Something i noticed when setting my wallpaper, I have always used a black wallpaper since i had the Galaxy s2 and Galaxy Nexus to "Save battery" but I went to set one on the s3 and notice on the bottom of the screen it appears to have a "scratch" buit it only appears when using a black background.
I have ran the LCD test *#0*# and it does not appear on any other color other than black... is this a common issue or should i attempt to get it replaced?
Anyone else with this? It is almost like a DARK STREAK that stands out...Im kinda of OCD when is comes to things like this, is this something i could take it back for? and if so do i just let them know my screen has a dark spot?
LCD test isn't working for me on my GS3. You sure it's *#0*#?
EDIT: Downloaded LCD test and on black screen, it is completely black (like the screen is off), which is what it's supposed to look like. You might have dead pixels or something?
OP you're not crazy. I read about that somewhere. **edit** found it. Is this what you're talking about? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715936
Ascertion said:
LCD test isn't working for me on my GS3. You sure it's *#0*#?
EDIT: Downloaded LCD test and on black screen, it is completely black (like the screen is off), which is what it's supposed to look like. You might have dead pixels or something?
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Would dead pixels show every other color fine?
Yes this is something you can exchange it for technically.
Ok im trying to recreate the problem but just like the link said Im not able to get the "darker" pixels to show in rooms with light...
What would I say when I get to best buy?
Ls1ssz28 said:
Ok im trying to recreate the problem but just like the link said Im not able to get the "darker" pixels to show in rooms with light...
What would I say when I get to best buy?
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Tell them the truth. If they say "no" then ask for a manager. If the manager says "no" then ask to speak to the district manager. Just don't be mean about it and they should be able to help you. They most likely won't doubt you as they won't be able to test it since those damn stores are so bright. It'll just be easier for them to exchange it.
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Tell them the truth. If they say "no" then ask for a manager. If the manager says "no" then ask to speak to the district manager. Just don't be mean about it and they should be able to help you. They most likely won't doubt you as they won't be able to test it since those damn stores are so bright. It'll just be easier for them to exchange it.
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+1 or have one of their techs take it to the bathroom and turn off the lights.
I'm on my phone so I'm not up to digging up the links, but this has been discussed several times, both here and in the international version forums. They're usually referred to as "ink marks" and from what little I've read, they're on every single gsiii, and maybe even some other amoled devices including older galaxy S's.
I love my screen. However just last night I was curious so I installed the dead pixel test app from the market. In a dark room, on the black screen in that app, if you get your eyes focusing just right, you can see some black-er spots. It really doesn't bother me though, because I never notice them during normal usage.
I'm not saying to just ignore what you feel is a problem, but beware your replacement may have similar markings.
Why does the title of this thread have Sprint in it? carrier is irrelevant for this question.
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It showed up... I've got this phone just one week and i can't replace it because I don't live in USA.. is there any way to fix it,? will any "pixel fix app" works on this amoled screen?
edit: i read about it and there is no way to fix it I'll try to return this phone, soo bad samsung..
timon12 said:
It showed up... I've got this phone just one week and i can't replace it because I don't live in USA.. is there any way to fix it,? will any "pixel fix app" works on this amoled screen?
edit: i read about it and there is no way to fix it I'll try to return this phone, soo bad samsung..
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I played this "game" a few weeks ago. I also live outside the US, so I had to send it back for repair,due to a speaker problem (the speaker was 'crackling') and no firm in europe could fix it.. They were the worst weeks of my summer,it took almost 2 months to get my phone back,but I dont have any issues with the phone since then. Hope youll have more luck, 2 months were really too much.
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I played this "game" a few weeks ago. I also live outside the US, so I had to send it back for repair,due to a speaker problem (the speaker was 'crackling') and no firm in europe could fix it.. They were the worst weeks of my summer,it took almost 2 months to get my phone back,but I dont have any issues with the phone since then. Hope youll have more luck, 2 months were really too much.
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I'm seeing something similar but It's not always there, only shows up occasionally when the screen goes off and I wake it, started happening using liteROM
It's not a "stuck pixel". AMOLEDs can have dead pixels at worst (and it's MUCH rarer than in LCDs and usually it's only one color that doesn't respond). There's some deeper issue. Take a screenshot and see if it shows up there -- that'll tell us if it's in software or hardware.
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It's not a "stuck pixel". AMOLEDs can have dead pixels at worst (and it's MUCH rarer than in LCDs and usually it's only one color that doesn't respond). There's some deeper issue. Take a screenshot and see if it shows up there -- that'll tell us if it's in software or hardware.
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If I have two bright green pixels, which are on all the time on the sa screen of my tab 7.7, what is this called then?
I've searched the forums for a while and haven't found an issue exactly like this..
At first my phone would boot and the soft keys would light up and the LED would shine while charging. Shortly after that, I had no display and no illumination whatsoever on my screen. I just disassembled the phone to make sure all of the bands and connecters are connected and they are fine. I have reason to believe the screen works because when I receive a call, i can press where I usually would to accept calls and it works.
I have done some research on getting a new digitizer, screen, ribbons, etc.. but it's just too costly to justify it seems.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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I've searched the forums for a while and haven't found an issue exactly like this..
At first my phone would boot and the soft keys would light up and the LED would shine while charging. Shortly after that, I had no display and no illumination whatsoever on my screen. I just disassembled the phone to make sure all of the bands and connecters are connected and they are fine. I have reason to believe the screen works because when I receive a call, i can press where I usually would to accept calls and it works.
I have done some research on getting a new digitizer, screen, ribbons, etc.. but it's just too costly to justify it seems.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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Try to Odin stock
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You may have to go into sprint and ask for a new screen. That happened to me once and they replaced it and it worked fine ever since. I had water damage on mine though
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xboxfanj said:
You may have to go into sprint and ask for a new screen. That happened to me once and they replaced it and it worked fine ever since. I had water damage on mine though
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You can do that? Will they deny you if you're using a rooted phone or do you have to go back to stock first...
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You can do that? Will they deny you if you're using a rooted phone or do you have to go back to stock first...
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Depends on where you go and who you get. The last time I went, the associate thought it was awesome that I have sense on my phone. If possible, Odin back though.
I did get around to blindly putting my phone into download mode and flashing the stock tar through odin.. I'm assuming the flash worked since I heard the stock boot/shutdown animation theme music accordingly.
Unfortunately the screen and the soft keys are still not illuminated. The QWERTY remains functional including backlighting.
My phone is no longer on any network, but do you think I could still take it up to a location and bs my way into getting at least a used equal or lesser value device?
Put it up on Fleabay as a clean ESN, broken screen phone and stop wasting our time while you try to scam Sprint.
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You're right, certainly not an ethical option. I'm more of a DIY person though, as I'm sure I could say the same for everyone else here.
Do you think it's the whole screen that needs to replaced? Ribbons and all? If so, do you know of a good source for me to purchase what I need
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You're right, certainly not an ethical option. I'm more of a DIY person though, as I'm sure I could say the same for everyone else here.
Do you think it's the whole screen that needs to replaced? Ribbons and all? If so, do you know of a good source for me to purchase what I need
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Don't do it. I bought my Epic for $80 and replacement screen costs $70. AND I'm in China where electronic products and accessories should be cheap.
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Well guys its happened. Its burned in and its really noticeable during videos and what not. Is there a way I can help it or do I have to get a replacement cause it makes me go crazy when I'm watching a video.
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Well guys its happened. Its burned in and its really noticeable during videos and what not. Is there a way I can help it or do I have to get a replacement cause it makes me go crazy when I'm watching a video.
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These 'burn ins' are reported often for the GNEX (or other AMOLED devices). I can see them myself on my 10 months old GNEX, not very clear though (maybe I just don't care enough). There are a few apps on the play store that supposedly revive the off-color sections. However, because of the fact the navbar and status bar on the same location >90% of the time, the burn ins will soon return. I'm not sure if you can claim these 'burn ins' under warranty, but even if you could, it's only a matter of time before named sections of the screen will burn in again on your fresh GNEX.
Yea that's what I have read when doing some research. And they probably wouldn't put it under warranty so I guess I should just get used to it.
Samsung has replaced my Gnex screen due to a burn in issue at the nav bar. I only had to send it in , not a question asked. I even offered to email them a photo showing the issue and they said it is not needed.
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I just picked up a nexus second hand with screen burn, rang Samsung and they just said to send it in for replacement screen. They may of course send it back unfixed when I do, but I explained clearly what the problem was to their rep and they seemed to think it was covered by warranty.
Frankly it would be hard to see why it wouldn't be covered by warranty. They might assert that its just a matter of wear and tear, but I would say that if you follow the comprehensive instructions that come with it and a component stops working as expected within a year that its a question it should be covered by warranty.
(Bear in mind that the instructions are as specific as telling you not to suck the battery, paint the screen or microwave your device, but say nothing of how long to leave the screen on for.)
Of course if they say no it can be hard to actually assert your rights. But for most phone manufacturers its just easier to fix the thing.
Thanks for the replies guys I'll give them a call today.
I, personally, take the framework_res.apk out of whatever rom I'm about to flash...
Edit /res/values/dimens.xml Navsize values to 0...
And install LMTPIE.
This might even help reverse some burn in.
I got burn-in after just three months of pretty heavy usage. I knew it would happen, but it's still disappointing.
I'm getting really leery of buying AMOLED again, to be perfectly honest - as this also happened on my N1.
Wouldn't a transparent Nav bar and status bar prolong the life of the screen?
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In my nexus warranty card it stated that burn-ins are normal for all types of LCD and OLED screens after time and this issue is not covered by warranty.
Jubakuba said:
I, personally, take the framework_res.apk out of whatever rom I'm about to flash...
Edit /res/values/dimens.xml Navsize values to 0...
And install LMTPIE.
This might even help reverse some burn in.
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Another way to remove the nav is add this line to build.prop qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
kristian93 said:
In my nexus warranty card it stated that burn-ins are normal for all types of LCD and OLED screens after time and this issue is not covered by warranty.
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Lolwut?! They mention it's known to happen and say it's not covered? Let them deny someone. I'd take them to court. You can't mention something as a known or expected hardware failure and not cover it, rofl.
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Zeinzu said:
Lolwut?! They mention it's known to happen and say it's not covered? Let them deny someone. I'd take them to court. You can't mention something as a known or expected hardware failure and not cover it, rofl.
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Depends on how you look at it. It's not exactly a hardware 'failure' since the screen is still working at a level that does not impede with usage of the phone. It's just annoying (depending on who you ask). Compare it with a dead pixel on your brand new TFT computer screen. In some countries, this is not covered by warranty.
I'm not convinced that if someone in the Netherlands would take it to court, they'd win.
Now I'm scared my phone will soon before crap lol
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I will atach photos of the problem, and is there any way whic could help me, it look like some pixels are freezed. This is most noticable on gray color.
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I will atach photos of the problem, and is there any way whic could help me, it look like some pixels are freezed. This is most noticable on gray color.
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It is a screen burn ,i have tried to solve problem with Screen Burn-in Tool app from Play Store
but no success,this problem have also few my friends with lg g4,i newer buy any lg phone again, lg is better to produce tv sets and wasmachines because as phone manufactures sucks.
Same issue here too, it isn't necessarily burn in, more image retention I guess which tends to happen to some LCD's, tried all sorts of things to fix it, if anyone knows how to fix this that would be awesome
Guess we'll have to either get the device replaced or replace the LCD
BrandonSingh said:
Same issue here too, it isn't necessarily burn in, more image retention I guess which tends to happen to some LCD's, tried all sorts of things to fix it, if anyone knows how to fix this that would be awesome
Guess we'll have to either get the device replaced or replace the LCD
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If it's retention the LCD won't have to be replaced. Just wait a little, and it's gone.
And it inst always there, it knows to disaper.
And one more thing, it constantly changin, for example now i see 12:30, and for 2 minutes i will see 12:32, not one picture burned in.
Sorry for my English, i hop you will understand what i trying to say.
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If it's retention the LCD won't have to be replaced. Just wait a little, and it's gone.
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Its pretty bad retention if thats the case, not permanent...only really see it on grayish backgrounds....Ive left the phone off for days...switched it back on and within a matter of minutes my status bar is burned in lol
Same problem here pink burn that appears only on gray with a few minutes of use.
I was wondering if its just my device or not.
And now that i know that is the case i guess switching the phone display will not solve it.
I am getting this issue as well. Pinkish tint (when there is a light grey background) and image retention on the top of the screen and I can see those little icons. Did you get the problem after motherboard replacement due to bootloop issue? I am regretting my decision in purchasing LG G4.. :crying:
xzfzx said:
Same problem here pink burn that appears only on gray with a few minutes of use.
I was wondering if its just my device or not.
And now that i know that is the case i guess switching the phone display will not solve it.
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It is the display, friend of mine replaced his and he no longer had this issue.
I think he ordered a $70 USD replacement off Amazon and did it himself since LG requested for him to send the phone to Taiwan.
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I am getting this issue as well. Pinkish tint (when there is a light grey background) and image retention on the top of the screen and I can see those little icons. Did you get the problem after motherboard replacement due to bootloop issue? I am regretting my decision in purchasing LG G4.. :crying:
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To be honest it does not really bother me,the only thing is that i can not put a gray wallpaper :/.
And when you mention this i think it actually started only after i got my motherboard replaced because of the bootloop but i might just did not notice until than..
And no regreting is needed alot of people that i know with s6 are not so happy about it..and the only other option was m9...so.....if you like me and had no choice the g4 was the smartest choice lol and i am quite happy with it...
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It is the display, friend of mine replaced his and he no longer had this issue.
I think he ordered a $70 USD replacement off Amazon and did it himself since LG requested for him to send the phone to Taiwan.
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Well i was talking about that, if you would give your phone to lg they will replace with the same display..so i dont see the point...
And the replacement displays you cant tell how are they as in brightness battery drain and color accuracy...
I guess if it will get worse than i will probably replace it..for now its fine enough lol
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Well i was talking about that, if you would give your phone to lg they will replace with the same display..so i dont see the point...
And the replacement displays you cant tell how are they as in brightness battery drain and color accuracy...
I guess if it will get worse than i will probably replace it..for now its fine enough lol
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Meh...it's really not a huge problem lol, it grew on me after some time and it doesn't bother me anymore
Hasn't gotten worse over the past 6-ish months or so, so I guess it'll stay this way
I'm from Jamaica so sending it to Taiwan is going to be a bit of a problem
But as for the replacement part, I definitely get what you're saying, I asked my friend about his for the purpose of this thread and he told me that the battery life is the same, brightness/quality is similar to the original display, worse case scenario if you need to change the screen I'd say go for it.
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I will atach photos of the problem, and is there any way whic could help me, it look like some pixels are freezed. This is most noticable on gray color.
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I have found a some kind temporary workaround ( i don't know is that correct language expression in english so sorry for that )
Mainly here is what I did : I have flash latest SUPERXE kernel for stock rom android 6.0 from here , after flash from Play Store I have installed app Kernel Adiutor ,from the drop-down menu selected Screen section and aply this settings :
RED=230
GREEN=235
BLUE=235
Minimum RGB Value=35
Saturation Intensity= 30
Screen Hue=0
Screen Value= 125
Screen Contrast=127
After this no more red colored retention on gray background,not even in TWRP recovery.
This solution is only for rooted devices with unlocked bootloader,I hope this will help You
After kernel installation i have run few times antutu benchmark,so maybe this is also have influence on screen refresh.
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I have found a some kind temporary workaround ( i don't know is that correct language expression in english so sorry for that )
Mainly here is what I did : I have flash latest SUPERXE kernel for stock rom android 6.0 from here , after flash from Play Store I have installed app Kernel Adiutor ,from the drop-down menu selected Screen section and aply this settings :
RED=230
GREEN=235
BLUE=235
Minimum RGB Value=35
Saturation Intensity= 30
Screen Hue=0
Screen Value= 125
Screen Contrast=127
After this no more red colored retention on gray background,not even in TWRP recovery.
This solution is only for rooted devices with unlocked bootloader,I hope this will help You
After kernel installation i have run few times antutu benchmark,so maybe this is also have influence on screen refresh.
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@redentor666
thanks man thanks sooooooooooooo much
It is a hardware issue. I got a new screen from the service centre.
redentor666 said:
I have found a some kind temporary workaround ( i don't know is that correct language expression in english so sorry for that )
Mainly here is what I did : I have flash latest SUPERXE kernel for stock rom android 6.0 from here , after flash from Play Store I have installed app Kernel Adiutor ,from the drop-down menu selected Screen section and aply this settings :
RED=230
GREEN=235
BLUE=235
Minimum RGB Value=35
Saturation Intensity= 30
Screen Hue=0
Screen Value= 125
Screen Contrast=127
After this no more red colored retention on gray background,not even in TWRP recovery.
This solution is only for rooted devices with unlocked bootloader,I hope this will help You
After kernel installation i have run few times antutu benchmark,so maybe this is also have influence on screen refresh.
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This worked for me, too Thanks for sharing.
Anyway I will try warranty soon.
Dear guys, 12/2015 I have same issue that burning, my local warranty service ok change a new LCD, it is very OK after replacement, no burn any more. But after 6 months the same issue come back, it is hardware issue. LG always have issue about hardware in flagship more than other competitor.
Not a G4 owner but I have used a G4 before as well as a V10 and a G5, currently own the V10. This issue is present on all three devices and isn't a question of if it will happen, it's a matter of when it will happen. I noticed this issue with my display a few months ago and the entire affected area has a weird yellowish hue to it which is most noticeable on a lighter grey hue and as of now have grown used to it to a degree: still annoys me a bit. Also had a friend whom I recommended the G4 to and he had this issue with retention since he got it though he barely notices it since his phone is almost always set at 0% brightness
Anyways, at this point the main cause for this as I've said in a couple of threads is the display technology itself. I'm guessing this is one of the side effects Quantum Display has for offering near-amoled quality with vivid colors and blacks in comparison to regular LCD panels. Basically, even replacing the display is a temporary issue and still a lottery as you may get one with no issues until a year later or one that already has retention out of the box.
At this point, I might even tolerate amoled displays or non-Quantum Display lcd panels but it's too bad LG makes great phones. Oh well, just another thing to keep in mind when getting a phone from LG
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To be honest it does not really bother me,the only thing is that i can not put a gray wallpaper :/.
And when you mention this i think it actually started only after i got my motherboard replaced because of the bootloop but i might just did not notice until than..
And no regreting is needed alot of people that i know with s6 are not so happy about it..and the only other option was m9...so.....if you like me and had no choice the g4 was the smartest choice lol and i am quite happy with it...
Well i was talking about that, if you would give your phone to lg they will replace with the same display..so i dont see the point...
And the replacement displays you cant tell how are they as in brightness battery drain and color accuracy...
I guess if it will get worse than i will probably replace it..for now its fine enough lol
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I started getting this burn in and i am 95% sure that it didn't happen before. My G4 was in bootloop so i sent it back and i think that they replaced motherboard. After about 2 months of usage i started noticing this and as i said i am 95% sure that it didn't happen before motherboard was replaced, only if i didn't realise that but i am sure there was not this problem. :/ :/ :/ Is it actually possible that it is coz of motherboard replacement and that it can't be fixed even if i replace screen?!?! ((
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I started getting this burn in and i am 95% sure that it didn't happen before. My G4 was in bootloop so i sent it back and i think that they replaced motherboard. After about 2 months of usage i started noticing this and as i said i am 95% sure that it didn't happen before motherboard was replaced, only if i didn't realise that but i am sure there was not this problem. :/ :/ :/ Is it actually possible that it is coz of motherboard replacement and that it can't be fixed even if i replace screen?!?! ((
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It's not a motherboard issue but a display issue. With the G4, V10, and G5, there will be displays that will have retention out of the box or in a matter of a few months and then those who don't get it until 2 years into use or in fact, never at all. Only solution is replacing the display but that's a bit of a lottery in it of itself as you don't know if it won't have its own issues and I'd imagine constantly buying new LCD digitizers to grow costly that you might as well just buy a new phone altogether.
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Try " Bluelight Filter " app from Google store , I had the same problem until I used the app .
Hello HTC fans,
I am gonna receive my HTC 10 tomorrow and I would like to immediately look for HW failures/defects, etc. to see if I have a faulty device.
My Question is., what should I check?
- dead pixels
- Speaker issues (I dont know what to check exactly)
- Microphone issues ( how to test?
- What else?
Can you please help me out?
Thanks in advance
Take it out of the box, put it on the charger. Make sure it charges to 100 percent, then use it.
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Take it out of the box, put it on the charger. Make sure it charges to 100 percent, then use it.
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That was quite obvious, I just thought there are "bad-batches" but if theres nothing like that (like it was with the m7 series) I am not worried
Get it out of the box, look if your display has a red tint, if it has a red tint install Dev Check and look which display is build in (Sharp or Tianma). If it is a Sharp display and hast red tint return it, if it's a Tianma display the red tint seems to go away after some days/weeks of usage.
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That was quite obvious, I just thought there are "bad-batches" but if theres nothing like that (like it was with the m7 series) I am not worried
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Exactly no reason to worry about maybe having a bad unit before you even get it. Yes there will be a bad phone here and there. Be more excited you are getting a new phone!
The first thing to do is run the diagnostics. To do this, run the Help app. On the Help screen menu tap 'Troubleshooting' or 'Diagnostics tools' to use a troubleshooting wizard to check the basic hardware functions (alternatively, dial *#*#3424#*#*).
I found red tint on my phone at the bottom of my screen which didn't disappear after 3 weeks. In the end i got rid my phone as that tint was doing my head in.
riz157 said:
I found red tint on my phone at the bottom of my screen which didn't disappear after 3 weeks. In the end i got rid my phone as that tint was doing my head in.
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What about the 2 years warranty from HTC? werent they able to replace or repair your device?
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What about the 2 years warranty from HTC? werent they able to replace or repair your device?
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Yes had that option but I chose not to replace it as I prefer bigger screen. I thought I could live with smaller screen but clearly not. If it was 5.5 then I would have stuck with it definitely.
riz157 said:
Yes had that option but I chose not to replace it as I prefer bigger screen. I thought I could live with smaller screen but clearly not. If it was 5.5 then I would have stuck with it definitely.
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Well, its all personal preference .... for me the 5.7 XL was way too big (I have big fingers too...I am 198CM ) and the HTC 10 is just an upgraded m7 for me hence the love
zimilaci said:
Well, its all personal preference .... for me the 5.7 XL was way too big (I have big fingers too...I am 198CM ) and the HTC 10 is just an upgraded m7 for me hence the love
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Definitely personal preference, other then that it's a good phone.
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What about the 2 years warranty from HTC? werent they able to replace or repair your device?
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Personally, I'd rather just return it and get a new one if it's within the first 30 days. Seems like more of a hassle to get repaired or possibly sent a refurb in exchange.