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Screen replacement

Well I cracked my screen again thus is my second one but my screen turns on but when I touch it to unlock it nothing happens. Any thoughts?
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Hey,
Well this is the case many times, you did not crack your screen because it would not be working if you did. What you did was crack the digitizer, and those are very sensitive if you crack it it may work, but if it is cracked the right way it will not. its just luck of the draw kind of thing!
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wilderckw said:
Well I cracked my screen again thus is my second one but my screen turns on but when I touch it to unlock it nothing happens. Any thoughts?
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[Q] Can you fix a stuck pixel on AMOLED screen?

Just noticed on my phone earlier when i unlocked it that i hat a red dot near the bottom. Ran a pixel test i found on the market and it shows up on any background and my brightness setting doesn't affect it. Is there any way i can fix this?
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Press hard on the screen where the stuck pixel is so the screen distorts in that area and hold for 10 or so seconds. Thats how ive done it for my lcd monitors and its worked.
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EpicPie said:
Press hard on the screen where the stuck pixel is so the screen distorts in that area and hold for 10 or so seconds. Thats how ive done it for my lcd monitors and its worked.
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I wouldn't do it...
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EpicPie said:
Press hard on the screen where the stuck pixel is so the screen distorts in that area and hold for 10 or so seconds. Thats how ive done it for my lcd monitors and its worked.
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That wouldn't work anyways cause the screen it under a hard glass cover. Also its not a true lcd screen its an oled screen
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Maybe an app could be developed that uses the device gpu/cpu to mimic the effects of Pixel Tuneup?
I can't link because i'm new, but it's pixeltuneup[dot]com.
Just a thought. If this turns out to be a widespread issue, a simple app might be something people would pay a buck or two for. From what I understand, PT just puts out a calibrated video signal that is good at fixing pixel issues.

Ill have to give that a look and maybe contact the developer. Its not that bad of a problem but i always find myself staring at it lol
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So does anyone else have a possible idea? I've looked all over Google recently and can't find much about fixing oled screens.
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I supposed you've tried the screen calibrators that flash a whole bunch of colors. Thats would really be my only advice. If it doesn't work out a warranty replacement would be my last resort
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Yea I've tried a few if those already and left each one run for about an hour. As for a replacement i wouldn't be able to do since i just got this one after my last one broke. Also I've have this phone for a little over one month or so :/
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Gorlan398 said:
Yea I've tried a few if those already and left each one run for about an hour. As for a replacement i wouldn't be able to do since i just got this one after my last one broke. Also I've have this phone for a little over one month or so :/
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So why can't you get a replacement ? The phone is to be free of defects for a year, even if you already replaced it. Stuck pixels are a manufacturing defect which is covered under the warranty. If you got it in store, go back to the store. If you got it from 611 or online call the 1800 number and tell them.

Ah ok i see what you mean now. My next issue would be to find a stock 2.3.6 Rom
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How bad are ur AMOLED ink spots?

So if u don't already know pretty much all of our s3 phones have black ink spots on the screen when viewing a black background at night time or somewhere really dark. If u don't believe me download the LCD test, go to black color picture wait a few seconds for ur eyes to adjust and ur screen to auto dim in the dark.. and ull see a bunch of stains.
I'm just wondering how bad is too bad?
I have 2 curved lines down the length on the screen and a few other stains. I just want to have an idea if I should replace my screen with hope that I will get less spots or smaller spots than now.
Please post ur ink imperfections here..
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Probably like 6-7 q-tip sized ones. Maybe a little smaller.

=D I only have one spot that looks like some one stroked it with a QTip. Dead center in the screen.
Personally I'd rather have 8 of these marks instead of just one, DEAD CENTER OF MY SCREEN. Brings out the OCD in me.

Avelnan said:
=D I only have one spot that looks like some one stroked it with a QTip. Dead center in the screen.
Personally I'd rather have 8 of these marks instead of just one, DEAD CENTER OF MY SCREEN. Brings out the OCD in me.
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Same.. i got one spot right in the middle and a curved line on the right side of the screen.
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Don't know and don't care, the phone works perfectly fine for me, no need to be all nit picky over small issues

I refuse to look, if I don't see it now, I won't notice it under normal use. If I do this and see it, I'll constantly dwell on it.

sounds like i got it pretty bad lol
i have about a shirt-button sized circle on the top center as well as a few other random little spots. Doesn't bother me though.

I don't have any.. let's see how many flaws my replacement has :\
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z0phi3l said:
Don't know and don't care, the phone works perfectly fine for me, no need to be all nit picky over small issues
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That couldn't be more true, but some of us paid a lot for this phone. It's not an issue at all when you think about it, but once you do notice it, it becomes a psychological issue and it upsets the user.
se1000 said:
I refuse to look, if I don't see it now, I won't notice it under normal use. If I do this and see it, I'll constantly dwell on it.
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I downloaded the lcd test app and looked. None there.

I got one that looks like south America it's big from center of screen to bottom.
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I exchanged mine within the warranty period.
Had to. For i got my phone with my mom's plan.
The one I have is perfect.
The bad one. Bottom right corner.
Both phones white
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So when I get mine replaced at the T-Mobile store how do I tell if the phone is new or refurbished.. I want to make sure they will give me a new one and don't screw me
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Btw thanks a lot for the response guys.. its very helpful
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Ooo... replaced my phone today.. for another one.. took a good minute for lady to see it in the bathroom with no lights... had to send her in there twice... bit mine was pretty bad... this new one its almost perfect just a few tiny tiny dots that I can only see with LCD tester in pitch black room... thanx for ur help guys
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I dled the apps and dont see any spots unless I'm doing something wrong. Can someone tell me exactly wat I'm supposed to be doing
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The spots are like backlight bleed. I don't think a tester will show anything...

I had this issue with my S2; the refurbished one had them everywhere. When I got my S3, I didn't notice a thing! Thanks for the awareness though.

***t screens.
just saying.
colors are nice, but at what cost. i would trade an HTC LCD screen for this one any day

What's so bad about the ink spots though? Since you can't see it when the screen is or off. Only when it's dark.
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Screen over button and left corner bleeding pink blue.

I am very careful with my phone, screen protector, case, never dropped. Pulled it out of my pocket this afternoon and noticed a small pink area just over the button and to the left lower corner of the screen. as the evening progressed the area is now larger, about the size of a quarter over the button and near the corner.
Not sure what the hell is causing this, i'll try and post some pictures.

Attached image,
sorry for crappy resolution, was with an iphone.

What are we looking for in that pic??
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jasvncnt1 said:
What are we looking for in that pic??
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The screen is bleeding from the lower mid to left of the screen, i can see the text and images under the colored area fine, To me it looks like the screen has separated. The touch screen is working fine. I have no idea how it happened, I do know that it was never dropped and never came in contact with water.
Has this happened to anyone else?

jasvncnt1 said:
What are we looking for in that pic??
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LOL uploaded wrong image.

Iz3man said:
LOL uploaded wrong image.
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Wow that's awful looking.
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Iz3man said:
LOL uploaded wrong image.
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Lol that's what I was trying to figure out. Dude that looks messed up
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Has happened to mine as well. I have a pink dot in the middle of the left side of the screen. I read that it is a defect in the screen. It's annoying an want to turn it in on warranty but can't be without my phone for a month.
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pmkeitt said:
Has happened to mine as well. I have a pink dot in the middle of the left side of the screen. I read that it is a defect in the screen. It's annoying an want to turn it in on warranty but can't be without my phone for a month.
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I'll have to send it out,its now 1/4 the way up the screen. I'll have to use my Iphone for a while till this guy comes back.. From preliminary talks with Bell, they sound like they will push the "You dropped it" card... it will be hard to prove for them cause the lack of any physical damage, but hey, they are douche bags after all.

So this is as of 2 mins ago.
It's crazy, by tomorrow it will be 1/2 the screen!.
Update - The screen is now completely Blue with a dark blue section near the bottom.
This morning image

the more i look at it, the more i think water got inside your phone 0_0

I've never seen water do that to a display.
It wasn't water, It's under warranty so it's being replaced, so i'm happy about that. Showed it to the "support Tech" and the response i got was "Holy Sh*t"
It was a screen defect where the AMOLED display actually separated .

touch screen

anyone had any problems with a dead spot on their screen?

foxsdaddy67 said:
anyone had any problems with a dead spot on their screen?
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I am on my 3rd Optimus G and haven't had and dead spots. I am assuming you are referring to pixels. There was someone on IRC who had an OG with a broke screen. His issue was half the screen didn't come on. I am not sure if that was a hardware issue or if it was physically broke.
I have only had one screen issue and it was on all three OG I have had. There is a bit of light leak on the edges and top. Light leak is when the back light of the screen shines around the edges on a dark screen. I think that is a common universal issue. But, the screen is very vivid and not many people have had complaint about it.
Can you clarify you issue? We might be able to give you some ideas. If you are the original purchaser it is under warranty still. If not, I recommend TEP. If you are on XDA then TEP is a must.

kc_exactly said:
I am on my 3rd Optimus G...
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What happened to the previous 2?

when i run my finger across the screen in the middle it wont detect my touch. if i turn on the options in the developers setting to see what its doing you can see when it traces a line, it skips in the middle and starts again about a half inch later. only had the phone for a week or so, so thats not a problem. had a similiar issue on my evo shift way back when. had to take it to sprint store then too. any way i have an appt at 9 to have them take a look at it

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What happened to the previous 2?
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Held my rum and coke under my phone while texting drunk. The phone is big, the cup was bigger. 0.4 nano seconds was all it took.
Second one, testing gone wrong, fixing went full [email protected] wrong.
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Does any one else have black rectangles all over the screen.
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well they are out of stock on the G.. on backorder for a week before i can get replacement. wtf.
had to laugh cuz the "tech" didnt know how to turn off the screen touch traces in the developer settings lol

man this is annoying. seems like everything on the phone depends on that part of the screen ie hitting send for texts and other things lol

foxsdaddy67 said:
man this is annoying. seems like everything on the phone depends on that part of the screen ie hitting send for texts and other things lol
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Have you tried in landscape? This is a way for me to do certain things when customers come into the store with touchscreen issues.

Landscape is more annoying than the screwed up spot lol
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kc_exactly said:
Held my rum and coke under my phone while texting drunk. The phone is big, the cup was bigger. 0.4 nano seconds was all it took.
Second one, testing gone wrong, fixing went full [email protected] wrong.
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I bet you sobered up quick when you dropped it. Lol
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