[Q] Galaxy Tab 3 doing something strange!! - Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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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creep138 said:
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?

androidtrkdr said:
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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New screen problems

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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Exodian said:
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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zander145 said:
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.
ingenious247 said:
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.
zander145 said:
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 ...?

SAMOLED burn-in - anyone else had warranty issues?

I've sent my Galaxy Nexus off for screen replacement twice now - both times, the Samsung UK repair centre in Norwich has said there is no fault found.
It's really not that hard to miss - I have a large area of different colours where the navigation bar lives compared to the rest of the screen. It makes landscape video watching quote annoying.
Has anyone else had problems getting out replaced? Mine was just 11 months old when I first sent it off, back in March. This time around, it was marked as repaired and awaiting delivery on the 10th April - I called today to find out what's happening with it, only to be told it was still on the premises.
Not really the service standards I'd hoped for - the handset was over £500 when I got it.
Rich
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burn in is normal. this has been beaten into the ground already.
use the search.
I know it happens, though I'd hoped using the pentile display would've eliminated the problems they had with the Galaxy S and S2. My question was has anyone else had issues getting the display swapped when under a year old?
I think at this age, it's a premature failure. Am I mistaken?
Thanks,
Rich
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Zepius said:
burn in is normal. this has been beaten into the ground already.
use the search.
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He's not asking if it can be fixed. He's asking if he can get his phone repaired/replaced under warranty because of it.
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times_infinity said:
He's not asking if it can be fixed. He's asking if he can get his phone repaired/replaced under warranty because of it.
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And he received an answer in the negative twice.
063_XOBX said:
And he received an answer in the negative twice.
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I'm missing something, I fear. Could you enlighten me as to where the was a negative twice please?
Many thanks.
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GreenMug said:
I'm missing something, I fear. Could you enlighten me as to where the was a negative twice please?
Many thanks.
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The 2x you were rejected by Samsung UK.
Ah, I understand now! I thought I'd misunderstood something in an earlier post.
Rich
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How the hell is it getting that bad!?? I've had my phone since Feb 2012 and I have ZERO burnin.
Are you using the damn thing as a nightlight/desk clock while you sleep at night???! Do NOT leave the screen on for more than 10min MAX with a static output. Be smart about this man.
Lol with how many CLNR's I've gotten they havent had time enough to burn in
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Mine is much worse
akira02rex said:
How the hell is it getting that bad!?? I've had my phone since Feb 2012 and I have ZERO burnin.
Are you using the damn thing as a nightlight/desk clock while you sleep at night???! Do NOT leave the screen on for more than 10min MAX with a static output. Be smart about this man.
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No, far from it. Screen is always set to automatic brightness, with 30 second time-out. It's never been left on overnight, used as a sat-nav, or streamed vast amounts of TV or anything like that.
This is why I'm so annoyed - I don't mistreat it. And a phone of this calibre should remain defect-free for longer than 11 months, surely...
Rich
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GreenMug said:
No, far from it. Screen is always set to automatic brightness, with 30 second time-out. It's never been left on overnight, used as a sat-nav, or streamed vast amounts of TV or anything like that.
This is why I'm so annoyed - I don't mistreat it. And a phone of this calibre should remain defect-free for longer than 11 months, surely...
Rich
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This. It happens. I never leave my screen on for more than 2 minutes, unless I'm watching a video, which then the status bar and navbar are hidden.
So it just happens, unfortunately.
Mine doesn't burn-in.but there are two brighter lines than other areas ,at the top and bottom of the screen.
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Screen smearing issue!

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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pezlomd said:
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?
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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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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wavrunrx said:
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.
lntrudeR said:
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

Help screen won't turn on

I just recently came to own this tablet used from a friend who said if I can fix it then it's mine... Well after a full night of charging I got the power button and the blue light comes on and that's it... Screen stays off. I'll Ashley touch the home button which will sometimes light up but the screen still the same... Please help
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BurningShdw said:
I just recently came to own this tablet used from a friend who said if I can fix it then it's mine... Well after a full night of charging I got the power button and the blue light comes on and that's it... Screen stays off. I'll Ashley touch the home button which will sometimes light up but the screen still the same... Please help
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Its in apx mode, full on brick. Needs a new motherboard or repaired by Acer.
The person who I got it from advised it has already had its motherboards replaced by acer... I don't believe they tried to root or flash anything... It belong to a middle-aged wife... Is there anything that could have caused this
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BurningShdw said:
The person who I got it from advised it has already had its motherboards replaced by acer... I don't believe they tried to root or flash anything... It belong to a middle-aged wife... Is there anything that could have caused this
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Read through the brick thread, its exactly what happened to yours. In short, Acer uses a faulty memory module and it dies at random. Some say even out of warranty it may be possible to get Acer to repair it, the case needs elevated, but as you didn't originally purchase it, that wouldn't be particularly ethical, but worth a try if you want.

Yellow tint on the s4 screen

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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denverguy said:
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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