So I've had my Epic Touch 4g for about three months. It's been great and all, but today the screen just randomly became really washed out. Like the contrast has been turned down. Grays are way too bright and such.
Altering brightness has no effect on this. I've turned it off and back on, removed the battery entirely for up to 10 minutes.
So... hardware malfunction? Should I take it to Sprint(it's still totally stock software)? Or is this a software problem that can be fixed?
Thanks
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If its totally stock I'd say take it in and have it restored if soft reset did not fix it
More info: A factory reset, which I have now tried, has no effect on the screen. It's still washed out badly.
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Hmm did you try settings>display>screen mode
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Yeah i did. It's not that. I've already emailed Sprint about it.
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So a few times a day my phone will start bugging out, vibrating and the same menu that would pop up if you pressed the menu button would come up. I find it pretty weird, I can't reproduce it but it comes and goes.
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Same with me.
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This kinda sucks because I have a feeling it's a hardware issue, I'm over my 14 days and I'm scared that I might get a phone with LOS. Damn I thought I almost got away with a problem free epic.......
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Same is happening to me, I made a thread about it and no help, might be a hardware issue.
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tonight mine freaked out a little bit but not exactly the same as yours. My phone appeared to freeze up for a few seconds and then anytime I pressed any of the capacitive buttons the voice talk app would say "what would you like to do?" I had to reboot it to get it to stop.
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Same is happening to me, I made a thread about it and no help, might be a hardware issue.
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I Google's it a bit and it looks like others have this issue as well. It used to only happen once a day but lately it's more often. Issue seems to be getting worse. I know for sure tho when I bring it to sprint it won't happen at all and I'll have to argue with them.
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sorry for ressurecting an old thread. but anyone with a fix for this? i swear this hasnt happened untill like my 15th day lol..
someone help!
Im having the same problem.. But I can watch my menu open and close on its own. I cant figure it out to save my life. I got this oct 15th its now nov 4 th.. If I go to our sprint store & get a hassle, someone will be eatin this phone..
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Well front desk girl almost ate this phone.... I felt kinda bad abt it afterwards.. Repair guy stayed behind the glass window... So after some pressure, they decided it was a hardware issue with the touch screen, an replaced the phone.
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Yea, I get this issue every now and then. Some of the ROMs give me less frequency, but it always seems to happen again.
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Well front desk girl almost ate this phone.... I felt kinda bad abt it afterwards.. Repair guy stayed behind the glass window... So after some pressure, they decided it was a hardware issue with the touch screen, an replaced the phone.
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congrats on getting a replacement. unfortunately, im outside my 14- and 30-day period so i suppose im stuck with this issue
anyone with any more info on this? Mine starting doing this recently.
Factory Reset was a no fix.
This started happen to me too, my home button gets "stuck" when i press the power it would take a screen shot. I hope its not a hardware issue, i really baby my phone. I am calk rom 2.0. Also i belive samsungs warrenty should cover it for free.
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This started happen to me too, my home button gets "stuck" when i press the power it would take a screen shot. I hope its not a hardware issue, i really baby my phone. I am calk rom 2.0. Also i belive samsungs warrenty should cover it for free.
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Damn, that doesn't sound right. I wouldn't wait if it happens anymore. If you don't have insurance, will they charge the $100 deductible?
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So I just got my phone a few days ago and while browsing the web I noticed my screen sometimes loses color? Like it goes black and while lines like a static from a tv. Not that bad but it is getting worse. Should I return the phone or what? Is this the same problem with lines and blobs everybody else is having?
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take it back
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zander145 said:
So I just got my phone a few days ago and while browsing the web I noticed my screen sometimes loses color? Like it goes black and while lines like a static from a tv. Not that bad but it is getting worse. Should I return the phone or what? Is this the same problem with lines and blobs everybody else is having?
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No its not the same. Take it back. There is something wrong.
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No its not the same. Take it back. There is something wrong.
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He's right. Take it back. It will only get worse.
Oh. Great. Right after I get a rom I like. Is this atleast known to happen to some people or am I just that unlucky...?
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Oh. Great. Right after I get a rom I like. Is this atleast known to happen to some people or am I just that unlucky...?
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Your the first person I have heard have this issue. Best thing to due is return it back to stock if you have modded it and get it replaced. Something is wrong with your phone and should definitely be replaced.
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are you sure maybe it's not the AutoBrightness acting up?
try with auto brightness disabled
Would that cause it? I usually have my brightness on high though, which it was at the time.
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this is definitely a new and unique, almist certainly, hardware fault. Reset factory settings and return.
Sounds like he's mistakenly referring to the known "checkerboarding" issue in the stock browser as black & whites lines from a TV...
Just my two cents..
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Would that cause it? I usually have my brightness on high though, which it was at the time.
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No, that would not cause it. The symptom of that issue is fluctuating brightness not color dropping out. The problem could be a bad video connector or cable in the phone, or a bad display panel. Take it back while you can.
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Sounds like he's mistakenly referring to the known "checkerboarding" issue in the stock browser as black & whites lines from a TV...
Just my two cents..
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I don't use the default web browser.
I have noticed it the most on the game hanging with friends.
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I don't use the default web browser.
I have noticed it the most on the game hanging with friends.
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Make sure that it is your phone and not the app or game you're playing that is faulty.
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
In ICS it lit up pretty good and now its kinda dim, what gives? Is this normal ? How can I make it brighter again?
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Looks the same to me, try a factory reset.
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If not that, try an app called Light Flow Lite - that has some LED settings you can change.
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I'm bone stock and this is my second s3 in two days that the led looked dim after the update already tried a factory reset.
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horr1blek1tten said:
In ICS it lit up pretty good and now its kinda dim, what gives? Is this normal ? How can I make it brighter again?
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Mine is also dimmer than it was on ICS. After the OTA update I noticed it. Did factory reset with same results. Formatted everything and applied the rooted version through odin and still have them dimmed LED. Updated my brothers S3 and his is the exact same. I got a text message last night and the LED was fully illuminated, but after I opened it and received another message after it was dim again.
This needs to be fixed I'm very ocd about stuff and this is fine of em
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Same thing happened to me, my wife and I have the same phone but I didn't update hers yet and I have seen a big difference on the led. Mine is dimmer than hers. I did factory reset and same thing.
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Mine is more dim after update too. I don't really like that much.
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I miss the brightness of the LED
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Same here and led dont stay on that long
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Same here. I don't mind it that much tbh.
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Its terrible. No clue why they thought this was a good idea. Wish I knew how to fix it.
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jjlean said:
Its terrible. No clue why they thought this was a good idea. Wish I knew how to fix it.
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Maybe it save battery? Don't quote me on that, it's a wild guess.
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Maybe it save battery? Don't quote me on that, it's a wild guess.
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Well it probably does, but it can't save much. LEDs barely use any power.
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Well it probably does, but it can't save much. LEDs barely use any power.
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I always thought they needed more power? but they are more efficient as using this power?? I dont remember its been forever since ive studied electronics
Anywasy, on topic, i run CM10 and dont think its all that dim. Maybe they added an option inside the settings for brightness? I wish it had the "breathing" option instead of just flashiing. But check for a setting maybe?
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I always thought they needed more power? but they are more efficient as using this power?? I dont remember its been forever since ive studied electronics
Anywasy, on topic, i run CM10 and dont think its all that dim. Maybe they added an option inside the settings for brightness? I wish it had the "breathing" option instead of just flashiing. But check for a setting maybe?
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Not really positive about details. I think they are more efficient. Whether they use more power I have no idea. I know our utilities company is offering to take old Christmas lights and they give you LED strands instead for free.
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Not really positive about details. I think they are more efficient. Whether they use more power I have no idea. I know our utilities company is offering to take old Christmas lights and they give you LED strands instead for free.
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Single color LEDs are quite efficient. These multi-color, variable brightness LEDs are somewhat less so. That doesn't really matter the question at hand though because most of the power drain of LEDs is just having them on. The difference in power drain from a low intensity to a high intensity is marginal.
Does anyone else's sensor glow red? I tried to take a pic using the front cam and a mirror. The glow is very exaggerated in the pic.
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Nope. Mines not rooted though.
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Might want to get it checked out bc mine did that for a while and now my proximity sensor just doesnt work. Im bringing mine to the store to get it replaced
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just looked at it again and now its off. guess i'll have to start reading up on the unroot how to threads lol.
Yes mine glows red. Even when it wasn't rooted. There are a number of threads about it. Unrooting won't have any effect. I've just gotten used to it.
Well if he brings it in he should unroot it to avoid any conflicts. I pretty much wasted my trip to the sprint store when I went to resolve this issue last week and they simply told me that since I was rooted there was nothing they could do. I knew I could argue but I did not want to waste anymore of my time. I simply unrooted and bringing it back today to another store that doesnt treat their customers like they are idiots.
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I'm pretty sure it's because you have the Motion Settings on. Like quick glance etc. That sensor reads what you are doing.
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I'm pretty sure it's because you have the Motion Settings on. Like quick glance etc. That sensor reads what you are doing.
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Yep. Turn off Quick Glance and the light will turn off.
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I've seen mine glow red a few times, rooted or unrooted. Frankly it doesn't affect anything so I never paid much mind to it.
Of course XDA members are known for OCD, so im sure we have some ready to TEP it cause of it.
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Okay, I have a sprint Samsung galaxy s3. Which was flashed over to straight talk. The phone has worked just fine for the past almost 2 years... then the other day, it wouldn't turn on....
I took battery out and let it sit for a bit, then it finally turned on. But when it did, the screen color was messed up. It was like really really light and it would flicker once in a while. Later on it was back to normal. Then once again the color went bad. The next day I woke up and there is no more picture at all really. I believe the phone still turns on, I just can't see anything now. It flashes like a green line down the screen once in a while and it vibrates everything it flashes.... I had the battery checked and it's fine...
So do I need a new lcd screen or something?? Or is there some other reason that it could be doing this?? Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys!!
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Sorry to say it but it sure sounds like your screen is fried.
Can you get into your recovery? If so and you're able to see it properly, your ROM is the issue. If not, your screen is gone.
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Okay. Thanks guys. Appreciate your help...
You can close this thread now.
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