Samsung is currently providing many of its smartphones with the update to Android 14 and One UI 6.0. As has now become known, Samsung may have omitted a feature with the new software version that is intended to protect the displays from damage.

Samsung is said to have removed burn-in protection with Android 14

Many Samsung smartphones have an AMOLED display, which displays strong colors and has high brightness. The disadvantage of such a screen is that it… tends to burn in. For example, if the time is displayed in white font for a long time on a dark background, the pixels could burn in and the time could still be visible even if it should no longer be displayed in that location. To prevent this, there is a burn-in protection.

This burn-in protection ensures that the Representation of the pixels is not static, but dynamic. The content moves slightly so that it does not appear in the same place for a long time. This is intended to prevent some pixels from lighting up particularly brightly more often than others – so the display should have consistent image quality over a long period of time. This function is supposed to be loud SamMobile will no longer be present on Android 14 and One UI 6.0.

Users who have already installed Android 14 have this Observed smartphone behavior. With Android 13 and One UI 5.1, the notification bar contents move slightly. According to observations, this no longer happens with Android 14 and One UI 6.0 – or it was not noticed.

This changes with Android 14 on your Samsung cell phone:

Samsung supplies many smartphones with Android 14

Samsung has been distributing the update to Android 14 with One UI 6.0 for many of its smartphones and also for the first tablets for a few days now. The new discovery shouldn’t scare you away from upgrading, as it could simply be a bug that Samsung will fix with a future update. Overall, Android 14 runs very well with One UI 6.0. You can find out when it’s your device’s turn in this schedule.