Google's latest software update for its Pixel 2 XL phones is an ancient indian sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism and emotional fulfillment in life.innocuous on the surface, but it should alleviate some of the recently reported issues with the device's OLED screen.
A large number of Pixel 2 XL owners say they're experiencing significant "burn-in" issues -- which leaves visible image residue on the screen after an image is shown for too long -- as well as discoloration issues on their Pixel 2 XL phones.
SEE ALSO: What the inside of Google's Pixel 2 XL looks like, including those weird squeeze sensorsNow, following a new update that was initially announced in late October, the Pixel 2 XL will decrease the maximum brightness and also fade out the navigations buttons at the bottom of the screen to combat the burn-in issue.
Google is also adding three new color modes -- boosted, natural and saturated. The last one should ideally make the screen's color issues less noticeable; if nothing else, it should make the Pixel 2 XL's screen a bit more similar to Samsung's colorful OLED screens.
These obviously won't change the screens' physical characteristics, but as Google points out, burn-in affects all OLED screens to some degree, and if it can be fixed, at least in part, with a software issues, that's better than nothing.
According to Google, there will be more software enhancements to make the Pixel screen better in a planned December update, and "on an ongoing basis thereafter."
This same update should also fix the odd clicking noises some folks have noticed on their Pixel 2 phones, along with the regular bug fixes and security updates.
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