totally worked! I thought I had a dead one. Gonzo. Thanks!

Funny, I got a spammy msg from a “mike” saying this is a “scam” and “causes dead pixels”. Mike, a few things, your ip is sent with your comment and comparing it to server logs, you made your comment BEFORE trying it. Aslo, the program addresses STUCK pixels not DEAD pixels. I flagged your comment as spam for Akismet. You are dishonest and misrepresented not only the intention of this article but also the outcome of the solution I provided without true experience.

Thanks to those that emailed “thanks”, and as for you “mike” - I actually wish it did hurt YOUR iPhone, but I know it didn’t. Go spam another blog.

Wow Knox,
Your slapping them down hard these days. I guess when dealing with dishonest people every one’s temper can get a little short though.

Keep up the good work.

Great work, thanks! I was already trying to come up with excuses to get Apple to exchange it.

The first time I ran the app, it seemed to work, then the stuck pixel returned. I think it’s because I didn’t let the app run long enough. I ran it again and it appears to have “stayed” fixed now.

Hey how long do you keep the flashing screen on for?

so you keep the screen flashing for an hour?

oh ok thanks ill give it a try

It is not guaranteed on iPhone, some have had success, some have not. As far as iPod touch, you would have the same “luck” factor.

Awesome thanks a lot!
Left the flashing on for about 5 minutes and gave it a little pressure and boom no more stuck pixel.

Hey Knox, a stcuk pixel poped out this morning and it was gone be4 i even saw ur article (i tihnk i got rid of it by putting a lil bit of pressure around it), then it came back after like 30 mins .. this time i run ur program for about 45 mins and put some pressure with my thumb but its still there… i dunno… since its a lil greenish i dun think its a dead pixel is it??

Jeff, it sounds stuck, not dead. Though it seems VERY stuck. I wish this app was 100% but there are some unlucky ones out there. Try a few times and after the lcd heats a little then apply the light pressure. Good luck!

k

wow! Excellent work. I was really freaking out for a second.

I have the app bookmarked in case i ever need it again

From what I can tell, if the pixel is greenish, that’s a dead pixel. Dead pixels are very obvious no matter what color screen you’re viewing. This solution WILL NOT work no matter how long you run it (but try anyway). I had to exchange my iPod because if it.

Now it appears my exchanged iPod has a stuck pixel which is more whit-ish that comes and goes. So hopefully running this for awhile works. *fingers crossed*

Great website and thanks for the app. Unfortunately I havent had any success. I just bought my iPhone 1 week ago and I have had to swap already for 2 more brand new iPhones that have also had stuck pixels. I have ran your app on each phone for 30 mins and not one of them has been fixed. So Im am bummed. So now Im waiting for Apple to get a shipment of replacement iPhones in stock so I can swap for my 4th iPhone. I am still within the 14 days but am I being too picky, like the Apple Genius told me, or do I deserve to a brand new iPhone that is perfect?

Knox, thanks for the app

How did you guys put pressure on the screen? Through the glass?

I’ve got the same problem as the dude from Singapore, 1 stuck pixel right down the bottom of the screen. Ran the app 3 times for about 30 mins at a time… no luck

Hey, thank you so much, youre a lifesaver.
Thanks

Knox. Your are awesome! Worked like a charm.

I was begining to worry that my pixel was dead and now just stuck, but after 5 minutes with this app running, my problems are solved. Thank you so much!

If I tap my phone the blue dot goes away.

Thanks ….. saw the green dot in the middle of my screen. Did the search & 20 mins later, w/ a little massage …… hey presto, happy ending. Great work Knox.

Hi Knox, I think it’s really cool of you to post up this app for people, I have a really annoying gray stuck pixel in the middle of my iPhone screen. I ran it for an hour, and then tonight for an hour and a half, but it doesn’t seem to work on mine. I do appreciate your effort to help though, it was worth a shot, so thank you.

charisse - if you’re still around email me and I’ll send you a variation for your issue.

knox

Alastair - That msg really made me happy when I saw it come in on my iPhone today. Great story and I’m glad it worked for you.

Knox

andres - Pixels are all the same size - you are seeing something else. Possible dust under the glass - ouch. Yes - it needs to be turned on and pressure around the pixel (if that’s what your situation is) will help.

I was so angry when i saw my green pixel. This app
realy works. Thank You!

Yet again you fixed another iPhone from a couple burdensome stuck pixels. Thanks for the app!! Oh and when are you gonna get a counter on here so we can get you a Nobel Prize =)

hi nox. today i found out that i have about three or four stuck pixels. i do not know if their dead. but they are colored(some of them blue) well i run the app for about 2 times 5-6 minites each and i applied some presure also. it seems that it didn’t work. i am a bit of worried letting the app running longer cause when i exit the app and trying to run a video my screen acts really weird showing the video really messed up till i restart it.

Drew - Noble prize would be nice, but a donation is too:)
Glad it helped you.

knox, thank you so much!

i have had my ipod touch since like october.
working perfect then a few hours ago i discover a red pixel dead center of screen.

tried many ’solutions’ none f which worked.

yours of course was the solution.

noticed the pixel flickering and then massaged the screen and surrounding area.

my ipod is restored to normality

thank you again!

hello, well it doesnt work on my ipod, its a white dot not a greenish, i run the app for 30 min and nothing hapend, well i think its luck. thnks anyway

gorka - I’m sorry:(

Jake - No one has contacted me saying that - and yes, I used it on my 2 iPhones as well. I’m sure “over-doing” it isn’t good though

Cause of stuck pixels - bad luck, physical defect, and more bad luck. It rains on some days too. Most likely, you have them on a desktop LCD as well - it happens with them.

Hi there!
I’ve been trying this solution with my ipod touch, but my problem is that the stuck pixel is on the very left side of the screen, so I’m not able to push on it after a while of running the aplication, so the stuck pixel remains there =(
Anybody with the same problem? Any solution?
Thanks mates!

Hey there, Bought an ipod touch on Halloween last year and noticed a blue dot which I knew straight away was a stuck pixel. In the past I had a G4 imac which had two which I did nothing about but this time investigated my options. I ran the video for a while and did nothing so tried pressing on the screen. The original blue dot is sorted. I have now one really feint dot instead. I guess it is really trial and error and a bit of luck. Still disappointing to get a dead pixel on such a small lcd screen that set me back $549 AUD. Not really good enough. Thanks for the tips and software though.

Knox,

This thing is amazing. I, in a drunken state, accidently threw my phone at the wall and of course stuck pixels became evident. Yeah this wasnt smart, but I am dumb.

As for this program, it really works. I wish I could explain how big this one grey spot was. it was literally a square centimeter. After using this program for even five minutes, and its fixing it slowely but surely.

Thanks.

wow! It really worked. In like 10 minutes. “Cup of coffee” headed your way, man! Thanks!

OMG YOURE THE BEST! It fixed all of them! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hey Everyone!

This is Knox and I ask you all for some help.
I’m in a contest and if you have a website you can help me out - mention it in your forums or something:)
If iPhone app has helped you maybe you could help me.
Basically it’s a contest to see who can rank in google for “The Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World” and I need a few links with that phrase linking to my article at:
http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/15/greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/

If any of you could show me the love I’d REALLY appreciate it. The contest end on May 1 so it’s kinda getting close.

Thanks in advance everyone!

Knox

Thank you loads. Im a foreign exchange student in America, just got the Ipod touch a month ago. Had been using it fine for a month, until suddenly this kid related to the family im staying with moves in.

Asks to use, uses it all day and gives back to me with a dead battery and guess what, a dead pixel. I know it wasnt like that when i got here from school so he didnt take proper care of it.

I was about to go knock him out cold until i tried to find this, found the site on a search engine and tried.

What i did was use one lamp right next to the screen and leave the program running for 35 minutes. After that the green bugger was flickering, so he was, and i massaged it for a while and now its gone!!!

I still want to knock him out but i guess know hes owing you one. Thanks for the application. Not giving my ipod to people i dont trust with it anymore, im not.

I had my ipod touch for a week when I discovered my little white pixel watching an apple keynote. I immediately thought it was dead, and was frustrated to find out you need three for apple to replace it. Anyways, I was sort of coming to terms with it, because it really only shows on a black background, and I for some reason decided to google up the problem. I’m running it right now with crossed fingers, I think I’m somewhere around 15 minutes now, o luck yet, but hopeful. It has started to slowly shift though!

It seems that the green and blue pixels are easiest to fix, white and red seem to be harder from what I’ve read here.

I got a red stuck pixel in the middle of the screen, Had the iphone no more than 24 hours when it appeared.
After running your test for 15 mins it was gone.
Thanks very much. I will consider a donation.

hey knox, i had bad luck. it returned after 15 minutes. now i have been running the app for 20 minutes and its still there. let’s hope it will vanish. any other tips?

its not that cold. hope it helps. I heard a guy who got rid of the problem by playing SUper Mario on NESrom. can you believe that?:)

I told you before that the stuck pixel got back after 15 mins. i run the app for 60 minutes. it vanished and returned after 5 minutes, i massaged it for few seconds and it went away, now it has been gone for 3 hours. Thanks again!

Tony - haven’t tried it, let me know how it goes.