I Have had the galaxy s4 for a week now
And noticed from day one that the whites look kinda beige or let's say ofwhite
I turned off the auto brightness ,auto screen adjasment, brightness to the max
But still the same, I compare it to my Laptop screen, and my older galaxy s2 , where the white are Def pronounced And clear
Is this a normal thing in the s4?
Or is it a flaw? If so, is it common?
What do you guys suggest?
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I'd take it back to tmobile and exchange it. That is not normal
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Screen issues seem to be really common with the S4. I have an issue with the bottom half of the screen having the yellowish tint you're talking about, but the top half is fine. It's too late for me to take it back to t-mo unfortunately, but I may try contacting Samsung and seeing if they'll do a screen replacement under warranty.
It's a shame because I love everything else about the phone.
That sounds horrible. Hopefully you can exchange it.
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I Have had the galaxy s4 for a week now
And noticed from day one that the whites look kinda beige or let's say ofwhite
I turned off the auto brightness ,auto screen adjasment, brightness to the max
But still the same, I compare it to my Laptop screen, and my older galaxy s2 , where the white are Def pronounced And clear
Is this a normal thing in the s4?
Or is it a flaw? If so, is it common?
What do you guys suggest?
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It's normal. I compare my S4 screen to the screen on a few of my friends S4's who arent rooted and their whites dont look quite as white as mine, but that's because i use Trinity Colours to enable the cool colour settings. Used it on my S3 and my S4, and ever since then i just notice that off-white tint as small of a tint as it is unless im running Trinity Colours on cool settings.
You can always call customer service .And they will send a replacement. However you would need to send your damaged s4 back .as soon as you receive the replacement. and you should be good to go after that. Good luck.
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Did you put the screen mode to professional photo or movie mode? Standard and above are more yellowish.
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try this
There is an option called "reading mode" . Keep it off.
Even i use a s4 and had the same problem.
Then i tried this. And thankfully it worked hope it works for you and other people
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So my Nexus has burn in. Nothing new there on an AMOLED based screen. However, the other four Nexus I've seen that are more than a month old have the same issues as mine.
My question is simply this: how many of you who have a Nexus have burn in? Please include age of Nexus and when you first noticed burn in, if possible, as I'm looking to put together an objective look at time between purchase and initial occurrence.
If you are using color mods, please mention that as well.
Thanks.
~Jase
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I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.
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I'm like...mega OCD about screen-burn.
I don't even enable my nav bar %95 of the time.
It's only open when I'm going to need the back button repeatedly as I change settings or something.
So annoying having to do that to keep your screen looking decent =[
I also use the full-screen browser option to minimize status bar burn (as I'm primarily in my browser during use).
No burn yet though!
Phone is a few months old now.
And the only color mod that will hurt your screen is the color multipliers...
Which I leave at default.
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Thanks for the info. Exactly what I was looking for.
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I got no burn in at all - I've had the screen since launch but the internals are new-ish. (washed my first one on accident so bought a new one, swapped my original screen in since it was much better quality ) Stock everything except rooted and leaked 4.0.4 ROM. I don't leave my screen on unattended though.
I have major burn in, even from my keyboard being up.
Really sucks and makes me sad.
May try a burn in reversal app on the market, if it works i'll make a fullscreen version for us nexus users
If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?
Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.
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If the burn-in is that bad, wouldn't you be able to have the phone replaced under warranty?
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Yes. But if it's a universal thing....
Theshawty said:
Is it really that bad? :O
I bought my Gnex three days ago and I use the phone quite a lot, so that'll probably happen soon.
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Maybe, it depends on how you treat it...
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My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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My nexus is now on its 2nd day and I noticed on low brightness if I make the whole screen white I can see faint burn in from the status bar and navigation bar.
Can this be reversed or should I consider returning it for replacement?
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Ick.
No way.
Roll around in a white screen for 3 minutes at a higher brightness.
It'll go away.
Would a stuck pixel rgb alternating screen help if I were to run it overnight while charging?
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If and when my screen "burns-in", it would still be good for daily use, right? Is it something that would bother me much? I have this phone on a two-year contract and would hate having it fail me halfway.
Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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Well it would be but it would definitely hurt the experience some.
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Indeed it does. I've got a blacked out theme now, so I don't really notice it....but when it was stock/bright colored theme I noticed every bit of it.
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We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.
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We already posted threads on the burn in issue. Why nor search them out to get the info already posted.
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Ummm....who are you?
No one said I didn't search, if you'll reread my OP I'm looking for specific information.
Pardon me for asking a question, in the right forum, about a device I own.
Sincerely,
Jase
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I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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I've had my screen on 100 percent brightness since November and I don't have any burn in
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First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..
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First relaxing comment on this thread.. I was starting to feel shaky..
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Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.
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Burn-in or no burn-in, nothing can scare me away from this phone.
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Agreed getting one very soon
i have already search it on google & xda and i haven't found any solution yet, i haven't bought the gnex yet, but i will, and the purple tint issue is really bothering me, how to fix it ? i have heard some custom kernel (franco.trinity) and they said you can remove the purple tint by calibrating the color of the screen, isn't purple tint a hardware problem ? how can it be repaired with a software ? in fact, the folks over "galaxy nexus screen, what's normal, what's not" thread said "just turn of the screen and you will never see the purple tint", I'm kidding, though.
thanks...
Trinity took care of it completely for me.
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Only way is to flash a kernel? :/
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god is the creation of people with nowhere left to turn
Trinity also did it for me too..took about 2 days to get used to. But I will NEVER go back..EVER...
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I have searched t-mobile galaxy s4 quiet extensively, and didn't see anything addressing this issue, my apologies if I blindly skipped a thread talking about this. I wanted to know how many people are dealing with this screen smearing problem on their t-mobile galaxy s4, if there are only few I'm going to consider getting a replacement. Thank you.
there is no such topic on the t-mo version, but there is a 42 page thread about this on the int'l version, link below fyr. also, i have that problem along with some lags here and there as well, but not too bad that makes me wanna exchange for a new unit though. the camera shutter lag is what bothers me though.
link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445
Yea I really only notice a blue smear while scrolling in system settings..
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Yea I really only notice a blue smear while scrolling in system settings..
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yes mine does it too, its probably a issue in all the s4
I had noticed this in the first couple of days of using my S4 but now it seems to be gone. Had it for 6 days.
You can fix this issue by installing an app called screen adjuster, then setting the contrast to -7. This will eliminate true black (pixels will be illuminated as they were on the GS3), but will fix the smearing issue until Samsung pushes a fix (which may do the same thing).
Every s4 I have looked at has the smearing issue. I returned mine today and didn't bother to get another. I figure, hey if I'm going to shell out hundreds of dollars to a multi billion dollar corporation, then I want that product to work 100%
Smearing happens with any grey on black image. Try this. Google images "grey on black" then open them in gallery and zoom in. Move the image around and sometimes the screen even goes crazy and puts out white and black lines!! Yeah smearing can be "mostly" fixed via an app to turn down contrast. But why should we have to??? :banghead:
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I havent noticed it on mine, maybe they'll fix it later with an update?
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Every s4 I have looked at has the smearing issue. I returned mine today and didn't bother to get another. I figure, hey if I'm going to shell out hundreds of dollars to a multi billion dollar corporation, then I want that product to work 100%
Smearing happens with any grey on black image. Try this. Google images "grey on black" then open them in gallery and zoom in. Move the image around and sometimes the screen even goes crazy and puts out white and black lines!! Yeah smearing can be "mostly" fixed via an app to turn down contrast. But why should we have to??? :banghead:
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QUICK !!
someone give this man an iPhone.
Charlie Brown said:
Every s4 I have looked at has the smearing issue. I returned mine today and didn't bother to get another. I figure, hey if I'm going to shell out hundreds of dollars to a multi billion dollar corporation, then I want that product to work 100%
Smearing happens with any grey on black image. Try this. Google images "grey on black" then open them in gallery and zoom in. Move the image around and sometimes the screen even goes crazy and puts out white and black lines!! Yeah smearing can be "mostly" fixed via an app to turn down contrast. But why should we have to??? :banghead:
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Charlie come back man.
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QUICK !!
someone give this man an iPhone.
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Haha! Yeah right. I've been on these forums for ever.
But I'll let you be the consumer robot and guinea pig, saying yes to every defective product. Lolz..... I'll wait for the issue to be fixed. But you can keep yours.... Sucker.
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This is bugging me too as I have my tapatalk set to black background and dim my screen all the way down when I'm reading at night. I checked my s3 and note 2 and this doesn't happen on those screen.
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Its happening to me too and ITS ANNOYING
Samsung gave us a defective device simple as that.
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I have it. But don't really mind because I only set it on the setting
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Downloading "screen adjuster" and setting the contrast to -30 fixes it but why do we have to do that with our brand new phones.
There is a new kernel that apparently fixes the smearing on the International S4, you can find that info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445&page=60 I'm wondering if there will be a fix for this TM version. I can live with that "purple haze" but sometimes is hard to see text while scrolling on dark backgrounds.
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There is a new kernel that apparently fixes the smearing on the International S4, you can find that info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445&page=60 I'm wondering if there will be a fix for this TM version. I can live with that "purple haze" but sometimes is hard to see text while scrolling on dark backgrounds.
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God to know. And from what I read in that thread is that samsung is aware of it.
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Mine has it as well, it's the first thing I noticed when I opened the menu. Drives me nuts, I thought I was having vision problems
Hi all,did you noticed that,after about a year,our screen shows different colours on the navbar and statusbar area?
I noticed that using the "expanded desktop"..
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Screen burn. Typical on Super AMOLEDs.
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Yet another reason to use extended desktop mode ALL THE TIME.
W/an PIE control.
Eg:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrolpro
Try this, hit button Repair, but for about 30 seconds max (there is a risk of invert burn), then check burn again. In case repeat process.
It helped little for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bengigi.screen.diagnostic&hl=cs
Are you sure that he needs only 30 seconds to repair the display?
People says that you have to leave it on for about 8-9 hours..
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I left it for 2 minutes and I had burned icons, insted of bluish bar.
You can repeat this process, but I do not recommend leave it 8 hours.
I am not sure about the time, try it yourself, but watch out, you can make it even worse.
Maybe using expanded desktop for plenty of weeks would make better job.
Nah, been using expanded desktop for months now and it's not going away. I think the blue burns out faster than the other colors on this screen and that's why it looks bluish compared to the rest of the screen - the blue on the rest of the screen has dimmed over time while the edges have a stronger blue since it's not been used as much. I'm definitely going to avoid AMOLED in the future.
About AMOLED you are right, but every "better" screen than simple TFT is avoidable. ISP on my N7 after year and half is getting yellowish tint around edges... On my old Optimus One was display same after 2 years of usage.
Both devices are still under warranty, so I request for screen replacement, but what about future? I dont want to pay for new display every year...
I think that the pixels on amoled displays starts burning beacuse the pixel on the navbar and statusbar are permanently black..so they aren't used and they don't start damaging..the color that the amoled starts to show by far is yellow...so if we leave screen during night showing a yellow image,the screen comes back to the original colors??
P.s.: sorry for my bad english
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Hi all,did you noticed that,after about a year,our screen shows different colours on the navbar and statusbar area?
I noticed that using the "expanded desktop"..
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Unfortunately after a year and a half burn in appeared on my gnex too
Happened to me in less than 6 months. Nothing much can be done honestly especially after 1 year warranty is over. Unless you consider buying a new device.
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If my gnex will survive,i'll wait till the nexus 6 :thumbup:
Can i use the warranty to have a new screen? Here in Italy the warranty lasts 2 years...
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If my gnex will survive,i'll wait till the nexus 6 :thumbup:
Can i use the warranty to have a new screen? Here in Italy the warranty lasts 2 years...
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I will tell you if they change my display in official Samsung service here in Czech republic.
I am going to go there next monday.
AMOLED never again...
Wait 1 month for a new display? Mm....
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If my gnex will survive,i'll wait till the nexus 6 :thumbup:
Can i use the warranty to have a new screen? Here in Italy the warranty lasts 2 years...
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Davoss said:
I will tell you if they change my display in official Samsung service here in Czech republic.
I am going to go there next monday.
AMOLED never again...
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In Malaysia, I could. Had to convince Samsung that my screen is bad. I basically showed them a couple of pictures (one of them being Browser's error page) and my phone was full with horizontal gray lines. Then the customer service counter asked me to send those pictures to her phone and she saw it was perfect on her phone. Then she allowed my phone to have a screen replacement.
I had screen replacements twice for my phone. And it took a few days to a week to have the screen replaced but that depends on your luck and country I guess.
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In Malaysia, I could. Had to convince Samsung that my screen is bad. I basically showed them a couple of pictures (one of them being Browser's error page) and my phone was full with horizontal gray lines. Then the customer service counter asked me to send those pictures to her phone and she saw it was perfect on her phone. Then she allowed my phone to have a screen replacement.
I had screen replacements twice for my phone. And it took a few days to a week to have the screen replaced but that depends on your luck and country I guess.
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How long does your screen stay good after first replacement?
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How long does your screen stay good after first replacement?
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It depens from screen to screen...mine started to show this problem after about 1 year...others faced this problem after months...and other doesn't have this problem yet...
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Just thinking, does Kitkat transparency (used immediately after screen replacement) prevent from bluish burn in buttons and status bar area? Or at least delay it?
I have the same tinting after about 6 months as well
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Just thinking, does Kitkat transparency (used immediately after screen replacement) prevent from bluish burn in buttons and status bar area? Or at least delay it?
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If 100% transparent it definitely will reduce the probability of burn-in in these areas.
Recently my Tab 3 has been acting a bit weird. Currently it is not rooted and is only a few months old. The other day the screen would go from dim to bright and then black out. Sometimes while doing this the screen would turn a grayish color with vertical white lines. Even though this is happening it always comes back to normal. Has anyone experienced this and if so what is going on an what can I do to fix it.
The only thing I can think of is its the LCD panel going haywire. I'll notice mine flickering in the background while on a white screen so potentially I could have the same problem later down the road.
Sorry not much help, but it is a hardware problem
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The only thing I can think of is its the LCD panel going haywire. I'll notice mine flickering in the background while on a white screen so potentially I could have the same problem later down the road.
Sorry not much help, but it is a hardware problem
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I'm sure this would fall under warranty right?
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I'm sure this would fall under warranty right?
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I never do warranty, but I'm pretty sure it would. Unless if someone else can chime in on this. But I'd get it checked out before it does get any worse then what it is.
If your rooted, unroot before you do and try to Odin back to stock or they'll tell you rooting was your problem which it never is lol
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