[HELP!!] Nexus S Screen 'Broken' Colors?! - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay so... I had left my phone idling while I went to shower and I turned on my screen and then ... BAM! The colors became extremely over saturated and just wrong. It is not Voodoo, because the problem persists even during the boot and in CWM. I cannot describe it that well but to anyone using a phone you would know that something is wrong. Did I break my phone screen's color? It has never done this before. I have no idea what is happening.
I'm realising now the screen gamma hacks isn't working. If I change the value nothing happens. The RGB multipliers work. I've tried changing kernels already.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 171 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)

The colors have gone from totally over saturated to "stock" colors now. It seems Voodoo is destroyed on my phone... In CWM the colors are still overly saturated.
I'm going to leave my colors as default 2.3.3 colors for a little while then try and use Voodoo again.
For now, has anyone experienced this and what can I do to fix it?
Okay... Now a new problem is introduced. I was backing up my apps with Astro (as I ALWAYS do) and the process kept going down (in %). It would go up then go down, at a really rapid rate. I have no idea what is going on. It took 20 minutes to backup what takes 5 minutes. So I'm guessing this is an SD issue...? I have no idea what is happening. It just finished backing up and is continuing to say "Loading packages".
I'm going to flash a new ROM and kernel... We'll see what that does.
Tried flashing a new ROM + Kernel and restoring from a NANDROID, NOTHING is working. Can somebody please help me.....................
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 171 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)

Anyone....?
Nexus S (GMS i9020a)
Paranoid (1.6 - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)
Ondemmand (1000/100)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Live OC - 100 (400/800)
BLX - 98 (Inverted Apps)

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My phone is also experiencing heating up fast.Typically my phone would average and normalize at 32 degrees. It now normalizes at 38 degrees...... It gets a lot hotter a lot faster.
I recently repaired my phone screen at Pacific Mall. So I'm wondering if they messed something up in here. Also I've been running a custom Voodoo colors that has the gamma hacls at -59. I'm wondering if that could have destroyed my phone screen.
Even if it did that wouldn't explain the other two issues that just emerged.
I am reaching a conclusion that my screen has been "burnt in". I don't want to say its unfixable yet because this literally happened after I turned my screen on from my phone idling. Its getting slightly worse all day but I have Voodoo settings off. So I'm going to try and let my phone die and leave it off for a little while I guess....
PLEASE ANY INPUT OR SUGGESTIONS ANYTHING USEFUL you can say would be greatly appreciated........ I'm not going to be able to get another phone for 2 years... I really need to fix this.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 171 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)

Burn-in is bad point for amoled, you cannot avoid this.
Did u tried download burn-in tester from play store?
And next step is installing factory image again..wipe everything, re-install bootloader..etc
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ioplkj13 said:
Burn-in is bad point for amoled, you cannot avoid this.
Did u tried download burn-in tester from play store?
And next step is installing factory image again..wipe everything, re-install bootloader..etc
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I tried the tester, I don't think the phone has burn in now. But something is wrong. I really don't think reinstalling everything is going to fix it. I think its this cheap screen Pacific Mall gave me.
I've figured out a better way to describe it. The screen gets way too saturated and is VERY pixelated while showing black and whites.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 171 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)

Going to stock will rule out ROM/kernel/ etc. If still there then yeah they ef'd it up on you. Raise hell!
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jayjay3333 said:
Going to stock will rule out ROM/kernel/ etc. If still there then yeah they ef'd it up on you. Raise hell!
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I tried going back to stock and everything, rooting all over again and they're still here. Raising hell won't do anything because its Pacific mall...
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 171 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)

I'm still desperate... If I take a picture to further show what's wring with my screen will someone actually try and help me with a fix?
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 193 - Vodoo)
Interactive (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - So)
BLX (98)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)

I don't think burn in is the proper term. I think that's when an image stays on the screen. This more or less definitely sounds a cheap screen. I have no experience with any of it, but please provide a pic, OP. Hopefully somebody can help. Even if you did get it repaired, you need to check your receipt/ their policy for this stuff. Return it to stock and work from there.

309041291a said:
I'm still desperate... If I take a picture to further show what's wring with my screen will someone actually try and help me with a fix?
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 193 - Vodoo)
Interactive (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - So)
BLX (98)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
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Your Nexus is fscked. Seriously, if the colors are all messed in cwm, there's not much we can do. I believe there's 2 different oled panels for the Nexus S, both with digitizer integrated obviously. I recall reading about someone complaint about getting the non fitting one. Besides, have you done the install yourself? Are you sure everything is properly installed? IIRC the person touchscreen didn't work right either with the "wrong" panel.

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I ended up taking it to phone stores and everything. Its the screen. No way around it...... Moral: Don't cheap out on repairs.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 193 - Vodoo)
SmartassV2 (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
BLX (98 - Inverted. Apps)
Black Exodus (Theme)

So....you're going to deal with it for the time being?

chronophase1 said:
So....you're going to deal with it for the time being?
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I don't have a choice. I just paid for a screen replacement to be given a defective one in place. I can't complain to the people who did it because they're in Pacific Mall, if you're in Canada you'll know that's a waste of time. I have no money and I'm looking for a first job. When/if I get one rather than pah another $120-240 I'm just going to buy a gnex. So I'm stuck with this for however long. Its a pain but I have no choice... I tried a factory reset, tried sticking with no voodoo colors for a week, tried changing ROMs, tried unrootinf and returning to stock then back again.. Nothing works.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.99 - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 193 - Vodoo)
Ondemmand (800/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
BLX (98 - Inverted. Apps)
Black Exodus (UnderVolted)

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[HELP] Percent Battery

My ROM offers a 'Gummy Fat Battery' icon settings. It is almost exactly what I want for a percent battery. The problem is the actual icon never actually changes the amount of blue it shows for the battery. What I mean is it is half blue and half black (with a grey battery percent in the black space, over the blue space). If I give someone my SystemUI.apk can they edit my battery icon so it keeps that same grey percent inside the battery icon, and also so make it so the blue color actually moves/changes to match how much battery I have (half full for 50%, 3/4 for 75%, 9/10 90%, etc....)?
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
GummyNex (1.0.2 - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 19.5)
Lionheart tweak (1000/100)
Deep Idle (Off - Noop)
How much are u willing to pay?
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b1337 said:
How much are u willing to pay?
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My gratitude.
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
GummyNex (1.0.2 - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 19.5)
Lionheart tweak (1000/100)
Deep Idle (Off - Noop)
b1337 said:
How much are u willing to pay?
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U serious?
4I-I said:
U serious?
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Why so serious
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I didn't mean to attract a troll... do I'll disregard him.. The question still stands
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
GummyNex (1.0.2 - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 19.5)
Lionheart tweak (1000/100)
Deep Idle (Off - Noop)

[Q] (AMOLED + Black + Color) Red V.S. Blue - Battery

I'm here with my Nexus S that has AMOLED screen tech. Now it is common knowledge that inverted apps (the black) saves a lot of juice. It's also known that reds are the second best (to black) for battery saving.
Recently I've switched to a red and black theme to try and save the MOST battery possible. Truthfully I'm starting to miss the blue and black, but saving battery is more important to me. Well... If I'm saving 'a lot' more battery that is.
I was running a blue and black theme, before a red and black theme. I'm kind of not sure what to do now. Go back to blue and black, which saves battery and looks nicer (to me), or stay on red and black and save A LOT (supposedly) more battery?
So my question to you is... Do reds really save that* much more battery than blues? Would I notice a large difference in battery life (a reduction) if I went back to blue and black?
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (14.a Hybrid - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)
Intellidemmand (800/100)
Live OC (105 - 800/1000)
Deep Idle (On - Noop)
BLX - 96 (Inverted Apps)
309041291a said:
I'm here with my Nexus S that has AMOLED screen tech. Now it is common knowledge that inverted apps (the black) saves a lot of juice. It's also known that reds are the second best (to black) for battery saving.
Recently I've switched to a red and black theme to try and save the MOST battery possible. Truthfully I'm starting to miss the blue and black, but saving battery is more important to me. Well... If I'm saving 'a lot' more battery that is.
I was running a blue and black theme, before a red and black theme. I'm kind of not sure what to do now. Go back to blue and black, which saves battery and looks nicer (to me), or stay on red and black and save A LOT (supposedly) more battery?
So my question to you is... Do reds really save that* much more battery than blues? Would I notice a large difference in battery life (a reduction) if I went back to blue and black?
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (14.a Hybrid - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)
Intellidemmand (800/100)
Live OC (105 - 800/1000)
Deep Idle (On - Noop)
BLX - 96 (Inverted Apps)
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There is a negligible difference between any single color on a samoled. The only time you will see a noticeable difference in power consumption is between white (all colors on at once) and black (no colors).
I don't think I have your answer, but for LCD i9020 ones what colors help with battery?
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Depends on your brightness. If you don't feel it makes that much difference then just go with what is more aesthetically appealing.
@063_XOBX: There is a large difference between reds, greens and blues in comparison to blacks in AMOLEDs. See here and here.
@g1user101: No differece whatsoever. The only thing that uses noticeable power in LCDs is the backlight (brightness), which is uniform across the screen at all times while it is on.
Harbb said:
Depends on your brightness. If you don't feel it makes that much difference then just go with what is more aesthetically appealing.
@063_XOBX: There is a large difference between reds, greens and blues in comparison to blacks in AMOLEDs. See here and here.
@g1user101: No differece whatsoever. The only thing that uses noticeable power in LCDs is the backlight (brightness), which is uniform across the screen at all times while it is on.
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I always keep my brightness low. 10% and under, usually 8%. Would it save a lot then?
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (14.a Hybrid - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)
Intellidemmand (800/100)
Live OC (105 - 800/1000)
Deep Idle (On - Noop)
BLX - 96 (Inverted Apps)
309041291a said:
I always keep my brightness low. 10% and under, usually 8%. Would it save a lot then?
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (14.a Hybrid - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)
Intellidemmand (800/100)
Live OC (105 - 800/1000)
Deep Idle (On - Noop)
BLX - 96 (Inverted Apps)
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Not very much and likely not noticeable. It'll begin saving drastically more at higher brightnesses (i'd say 25%+ for easily noticeable results).
edit: also, if it only replaces the blues (switches, clock and tick boxes? little else)it won't change much at all. For any worthwhile difference, you'd also want to be changing the colour of white text. Even so, the processor would probably be using more power than the screen if you're using a typical black/xx theme at <10% brightness.
Harbb said:
Not very much and likely not noticeable. It'll begin saving drastically more at higher brightnesses (i'd say 25%+ for easily noticeable results).
edit: also, if it only replaces the blues (switches, clock and tick boxes? little else)it won't change much at all. For any worthwhile difference, you'd also want to be changing the colour of white text. Even so, the processor would probably be using more power than the screen if you're using a typical black/xx theme at <10% brightness.
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I also have a keyboard themed, working on the rest of the framework, and elements of my home screen are red.....
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (14.a Hybrid - 4.0.4)
Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)
Intellidemmand (800/100)
Live OC (105 - 800/1000)
Deep Idle (On - Noop)
BLX - 96 (Inverted Apps)

Voodoo Colours

Hey guys May i know how do i change voodoo colours setting on slim bean + air kernel r171 voodoo colour enabled? I tried downloading voodoo control plus but couldn't find the voodoo colour settings Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance. :angel:
Try a different kernel first.. could be a dodgy kernel.
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There are options for this. See bottom part of voodoo sound. And the kernel is good
I feed my Nexus S with jelly beans.
ciaastek said:
There are options for this. See bottom part of voodoo sound. And the kernel is good
I feed my Nexus S with jelly beans.
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No.I think he's saying the settings aren't there therefore he might of flashed the kernel wrong or something so voodoo colours aren't showing up. He should try bedalus kernel that supports voodoo too. If it doesn't work on that then he's done something wrong.
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Maybe someone can explain some about voodoo colors to me... After flashing Air 171 voodoo, my screen looks awesome. The blacks are super dark and the whites are super bright and the colors pop. It's like night and day compared to other kernels I've run before (presumably without voodoo color). The other day after running the kernel for a few hours, everything turned this nasty grayish greenish color (I mean every dark color looked washed out and nasty). I tried a bunch of things to troubleshoot including wiping and a different ROM, and came to the conclusion that it was the kernel. After I flashed back to Matr1x, the problem went away, but so did the nice looking colors.
So my question is: is voodoo supposed to make the colors darker/more vivid? When I flashed Air 182, it looked just like the phone had always look, kinda bland in comparison. So now I'm back on 171 but I'm scared it's going to goof up the colors again...
ncblackout said:
Maybe someone can explain some about voodoo colors to me... After flashing Air 171 voodoo, my screen looks awesome. The blacks are super dark and the whites are super bright and the colors pop. It's like night and day compared to other kernels I've run before (presumably without voodoo color). The other day after running the kernel for a few hours, everything turned this nasty grayish greenish color (I mean every dark color looked washed out and nasty). I tried a bunch of things to troubleshoot including wiping and a different ROM, and came to the conclusion that it was the kernel. After I flashed back to Matr1x, the problem went away, but so did the nice looking colors.
So my question is: is voodoo supposed to make the colors darker/more vivid? When I flashed Air 182, it looked just like the phone had always look, kinda bland in comparison. So now I'm back on 171 but I'm scared it's going to goof up the colors again...
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The dark, nice colors come from changing the gamma hacks. The amazing, deep, crisp colors do however come with a price. What price? Well you experienced a little of it, the green flicker. Turn your brightness a little up to avoid it, no big deal. That's not the major problem. Changing the gamma hacks causes your phone to "age" quicker. Meaning it will basically get worn out faster and eventually will lead to damaged colors and OLEDs (permanent). Not for a LONG time, UNLESS you max out the gamma (-50+ is dangerous). I had mine at -59 and -60, now my screen is damaged. Forever. I have piexalted errors and over saturated colors, especially noticeable on black and whites (and now reds). And i have some overheating issues too. Lower gamma = more heat. If I change my gamma settings, nothing happenes because I've broken the screen (then again, I recently had a cheap screen replacement done so part of the reason is the cheap screen just sucking). Lesson is be careful when you mess with the gammas!!!!!!!!! The reason the newer air kernel had different colors was because r_data changed the gamma values (but be did it to get rid of green flicker, I presume) from his last build.Now I am looking for a job to by myself new phone And of course have some money.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1200/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
So I'm curious why it's called "flicker" then... for me it's consistently green until I flash a new kernel. I kinda figured that was what I was experiencing, I was just confused by the verbiage. Anyway, it's a shame that these screens have the potential to look that good but dong so ruins them...
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I spoke too soon... it's back to looking good now
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Also, his long did you run those gamma settings before it screwed IP your screen? I know you said a long time but can you give an educated guess?
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ncblackout said:
So I'm curious why it's called "flicker" then... for me it's consistently green until I flash a new kernel. I kinda figured that was what I was experiencing, I was just confused by the verbiage. Anyway, it's a shame that these screens have the potential to look that good but dong so ruins them...
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I spoke too soon... it's back to looking good now
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Also, his long did you run those gamma settings before it screwed IP your screen? I know you said a long time but can you give an educated guess?
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Using the stock OEM screen I had gone for 8 months of perfectly fine colors. A week of the new screen replacement I had then it was dead. If you used gamme values that are lower on the stock screen it'll last a VERY long time, you'll get a new phone before anything happens for sure.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1000/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
Well in that case it looks like I'm running it this way if I can get rid of the green...
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ncblackout said:
Well in that case it looks like I'm running it this way if I can get rid of the green...
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You can lower the values, just do NOT go passed -50, stay -45 and above.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1000/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
309041291a said:
The dark, nice colors come from changing the gamma hacks. The amazing, deep, crisp colors do however come with a price. What price? Well you experienced a little of it, the green flicker. Turn your brightness a little up to avoid it, no big deal. That's not the major problem. Changing the gamma hacks causes your phone to "age" quicker. Meaning it will basically get worn out faster and eventually will lead to damaged colors and OLEDs (permanent). Not for a LONG time, UNLESS you max out the gamma (-50+ is dangerous). I had mine at -59 and -60, now my screen is damaged. Forever. I have piexalted errors and over saturated colors, especially noticeable on black and whites (and now reds). And i have some overheating issues too. Lower gamma = more heat. If I change my gamma settings, nothing happenes because I've broken the screen (then again, I recently had a cheap screen replacement done so part of the reason is the cheap screen just sucking). Lesson is be careful when you mess with the gammas!!!!!!!!! The reason the newer air kernel had different colors was because r_data changed the gamma values (but be did it to get rid of green flicker, I presume) from his last build.Now I am looking for a job to by myself new phone And of course have some money.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1200/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
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I can't see how changing the gamma make the screen wear out faster. We're not talking about multipliers here, or refresh rate or anything of the sort. We're not going out of spec but simply changing the already available settings. Burn in exists already even on the stock settings, so don't be too quick to blame the problems on Voodoo.
polobunny said:
I can't see how changing the gamma make the screen wear out faster. We're not talking about multipliers here, or refresh rate or anything of the sort. We're not going out of spec but simply changing the already available settings. Burn in exists already even on the stock settings, so don't be too quick to blame the problems on Voodoo.
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The creator of the Voodoo app warns people not to max out the gamma settings, because they can destroy your screen faster.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1000/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
I am also sticking with Air Kernel #171 for the perfect color on my 9020T. I don't understand why the voodoo color default keeps changing with each update.
309041291a said:
The creator of the Voodoo app warns people not to max out the gamma settings, because they can destroy your screen faster.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1000/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
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You wrote - and + though. Still cannot conceive how exactly it is possible to break something faster while operating it in the normal range. Are you sure he is not talking about the multiplier settings and not the gamma settings?
The gamma settings only affects the level, from darkest to lightest of every separate color (RGB). Think of it as deciding on 100%, how much of each color there is in the picture. You can't do 110%, maxing out every slider will only give you a white picture, but that's only every channel at 100% intensity.
I imagine that could make your screen "die" faster, but just as much as having a white wallpaper as opposed to a black one.
I cannot comment on the multipliers, not being sure of what exactly is touched when changing them.
polobunny said:
You wrote - and + though. Still cannot conceive how exactly it is possible to break something faster while operating it in the normal range. Are you sure he is not talking about the multiplier settings and not the gamma settings?
The gamma settings only affects the level, from darkest to lightest of every separate color (RGB). Think of it as deciding on 100%, how much of each color there is in the picture. You can't do 110%, maxing out every slider will only give you a white picture, but that's only every channel at 100% intensity.
I imagine that could make your screen "die" faster, but just as much as having a white wallpaper as opposed to a black one.
I cannot comment on the multipliers, not being sure of what exactly is touched when changing them.
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This is what I mean by your gamma offsets. I assure you -45 is not normal. 0 on all of them is 2.3.3 defaults. You're forcing your screen to display different, darker colors than normal. Which does use more heat on the screen. More heat = not good and can lead to permanent damage on any surface, let alone a glass screen.
Don't get me wrong, Voodoo can be complelt harmless. So long as you don't max out any of the settings. Never use -60, that's just... no. Slight changes like punchy settings -14 - -18 (I believe) really don't have that much affect. But when you start forcing the screen to get darker by using -45 and under.. Yeah, its not good.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1000/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
309041291a said:
This is what I mean by your gamma offsets. I assure you -45 is not normal. 0 on all of them is 2.3.3 defaults. You're forcing your screen to display different, darker colors than normal. Which does use more heat on the screen. More heat = not good and can lead to permanent damage on any surface, let alone a glass screen.
Don't get me wrong, Voodoo can be complelt harmless. So long as you don't max out any of the settings. Never use -60, that's just... no. Slight changes like punchy settings -14 - -18 (I believe) really don't have that much affect. But when you start forcing the screen to get darker by using -45 and under.. Yeah, its not good.
Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid (1.97a - 4.1.1)
Air Kernel (Week 182 - Voodoo)
SmartassV2 (1000/200)
Deep Idle (On - Deadline)
Black Exodus (Inverted apps)
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Except this is not how it works with most displays, and certainly not with an active matrix OLED one. To display black, the RGB channels are at their darkest setting, which uses the less amount of energy. If that, it would even be more beneficial for the panel to use darker settings than stock. Hence my questionning.
Edit: To add details, I do not mean all type of displays, but rather OLED based ones, may it be PMOLED or AMOLED or any other branded product (Super AMOLED and so on). The cells are in off state when showing "black" hence why the blacks are so deep. Off cells = less power, and less power = less heat dissipation.
So now I've realized another related conundrum... If I turn the brightness up, apparently the green goes away, but obviously that causes my battery to die faster. Normally, before I started messing with voodoo color, I kept my screen on auto brightness which generally kept it pretty dim. I got pretty awesome battery, at one point 30+ hours on a charge. So my question is, is there no way to have the nice looking gamma hack colors and also good battery and/or a dimmer screen? Do I just need to play around with the settings to achieve this?
ncblackout said:
So now I've realized another related conundrum... If I turn the brightness up, apparently the green goes away, but obviously that causes my battery to die faster. Normally, before I started messing with voodoo color, I kept my screen on auto brightness which generally kept it pretty dim. I got pretty awesome battery, at one point 30+ hours on a charge. So my question is, is there no way to have the nice looking gamma hack colors and also good battery and/or a dimmer screen? Do I just need to play around with the settings to achieve this?
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Depends on how low you set those values in Voodoo colors. It's a mix between low values in Voodoo for the gamma offset settings AND the brightness.
Some kernels don't have Voodoo but have preset colors that are very good and vibrant and do not have the downsides of Voodoo such as green flash.
Have any recommendations? I've tried matr1x and air on jb, didn't really do much with kernels before then.
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ncblackout said:
Have any recommendations? I've tried matr1x and air on jb, didn't really do much with kernels before then.
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I'm currently using knzo CM+.
It has BLN, BLD, touchwake and colors can be modified in the system settings if you're using a CM10 based ROM. The natural blue colors are very close to perfect colors, slightly need a tad blueish tint on my phone.
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Studying?

I didn't know where to put this..but I have an ap us history test coming up. Any ideas on studying??
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Get on the books.
Quit hanging on boards losing time.
If you fail to stay awake, tie a metal brush to your forehead, you'll never fall asleep again.
AFTER you pass your test, come back and try guessing where the brush trick came from
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Thanks for the laugh
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Thanks for the laugh
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Uhmmm...
Somebody here caught the graphical quote XD
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Great study tip, get off your phone
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Paranoid Android (2.1.3 - 4.1.1)
Marmite Kernel (4.7 - Bedalus)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Ondemmand (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (98 - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
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Great study tip, get off your phone
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid Android (2.1.3 - 4.1.1)
Marmite Kernel (4.7 - Bedalus)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Ondemmand (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (98 - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
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Already done that
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It seems like you aren't doing well with it lol.
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
Paranoid Android (2.1.3 - 4.1.1)
Marmite Kernel (4.7 - Bedalus)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Ondemmand (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (98 - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)

[Q] How Much Could I Make?

Hiyas!
So I'm trying to save money for the LGnex. To do so I basically have to stop laying my phone bill for 6-8 months... That's going to take too long and I can't go phoneless that long. I'm starting to sell things and looking for a first job (with no luck for the past 6 months).
Back into the selling aspect...
I'm considering selling my NS. But.... there is a problem. Many actually.
The phone is nowhere no good shape anymore.
Problems? The phone is dead in about 5-12% of the screen (portrait typing does not work because Y H and B are not clickable, scrolling is a hassle sometimes, and some games are difficult to play), there is a small crack in the corner, the piece of glass over the speaker is duct tapes into the phone (or else it'll fall out), and the colors are 'broken' (they do not display properly at all, blacks whites and reds should neber be put together, and it is over saturated).
As you can see there are quite a few problems...
however, the phone is still usable. I've been using it for about 3 months like this now. You can still flash ROMs, listen to music, play some* games, and use it for development and what not. Landscape typing works fine, as long as you don't soley use black, white, and red colors may seem a bit bright but that's about it.
So at the same time it's still usable.
The question is, how much can I make from it?
Also, who should I market it to, what should I say, and where to sell it (in person trade), I know about craigslist, I'm in Toronto.
Thanks!
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AOKP (Milestone 1 - 4.1.2)
Matrix Kernel (24.0 - CFS)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Wheatley (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (N/A - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
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The question is, how much can I make from it?
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I guess nobody will buy your phone in this shape, but if you try to sell it for spare parts, I guess you can make about $50-$75.
My estimate is about $50, but it will also take a long time to sell too.
You should be able to find a part time job with the holiday season upon us?
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My estimate is about $50, but it will also take a long time to sell too.
You should be able to find a part time job with the holiday season upon us?
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$50 is awesome
We'll see, nobody seems to want to hire me at all
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Wheatley (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
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$50 is awesome
We'll see, nobody seems to want to hire me at all
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I'll pay you $25 if you can port the Touchwiz email/exchange app over to an AOSP ROM (like Strawberry) , and put it in a flashable zip.
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I'll pay you $25 if you can port the Touchwiz email/exchange app over to an AOSP ROM (like Strawberry) , and put it in a flashable zip.
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Do you mean just for the ZIP (as in you do not want to buy the phone)?
I could look into that, but today is my last day with having the phone, the bill is due tomorrow. I rarely use my computer so it would take a very long time to get done and I'm honestly not the best with development for Android .
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Do you mean just for the ZIP (as in you do not want to buy the phone)?
I could look into that, but today is my last day with having the phone, the bill is due tomorrow. I rarely use my computer so it would take a very long time to get done and I'm honestly not the best with development for Android .
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I need an email app that allows for peak/off-peak syncing for Exchange accounts. K-9 doesn't support Exchange 2010, and Touchdown is ugly. The Touchwiz app is perfect, except I can't seem to get the system to recognize it when I put it in system/apps. I figured paying you $25 to do it would get you closer to your dream phone...
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I need an email app that allows for peak/off-peak syncing for Exchange accounts. K-9 doesn't support Exchange 2010, and Touchdown is ugly. The Touchwiz app is perfect, except I can't seem to get the system to recognize it when I put it in system/apps. I figured paying you $25 to do it would get you closer to your dream phone...
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That would be a very unfair offer for me take... Many other people would do it for free I don't want to feel like I'm scamming you... Keep your money
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
AOKP (Milestone 1 - 4.1.2)
Matrix Kernel (24.0 - CFS)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Wheatley (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (N/A - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
Well, I'd figure it was something that would help both of us out.
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Well, I'd figure it was something that would help both of us out.
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Ah, I see. Have you entered the right permissions after moving the app? And where did you pull the APK from?
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AOKP (Milestone 1 - 4.1.2)
Matrix Kernel (24.0 - CFS)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Wheatley (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (N/A - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
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Ah, I see. Have you entered the right permissions after moving the app? And where did you pull the APK from?
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Yes - I've change the permissions to match the original APK, and I pulled it from a TW ROM. When I reboot the phone, no email app shows as available.
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Yes - I've change the permissions to match the original APK, and I pulled it from a TW ROM. When I reboot the phone, no email app shows as available.
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Tell me the exact permissions you used.
If that doesn't do it, you're missing something in the actual software.
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AOKP (Milestone 1 - 4.1.2)
Matrix Kernel (24.0 - CFS)
Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)
Wheatley (Screen Off) (400/100)
Deep Idle (N/A - Deadline)
BLX (N/A - Inverted Apps)
Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
There is a touchwizz port for our NS, maybe you to could have a look at it
I think it's called RemICS.
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