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Subject: Adobe Needs to Address Burn-In Risk and Prioritize User Concerns

I’ve been using Adobe products for years, and while I can appreciate the innovation and range of features the suite offers, I can’t help but feel that many recent decisions are being driven purely by profit — with very little actual care for the user experience.

Let’s be honest: the updates lately have been lackluster. Bug fixes are slow, user-requested features are brushed aside, and UI decisions often feel disconnected from real-world usage. But there’s one issue I want to specifically call out — and that’s the persistent, bright white top bar in Adobe apps.

In 2025, we are well into the era of OLED displays. These screens are favored for their stunning color accuracy and are increasingly common among creatives, especially those working in photography, design, and video editing. However, OLED comes with one major vulnerability: screen burn-in.

This glaring white top bar that can’t be hidden or customized is a major burn-in risk for OLED users. After months of use — especially during long editing sessions — it leaves a permanent mark at the top of the screen. That’s real, irreversible damage to expensive hardware that many of us rely on professionally.

This isn’t a new complaint. The issue has been raised countless times across forums, support tickets, and user feedback channels. And yet, Adobe continues to ignore it. Either they don’t care, or they don’t believe it’s worth addressing because it doesn’t directly increase revenue. Neither option reflects well on a company that claims to support creatives.

At this point, it feels like Adobe is more focused on pushing new monetized features and subscription tiers than listening to its core user base. A simple fix — like allowing the UI color to be adjusted or the top bar to be hidden — could go a long way in showing users that Adobe actually values their workflow and hardware investment.

Stop burning our screens and burning our trust. Fix the UI.