When I was wiping down the screen nicely before applying a screen protector I noticed in the bottom section, not where there is screen, theres a slight mark. As if something is behind it.
Its directly in the middle, aligned with the center of the Home softbutton, about and inch or so below the home button.
Seems like maybe a sensor, but I dont know. Anyone else notice this?
Thelgow said:
When I was wiping down the screen nicely before applying a screen protector I noticed in the bottom section, not where there is screen, theres a slight mark. As if something is behind it.
Its directly in the middle, aligned with the center of the Home softbutton, about and inch or so below the home button.
Seems like maybe a sensor, but I dont know. Anyone else notice this?
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It's a white notification light. Wait until you get an email and it will flash about every 10 seconds. You can turn it off under settings/ display.
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Foulwx said:
It's a white notification light. Wait until you get an email and it will flash about every 10 seconds. You can turn it off under settings/ display.
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Oh damn, i feel like a fool. Yes I've seen the light, but didnt think about it at the moment.
Well at least I know I didnt physically damage it. Thank you sir.
Closure, its tastes so sweet.
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With the screen off, in the upper half of the screen I notice some horizontal lines like a shadow from a circuit board behind the screen. Can someone please check this? You have to view it at the correct angle and lots of light like from a flashlight or sunlight to see it, it is hard to see. Is this normal or a defect? It doesn't effect the screen at all when it's on and you can't see it when it's on.
Can someone please check this so I know if I should return and exchange.
I see nothing on my screen. I look everywhere on the screen, even with the light shining right at it, no sight of the curcuit board on back.
You need to be in direct bright sunlight or a flashlight pointed inches from the screen and angle the screen a little forward to see it, it almost looks like RF shielding or the outline of something behind the screen. I just wanted to know if anyone else has this before I return it. Thanks for your help.
I've noticed that in mine
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I've attached a picture I drew of the pattern I see (in gray) when I view the screen OFF in direct light/sunlight. Is this the pattern you are seeing or something similar? Someone please confirm, I would appreciate that very much.
That's the one
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rdwing said:
That's the one
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Thank you rdwing for your reply. Is it safe to assume this is normal and not a defect?
I think it has to do with the digitizer, most likely normal. Don't worry about it.
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highwatcher said:
Thank you rdwing for your reply. Is it safe to assume this is normal and not a defect?
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I don't have it and don't want it, wouldn't trust it at all! You got a really nice phone , why risk it, I'd have a new one by now, don't wait on returning it!
I think your over reacting and that this is a normal thing.
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JungleJiujitsu said:
I don't have it and don't want it, wouldn't trust it at all! You got a really nice phone , why risk it, I'd have a new one by now, don't wait on returning it!
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It is very hard to see unless in very direct light. It needs to be direct light or you will not see it. Try it. It almost looks like the outline of this circuit of the epic touch that I attached (ignore the circled chip).
I need one more verification before I decide it's defective and exchange, anyone else has some input or can verify this for me please?
I'm leaving work soon and need to know if anyone else has this so I can exchange? Take a flashlight or go in the sun and see if you can see the line with the screen off. Anyone...please?
JungleJiujitsu said:
I don't have it and don't want it, wouldn't trust it at all! You got a really nice phone , why risk it, I'd have a new one by now, don't wait on returning it!
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how did you get a 32 gb one
highwatcher said:
I'm leaving work soon and need to know if anyone else has this so I can exchange? Take a flashlight or go in the sun and see if you can see the line with the screen off. Anyone...please?
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I don't see it. I tried it with both a flashlight and direct sunlight
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I don't see it. I tried it with both a flashlight and direct sunlight
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Thanks viper786, I guess I need to get it exchanged, hopefully the exchange unit is not defective too...
So I exchanged my phone and this screen was even worse! Not only that, in a bright room or in the sun I could not turn on the screen with the power button, it would flicker on and turn off right away. I brought it inside the sprint store and the screen worked fine again. It turned out the replacement was defective too, screen only turned on when conditions were not bright. (I think the Sprint people thought I was going nuts so I showed them and they were surprised). So I exchanged again and hopefully am good now.
This pattern makes sense, and according to ifixit the glass and panel are glued together so maybe same came out better than others. See here http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/eGp3Nsu4paJjUhcW.medium
Ok...
So I'm reading this thread, and I'm curious about the "line thing", and I'm looking for it possibly being on my phone, but I don't see it, so I re-read the OP agai.....
Wait.
This whole conversation is about something that might possibly be seen, but only when someone's screen is "off" ???
Really??
I'll say it: ** Who gives a rat's ass?
I just don't stare at my screen while it's off, with a flashlight pointed at it. (Call me crazy.)
Maybe that's why I've never noticed such an "inexcusable error" in build quality.
Related: Has anyone else noticed that the light inside your refrigerator glows for an extra second when you close the door?
I think mine does.....
I think I should return it.
<<bringing it since 2010>>
I just got a stuck pixel on my phone in the bottom of the screen, i picked it up today from the local T-Mobile store, anyway to pix it or am i gonna have to return it?
best thing to do is to return it for another one
it's very rare to see a stuck LED on the SAMOLED+ screens
it stays even after a reboot?
yea i rebooted it 3 times and i also ran those youtube stuck pixel fixers that flash billion colors on the screen really fast...it didnt work its still there
Stuck Red Pixel
Anyone else have one?
It's really not a big deal, except that I've only had the phone for two days. They usually go away on their own after time but I have to admit it's annoying.. because I purposely look to see if it's their when I'm in the web browser, which is really the only time I see it (only really visible on white background)
take it back and change it ASAP
Dead Black Pixels? Picture not rectangle?
Okay so I was about to go to bed when I realized that the phone died...so I plug it in and I was like wooooahhhh wtfff...
I see all these weird dead black pixels and on top of that the battery isn't perfectly rectangle...the back part is zigzaggy...I tried to take a picture but it doesn't come out..
Try it. Go into a really dark room and turn phone completely off. Plug it in and wait for the battery picture to come on...any of you see the multiple dead black pixels and non rectangular battery? ?
An alternative way that I also tried was a black background on the lock screen...I saw only a few dead black pixels...not as much as plugging it in...dam I thought my batch was perfect...
You can take a screenshot by holding the home key and pressing the lock button.
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That wouldn't help because its a hardware problem. I'm going to return it and wait 2 months and get it at a cheaper price....
are you sure those are dead LED?
there's no pixel in SAMOLED displays, each "pixel" is actually a LED
so are you absolutely sure those LED at dead?
if you put a HD picture on screen of a uniform colour, does it leave any black spots?
That's what I meant, thank you for clarifying....I see splotches on dark shades of black...its like the screen is dirty, but isn't.
I actually have a spot I didn't notice until last night, its a red spot that's stuck at the bottom. So that's a dead led?
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I actually have a spot I didn't notice until last night, its a red spot that's stuck at the bottom. So that's a dead led?
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a few guys reported the red pixel already
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a few guys reported the red pixel already
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Link? I may have to exchange this one now.
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i merged the 2 topics
since it's talking practically about the same problem
OK. Thanks.
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are you sure those are dead LED?
there's no pixel in SAMOLED displays, each "pixel" is actually a LED
so are you absolutely sure those LED at dead?
if you put a HD picture on screen of a uniform colour, does it leave any black spots?
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I was thinking the same thing. Very rare to see something like that.
interesting
In dark areas..
Go in a dark area and turn your brightness all the way down and got to a greyish picture or the clocks app. I see black spots on my phone.. How bout yall?
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I see the samething when doing the Screen brightening glitch in a dark room.
When I turn off my phone and connect to the charger in the dark, it show the battery charging and surrounding it are black dots and lines. is this even normal? does everyone got that or its my defective device?
Hi,
I've recently bought an HTC One V and I noticed that the LED light below the capacitive home button is leaking, even when viewed on a normal angle.
The other capacitive buttons does this as well but only at an extreme angle.
Any of you experiencing this?
TIA!
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JunKisaragi said:
Hi,
I've recently bought an HTC One V and I noticed that the LED light below the capacitive home button is leaking, even when viewed on a normal angle.
The other capacitive buttons does this as well but only at an extreme angle.
Any of you experiencing this?
TIA!
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I just had my unit replaced. No more light leak below the capacitive home button.
I wanted to post images of it, but I need 8 posts to be able to do so.
Anyhow, buyers might want to check the unit first by covering the light sensor on top (to make the capacitive buttons glow).
Thanks for the views XDA people.
I want to make the capacitive lights bright in daylight also, how do I do that?
hey!
guess what? i had the same EXACT problem, except the leak under my multitask button was visible at even normal view. hopefully i'll get my device replaced by a new one tomorrow too.
what did the guys say to you btw? like what all did they ask? just keen to know!
thanks!
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I want to make the capacitive lights bright in daylight also, how do I do that?
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I just covered the light sensor to make the capacitive buttons glow. Not sure if there's a way to set it so that it'll stay.
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hey!
guess what? i had the same EXACT problem, except the leak under my multitask button was visible at even normal view. hopefully i'll get my device replaced by a new one tomorrow too.
what did the guys say to you btw? like what all did they ask? just keen to know!
thanks!
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I just showed them the unit. They really didn't say anything nor did they argue. Although I did struggle as the store's lights were very bright, so I had to go under a desk just to be able to show it to them (a bit awkward I have to say).
We had to compare with a new unit and it didn't have the light leak below the home button; but when I got home I noticed that it had the leak somewhere else (it looks like a hot pixel, but when you look at it, it's not really part of the screen but in between the glass and the LCD, which is weird). Will go back tomorrow for another replacement.
I guess if you're getting a replacement, try it immediately at a dark place / room to check for light leaks.
i got my unit replaced today!
no more defects anymore, i checked everything before getting home..
how bout you?
ShAaShAy said:
i got my unit replaced today!
no more defects anymore, i checked everything before getting home..
how bout you?
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The store only had three units on stock.
First and second one both have light leaks, and the third one had yellow spots on the upper left part of the screen + a silvery dot inside the screen sandwiched between the glass also on the upper left corner.
I cancelled my purchase and decided to just buy again when they have sufficient stock of units without defects, or maybe once screen protectors and cases become readily available from retailers.
sir can I know where did you buy One V? I'll buy one this May..just in case..don't end up there
is the attached screenshot below a white leak??
the white leak is very visible on a black background at the bottom of the screen, also the top of the screen has little white leak too.
should i replace this one to the store?
chrone said:
is the attached screenshot below a white leak??
the white leak is very visible on a black background at the bottom of the screen, also the top of the screen has little white leak too.
should i replace this one to the store?
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I think that's how the theme is made ! I have also a CM7 ICS theme and it has the same blue-white background
1ceb0x said:
I think that's how the theme is made ! I have also a CM7 ICS theme and it has the same blue-white background
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oh i see. thanks
i really don't know what's with the big fuss about the light leak problem. mine has a little light leakage problem. even my samsung galaxy ace has a little light leakage problem at the home button.
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i really don't know what's with the big fuss about the light leak problem. mine has a little light leakage problem. even my samsung galaxy ace has a little light leakage problem at the home button.
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I can find the light leak on mine (in the USB port) in the dark if I'm looking at the phone from beneath it. I suppose some people use their phones that way a lot!
That's so the dust can get in. I think its normal. I have light leak as well in the same spots.
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I can find the light leak on mine (in the USB port) in the dark if I'm looking at the phone from beneath it. I suppose some people use their phones that way a lot!
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I'm also having huge light leak from USB port and from led light but it doesn't matters me lot.....
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So I have literally no idea how this happened. I'm guessing I stepped on my phone while I was cleaning my room but the LCD had black and white stripes going up and down when I turned the phone on, and after a reboot my screen is completely black with a diagonal white stripe on one corner. However, the digitizer works fine and the backlight works. I'm able to answer calls and use the capacitive buttons. I found a replacement LCD through repairsuniverse.com for $35, and I'm wondering if this is my best options. Any G2/DZ users been through the same experience? Many thanks in advance.
I've done it before. It's not that bad. Make sure you do it slowly in a well lit area with clean hands. You've seen the video right? Make sure you have the phone separator tool or thick guitar picks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0LJnqTlBVQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thanks for the reply. Just ordered the screen, hopefully all goes well.
jackiv said:
Thanks for the reply. Just ordered the screen, hopefully all goes well.
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I am considering doing the same. Any updates on how the replacement attempt went?
Just picked up sm-p600. Screen has some fade or washing out at bottom. Does yours? Honestly I hope it's normal but if it's not I worry it'll slowly work it's way up the screen. Thanks. I'll post screens if I need to but you know what I'm saying
White cloudy fade at bottom corners.
Edit: back light is the word I'm looking for. Now I can search questions again so sorry if this has already been brought up.
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I got that, too. The only minor inconvenience with the display. The effect may vary somewhat among individual units, but it seems, as there's also a faint bleeding at the bottom, that theres only a bottom backlight, and the edges are sort of dead angles beside the led stripes.
Sounds like you're not taking yours back over it.. I think I'll keep it. I had a nightmare with the n7 when it first came out. Replaced 5 times. I don't want to go through that again. Thanks for response
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