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Yellow spots on the screen of Oculus Go

jingtai.liujingtai.liu Posts: 2
NerveGear
in Oculus Go
There are some yellow spots on the center of the screen, they remained on the screen no matter what applications I used, and they are really annoying. I am wondering if there is any way to get rid of them. These spots appeared three days ago, and I purchased the Oculus Go about three weeks ago. Thank you!
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  • Digikid1Digikid1 Posts: 2,059 Valuable Player
    The sun got to it. Unfortunately it is not covered under warranty according to Oculus. 
  • TwoHedWlfTwoHedWlf Posts: 2,234 Valuable Player
    jingtai.liu said:
    There are some yellow spots on the center of the screen, they remained on the screen no matter what applications I used, and they are really annoying. I am wondering if there is any way to get rid of them. These spots appeared three days ago, and I purchased the Oculus Go about three weeks ago. Thank you!
    You left it in the sun 3 days ago, didn't you?

    Can you take a pic of them?
  • cyberealitycybereality Posts: 26,156 Oculus Staff
    Most likely this is sun damage. This can happen if the lenses are exposed to sunlight, even for a few moments. Unfortunately, the damage is permanent and there is no way to fix it. I would recommend contacting us and we'll see if there is any way to help. Thanks. https://support.oculus.com/
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  • jingtai.liujingtai.liu Posts: 2
    NerveGear
    TwoHedWlf said:
    jingtai.liu said:
    There are some yellow spots on the center of the screen, they remained on the screen no matter what applications I used, and they are really annoying. I am wondering if there is any way to get rid of them. These spots appeared three days ago, and I purchased the Oculus Go about three weeks ago. Thank you!
    You left it in the sun 3 days ago, didn't you?

    Can you take a pic of them?
    Thank you guys very much for the replies! It is probably damaged by the sun, I did take the Oculus Go outside of the room on that day and left it in the car for a while. I tried to take a screenshot in Oculus Go, but the photo did not have these spots, maybe because it is a hardware problem.  
  • TwoHedWlfTwoHedWlf Posts: 2,234 Valuable Player
    jingtai.liu said:
     I tried to take a screenshot in Oculus Go, but the photo did not have these spots, maybe because it is a hardware problem.  
    Haha, I hope you mean you tried to take a shot of the screen with a camera.  Yeah, you're not going to see it without a camera if it's a hardware problem.
  • LZoltowskiLZoltowski Posts: 6,774 Volunteer Moderator
    Yes, the lenses focused the sun onto the screens and burned them.

    It is important to keep the GO out of direct sunlight.


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  • Preston_JPreston_J Posts: 23 Oculus Start Member
    Yep, this just happened to me today.  I've got the burned yellow spots all on the screen.   I didn't know they were that sensitive.  I was filming outside today with a Canon 7D, and it has a UV filter on it.  My Go was on my backpack and must have had some direct hits by the sun while I was filming Cosplayers.    On the bright side I did get a second Go this week from the Oculus Start program!  :-)   And today I ordered the new Oculus Go case.  A bit late for me.  But if you are like me who takes their Go on the Go, keep it out of the sun and maybe invest $35 into the Go Case.  https://www.oculus.com/go/accessories/
  • AquamaniacAquamaniac Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    Can this happen with a game.  I have a bright spot in the top of my field of view but have only been using it inside.  I was playing a shooting game last night, turned it off, plugged it in and went to bed. The unit sits in one of the cases on its side while charging.  I got up this morning and when I put it on there was that yellowish dot.  
  • yuconyucon Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    We already have two oculus go glasses with this problem and they had no direct sunlight. It seems like a production problem. 
  • stanthe-manstanthe-man Posts: 1
    NerveGear
    Mine has a prism dot in bottom corner and never been in sun,must be software problem,will not buy another oculus again,put on charge ,after charge 1/4 in dot appears,not happy.
  • Nekto2Nekto2 Posts: 270
    Nexus 6
    Could it be hardware overheat?
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