pink rings when using the camera with flash! - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

Hi,
I got a Verizon pixel XL recently and it's currently on Android 7.1.2 build no NJH47F. I have this weird issue wherein whenever I use the flash to take a picture and focus on an object that is not nearby, I get pinkish rings on my photos. It's mostly on one side so I'm thinking that this is a hardware issue but I'm not entirely sure. Is there any software solution to this or is this a hardware problem entirely. My bootloader is unlocked so I'm ready to flash anything required to rectify this. I'm also attaching a few pictures to give you guys an idea of what I'm talking about. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Looks like reflection from a case. This could also be like leak from the flash housing.
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shamelin73 said:
Looks like reflection from a case. This could also be like leak from the flash housing.
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Thanks but I don't use a case so it can't be that. Might be the leak as you mentioned. Is there any way to verify or fix that? I am asking for a return but I want to avoid that process if possible.
Thanks
Balaji

balag59 said:
Thanks but I don't use a case so it can't be that. Might be the leak as you mentioned. Is there any way to verify or fix that? I am asking for a return but I want to avoid that process if possible.
Thanks
Balaji
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Not sure if it would be something you could fix other than taking the phone apart.
Years ago Motorola had this issue.
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shamelin73 said:
Not sure if it would be something you could fix other than taking the phone apart.
Years ago Motorola had this issue.
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Thanks I'll just ask for a return then!

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[Q] My Secondary Camera doesn't work!!! HELP!!!

I'm running CalKulin's EViO 2 ROMv1.7.6 and I just noticed that when i go to my camera and try to use the front camera it just uses that main camera instead. This is problematic and curious to know if anybody else has has this problem or knows that fix to this issue. Any informative advice is greatly appreciated.
jbrabson said:
I'm running CalKulin's EViO 2 ROMv1.7.6 and I just noticed that when i go to my camera and try to use the front camera it just uses that main camera instead. This is problematic and curious to know if anybody else has has this problem or knows that fix to this issue. Any informative advice is greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried wiping and reinstalling?
It happened to me. Go to the Sprint store and get a replacement phone.
chi_ra said:
It happened to me. Go to the Sprint store and get a replacement phone.
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I would love for you to elaborate a little more on this.
tgruendler said:
I would love for you to elaborate a little more on this.
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I bought a used phone from a guy who was selling it on Craigslist. I did not check the front camera when I bought it. When I got home I realized that it was not working. I went to the Sprint store next day and they replaced it with another used one.
If they OP's front camera never worked that is the solution. If it was due to the ROM then please disregard this.
I did a full wipe on my phone and still no secondary camera. Then i did a back up of my fiancee's EVO whose secondary camera did work and restored it on my phone and it still had no secondary camera for me. I really hate doing this because this was a brand new replacement phone they sent me and its not working like it should.
Is there anything else i can possible try before going to sprint. I really hate dealing with their rude customer service and having to wait in the store for a whole hour just for them to tell me what i already told them.

Nexus 7 2013 screen flashing randomly

When I use my Nexus 7, sometimes the screen will flash a black screen shortly, I track the logcat using the adb. But didn't find any
error information, it seems like the surfacefinger problem in Android 4.3. Dose anybody find the same problem?
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Reconnect the cable of LCD can fix this problem!!!!!! the casing of nexus 7 need to be opened, but it's not hard!
If you are not able to fix it, try to use the JWR66N version!
Can't say I've seen this issue. Then again, I don't have any of the issues some are complaining about. I feel so lucky to have gotten one with no problems.
Does the black screen appear when you're doing something specific or is it completely random?
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Yes, completely random. And the black screen flash in a short time. Normally it's difficult to meet.
Try to use clean ROM, but still happen. Hope the problem relate to the software but not Hardware.
isacclin said:
Yes, completely random. And the black screen flash in a short time. Normally it's difficult to meet.
Try to use clean ROM, but still happen. Hope the problem relate to the software but not Hardware.
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I have the same issue. For a split second the screen will flash to black (off maybe) then back to whatever I'm doing. I had my tablet since the release date, but this issue started maybe a week ago.
Having the same issue myself on Clean Rom and can't figure out a pattern. Has anyone found a fix for this? Do I need to file for a replacement? Thanks!
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when I use stock rom, screen randomly darken for just 0.1 sec. after I change to cm10.2. it hasn't happened.
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I am on the 8-29 cm10.2 nightly. I've tried both with and without faux's kernel same issue. Wiped my device fully last night. No luck.
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This is so frustrating. I just passed my 30 days so I can't turn it back in for an exchange at best buy
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myron317 said:
This is so frustrating. I just passed my 30 days so I can't turn it back in for an exchange at best buy
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You should still have a warranty. I think this might be some sort of bug that could be corrected maybe. It seems weird for something like this to occur out of the blue. I may go back to stock to test or try a different Rom that didn't use cm as a base.
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Turn off auto brightness if its on. If it doesn't help you can try desabling HW overlays in Developers options settings
moosefist said:
You should still have a warranty. I think this might be some sort of bug that could be corrected maybe. It seems weird for something like this to occur out of the blue. I may go back to stock to test or try a different Rom that didn't use cm as a base.
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Yes that's true and a good point. I just didnt feel like dealing with sending it in to ASUS and all that rather than just taking it back to best buy (laziness). I was thinking the same thing, that there would be a repair update and missed my easy exchange window. Never been on CM with this device so not sure if it's related. Fingers crossed, just an annoyance really... Thanks!
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Blackwidowman said:
Turn off auto brightness if its on. If it doesn't help you can try desabling HW overlays in Developers options settings
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Doesn't seem to help. I'm starting to lean more and more to a hardware issue...
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If the update and the factory reset doesn't work, I strongly recommend sending in the unit for RMA. While there, we can take a look at the hardware, and if needed, actually fix it for you.
My screen flicker (random black screen for a millisecond) went away after I checked the connection. I unplugged the screen, blew a little compressed air into the connection, and popped it back on. No screen flicker in sight after that.
XDleader555 said:
My screen flicker (random black screen for a millisecond) went away after I checked the connection. I unplugged the screen, blew a little compressed air into the connection, and popped it back on. No screen flicker in sight after that.
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I am also experiencing the same problem. I assume you had to open up the tablet to do that? I might give that a try too.
Was anyone able to reproduce this fix?
XDleader555 said:
My screen flicker (random black screen for a millisecond) went away after I checked the connection. I unplugged the screen, blew a little compressed air into the connection, and popped it back on. No screen flicker in sight after that.
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Hi, that is a good suggestion! I am
testing now! Wish have a good luck!
did it work?
isacclin said:
Hi, that is a good suggestion! I am
testing now! Wish have a good luck!
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Isacclin, were you able to fix it?
I had the exact same issue and after reading this thread decided to take the plunge and check the connection. I am typing this on my Nexus now so I don't appear to have broken anything, however I think I have just seen the screen flash black so the problem may still be there.
Given disassembling the thing voids the warranty I would probably recommend not risking it for this issue. I'll let you know if I change my mind.
redders6600 said:
I had the exact same issue and after reading this thread decided to take the plunge and check the connection. I am typing this on my Nexus now so I don't appear to have broken anything, however I think I have just seen the screen flash black so the problem may still be there.
Given disassembling the thing voids the warranty I would probably recommend not risking it for this issue. I'll let you know if I change my mind.
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I take this all back. After 24 hours of no black flashes I am very happy I took the risk.
The flash I saw when I was writing the above post must have been me being over sensitive to chrome redraws or something!
isacclin said:
Hi, that is a good suggestion! I am
testing now! Wish have a good luck!
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redders6600 said:
I take this all back. After 24 hours of no black flashes I am very happy I took the risk.
The flash I saw when I was writing the above post must have been me being over sensitive to chrome redraws or something!
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I looked at the iFixit pictures but they don't point out which cable is for the display. Can you advise which cable I should be cleaning?
thanks!

Vibration stopped working

I've been using Hyperdrive ROM for a while and today I noticed that none of the alerts are producing vibration. I thought it might be related to the kernel I installed so I reverted the kernel but that did not fix. So I installed a new ROM (Resurrection) and I still have the same issue.
I installed Vibration tester and I'm still not getting any vibration.
Any suggestion ?
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ajamils said:
I've been using Hyperdrive ROM for a while and today I noticed that none of the alerts are producing vibration. I thought it might be related to the kernel I installed so I reverted the kernel but that did not fix. So I installed a new ROM (Resurrection) and I still have the same issue.
I installed Vibration tester and I'm still not getting any vibration.
Any suggestion ?
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have you dropped your phone, or did it get wet. happened to me once. the vibrate stopped after getting wet on an HTC phone.. also if you drop it, the connector could get loose.
ajamils said:
I've been using Hyperdrive ROM for a while and today I noticed that none of the alerts are producing vibration. I thought it might be related to the kernel I installed so I reverted the kernel but that did not fix. So I installed a new ROM (Resurrection) and I still have the same issue.
I installed Vibration tester and I'm still not getting any vibration.
Any suggestion ?
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If I were u I would flash another kernel and try.
mdiaz33685 said:
have you dropped your phone, or did it get wet. happened to me once. the vibrate stopped after getting wet on an HTC phone.. also if you drop it, the connector could get loose.
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I don't recall phone getting wet but it has definitely been dropped on carpet many times but I have a bumper cover so no physical damage to the phone.
jdidtht said:
If I were u I would flash another kernel and try.
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I have tried new kernel as well as new ROM. I installed KK Remix and still I don't get any vibration. :crying:
ajamils said:
I don't recall phone getting wet but it has definitely been dropped on carpet many times but I have a bumper cover so no physical damage to the phone.
I have tried new kernel as well as new ROM. I installed KK Remix and still I don't get any vibration. :crying:
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Do u have power savings mode on by any chance? Because that would kill vibration.
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Do u have power savings mode on by any chance? Because that would kill vibration.
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I don't think so. I just installed a brand new ROM so I don't think it has power saving mode on by default. Does it? I'm on KK Remix, where can I check?
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I don't think so. I just installed a brand new ROM so I don't think it has power saving mode on by default. Does it? I'm on KK Remix, where can I check?
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Nope, alright, weird, tw has power savings mode that would kill it, but aosp specifically that ROM I'm unaware of said feature. And since its occurring on both ROMs you may be in a pickle.
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Did it work when phone r was new? When did it stop? Did u Odin stock and see? Sorry driving so I didn't really read back too far
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Nope, alright, weird, tw has power savings mode that would kill it, but aosp specifically that ROM I'm unaware of said feature. And since its occurring on both ROMs you may be in a pickle.
[/COLOR]Did it work when phone r was new? When did it stop? Did u Odin stock and see? Sorry driving so I didn't really read back too far
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Yes, it's been working fine until few days ago when I noticed that I'm missing calls and texts due to phone not vibrating in my pocket. At first I thought it was a kernel issue (I was using Hyperdrive rom at that time) so I tried different kernel and it did not fix the issue to yesterday I installed KK remix to see if that fixes the issue but had no luck with that either. So at this point I think it might be a hardware issue and the vibration motor is toast. I went ahead and ordered a replacement and will try my luck with replacing the original one.
ajamils said:
Yes, it's been working fine until few days ago when I noticed that I'm missing calls and texts due to phone not vibrating in my pocket. At first I thought it was a kernel issue (I was using Hyperdrive rom at that time) so I tried different kernel and it did not fix the issue to yesterday I installed KK remix to see if that fixes the issue but had no luck with that either. So at this point I think it might be a hardware issue and the vibration motor is toast. I went ahead and ordered a replacement and will try my luck with replacing the original one.
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Yes definitely weird.. I would've tried to Odin the latest ne6 stock before in ordered a replacement, but as long as you have it solved that's a plus.
jdidtht said:
Yes definitely weird.. I would've tried to Odin the latest ne6 stock before in ordered a replacement, but as long as you have it solved that's a plus.
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I thought about going back to stock to test but then decided against because I didn't think that it would make a difference as I have already tried different ROM with no success. Do you think that going to stock could make a difference?
ajamils said:
I thought about going back to stock to test but then decided against because I didn't think that it would make a difference as I have already tried different ROM with no success. Do you think that going to stock could make a difference?
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I do actually , when all else fails Odin back to stock, and if that fails you know the phone is at fault. Might as well if ya get bored, give it a whirl see what happens..
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I do actually , when all else fails Odin back to stock, and if that fails you know the phone is at fault. Might as well if ya get bored, give it a whirl see what happens..
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I see different version of STOCK ROM in the forum. Is there any particular one you recommend?
ajamils said:
I see different version of STOCK ROM in the forum. Is there any particular one you recommend?
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Yea I would use this one, they all are the same build, just packaged a little differently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2764944
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I do actually , when all else fails Odin back to stock, and if that fails you know the phone is at fault. Might as well if ya get bored, give it a whirl see what happens..
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jdidtht said:
Yea I would use this one, they all are the same build, just packaged a little differently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2764944
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Flashed stock ROM but still no vibration :'(. So I guess I will just wait for the part to arrive so that I can operate my phone.
ajamils said:
Flashed stock ROM but still no vibration :'(. So I guess I will just wait for the part to arrive so that I can operate my phone.
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Yup, for sure. Super odd to me still that its broke like it is, but, can't argue with stock fw I guess. Thanks form taking the time to actually trouble shoot the issue. Surprised how many people don't want to take that time.
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Yup, for sure. Super odd to me still that its broke like it is, but, can't argue with stock fw I guess. Thanks form taking the time to actually trouble shoot the issue. Surprised how many people don't want to take that time.
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Ya, it is very odd. Never had that happen to any of the countless phones that I've owned in the past.
Thanks for all your help.
For anyone who might be following the thread, I got the replacement part from Amazon and replaced the the vibrator. Everything is working as expected. Thanks to everyone who replied.
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ajamils said:
For anyone who might be following the thread, I got the replacement part from Amazon and replaced the the vibrator. Everything is working as expected. Thanks to everyone who replied.
Sent from Galaxy Note 3 via Tapatalk.
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Whoop. Glad to hear you got bit all fixed up man. Awesome.

Touch Issues

I've had my nexus for a while now and as much as I enjoy using it there is a really big issue that keeps coming back. The touch sensitivity on my screen is terrible. It won't recognize half of my touches from time to time and its really frustrating. I have tried fixing it using the ts files and will work for a while then it will start with its issues again.
I also flashed almost every ROM I could think of trying to see if i t fixed the issue however it did not. I always flashed the unlock for the ts after so it would not stick in the new Roms hoping that it would get better. I have also done a full factory reset and wipe without any luck. Currently I'm running Android L lpv81( the second release) and I'm not ropted. I was using 4.4.4 with twrp earlier but it doesn't matter as long as I can get this touch issue fixed.
I looked around the forum for a while and used every fix I could find but none lasted long enough for me to enjoy it. I would really appreciate any help with this, I'm not afraid to mess around with some things to fix this issue.
My stock one year old Nexus will also occasionally not respond to my touch. Not enough to be really annoying.
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lmacmil said:
My stock one year old Nexus will also occasionally not respond to my touch. Not enough to be really annoying.
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It happens more often than not, in fact its enough to make typing hard and or frustrating at times. I have a feeling that it's a hardware issue, but unless there's a fix I'll just had the nexus 8 when our comes out.
Pilz said:
It happens more often than not, in fact its enough to make typing hard and or frustrating at times. I have a feeling that it's a hardware issue, but unless there's a fix I'll just had the nexus 8 when our comes out.
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Some people just can't afford to pay for every new device out there and have to deal with a malfunctioning device or try to fix it.
We're so lucky we have a community behind us that solves our problems.
Here you are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428133
Pilz said:
I've had my nexus for a while now and as much as I enjoy using it there is a really big issue that keeps coming back. The touch sensitivity on my screen is terrible. It won't recognize half of my touches from time to time and its really frustrating. I have tried fixing it using the ts files and will work for a while then it will start with its issues again.
I also flashed almost every ROM I could think of trying to see if i t fixed the issue however it did not. I always flashed the unlock for the ts after so it would not stick in the new Roms hoping that it would get better. I have also done a full factory reset and wipe without any luck. Currently I'm running Android L lpv81( the second release) and I'm not ropted. I was using 4.4.4 with twrp earlier but it doesn't matter as long as I can get this touch issue fixed.
I looked around the forum for a while and used every fix I could find but none lasted long enough for me to enjoy it. I would really appreciate any help with this, I'm not afraid to mess around with some things to fix this issue.
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It's a hardware problem. RMA if possible.
If not possible, try the TS drivers that the above post likely links.
Aerowinder said:
It's a hardware problem. RMA if possible.
If not possible, try the TS drivers that the above post likely links.
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I might have to RMA it, I've already tried all of the ts drivers. Do I send it to Asus?
Pilz said:
I might have to RMA it, I've already tried all of the ts drivers. Do I send it to Asus?
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I sent mine to Google.
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I sent mine to Google.
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Is there a link to where I get the info the the RMA process? I tried googling it, but it wasn't very helpful.
Pilz said:
Is there a link to where I get the info the the RMA process? I tried googling it, but it wasn't very helpful.
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It's been a while since I did it, but I think you start here: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2411741?ref_topic=3237699/#ts=4626603,4626497

Will Google service centre accept the bootloader unlocked device within warranty?

I am facing screen flickering issues on my 3xl under low brightness. This gave me daily headaches for one month seriously.
So I'm thinking to take the Google support in this matter. I'm not rooted but bootloader was unlocked. Will they consider it to service under warranty or not?
I'm from India.
Thanks for help
harigavara said:
I am facing screen flickering issues on my 3xl under low brightness. This gave me daily headaches for one month seriously.
So I'm thinking to take the Google support in this matter. I'm not rooted but bootloader was unlocked. Will they consider it to service under warranty or not?
I'm from India.
Thanks for help
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Check that smart pixels is off.
Google does not care if it is unlocked, they will warranty it.
mgp53 said:
Check that smart pixels is off.
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Where can i find it? I can't find it in phone settings.
harigavara said:
Where can i find it? I can't find it in phone settings.
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I apologize. I don't think stock Pie has that option. I know the ROM I am using has it, and it caused a flickering issue.
mgp53 said:
I apologize. I don't think stock Pie has that option. I know the ROM I am using has it, and it caused a flickering issue.
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Yes i am aware of that. I too used such Rom. But i don't know it removes flickering. But isn't that resulting dark or dull display?
harigavara said:
Yes i am aware of that. I too used such Rom. But i don't know it removes flickering. But isn't that resulting dark or dull display?
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Look under Battery in settings?
Yeah they are fine with it, that's why I'm basically locked into Google phones for life, no other manufacturer for US phones is like this and supportive of the rooting community.

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