The Pixel 10 Professional’s flashlight may very well be damaging its personal lens

The flashlight in your Pixel is a useful characteristic you most likely do not take into consideration a lot, because it’s all the time there while you want it. If you happen to’re like me, you would possibly solely use it throughout an influence outage or when grabbing a late-night snack. Just lately, nonetheless, some Pixel 10 Pro homeowners have raised critical issues about what can occur if the flashlight is left on for too lengthy and generates an excessive amount of warmth, with stories that it could possibly truly harm the flash lens should you’re not cautious.

These stories concerning the Pixel 10 Professional’s flashlight come from a number of current Reddit threads, the place a number of customers have reported that the telephone’s flash lens appears to have a burn mark within the center after utilizing it.

One Pixel 10 XL proprietor just lately confronted this subject and posted a photograph on Reddit exhibiting what seems to be a burn mark on the flash lens, with a transparent darkish spot within the center, whereas the encircling diffuser appeared to stay intact. You’ll be able to take a look at the picture under.

In accordance with the Redditor, they smelled smoke and seemed for the supply, solely to appreciate they’d unintentionally left their Pixel 10 Professional XL’s flashlight on after they set it down. After they lastly turned it off, they observed not only a burn mark on the flash lens, but additionally a tiny gap scorched into the keyboard relaxation the place the telephone had been sitting.

Model

Google

SoC

Tensor G5

Show

6.3-inch Tremendous Actua show 1280 x 2856 pixel decision OLED (1-120Hz)

RAM

16GB

The problem appears to be remoted

Don’t fret an excessive amount of if in case you have a Pixel

Credit score: Google

It is essential to notice that whereas there are a number of stories concerning the Pixel 10 Professional flashlight having a burn mark within the center, not all of those posts embrace a picture, and never all clarify the way it occurred. For now, it is onerous to verify whether or not the flashlight truly broken the flash lens, and it is a particularly remoted incident.

Nevertheless, as Android Authority identified, some customers may mistake a burn mark on their Pixel 10 Professional’s flash lens for its LED emitter, which is a small orange dot on the middle of the flash lens. Although it is nonetheless doable that, for some customers, leaving the flashlight on too lengthy has broken this emitter by producing extreme warmth, making it look extra like a burn mark.

At the moment, this appears to be a uncommon subject affecting the Pixel 10 Professional, with no stories of it occurring on different Pixel fashions. If in case you have a Pixel, I would not stress an excessive amount of about it, and the very best factor you are able to do is be cautious when utilizing the flashlight and keep away from leaving it on for lengthy intervals or when your telephone is already sizzling.