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I have screen burn in on my Fuze. The two soft buttons and the bottom 2/3's of the scroll bar are visible when they shouldn' t be. For example, click on a reminder at the top so that the screen goes black with the next screen allowing you to choose if you want the reminder, wireless info, etc... At the bottom I'll see the soft keys and program select scroll bar in a gray tint.
I guess I need to leave a white image on the screen for an extended time to undo the burn. But I've only had this phone for a few weeks...I've never had burn in on a cell phone and surely never this quickly on any monitor.
Something similar happened twice to me.. It faded out slowly.. now it's ok
You may check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447891
Funny now it's gone after having it turned off for a couple hours. I'll post if it comes back after I have it on for a bit.
It's Back!!! only took one power on cycle and let it sit there for a couple of minutes :-(
kind of scary.
Is it still under warranty?
Weird but believe me - it is a software issue. Restart will always help
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Is it still under warranty?
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Yes, I'm going to get them to do a warranty replacement. I had another fuze that had a different issue (bad sound) that I replaced after 30 days...it never had this issue.
darfri said:
Weird but believe me - it is a software issue. Restart will always help
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I think the part of the reboot that "fixes" it is the screen goes white for a while which helps clear it up. But a few minutes later its back.
The same happens for me, but not very often.
It must be a software issue, no need to replace your device.
BTW, It's definately not a burnt in screen.
johanromijn said:
The same happens for me, but not very often.
It must be a software issue, no need to replace your device.
BTW, It's definately not a burnt in screen.
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It goes away easier if I use the SPB Clock and put it on the white clock...plug it in...set power options stay on 10 minutes when plugged in.
So it is an LCD type of burn it (it appears) as it goes away when a white screen is forced upon it. I think the pixels in that part of the screen don't change very often so it gets a little memory that needs to be "washed" away. Odd thing is my last one never did it. So I think some LCDs are better quality then others.
Its happened to me twice and both times its gone away.
Its good to hear its a software issue, I was worried it might be hardware.
johanromijn said:
The same happens for me, but not very often.
It must be a software issue, no need to replace your device.
BTW, It's definately not a burnt in screen.
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My first Fuze had this problem. Sure I flashed a lot of roms but each rom displayed the same result for me. After getting a new device, the problem never occurred again.
If it was software, it would be doing on everyone's device in the same place or region. This is a hardware problem, no doubt in my mind. The same rom on 2 different phones would yield the same results if it were software related.
If your phone displays this type of "burn-in" then take it back, exchange it, whatever. My new phone has been perfect and works as it is supposed to.
Unusual Events?
Were there any unusual events that led up to the screen-burn in? It is odd that they would go away and come back like that.... did you try flashing another ROM?
Saw this 'burn in' a couple times too. Was scrolling the touchflo3d and went to the photo and videos tab. Once in camera mode I noticed faintly overlay 'album' and 'slideshow' on the view finder. But the 2 words couldn't have been burned in as its not normally on that tab. Probably some weird software driver issue.
I have had my xoom for about 6 months now and this problem has been with it since i got it...
Sometimes when i push the power button on the back to wake it up and start touching the screen it doesn't respond or barely responds, i have made sure my thumb is not touching the edge or anything... to make it work i have to hit the power button to make it sleep and hit it again to wake it up and it will work fine.
This problem is pre and post ics.
I'm not really sure what to do or if it is even software or hardware.
do any of you guys know what is causing this?
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I have had my xoom for about 6 months now and this problem has been with it since i got it...
Sometimes when i push the power button on the back to wake it up and start touching the screen it doesn't respond or barely responds, i have made sure my thumb is not touching the edge or anything... to make it work i have to hit the power button to make it sleep and hit it again to wake it up and it will work fine.
This problem is pre and post ics.
I'm not really sure what to do or if it is even software or hardware.
do any of you guys know what is causing this?
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try licking your finger once, if it improves you have dry skin lol(serious)
lol ok next time it does it ill give it a try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068499
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068499
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yes i saw this thread in my research but my concern is why would it work after i put it to sleep and wake it back up upon unresponsiveness?
If this was the case wouldn't putting it to sleep and waking it back up be useless, and i dont want to do anything that will void my warranty.
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yes i saw this thread in my research but my concern is why would it work after i put it to sleep and wake it back up upon unresponsiveness?
If this was the case wouldn't putting it to sleep and waking it back up be useless, and i dont want to do anything that will void my warranty.
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Sometimes when it is busy redrawing a screen (intensive) it is temporarily unresponsive until it's done. How long is it unresponsive to touch? If it will not respond for more than 30 seconds (I just pulled that out of my head, btw) I would think there's another issue.
It does it until i put it to sleep and wake it back up
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It does it until i put it to sleep and wake it back up
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Reading this over again, I'll bet it's a hardware issue, because 1) it's been a problem since day one, and 2) you've obviously updated your software, so any glitch caused by a bad install or an app incompatibility can probably be ruled out. Are you still under warranty? this sounds like something that could be/should be fixed.
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Reading this over again, I'll bet it's a hardware issue, because 1) it's been a problem since day one, and 2) you've obviously updated your software, so any glitch caused by a bad install or an app incompatibility can probably be ruled out. Are you still under warranty? this sounds like something that could be/should be fixed.
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Yeah i was just really hoping i wouldnt have to send it in under warranty because i know they will just send me a new refurb and be done with it ... then i will have to get a new screen protector and recustomize and be without a xoom for a couple of weeks
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Yeah i was just really hoping i wouldnt have to send it in under warranty because i know they will just send me a new refurb and be done with it ... then i will have to get a new screen protector and recustomize and be without a xoom for a couple of weeks
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Do not be surprised to get it back with a note saying the device has water damage.....
Happened to me.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App
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It does it until i put it to sleep and wake it back up
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My Xoom did things like this, yet my foam fix made it end completely. Left the foam in there until I sent it in for the 4G upgrade.
I also had a problem with my XOOM screen. It was a headache for me and found a solutions today.
You should check MOTOASK (under XOOM). It was a new post and really helpful.
A friend of mine had a Galaxy S3 Amber with a broken (and blank) screen and wanted her data from it's internal memory that is locked and not in debugged mode. I did a lot of research and found the best, most efficient way was to do a motherboard swap with another gs3. I had a Galaxy S3 Blue. I watched a couple of videos and it seemed rather easy. I gathered the proper tools and was EXTREMELY careful not to break or rip anything (and to my knowledge i did not). When i put her motherboard from the amber one into the blue one and the screen would not come on. My first thoughts were it must be her motherboard that went bad. Well when i went to put my blue gs3 back together (again being very careful this entire time) I'm now having the same issue as she was. Black screen, no back light. The bottom lights DO come on and i feel it vibrate when i get a message. There was also no power on chime...
I know its hard to tell with out looking but any ideas on what could be wrong or what i might have screwed up? i checked all the connections and everything looks perfect. Nothing is bent or connected wrong and I didn't force or break anything.
update: so i found that the touch part of it still works fine. i can hear the ripple unlock as well as all the other sounds and such when i touch around and i can here it opening apps. the only issue lies in the screen itself being blank with no back light what so ever,
First of all remove the battery and attempt to power on, then leave without battery for 1 min, I know this sounds silly but it worked on an old iPhone 3G so anythings worth a shot.
If that doesn't work go back into the S3 and make sure all the data clips are firmly in place and locked down but not twisted in anyway. Also make sure their is no moisture or dust on the ribbons. You may not realise it but even the smallest imperfection with this can cause massive issues down the line.
If all else fails her phone may have broke your screen, I don't know how but it is a possibility
Hope I could help and good luck
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First of all remove the battery and attempt to power on, then leave without battery for 1 min, I know this sounds silly but it worked on an old iPhone 3G so anythings worth a shot.
If that doesn't work go back into the S3 and make sure all the data clips are firmly in place and locked down but not twisted in anyway. Also make sure their is no moisture or dust on the ribbons. You may not realise it but even the smallest imperfection with this can cause massive issues down the line.
If all else fails her phone may have broke your screen, I don't know how but it is a possibility
Hope I could help and good luck
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so i took it apart again today to double check and clean everything and under inspection i noticed a teeny tiny slit on the edge of the lower, bigger ribbon. i know the smallest bit could be horrid. Any fix and would that cause just the screen to not show? i don't know if that is the led connection but i think it may be.
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so i took it apart again today to double check and clean everything and under inspection i noticed a teeny tiny slit on the edge of the lower, bigger ribbon. i know the smallest bit could be horrid. Any fix and would that cause just the screen to not show? i don't know if that is the led connection but i think it may be.
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If theirs a slit I'm affraid that could be it for the screen, like I said even the smallest imperfection can cause massive issues. The slit is probably in the one of the data sections of the ribbon cable which is why data for the screen isn't being carried.
For the fix I don't think their is one unless you can fit a new ribbon on to yout S3's screen
Sorry about the screen
So I took it all apart again. Cleaned ever little thing I could and now it works again. ?
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So I took it all apart again. Cleaned ever little thing I could and now it works again. ?
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Excellent, must have just had some dust or gunk on the cable
Glad you got it working again:victory:
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Excellent, must have just had some dust or gunk on the cable
Glad you got it working again:victory:
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As am I. Thanks alot for helping. I appreciate it. id buy you a beer if I could lol.
amshook said:
As am I. Thanks alot for helping. I appreciate it. id buy you a beer if I could lol.
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No problem, thats what XDA is here for:laugh:
Hello,
I've noticed that pressing the left side of the home button doesn't activate it, is this normal, or should I use my warranty to get it repaired?
Edit: It does work if you click the left side of it, though I need to press harder, and it feels a bit wiggly.
Thanks.
Dunams said:
Hello,
I've noticed that pressing the left side of the home button doesn't activate it, is this normal, or should I use my warranty to get it repaired?
Edit: It does work if you click the left side of it, though I need to press harder, and it feels a bit wiggly.
Thanks.
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i have the same issue, if i press the left or right side it wont work, i have to press it harder or press in the middle...its not that big of a deal....but its annoying...
Anyone else with this issue? Wondering how common is it, and what color is your galaxy? I've heard it's common mostly on black devices.
mine is black....but...my brother got one too and its in black but he doesn't have this issue...his home button is solid...
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Anyone else with this issue? Wondering how common is it, and what color is your galaxy? I've heard it's common mostly on black devices.
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I had it on my first one and returned it and my new one doesn't but has a dodgy screen.
Jonathan-H said:
I had it on my first one and returned it and my new one doesn't but has a dodgy screen.
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that's the reason i didn't return my s6, because the home button issue is a small one, i don't wanna change it for another one which maybe have a worse issues....so its not bad, its a bit annoying....
I purchased a gold variant and the first device had a wobbly home button, got it exchanged on the weekend, the 2nd device is not wobbly but the left side is raised more than the right side, however it seems to respond to presses without problems.
Samsung quality control has always been a little shady.. I've returned 2 already... First one no signal... 2nd went back because the home button was very loose and made loud noise when I gently tapped it(not pressed)... 3rd phone has been perfect so far, but I've now noticed after deep sleep sometimes I press the home button and nothing happens... Want wake up until I try pressing again....? Anybody noticed this.... Also the home button went from sturdy to wobbly in about 2 weeks
Kjc99 said:
Samsung quality control has always been a little shady.. I've returned 2 already... First one no signal... 2nd went back because the home button was very loose and made loud noise when I gently tapped it(not pressed)... 3rd phone has been perfect so far, but I've now noticed after deep sleep sometimes I press the home button and nothing happens... Want wake up until I try pressing again....? Anybody noticed this.... Also the home button went from sturdy to wobbly in about 2 weeks
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This sounds bad, I guess there's really no point in getting a replacement in my case.
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This sounds bad, I guess there's really no point in getting a replacement in my case.
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Ya im just gonna live with it too... Id rather have a questionable home button than a pink screen or something worse... Every year since the Galaxy S3 I have returned a phone for one reason or another... Samsung makes great phones.... But there are always a few faulty ones
My home button works every time no matter where I press on it. It does make a rattling noise if tapped on (without pressing it) and I think it's for the fingerprint scanner...other than the annoying rattling, my home button is fine. Might wanna get that checked out.
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My home button works every time no matter where I press on it. It does make a rattling noise if tapped on (without pressing it) and I think it's for the fingerprint scanner...other than the annoying rattling, my home button is fine. Might wanna get that checked out.
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that rattling noise kills me, its so annoying, my brother S6 doesn't have this issue...his home button is solid...i am thinking of replacing mine....
Mine doesn't work very well at all. Maybe 40% of the time when pressed. Fingerprint detection isn't that good either.
Thing is, I'm left handed so the fact that it's not clicking well on the left side sometimes requires me to click again and it's a little bit annoying. Oh well.
Mine is too. I have the international variant f.y.i. but i don't want to replace it yet because that's the only problem I've seen in my phone for now.
Rama390 said:
Mine is too. I have the international variant f.y.i. but i don't want to replace it yet because that's the only problem I've seen in my phone for now.
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I have the same issue.
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Thing is, I'm left handed so the fact that it's not clicking well on the left side sometimes requires me to click again and it's a little bit annoying. Oh well.
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If it doesn't click well then that's a problem. My issue is that it just sounds annoying.
johnh123 said:
Mine doesn't work very well at all. Maybe 40% of the time when pressed. Fingerprint detection isn't that good either.
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I would get it replaced.
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that rattling noise kills me, its so annoying, my brother S6 doesn't have this issue...his home button is solid...i am thinking of replacing mine....
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I really want to replace mine too for that reason but it would be my fourth S6 and I don't wanna go through all the app reloading and all that again...though I think the camera shutter is different on this one. It pisses me off.
I'm going to see my T-mo rep on Monday so I'll let you guys know if I exchange for a new one and if it doesn't rattle.
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I have the same issue.
If it doesn't click well then that's a problem. My issue is that it just sounds annoying.
I would get it replaced.
I really want to replace mine too for that reason but it would be my fourth S6 and I don't wanna go through all the app reloading and all that again...though I think the camera shutter is different on this one. It pisses me off.
I'm going to see my T-mo rep on Monday so I'll let you guys know if I exchange for a new one and if it doesn't rattle.
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yeah its annoying that all S6 are infected with something....sometimes you tell your self that if you replace it you might get one with even worse issues....its really annoying that samsung can't do it right the only time they tried....
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I have the same issue.
If it doesn't click well then that's a problem. My issue is that it just sounds annoying.
I would get it replaced.
I really want to replace mine too for that reason but it would be my fourth S6 and I don't wanna go through all the app reloading and all that again...though I think the camera shutter is different on this one. It pisses me off.
I'm going to see my T-mo rep on Monday so I'll let you guys know if I exchange for a new one and if it doesn't rattle.
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Yeah I know it's a problem, however it doesn't bother me that much as long as it won't get any worse.
I probably wouldn't even notice it if it wasn't for the complains about it I've seen online.
I am kinda upset about that, but I can live with that.
Also considering I might get a worse replacement I guess this one is fine.
Sometimes, I go to turn on the phone, and the screen will stay black, or, more frequently than the former, I am using the phone and the screen goes blank out of the blue. Sometimes when this happen, I see white-greenish flickering on the top of the screen, as if it was trying to stay on but it couldn't, we're talking about short lived, dim flashes of horizontal bands on the very top of the screen that die off after a short while.
After that, I usually have to "knock" violently on the screen, like you would knock on a door, and it comes back up. If I'm lucky it happens right away, otherwise there's quite some spanking involved until I see an image.
I have to suppose the warranty has ended (the invoice the previous owner gave me with the phone, which he says has been given to him by the previous-previous owner, is clearly a fake one, pointing to a nonn existing seller, still I got the whole package with the box and accessories so the source is legit -"legit"- albeit unknown to me).
Does any of you have experience of this? I mean, I know it's going to get worse and at some point it will get so bad that I will need to buy another phone since I use it for work, and even if it seldom happens when I'm fiddling with the calendar in front of a client, punching the screen to get it back working wouldn't be acceptable in a professional scenario... anywho, suggestions, tips, tricks, whatever? Which doesn't involve having it professionally repaired out of warranty since I suppose it wouldn't make sense economically.
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Sometimes, I go to turn on the phone, and the screen will stay black, or, more frequently than the former, I am using the phone and the screen goes blank out of the blue. Sometimes when this happen, I see white-greenish flickering on the top of the screen, as if it was trying to stay on but it couldn't, we're talking about short lived, dim flashes of horizontal bands on the very top of the screen that die off after a short while.
After that, I usually have to "knock" violently on the screen, like you would knock on a door, and it comes back up. If I'm lucky it happens right away, otherwise there's quite some spanking involved until I see an image.
I have to suppose the warranty has ended (the invoice the previous owner gave me with the phone, which he says has been given to him by the previous-previous owner, is clearly a fake one, pointing to a nonn existing seller, still I got the whole package with the box and accessories so the source is legit -"legit"- albeit unknown to me).
Does any of you have experience of this? I mean, I know it's going to get worse and at some point it will get so bad that I will need to buy another phone since I use it for work, and even if it seldom happens when I'm fiddling with the calendar in front of a client, punching the screen to get it back working wouldn't be acceptable in a professional scenario... anywho, suggestions, tips, tricks, whatever? Which doesn't involve having it professionally repaired out of warranty since I suppose it wouldn't make sense economically.
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sounds like a bad connection between screen and mobo, does it still happen even when you set the brightness to a high/medium value?
Didn't notice anything about brightness, but as a good measure I just pumped it to the maximum to see if anything changes.
Seeing though as the screen is REALLY dark and I can see no image whatsoever, I'm thinking it actually a problematic connection with the mobo, even if I don't feel confident enough to just open it up.