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Pixel 7 Pro's OLED screen is giving me eystrain / headaches / nausea

Posted on 10/19/23 at 2:00 pm
Posted by rickgrimes
Member since Jan 2011
4323 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 2:00 pm
I got a new Pixel 7 Pro a couple of weeks ago from work. From the first day I started using it, I have been suffering from eyestrain, mild headaches and nausea. At first I thought it was something else, but after ruling everything out over many days, I realized it is actually the new phone that is causing this issue. This is my first OLED phone and am still using the iPhone 11 (LCD screen) as my personal phone.

Upon further investigation, I have come to realize that there is a whole group of people who are sensitive to the PWM dimming techonology used in these OLED phones like me, and can only use phones that have LCD screens and there is even a Reddit forum dedicated to this issue - https://www.reddit.com/r/PWM_Sensitive/

So is there anything I can do to make this phone usable longterm? Looks like if this is going to be an issue, I can't even get the new iPhone 14, 15 etc. until they move from OELD to micro LED or some other screen technology. Anybody else here in the same boat?
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7628 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 2:10 pm to
Would refresh rate have any effect? Might be worth toggling between 60 and 120 Hz to see. Settings>Display>Smooth Display.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21373 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 2:19 pm to
that was going to be my suggestion. Disable the 90 or 120 Hz option in display settings.
Posted by rickgrimes
Member since Jan 2011
4323 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 7:32 pm to
Will give that a try for a few days and report back.
Posted by thelawnwranglers
Member since Sep 2007
42018 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 10:27 pm to
I where blue light blocker glasses seems to help
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
13535 posts
Posted on 10/25/23 at 6:01 pm to
If you need someone to take it off your hands...
This post was edited on 10/25/23 at 6:03 pm
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