as the Multi-Touch display is the main feature of the iPod touch. I would like advice on where to go next... Should i visit an Apple Retail store os Send it in Online? I would also like to know if a refund is a possibility because as old phone has now ceased to function, i would like to get the iPhone... Would this be possible and how could i do this.
Thanks for Your Help Phil.

Phil,
There isn't much you can do about returning it or trading it. Apple gives you the 30 day grace period after purchase to return for a full refund and clearly 4 months is beyond this period. My suggestion would be to take it in, have it replaced (as it is still under warranty), then try and resell it on CraigsList or eBay.

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