WEIRD! Where is your battery screen refresh button located? Mine is different! - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Riddle me this! Go to your battery settings and notice the location of the refresh button for the screen. I bet it's on the top right. GSM/CDMA no difference. Well, mine is on the bottom. Same build, same rev, same kernel. What is going on? Who can figure this out? Challenge initiated!

Yeah mine is on the top right corner. That's strange. Lol
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Mines on the bottom. Just noticed that it moved recently (yesterday). I thought it was a ROM or 4.0.3 change that I failed to notice.
EDIT: uhhh ok weird... it moved back. Top right.

did you change your screen density?
Changing it changes A LOT of placement of buttons in apps because the OS/app thinks youre a tablet with the high screen res and lower density.

AOSP ICS on my G2 shows it on the bottom. Maybe it does have something to do with density?

Nope, no change to screen density. This is new, 3 days old. Don't even have apps loaded. As close to factory as possible.

I have not touched my density.
OP have you tried rebooting?
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Yep rebooted just now. No change.

Mine is at the bottom. Not rooted. No changes. Always been there.
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I think it's on the bottom when the list is short (not scrollable). I've seen mine in both positions.

Why would anyone want to change the screen density on this phone? Is it possible that it's due to an update? I'm still on 4.0.1 here
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dinan said:
I think it's on the bottom when the list is short (not scrollable). I've seen mine in both positions.
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+1, noticed the same behavior
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jonathan3579 said:
Why would anyone want to change the screen density on this phone? Is it possible that it's due to an update? I'm still on 4.0.1 here
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Have a look at this post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392089&highlight=density

I've got 10 items listed, scrolling. Still bottom.

jonathan3579 said:
Why would anyone want to change the screen density on this phone? Is it possible that it's due to an update? I'm still on 4.0.1 here
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320 density (stock) looks horrible on a 4.65" screen @ 720 res, imo - things are WAY too large
Im at 280 right now, but some like 241 or 240.
you can change with
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.innodroid.dpichanger&feature=search_result

andy2na said:
320 density (stock) looks horrible on a 4.65" screen @ 720 res, imo - things are WAY too large
Im at 280 right now, but some like 241 or 240.
you can change with
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.innodroid.dpichanger&feature=search_result
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Have you seen how it looks on the phone i am typing this particular message from? Lol.
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jonathan3579 said:
Have you seen how it looks on the phone i am typing this particular message from? Lol.
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doesnt matter especially you have a 4.5" screen. a lower density would definitely make things look nicer, especially when you use a 3rd party launcher to fit more rows and columns on the home screen

if you go through settings, it's at the top right but if you create an activity for ex. in launcher that leads to battery stats, then it's at the bottom. so I have both, depends on how I go there.

That's it! Good work. Solution! Who knew shortcuts would do that?

Simple.
if you access battery settings from settings menu the refresh button is on the bottom.
if you access battery settings directly (from shortcut on home or cached applications) is top right.

guidocioni said:
Simple.
if you access battery settings from settings menu the refresh button is on the bottom.
if you access battery settings directly (from shortcut on home or cached applications) is top right.
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Mines the opposite to this?
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Pixel Density DPI

Now that we have root is it going to be worth messing with this phone's pixel density? I would like the icons to be a little smaller and sharper but if changing the pixel density is going to have negative cascading effects with the phone I am pretty happy with where my phone is now with running Launcher Pro.
If it is going to make sense to mess with the density what application would I need to make those changes?
Thanks again!
it will always have some side effect specially on games and the Dialer app
Calendar gets all messed up too. Seems like the videos in the market disappears
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Density changes will make changes in what the market shows you and how the market looks.
I tried the LCD Density app from the Market, setting it to 200. The icons/screen looks better. Will this damage anything by running it? I don't seem to notice any immediate changes in Market, etc.
I tried 200,220,230 all look like ****. Went back to 240 and used spare parts to reduce font size instead. Any phone I ever used chaning the screen density always looked like crap.
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210 on LCD Resolution works the best for me. The launcher and notification bar and icons don't suffer from any blur.
s0ysauce45 said:
210 on LCD Resolution works the best for me. The launcher and notification bar and icons don't suffer from any blur.
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Ya im at 200 picture is great
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im running mine at 160
tackleberry said:
I tried 200,220,230 all look like ****. Went back to 240 and used spare parts to reduce font size instead. Any phone I ever used chaning the screen density always looked like crap.
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Same here...I mean, I dont think they looked bad, I just cant stand knowing the dialer looked like it did, and a couple apps got super small and the market was missing the videos link I think it was, so I just said screw it and went back to 240
What app are yall using?
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did you guys who are experiencing issues turn off compatibility mode?
i set mine at 200 using lcd resolution. the stock launcher look weird so i downloaded go launcher ex and it looks really good! i have my home screen grid set at 5x5 and it looks good. the dialer looks weird, and i just noticed the compatibility issues in the market people have been mentioning.
Turned off compatibility mode in spare parts and still have issues in the market
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did you guys who are experiencing issues turn off compatibility mode?
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+1 in spare parts it will solve most of the issues. Running at 194 using LCD resolution.
I've tried LCD Resolution and after reboot, my screen looks like that. I've installed Spare Parts and unticked compatibility mode and that still happens. Does anyone know why this is happening?
dpi
Isn't there an app that let's you almost emulate changing the dpi on android? Like it shrinks everything or makes it bigger?
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I've tried LCD Resolution and after reboot, my screen looks like that. I've installed Spare Parts and unticked compatibility mode and that still happens. Does anyone know why this is happening?
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your always gonna get that with the stock launcher its not going to scale right you'd have to mess with the apk to get it scale right with a different density.
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BLOWNCO said:
your always gonna get that with the stock launcher its not going to scale right you'd have to mess with the apk to get it scale right with a different density.
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Thanks. I thought something was severely wrong with my phone when I used it.
Yes, there is an app in the market called LCD Resolution. However, it requires root.
I had the same problem... never found a solution.
There is an app in the market called LCD density (or LCD resolution) which actually works. But I didn't like how the dialer was resized and shifted to the left. Also it doesn't work with all apps.
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Lower dpi?

I set my dpi on this phone to 240 and I LOVE it and the market still works fine so far! Just wondering how i can mod the dialer/camera to fit the 240 dpi. And also the stock keyboard dosent work but i dont care much about that i use swiftkey 3.
Shame the standard keyboard doesn't work, I really like it.
As to the dialer? hmm, probably need to get a replacement for that too, shame it doesn't scale either. Someone can probably hack the .apk to allow different dpi's perhaps?
What app did you use to change your density it would be cool to do that with this ginormous screen
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srgcrespo1 said:
What app did you use to change your density it would be cool to do that with this ginormous screen
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Change the value for ro.sf.lcd_density in the build.prop. You can do this with apps like ROM Toolbox Pro.
I was running 240 as well, and loved it but the camera, dialer and Samsung keyboard issues bugged me enough to go back to 320.
I have mine set at 270 and everything, including dialer and camera works great.
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Android-hotness said:
I have mine set at 270 and everything, including dialer and camera works great.
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That's the magic number? Excellent.
I love the 270 dpi but how do I or am I able to get the launcher to not be so high into the middle of the screen... Like the dots to show what page ur on is raised to the middle of the screen
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ezsoulja said:
I love the 270 dpi but how do I or am I able to get the launcher to not be so high into the middle of the screen... Like the dots to show what page ur on is raised to the middle of the screen
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use a different launcher. I use nova
So no suggestions for dialers or camera mods that fix the scaling issues. They are better at 270 but not perfect.
Check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001143
it's on the Sprint Note II forum but I flashed them and they all work well.
soapbox23, what rom are you using? I am on Jexi-X4 and it doesnt work...
Found this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002960
Works very well at 240 dpi, it has most of the system apps fixed that dont scale well. Need to flash keyboard zip in the QA page though for 240 dpi.

changing dpi to effect the notification pulldown

Using exposed and app settings does anybody know what process or application I modify the DPI of in order to affect the size of the notification pull down?
SystemUI. However, it leaves a little bar at the top that apps don't draw on. It's like Samsung hard coded the number of pixels to use. If someone has a fix for that, I'd love it.
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SystemUI. However, it leaves a little bar at the top that apps don't draw on. It's like Samsung hard coded the number of pixels to use. If someone has a fix for that, I'd love it.
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I got around it by changing dpi via build.prop. I needed the status bar and notification space. Without root and dpi changes there isn't near enough room for all my note is doing.
HughesNet said:
I got around it by changing dpi via build.prop. I needed the status bar and notification space. Without root and dpi changes there isn't near enough room for all my note is doing.
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I'll have to try that. I've been avoiding it as some of the Samsung apps didn't handle it well on the note 2.
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I'll have to try that. I've been avoiding it as some of the Samsung apps didn't handle it well on the note 2.
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They still don't. You have to use xposed to set those back to 480.
HughesNet said:
I got around it by changing dpi via build.prop. I needed the status bar and notification space. Without root and dpi changes there isn't near enough room for all my note is doing.
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What is a good dpi setting for n3? On my now wifes n2 I had it set at 220. Thanks
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slice2011 said:
What is a good dpi setting for n3? On my now wifes n2 I had it set at 220. Thanks
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The Note 2 is a 720 screen and the Note 3 is a 1080 so the DPI settings will be very different. I personally have been using 340 and like it. I would use 340 as a base line and go up or down from there to fine tune the size to your liking.
Thanks. That is perfect. Looks a lot better with that dpi, comparable to how I had my n2 in terms of real estate.
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Is there a setting that can edited to make the status bar to go to the bottom? I'm missing that from my note 2 with the phablet view.
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Nexus 5 "Experience" Launcher on Nexus 7

I found this today and wanted to share. I searched and couldn't find this on the forum so I thought I'd throw it out there. I did this and only needed to download the Launcher and not the Google Now file. Tried to upload pics but apparently I am unable too as it says I do not have permission.
http://nexus7.wonderhowto.com/how-t...erience-launcher-your-nexus-7-tablet-0149714/
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How do I add and remove home screen pages please?
Edit: never mind I figured it out thanks for the link.
[Krueger]Dr.Stein said:
How do I add and remove home screen pages please?
Edit: never mind I figured it out thanks for the link.
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It took me a while to figure it out as well. For any one else having this issue just drag either an icon or a widget to an adjacent page and it will create it for you.
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Works nicely on the 4.4.1 update. Looks neat
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the keyboard still popups when pressing home buttom .. :/
bogii4 said:
the keyboard still popups when pressing home buttom .. :/
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It's not happening here on stock Rom
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the google experience launcher linked in the OP is outdated, here's the actual one from the 4.4.1 nexus5 rom:
http://dl.androidnext.de/com.google.android.launcher-0.10.1.920880.apk
...and it still gets messed up in landscape mode where widgets/icons on the top row sit behind the search bar.
The workaround is to just not use the top row for anything.
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...and it still gets messed up in landscape mode where widgets/icons on the top row sit behind the search bar.
The workaround is to just not use the top row for anything.
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Google search was just updated and it fixes this issue
Does anyone else have their far right dock icon disappearing after reboot with the new update?
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ejchis said:
Does anyone else have their far right dock icon disappearing after reboot with the new update?
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Yep just re add it
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banny7000 said:
Yep just re add it
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This works, but upon reboot it's gone again, so it's not a permanent solution.
LaRosa217 said:
This works, but upon reboot it's gone again, so it's not a permanent solution.
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Agreed, also having the same problem.
Also, is it just me or did the grid size get a lot smaller?!
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Also, is it just me or did the grid size get a lot smaller?!
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Yes, the grid has gone from 6x6 to 5x5, which is what's causing the issues for us.
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Yes, the grid has gone from 6x6 to 5x5, which is what's causing the issues for us.
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I'm not a fan of the new grid size. It's messing with my setup.
I've noticed a few grid related issues too; most notably the search bar overlays my home screen widgets while in landscape orientation. This is with the "original" download and not the updated one further down this thread. I will have to see if there is any discernable difference between the two. If all else fails, I can always just switch back to Apex launcher
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I've noticed a few grid related issues too; most notably the search bar overlays my home screen widgets while in landscape orientation. This is with the "original" download and not the updated one further down this thread. I will have to see if there is any discernable difference between the two. If all else fails, I can always just switch back to Apex launcher
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In my experience, the latest apks (from the op) fix the problem of search bar overlaying widgets on home screen. But you get a smaller grid size.... Gaaaaarrh!!
Somebody has suggested using xposed to set the DPI...
Hi guys,
I have a weird problem this morning. my playstore apps auto updated this morning and after that, my screen was refreshed and my folders and some widgets were missing. I'm not sure if it's because of this launcher or is it the nexus 7 bug itself.
anyone has the same experience?
Thanks!
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jhannbernas said:
Hi guys,
I have a weird problem this morning. my playstore apps auto updated this morning and after that, my screen was refreshed and my folders and some widgets were missing. I'm not sure if it's because of this launcher or is it the nexus 7 bug itself.
anyone has the same experience?
Thanks!
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Exactly the same problem for me. I woke up this morning and all my full screen widgets were gone and one of my folders had disappeared. It also looks like the grid size has changed
Same story here. This morning everything is messed up. I tried to uninstall and install again but it is the same story. How could you not love Google....

Is this normal?

I can see the unevenness of the screen most when I'm on Internet apps. I can also notice it on keyboad. And sometimes opening xda when its dark grey. Is this normal or should i exchange it? Will attach picture. Thank you in advance.
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weddywie said:
I can see the unevenness of the screen most when I'm on Internet apps. I can also notice it on keyboad. And sometimes opening xda when its dark grey. Is this normal or should i exchange it? Will attach picture. Thank you in advance.
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Can't see what you mean. Take a few pic and post them. Use s pen to show issue
TWEAKED N3
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Can't see what you mean. Take a few pic and post them. Use s pen to show issue
TWEAKED N3
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I'm not sure if you able to see the screen shot I posted. The right side part horizontal of my screen is darker than the half left side. I can even notice the color difference on keyboard. Will try and take more pic.
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are you sure it's not supposed to be like that? looks like a gradient to me. what app is that?
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I'm not sure if you able to see the screen shot I posted. The right side part horizontal of my screen is darker than the half left side. I can even notice the color difference on keyboard. Will try and take more pic.
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It's just the built in Internet Explorer apps and I just took a screen shot.
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are you sure it's not supposed to be like that? looks like a gradient to me. what app is that?
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That's why im asking before i go ahead and exchnge it, but its annoying because i can also see the two sides different color on the keyboard.
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That's why im asking before i go ahead and exchnge it, but its annoying because i can also see the two sides different color on the keyboard.
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mine looks just like your screen shot. light on the left, darker on the right (gradient). as for the keyboard im not sure. i always use SwiftKey and never used the stock keyboard. try a different keyboard and see if the gradient appears on it as well. it shouldn't
It's normal. It's gradient
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[quote name="weddywie" post=51249702]That's why im asking before i go ahead and exchnge it, but its annoying because i can also see the two sides different color on the keyboard.
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mine looks just like your screen shot. light on the left, darker on the right (gradient). as for the keyboard im not sure. i always use SwiftKey and never used the stock keyboard. try a different keyboard and see if the gradient appears on it as well. it shouldn't[/QUOTE]
I tried swiftkey, the stock keyboard and Google keyboard and yeah the gradient is always there no matter what keyboard I use.
Thank you guys. Guess will just have to live with it.
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mine looks just like your screen shot. light on the left, darker on the right (gradient). as for the keyboard im not sure. i always use SwiftKey and never used the stock keyboard. try a different keyboard and see if the gradient appears on it as well. it shouldn't
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I tried swiftkey, the stock keyboard and Google keyboard and yeah the gradient is always there no matter what keyboard I use.
Thank you guys. Guess will just have to live with it.[/QUOTE]
I have read other posters ( I think on Amazon Note 3 reviews ) about this being a problem on some of the phones. Notably when there are dark screens you can see light on one side and dark on the other. Like the color is fading across the display.
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mine looks just like your screen shot. light on the left, darker on the right (gradient). as for the keyboard im not sure. i always use SwiftKey and never used the stock keyboard. try a different keyboard and see if the gradient appears on it as well. it shouldn't
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I tried swiftkey, the stock keyboard and Google keyboard and yeah the gradient is always there no matter what keyboard I use.
Thank you guys. Guess will just have to live with it.[/QUOTE]
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I tried swiftkey, the stock keyboard and Google keyboard and yeah the gradient is always there no matter what keyboard I use.
Thank you guys. Guess will just have to live with it.
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I have read other posters ( I think on Amazon Note 3 reviews ) about this being a problem on some of the phones. Notably when there are dark screens you can see light on one side and dark on the other. Like the color is fading across the display.[/QUOTE]
After reading your comment now I might exchange it while I still have couple days left to exchange it. Thanks
Sorry about double post, I'm having trouble with xda even for thanks button.
Just a heads up if there is an issue with your lcd a screenshot will not replicate it as the screen is grabbed from the framebuffer you will need to grab a shot of the issue with a digital camera.
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Just a heads up if there is an issue with your lcd a screenshot will not replicate it as the screen is grabbed from the framebuffer you will need to grab a shot of the issue with a digital camera.
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Kinda a sorta true. My S4 had those verticle lines going down the screen when a grey background was displayed. Screen shot did show it. However when my Note 3 went green hue once the screen shot as you quiet rightly mentioned did not show it.

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