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Hello,
Ive noticed that since some time ago, my HTC Desire started to take very bad pictures. If i look at the cover of the lens, it looks like it's damaged. alot. Is there any way to replace this with something of better quality? maybe a thin sheet of glass even, instead of this plastic.
Here's an example of how bad the pictures are right now;
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Kind regards,
Jeroen
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Oh, and also it tends to randomly rotate pictures taken in landscape to portrait version. For example, i took the following picture in Landscape, yet it shows up as portrait.
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Lunatic2 said:
Oh, and also it tends to randomly rotate pictures taken in landscape to portrait version. For example, i took the following picture in Landscape, yet it shows up as portrait.
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Recalibrate the accelerometer. Settings - Display - G-sensor calibration
I used a rubbing compound on mine like car Polish but very fine. Worked well. If its realy bad go to a more coarse Polish and work ur way up through the finer ones.
Or somepeople are removing cover alltogether and placing a small piece of screen protector over the lens.
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peytral said:
Recalibrate the accelerometer. Settings - Display - G-sensor calibration
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Ofcourse, why didnt i think of that! Thanks
firstin said:
I used a rubbing compound on mine like car Polish but very fine. Worked well. If its realy bad go to a more coarse Polish and work ur way up through the finer ones.
Or somepeople are removing cover alltogether and placing a small piece of screen protector over the lens.
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I'll try the polish first, but that screen protector thing is even more neat Thank you aswell!
Polishing works quite well. Had mine lens scratched all over, polished, and now picture qualityas new
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I removed my plastic completely from the back. If/when I decide to sell my Desire, I may get a new battery cover or sell it as it is. At least the pictures now are alot clearer.
Anyone else noticed that when you wear polarized sunglasses, you have to be off angle to see the screen of the 5x?
I got mine last week and it makes it real hard when wearing the polarized, at least the Smith sunglasses. Any remedies besides not wearing polarized lenses?
Same problem with the original Nexus 5. Fix is to get a different phone or glasses :/ .
Same here. Can't view the phone in landscape mode with polarized Oakleys.
Some screen protectors might be able to help this
No, it's how the screen outputs light and at what angle. There's no solution other than taking your glasses off or viewing the screen from a different angle.
That's what I figured. It makes it difficult when using the waze app while driving. Just have to look off angle and I can see it.
Just noticed it today with my polarized oakleys
Put a polarized filter on your car window, then cops can't see your phone screen!
Make sure it is oriented correctly for the way you hold the phone.
doitright said:
Put a polarized filter on your car window, then cops can't see your phone screen!
Make sure it is oriented correctly for the way you hold the phone.
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Lol. That's a fabulous idea.
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That's expected from a LCD screen.
Not a complaint or a request for help but more of an observation and interest in why.
Today we had sun.... yes sun in the uk.... I know it's very rare. Anyway I was wearing my sunglasses, went to turn on the screen and black... maybe I didn't press the button hard enough?.... nope nothing... what's broken already?
Took off my glasses and to my surprise the screen was already on. My sunglasses have polarized lenses and conflicted with some sort of polarization on the phone screen to let nothing through.
On my M8 the result was just a distortion on the screen not complete blackness.
Anybody know what purpose this serves in improving the screen?... other than making polarized glasses a no no when using it?
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Not a complaint or a request for help but more of an observation and interest in why.
Today we had sun.... yes sun in the uk.... I know it's very rare. Anyway I was wearing my sunglasses, went to turn on the screen and black... maybe I didn't press the button hard enough?.... nope nothing... what's broken already?
Took off my glasses and to my surprise the screen was already on. My sunglasses have polarized lenses and conflicted with some sort of polarization on the phone screen to let nothing through.
On my M8 the result was just a distortion on the screen not complete blackness.
Anybody know what purpose this serves in improving the screen?... other than making polarized glasses a no no when using it?
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The M9 was polarized in landscape. No idea why they decided to polarize the 10 this way.
I had some problems with mine too, so I just threw it away
optiknerv said:
Not a complaint or a request for help but more of an observation and interest in why.
Today we had sun.... yes sun in the uk.... I know it's very rare. Anyway I was wearing my sunglasses, went to turn on the screen and black... maybe I didn't press the button hard enough?.... nope nothing... what's broken already?
Took off my glasses and to my surprise the screen was already on. My sunglasses have polarized lenses and conflicted with some sort of polarization on the phone screen to let nothing through.
On my M8 the result was just a distortion on the screen not complete blackness.
Anybody know what purpose this serves in improving the screen?... other than making polarized glasses a no no when using it?
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Every LCD panel is polarized in some way. Do the same thing with your old device and rotate it to find the angle.
That being said having this orientation polarized on the 10 is a pretty bad decision
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optiknerv said:
Not a complaint or a request for help but more of an observation and interest in why.
Today we had sun.... yes sun in the uk.... I know it's very rare. Anyway I was wearing my sunglasses, went to turn on the screen and black... maybe I didn't press the button hard enough?.... nope nothing... what's broken already?
Took off my glasses and to my surprise the screen was already on. My sunglasses have polarized lenses and conflicted with some sort of polarization on the phone screen to let nothing through.
On my M8 the result was just a distortion on the screen not complete blackness.
Anybody know what purpose this serves in improving the screen?... other than making polarized glasses a no no when using it?
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Polarization allows lights of a specific orientation. Unpolarized light travels through an entire 180 degrees like in a circle. Polarized sunglasses use a polarized filter that's orientated vertically that allows only vertical (90 deg) waves to go through.
In a nut shell, the HTC 10's polarizing filter is orientated horizontally if you cannot see the screen in portrait with your sunglasses on. Polarization reduces eye strain by significantly reducing the number of light waves going through without affecting the brightness.
This orientation is actually a pretty good idea if you are using GPS in landscape mode or taking a picture outside with your phone. Imagine having to take your glasses off in order to take a picture or look at the GPS...that wouldn't bode well.
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I'll take photos tomorrow but I can confirm the phone usable with polarised glasses if you have the sharp panel.
Polarizing in the portrait orientation also helps prevent texting and driving[emoji6]
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Polarizing in the portrait orientation also helps prevent texting and driving[emoji6]
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sadly, it just means that people will text and drive with the phone turned sideways. also sucks if you are listening to a playlist and try to skip a song. Or walking down the street, or in a park.
Every device known to man is polarized, many vertically and horizontally. Why is it so talked about on the 10?
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If I remember the s7 isn't. And some are radially polarised like the sony z2
Although all screens may be polarized, they can polarize it at a 45 degree angle to make the phone visible it portrait or landscape, but half as bright. Also, there is some type of layer they can put on top of the screen that would eliminate the polarization, or radial polarization. Kind of disappointed i can't see my 10's screen in portrait with sunglasses on.
Have tianma panel and lucky no problem about visibility tru polarized sunglasses
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Sadly I think your glasses might not be polarised as I have a blank screen in portrait and u have a Tianma panel.
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Thought so, then went to optic shop and asked to wear polarized oakley and Ray ban.
Went outside to check it out properly. I do have seen the screen both portrait and landscape thru glasses.
I can see mine fine in portrait but when I switch to landscape I get the vary dark grey screen. But that is normal any lcd screen should do this.
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racrickey said:
I can see mine fine in portrait but when I switch to landscape I get the vary dark grey screen. But that is normal any lcd screen should do this.
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Which panel do you have? Tianma or Sharp? Which carrier are you on?
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allroy75 said:
Which panel do you have? Tianma or Sharp? Which carrier are you on?
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Sharp on sprint
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racrickey said:
I can see mine fine in portrait but when I switch to landscape I get the vary dark grey screen. But that is normal any lcd screen should do this.
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I have the tianma and the exact same experience as this. Landscape is clear and normal, portrait is dim, but semi-usable. Sometimes when reading something, i have to take my glasses off for a second to see better.
And yes, my sunglasses are 100% polarized. When I wear them while looking at my Dell laptop, the screen is COMPLETELY black. Which sucks pretty bad when I want to work outside on a sunny day.
Guess I'm not the only one. Walked out of Sprint store last Friday, got to car put phone in pocket and drove back to work. On way back into work, I got a text, with polarized oakley prescription sg's on, I could not see my screen. Kind of freaked out a little bit lol
I've been doing research and it seems a possible fix could be in using certain screen protectors. Looking at other phones that have the same LCD issues, it seems people have had varying degrees of success with either matte screen protectors or tempered glass screen protectors. Unfortunately, since our phone is so new, I haven't found a documented case of a screen protector actually fixing the issue.
Anybody have any more info on this? I've been wearing polarized sunglasses for years and I don't see switching to non-polarized as a viable option.
Hi,
Because I just got a pair of polarized sunglasses, I have discovered that the display on my RN5 Pro seems to be polarized. While this sounds good, the practical effect is that if I hold my phone vertically while wearing my sunglasses, I can't see the screen at all. I can only see it if I hold the phone horizontally.
Is this something that is physically part of the display? Is there any option to change/rotate or turn off the polarization? Any ideas?
Thanks!
eisenbergw said:
Hi,
Because I just got a pair of polarized sunglasses, I have discovered that the display on my RN5 Pro seems to be polarized. While this sounds good, the practical effect is that if I hold my phone vertically while wearing my sunglasses, I can't see the screen at all. I can only see it if I hold the phone horizontally.
Is this something that is physically part of the display? Is there any option to change/rotate or turn off the polarization? Any ideas?
Thanks!
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I noticed the same thing and was not pleased. I have no idea how the physics works but after putting on a glass screen protector it works just fine...
ulsa said:
I noticed the same thing and was not pleased. I have no idea how the physics works but after putting on a glass screen protector it works just fine...
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Please tell me what screen protector , any special kind?
Misho2bg said:
Please tell me what screen protector , any special kind?
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This one:
https://www.honorbuy.com/1361-full-...-redmi-note-5-global-versionredmi-note-5.html
Thank you!
And now you can see the screen with polarised sun glasses?
Amazing!
Ho, I was about to ask a similar question, that a coincidence
The fact is, the redmi note 5 ha a polarized filter (like all LCD panels) oriented at 90° from the one of other smartphone I had (nexus 5X, Redmi note 4, etc.). As per consequence I can't see anything in portait mode but it's all clear in landscape, witch is terrible for car use.
If a screen protector can mitigate this issue, it worth the try
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Ho, I was about to ask a similar question, that a coincidence
The fact is, the redmi note 5 ha a polarized filter (like all LCD panels) oriented at 90° from the one of other smartphone I had (nexus 5X, Redmi note 4, etc.). As per consequence I can't see anything in portait mode but it's all clear in landscape, witch is terrible for car use.
If a screen protector can mitigate this issue, it worth the try
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Hi All,
I put a cheap glass screen protector (a dollar or two from ebay) on the phone, and the problem disappeared. It would be interesting to learn the physics behind it, but practically, all you have to know is put any kind of glass screen protector on and the issue goes away. And you keep the phone looking good. So bonus.
Thanks for the discussion, everyone.
eisenbergw said:
Hi All,
I put a cheap glass screen protector (a dollar or two from ebay) on the phone, and the problem disappeared. It would be interesting to learn the physics behind it, but practically, all you have to know is put any kind of glass screen protector on and the issue goes away. And you keep the phone looking good. So bonus.
Thanks for the discussion, everyone.
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Today I put glass protector (cheap) but the problem did NOT disapper. This is very frustrating for me. Maybe I must search to another kind?
Misho2bg said:
Today I put glass protector (cheap) but the problem did NOT disapper. This is very frustrating for me. Maybe I must search to another kind?
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Do you have the same @ulsa phone? And do you have purchased the same screen protector full body from here: https://www.honorbuy.com/1361-full-...-redmi-note-5-global-versionredmi-note-5.html ?
denzel09 said:
Do you have the same @ulsa phone? And do you have purchased the same screen protector full body from here: https://www.honorbuy.com/1361-full-...-redmi-note-5-global-versionredmi-note-5.html ?
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Exactly the one I ordered. You can see my result in the picture.
Edit: I have stopped using the protector, mainly because it would get smudged very easily.
ulsa said:
Exactly the one I ordered. You can see my result in the picture.
Edit: I have stopped using the protector, mainly because it would get smudged very easily.
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Yeah it worked good for polarized problem. Maybe this full body protector use a different glass than this i.e.: https://www.amazon.it/Ferilinso-Xia...749688&sr=8-1&keywords=pocophone+screen+glass
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But we need to know which @Misho2bg has purchased
I have discovered that my redmi note 5 is polarized vertically, while another redmi note 5 i bought for my girlfriend, is polarized horizontally. Strange
It was a beautiful and sunny day today, finally put on my sunglasses while using navigation on the phone and whole screen was blue as ****, could barely make anything out. None of the previous galaxy phones looked this bad, you only had to turn up the brightness. Is it the original screen protector causing this?
It's because your glasses are polarised. Depends which way the set up the glass on the handset. Use the phone in landscape mode, any different?
Phone is always in portrait mode, and its the same sunglasses that i've had for like 5 years.
So in landscape mode it looks fine, but the s10 looked fine in portrait mode so what gives?
peachpuff said:
Phone is always in portrait mode, and its the same sunglasses that i've had for like 5 years.
So in landscape mode it looks fine, but the s10 looked fine in portrait mode so what gives?
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What did the S10 look like in landscape? I'd bet you had the same issue. There's a polarising filter on your display to help cut down things like glare. Depending on which way that filter is installed depends if you have issues looking at the screen with polarised glasses in landscape or portrait
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It is the original screen protector. Samsung improved this on devices manufactured from somwhere around April (they started to use a different foil). I have a march manufactured model and have the same "issue" (with polarised glasses)
heslo.rb26 said:
What did the S10 look like in landscape? I'd bet you had the same issue. There's a polarising filter on your display to help cut down things like glare. Depending on which way that filter is installed depends if you have issues looking at the screen with polarised glasses in landscape or portrait
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Never used the s10 in landscape mode.
akowolik said:
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It is the original screen protector. Samsung improved this on devices manufactured from somwhere around April (they started to use a different foil). I have a march manufactured model and have the same "issue" (with polarised glasses)
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Yes original, got the phone around mid April, manufactured March 3
akowolik said:
Hi,
It is the original screen protector. Samsung improved this on devices manufactured from somwhere around April (they started to use a different foil). I have a march manufactured model and have the same "issue" (with polarised glasses)
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It's not an issue; it's normal behaviour
peachpuff said:
Never used the s10 in landscape mode.
Yes original, got the phone around mid April, manufactured March 3
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I'll bet my bottom dollar if you checked the S10 in landscape you'll see it's the same. There's nothing you can do except get non polarised sunnies or take them off when looking at the screen
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Yes original, got the phone around mid April, manufactured March 3
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There you go, there's you answer, it was the same situation on the Note 10 where they applied the original protector. In Poland you can go to the Samsung Brand Store and get the original protector changed into one that doesn't affect polarised glasses (also the original one). I would guess it's the same in other parts of the world. I personally find the original protector very good and wouldn't change it for a 3rd party one.