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Screen flickering after 4.0.4 update

Hi there, does anyone else experience screen flicker after latest update? I have never had it before, but after updating it does it now and then. Is there any easy fix for it?

eadred said:
Hi there, does anyone else experience screen flicker after latest update? I have never had it before, but after updating it does it now and then. Is there any easy fix for it?
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Hi!
I experienced flicker after the update. After an factory reset and an battery charge it was gone. Now there's none. Maybe not an easy fix but worked for me!
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eadred said:
Hi there, does anyone else experience screen flicker after latest update? I have never had it before, but after updating it does it now and then. Is there any easy fix for it?
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Guys if I remember correctly, the flicker fix
works like this. It takes time to kick in. Just be patient few says and it should be better.
Aja82 said:
Hi!
I experienced flicker after the update. After an factory reset and an battery charge it was gone. Now there's none. Maybe not an easy fix but worked for me!
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No action required. Just leave the kernel to do its job
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eadred said:
Hi there, does anyone else experience screen flicker after latest update? I have never had it before, but after updating it does it now and then. Is there any easy fix for it?
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In what application do you experience this flicker? is there a certain steps to encounter this? i haven't experience this yet. maybe a restart will help.

griffin0420 said:
In what application do you experience this flicker? is there a certain steps to encounter this? i haven't experience this yet. maybe a restart will help.
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Grey background, white background, under lamp, in the dark. Depends, but if you don't have it or don't see it do not try to find it.
It's a big issue many threads, long threads, search but rather don't.
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As i never had any flickering, i could presume it is very deep hardware fault and not a software issue, should be repaired by warranty

Raider0001 said:
As i never had any flickering, i could presume it is very deep hardware fault and not a software issue, should be repaired by warranty
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Uf lets do not get this down this road again....
Please do not mention hardware fault again....It has nothing to do with this matter....
It might be a hw fault, malfunction, etc. But the ota before this .11 fought against it. Meaning the flickering was minimal or gone for most of us.
Now the technical description I do not know. But in more informed threads there was written that the kernel needs time to adapt to make the flickering go away. And most ppl that had flicker pre .11 were helped in matter of hours or days.
So I believe the flickering will be gone also after some usage. Lets get back to this in few days.
And guys who have nothing better to do as to say, it might be a hardware issue, please dont. I would like if only ppl that know what the flickering is about would write in this thread.
So if you never had it, dont have it now. Please ignore this thread ok?
Thank you
Dont wanna sound arrogant or condescending Raider, but I had fights about this already in custom rom threads. I do not wanna go there again. Sorry.

Why we cant see guy problem s profile? 4 th guy with problem, but dont know his profile, I mean messeges.
Htc One X Venom ViperX Rom + faux123 s kernel + Rezound Mod

So 10 days after the update, even though I had few reflashes, so maybe that doesnt help much, but still the flickering is still there.
Anyone else still has flickering now after a longer 4.0.4 usage and did it get better for some?

I had this before the update, then updated and waited 3 days on full brightness (i.read it has to settle with voltage or some stuff). Maybe you could try having it on full brightness? Not saying it will work & believe me, I understand your pain! Hope something works for you soon!
Keep us updated!
Sent from my now amazing HTC One X thanks to TeamVenoms ViperX rom

My HTC One X screen flickers only when on auto-brightness
Hi,
What do you mean exactly with 'screen-flicker' issues?
Different people use this description for some very different screen issues,
so I don't know if yours is severely bad or just minor...
I personally did experience some light screen flicker when the display is on auto-brightness,
the screen then has short periods where it quickly switches its brightness, and I assumed this
was normal because it's trying to adjust the brightness to the environment lighting.
This effect is easily noticed when scrolling the settings screen and is completely gone
when I deactivate auto-brightness.
maybe this can be helpful...
grtz

steabert said:
Hi,
What do you mean exactly with 'screen-flicker' issues?
Different people use this description for some very different screen issues,
so I don't know if yours is severely bad or just minor...
I personally did experience some light screen flicker when the display is on auto-brightness,
the screen then has short periods where it quickly switches its brightness, and I assumed this
was normal because it's trying to adjust the brightness to the environment lighting.
This effect is easily noticed when scrolling the settings screen and is completely gone
when I deactivate auto-brightness.
maybe this can be helpful...
grtz
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I have the same thing going on.. it's like the backlight voltage is going up and down real fast.. after reading tons of topics on this matter I guess a lot of you guys are experiencing it.. so where is the official statement from HTC that the update should take up to two weeks to work for the screen???

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eadred said:
Hi there, does anyone else experience screen flicker after latest update? I have never had it before, but after updating it does it now and then. Is there any easy fix for it?
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Just off with HTC after the update last week. (Stock phone not rooted) My One X has been freezing especially on Facebook and twice a day rebooting itself. Slight flickering when scrolling..All errors were logged. Soft reset and Hard reset carried out several times, but no improvement.
HTC have put a service call on it and collecting the phone Thursday.

Murano1 said:
Just off with HTC after the update last week. (Stock phone not rooted) My One X has been freezing especially on Facebook and twice a day rebooting itself. Slight flickering when scrolling..All errors were logged. Soft reset and Hard reset carried out several times, but no improvement.
HTC have put a service call on it and collecting the phone Thursday.
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Try flashing the RUU (this is the first thing HTC will do). It will wipe your phone, so back up. But test it before restoring.

Mine seems only to be flickering with Sense Launcher. No flickering with Nova Launcher. AND Nova is even smoother.
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Can someone explain, what this flickering is? It's not similar to the 'Recent Apps'/Grey Colour is it?

I purchased a brand new HOX yesterday which had a screen flicker. The flicker was only noticed on white.
I turned the phone on and was pushed 3 software updates, one after another and thought that after the updates the screen flicker would be solved. I ended up with the 4.0.4 update and the screen flicker was still there. I did a full factory reset and the screen flicker seems to have gone.
I will keep my eye on it, because if needed I can return it for a replacement within 30 days.
Has a factory reset worked for anyone else after updating to 4.0.4?

snapples said:
I purchased a brand new HOX yesterday which had a screen flicker. The flicker was only noticed on white.
I turned the phone on and was pushed 3 software updates, one after another and thought that after the updates the screen flicker would be solved. I ended up with the 4.0.4 update and the screen flicker was still there. I did a full factory reset and the screen flicker seems to have gone.
I will keep my eye on it, because if needed I can return it for a replacement within 30 days.
Has a factory reset worked for anyone else after updating to 4.0.4?
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Not that I know of. I mean that a factory reset helps.
After it was flickering for me. I decided to go and test a custom kernel. Before the only reason I couldn't go with a custom kernel was the flickering. Only on stock it didn't flicker for me.
So as it was flickering I tried faux again, and now I do not notice it anymore.
Maybe it needed time to settle, maybe the UV helped? Or that I shutdown the capacitive buttons lights? I do not know...
But it can also be the change of scenery. As I was before on another continent

you need to wait till the update settles...

hamdir said:
you need to wait till the update settles...
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hamdir read this :
My first comment here in the thread with a typo, says = days:
Guys if I remember correctly, the flicker fix
works like this. It takes time to kick in. Just be patient few says and it should be better.
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And another one of me:
So 10 days after the update, even though I had few reflashes, so maybe that doesnt help much, but still the flickering is still there.
Anyone else still has flickering now after a longer 4.0.4 usage and did it get better for some?
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So I took the time
I know I need to wait. What I didn't was how long. Hoped like hours, days, took 3 weeks
And I am still not sure its gone, as said different scenery or the other stuff, lights on buttons off, UV, etc

[Q] HOX screen issue

Hi guys, i've got a strange issue. My HOX is working, but the screen is off. Sometimes it turns on but with strange complicated issues like in the photo. The strangest thing is screenshot could't catch that view. i can receive income calls, all notifications, device is working. Only the screen is giving problem. I use my phone for one year and 3 months. It all started to happen a week ago. I was using Blade Elite rom, then i changed to Nik Project Rebirth rom, in aroma I ticked odex option, and after that... Now I don't know if it is a hardware or software issue. Can anybody please help me?

eyfa said:
Hi guys, i've got a strange issue. My HOX is working, but the screen is off. Sometimes it turns on but with strange complicated issues like in the photo. The strangest thing is screenshot could't catch that view. i can receive income calls, all notifications, device is working. Only the screen is giving problem. I use my phone for one year and 3 months. It all started to happen a week ago. I was using Blade Elite rom, then i changed to Nik Project Rebirth rom, in aroma I ticked odex option, and after that... Now I don't know if it is a hardware or software issue. Can anybody please help me?
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Unfortunately that looks like the graphics chip has failed, I read about this happening to some devices. I think this might be a hardware issue but maybe someone else can confirm?

pakjebakmeel said:
Unfortunately that looks like the graphics chip has failed, I read about this happening to some devices. I think this might be a hardware issue but maybe someone else can confirm?
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Does it take some time for screen to turn on as wel?. Mine had these symptoms and Mainboard had to be replaced.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859339

jomy117 said:
Does it take some time for screen to turn on as wel?. Mine had these symptoms and Mainboard had to be replaced.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859339
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Thanks a lot mate.

If you chose odex option, did you wait until the device rebooted? On first boot, it does not boot up and rather odexes..maybe you interrupted that process...so just do a clean reflash of the rom, wiping system,data and cache... Make sure you wait for as long as needed before the system finally boots up...remember, first boot odex, then it will automatically restart and then next boot , you can finally access your phone (as in a complete boot)
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Sadman Khan said:
If you chose odex option, did you wait until the device rebooted? On first boot, it does not boot up and rather odexes..maybe you interrupted that process...so just do a clean reflash of the rom, wiping system,data and cache... Make sure you wait for as long as needed before the system finally boots up...remember, first boot odex, then it will automatically restart and then next boot , you can finally access your phone (as in a complete boot)
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Thank you for your reply, but i found that this is not a software issue. The same problem in this video is happening with my device now and i think it depends on overheating of device. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFvABvJXDc8

Closed on OP request

Screen goes black watching videos.

So, brand new thing I have ran into recently is that no matter what app I use when I turn the phone horizontal the screen goes black and I can't see the video. Any tips to fix this? I am rooted with xposed.

Is there a screen protector or cover possibly causing this issue?
Have you restarted? (Had a similar issue and restart fixed it)
Sincerely,
ASUS_USA

There is at least one other thread about this. Try the search to see if they found a fix. I had something similar, but only with mp4 files, no matter which app I used. Partial or completely black screen, but the sound was fine. It went away for me with the last firmware update.

No case on there for me.

Hi,
I encountered this problem and have a thread on this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/video-playback-issue-ze550ml-2-18-40-7-t3139304). Basically, I had to perform a factory reset in order to fix it. Hope it helps.
Cheers.

Hi, did you managed to fix the problem and how if you did?
I have already performed factory reset with the last update 9/7/15 but still have the same problem.

Is it video files or does this also happen with YouTube and other streaming apps?

Just videos, camera videos that I took and others, Youtube works normaly
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Asus Splendid was the problem, it was disabled and after enabling and updating it works normally.
If someone have the same problem ...

Video turns black - unfreeze Splendit and autostart
Nemanjath said:
Asus Splendid was the problem, it was disabled and after enabling and updating it works normally.
If someone have the same problem ...
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Thanks a lot. That safed me hours of searching! I was just starting to think about the videocodec and all other things I changed..... Would have led me in the wrong direction.....

G4 H815L Freezes on calls and hang up

Hello there,
I've searched this problem over google for several times now, with no results hitting the problem i seem to have.
In depth, the problem is so:
Whilst in a call, after t (a certain amount of time which is not fixed) time (it can be seconds or minutes), I suddenly stop hearing the other person, and the phone won't respond to any attempts of hanging up myself. after a few more seconds frozen there's a *pwahh* sound and it hangs up.
any ideas what could this be?

almogkm said:
Hello there,
I've searched this problem over google for several times now, with no results hitting the problem i seem to have.
In depth, the problem is so:
Whilst in a call, after t (a certain amount of time which is not fixed) time (it can be seconds or minutes), I suddenly stop hearing the other person, and the phone won't respond to any attempts of hanging up myself. after a few more seconds frozen there's a *pwahh* sound and it hangs up.
any ideas what could this be?
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Hi Almog,
I live in Israel also and have LG G4 H815L also.
I don't have the problem you mentioned.
Maybe the problem is with your cellular carrier. Try to insert different SIM card (from different carrier) and see if the problem continues, if yes, try to factory reset your phone.

Al0n said:
Hi Almog,
I live in Israel also and have LG G4 H815L also.
I don't have the problem you mentioned.
Maybe the problem is with your cellular carrier. Try to insert different SIM card (from different carrier) and see if the problem continues, if yes, try to factory reset your phone.
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I'll try it. But if it doesn't work? what might cause such problems?
After a bit of cunsoltion someone told me it might be a motherboard issue, could it be so?

almogkm said:
I'll try it. But if it doesn't work? what might cause such problems?
After a bit of cunsoltion someone told me it might be a motherboard issue, could it be so?
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first of all when did this problem started?(played with the theme on your phone ?changed icon pack? after you installed certain app? updated software?changed battery(not from the 2 you got with the phone) ? changed you screen protector lately? switched network?played with the dialer settings?did you update any application?changed any thing?)
basically if you dont think you have done any of the above just do factory reset...but before you do that download cpu z make sure all of the 6 cores are up and that the clock speed is 384 Mhz - 1.82Ghz if it does not show that you probably have a problem with the motherboard..(although you can still have a problem even if it does show its not an official indicator lol)
some of those thing might sound stupid but...when it started is the key to this.
honestly i would start with place the original battery than check if i have the correct network settings than cpu z than roll back anything i touched to default(settings and theme) than check if i disabled any app/service that might be needed than shut down background applications (1 by 1 ) after that uninstalling applications(1 by 1) after that factory reset after that take off the screen protector(which he might be even a little over the proximity sensor and than it will make the phone go crazy) and than send it to LG to fix it.

xzfzx said:
first of all when did this problem started?(played with the theme on your phone ?changed icon pack? after you installed certain app? updated software?changed battery(not from the 2 you got with the phone) ? changed you screen protector lately? switched network?played with the dialer settings?did you update any application?changed any thing?)
basically if you dont think you have done any of the above just do factory reset...but before you do that download cpu z make sure all of the 6 cores are up and that the clock speed is 384 Mhz - 1.82Ghz if it does not show that you probably have a problem with the motherboard..(although you can still have a problem even if it does show its not an official indicator lol)
some of those thing might sound stupid but...when it started is the key to this.
honestly i would start with place the original battery than check if i have the correct network settings than cpu z than roll back anything i touched to default(settings and theme) than check if i disabled any app/service that might be needed than shut down background applications (1 by 1 ) after that uninstalling applications(1 by 1) after that factory reset after that take off the screen protector(which he might be even a little over the proximity sensor and than it will make the phone go crazy) and than send it to LG to fix it.
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well, i obviously changed things on my phone if change means to download an app and update it once in a while..
i've tried to switch SIMs with a friend who's using a different carrier and it didn't happen, although today it didn't happen.. i'll try getting a new SIM card, and if that doesn't work i'll try factory reset, and if THAT doesn't work than i'll send it to LG.
the hussle of checking each individual setting change is to damn big.

almogkm said:
well, i obviously changed things on my phone if change means to download an app and update it once in a while..
i've tried to switch SIMs with a friend who's using a different carrier and it didn't happen, although today it didn't happen.. i'll try getting a new SIM card, and if that doesn't work i'll try factory reset, and if THAT doesn't work than i'll send it to LG.
the hussle of checking each individual setting change is to damn big.
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=)
i just hate factory reset ,because when you think you got all the apps you had installed suddenly when you need an app the most you realize that you forgot to reinstall it. lol
i know you can backup your apps but i always forget to do that.
but you are right , check individual app could be frustrating, but you can eliminate default apps or common apps such as facebook or whatsapp and such because if they were the source to the problem they will probably fix it in a day or two and you would see more people complaining about it.

Oneplus 5T suddenly lagging

Hi, so i've been using the Oneplus 5T for a year and just recently it started having issues with lag, making the phone unusable. I tried installing different roms without success(Oxygen OS Open Beta 23, Lineage OS 16, and Oxygen OS 5.1.4) and i have no idea what is causing it. This issue began while i was on the OOS beta 23 and it wasn't rooted, it just started behaving that way suddenly i didn't drop it or anything, also the screen blinks and start doing weird things sometimes. Did anyone had this issue? And what can be causing it? Thanks
Link to a video of my problem: https://youtu.be/17LOiftTf8w

Found the issue. Apparently it's caused by google play services, if i clear the data of the app the phone works fine and as soon as i install something from the store it starts lagging again

I always have this issue after finishing a clean setup on oxygen os beta. One restart for me solves and never returns.

same here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/help/help-op5t-lagging-ang-static-screen-t3894594

freyrnygaard said:
I always have this issue after finishing a clean setup on oxygen os beta. One restart for me solves and never returns.
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Weird, i have this issue on every rom and restarting doesn't fix it, even the boot animation lags

gondia said:
same here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/help/help-op5t-lagging-ang-static-screen-t3894594
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If you find a solution please let me know i ran out of ideas my fix with the play services stopped working, thanks

What the hell is that lag issue seriously ??
I was thinking to flash a custom kernel and ROM but would it solve the issue ?
And the issue is completely random as well.

I have the exact same issue. Starts when i download something from playstore, open camera after a while or transfer big files e.g transferring data through oneplus switch. I have tried everything i could and didnt help. Upgrades, downgrades, root, trimming storage, clearing cache etc. Nothing is helping. If anyone finds a solution please tell me too. Really frustrated ?

The problem occured on official ROM but it comes back even on Lineage OS 16 (official too).
Do you think it could be a hardware issue ? If not, how come this problem happens even when flashing an other ROM ?

meresis said:
The problem occured on official ROM but it comes back even on Lineage OS 16 (official too).
Do you think it could be a hardware issue ? If not, how come this problem happens even when flashing an other ROM ?
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when this problem starts to me on the first time I flash an asop and for 4 weeks the problem solved and after that, its happen again till now on the last beta the problem happened to me once or twice a day.

gondia said:
when this problem starts to me on the first time I flash an asop and for 4 weeks the problem solved and after that, its happen again till now on the last beta the problem happened to me once or twice a day.
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For me it lags all the time, the phone is unusuable. I can reboot, flash a new ROM ... nothing will solve it.
I had this problem for almost 3 weeks and no fix from Oneplus, so I will buy a new phone.

juanval1 said:
Weird, i have this issue on every rom and restarting doesn't fix it, even the boot animation lags
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I had the same issue 2 months ago, I tried everything to fix the problem even did hard reset using oneplus' official program and it didn't work.
I came to a conclusion that it's a hardware issue so I sent my phone to repair and one week later I got my phone back fixed.
I recommend you to do the same if you still have warranty, the whole process took only one week. The customer service is really good.

Same problem here, my phone lags like a hell. Running omnirom pie

EugenStanis said:
Same problem here, my phone lags like a hell. Running omnirom pie
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Is it like on the video that op posted?

Supersaan said:
Is it like on the video that op posted?
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Not that much. I mean i can use my phone normally, but sometimes it lags a lot (not like in video, but still)

EugenStanis said:
Not that much. I mean i can use my phone normally, but sometimes it lags a lot (not like in video, but still)
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Maybe try to reset your phone by using MsmDownloadTool, if that doesn't fix your problem then it must be a hardware issue.

Supersaan said:
Maybe try to reset your phone by using MsmDownloadTool, if that doesn't fix your problem then it must be a hardware issue.
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Yeah i have done that, did not help me.

adeelazmat said:
I have the exact same issue. Starts when i download something from playstore, open camera after a while or transfer big files e.g transferring data through oneplus switch. I have tried everything i could and didnt help. Upgrades, downgrades, root, trimming storage, clearing cache etc. Nothing is helping. If anyone finds a solution please tell me too. Really frustrated
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Yup also when you try to uninstall apps, i even tried running no gapps and that didn't help either

Supersaan said:
I had the same issue 2 months ago, I tried everything to fix the problem even did hard reset using oneplus' official program and it didn't work.
I came to a conclusion that it's a hardware issue so I sent my phone to repair and one week later I got my phone back fixed.
I recommend you to do the same if you still have warranty, the whole process took only one week. The customer service is really good.
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The problem is that (not only i lost the warranty) but i'm not from the USA and sending them the phone is kind of hard and expensive, to the point that i think buying a new phone is cheaper. I reached to support anyways but i'm still waiting for a response after 3 days. What did they change on your phone?

juanval1 said:
The problem is that (not only i lost the warranty) but i'm not from the USA and sending them the phone is kind of hard and expensive, to the point that i think buying a new phone is cheaper. I reached to support anyways but i'm still waiting for a response after 3 days. What did they change on your phone?
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I don't know what did they replace I didn't get any information about that. The screen is the same though they didn't change it, my guesses are either it's the motherboard or the motherboard to screen connector (it's called main flex I think, you can get on for about 3$)