I'm seeing frequent vertical flickering in the navigation bar and doubling or ghosting of the buttons - but only in certain apps. The rest of the UI on screen is always fine. The effect doesn't show up in screenshots or I'd post one.
It's difficult to pin it down to a cause, but I see it consistently in Google apps like Chrome, Hangouts, Gmail, Drive, People, etc., especially if I open a settings page, but never with apps like Flipoard, ES File Explorer or any of the Google Play apps.
Bit strange, but it's driving me potty. Anyone else seen this?
I've actually managed a camera shot of the nav bar in Chrome that gives a pretty good idea of the effect - looks like the camera was shaking, but it wasn't, the onscreen buttons were. As you can see, the text on the actual page just above the buttons is fine.
So I'm guessing nobody else has seen anything like this? Hmm, strange. It looks like a problem with the hardware overlays, but doesn't seem worth an RMA just for that, but it's REALLY distracting in regular use ... should I return it, do you think?
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You can't hide it (apparently you can in 3.1, but that's not for sure yet) and it takes up a good amount of the screen. It's especially annoying when trying to watch a video (although admittedly I didn't notice it until I read other people's gripes in these forums...now it bugs me!).
Why didn't they just make buttons or touch sensitive icons on the bezel?
Certain apps will darken out the home bar such as Kindle reader/youtube( i think) but yes I agree there should be an option to hide it while using certain apps such as Dolphin HD while in full screen.
This is the first time I'm hearing of 3.1 allowing us to hide the bar. I hope it happens otherwise we might have to wait for a custom rom to do it for us.
newtybar said:
You can't hide it (apparently you can in 3.1, but that's not for sure yet) and it takes up a good amount of the screen. It's especially annoying when trying to watch a video (although admittedly I didn't notice it until I read other people's gripes in these forums...now it bugs me!).
Why didn't they just make buttons or touch sensitive icons on the bezel?
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They wanted manufacturers to be able to do buttonless designs, so it has to be there or you have no way of navigating.
by the way in any properly made app the bar will fade away till theres just 3 faint dots left, is that really a huge issue?
this is one of the best new features of HoneyComb. now buttons will always be properly oriented with the screen orientation.
klau1 said:
this is one of the best new features of HoneyComb. now buttons will always be properly oriented with the screen orientation.
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this. But it will be nice with the dim the lights option if apps start using it.
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So it can be compatible for future os or app if google decided to chance their button functions in software regardless of hardware placement.
Is anyone else experiencing jumpy scrolling? When scrolling slowly through anything on the screen (not fast free scrolling), when I lift my finger up, the screen just jumps quickly either up or down. Maybe the screen is too sensitive and incorrectly registers my finger disengaging the screen as a gesture to do a fast scroll? Could this be just a software issue?
I am also experiencing this scrolling issues but only when I am in the Samsung gallery app.The scrolling skips when I lift my finger.It seems that it is too fast or too sensitive to the touch.
yeah get this as well doesn't seem to matter what rom im on notice it the most when going through recent apps. Cant seem to actually press the app it'l just fly past it.
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I am also experiencing this scrolling issues but only when I am in the Samsung gallery app.The scrolling skips when I lift my finger.It seems that it is too fast or too sensitive to the touch.
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Agree with this^^
I haven't had any issues anywhere else but the stock gallery app
These usually happens when the processor/memory can't catch up with the scrolling. The phone needs to read the pictures, create thumbnails, then show it. But you scroll faster than it can process that.
Some gallery apps will create a thumbnail database after that initial use. You'll notice that viewing gallery will be smoother next time. That is if the gallery app created the thumbnail database.
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These usually happens when the processor/memory can't catch up with the scrolling. The phone needs to read the pictures, create thumbnails, then show it. But you scroll faster than it can process that.
Some gallery apps will create a thumbnail database after that initial use. You'll notice that viewing gallery will be smoother next time. That is if the gallery app created the thumbnail database.
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I'm hoping this means that, eventually, it'll catch up and this won't continue to happen? It's been quite a few times now for me in the gallery and it can definitely get kind of annoying
Anyone else encountering this? Not really noticeable at first, but you'll see it soon.
Do you have any accessibility stuff turned on like triple tap to zoom etc? Apparently any of these settings cause the phone to do this.
yes.. i had the same, but today i recieved the new update. The one with the color calibration in it.
Or, some setting did reset, or something in the driver changed. But its perfect now.
Smooth scrolling and no stuttering like you explained
Is there a good and reliable app to adjust the sensitivity of the screen?
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if any of you installed a bixby remap app, probably thats the issue that you are encounting, i had one app and as soon i uninstalled it the problem disappeared.
This was exactly my problem. Thank you for this post. Wish samsung would just let us remap that stupid button already
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if any of you installed a bixby remap app, probably thats the issue that you are encounting, i had one app and as soon i uninstalled it the problem disappeared.
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This was the solution to my screen scrolling up and down very quickly in gallery. I uninstalled Bixby Button Remapper and all was resolved instantly.
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if any of you installed a bixby remap app, probably thats the issue that you are encounting, i had one app and as soon i uninstalled it the problem disappeared.
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This was my problem...screen would wobble when I tried to scroll slowly in gallery app. Thanks.
Same here, problem in gallery solved after uninstalling bixby remap
This is still a really annoying issue on the Recent Apps screen, the second I lift my finger, the app tiles bounce down one, so when I go to quickly tap an app while scrolling makes me open the wrong app.. it's like they snap to a grid instead of scrolling naturally. Really annoying.
Exactamente éste es el inconveniente, cuando desinstalé la apk bixby remap, desapareció el tembloroso problema
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Thank you! I was also able uninstall the Bixby Remapper map and the problem goes away.
Removing the bixby button remapping app resolved my screen flickering issue in the gallery. Thanks for saving me hours of troubleshooting time.
Hello guys,
I am fairly new with Huawei phones and phones with a notch.
Especially when using Instagram (browisng stories), the sides of the app are being cut, like the image is just smaller than on a normal/different phone. So if there is a text just on the edge, it would be cut and you would not be able to read it.
I was wondering if there is anyway to fix it.
I heared there is something like "fullscreen mode" for apps, but when I go to Settings and click it, Instagram is not on the list. Could I disable it (cause maybe it is enabled), just for this specific app?
No root etc.
Kind regards!
Larlen said:
Hello guys,
I am fairly new with Huawei phones and phones with a notch.
Especially when using Instagram (browisng stories), the sides of the app are being cut, like the image is just smaller than on a normal/different phone. So if there is a text just on the edge, it would be cut and you would not be able to read it.
I was wondering if there is anyway to fix it.
I heared there is something like "fullscreen mode" for apps, but when I go to Settings and click it, Instagram is not on the list. Could I disable it (cause maybe it is enabled), just for this specific app?
No root etc.
Kind regards!
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Im experiencing the exact same issue. What you can do is hiding the noth in system settings. Then you`ll get Insta (including stories) in fullscreen. BUT: Then the buttons for Text, Pen, image dont react to your touches. Its a complete mess. Can you confirm the problems with touch in hide notch mode?
I will check my IG app in a sec, but I think fullscreen mode is only available for apps that don't support the display.
I think apps like IG that natively 'support' these displays just don't display in the fullscreen mode settings.
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Im experiencing the exact same issue. What you can do is hiding the noth in system settings. Then you`ll get Insta (including stories) in fullscreen. BUT: Then the buttons for Text, Pen, image dont react to your touches. Its a complete mess. Can you confirm the problems with touch in hide notch mode?
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The problem still occurs with hide notch mode ON, it is a bit better, but still edges on the sides are being cropped.
@Ephixi4 yeah I reinstalled the app, but fullscreen is not an option for IG. So it seems like it is either problem with a ROM or IG problem with not displaying their content properly for different res/notches.
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The problem still occurs with hide notch mode ON, it is a bit better, but still edges on the sides are being cropped.
@Ephixi4 yeah I reinstalled the app, but fullscreen is not an option for IG. So it seems like it is either problem with a ROM or IG problem with not displaying their content properly for different res/notches.
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Yes, I checked that, too. It doesnt show the entire screen. Did you check if the buttons work properly, when hiding notch is enabled?
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Yes, I checked that, too. It doesnt show the entire screen. Did you check if the buttons work properly, when hiding notch is enabled?
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I use the finger print scanner instead of navigation bar, that seems to work just fine.
I really wonder if it's OS issue for cropping app like that or IG.
Hoping for workaround soon.
@Larlen so I have notch visible but I have my soft keys hidden and I use the fingerprint scanner as navigation button.
Had no issues with IG app, maybe because of that?
But it seems more that the app is not very well designed to fit these screens and notch. When you want to edit a picture the brightness toggle is cropped because of the notch.
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It doesn't seem to be an issue with the notch, rather an issue with the screen ratio, with the notch not hidden it's 18.7/9, and with it hidden its 18/9, and it looks like alot of the apps are not optimized for 2/1 screen ratios yet
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I use the finger print scanner instead of navigation bar, that seems to work just fine.
I really wonder if it's OS issue for cropping app like that or IG.
Hoping for workaround soon.
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Well, I wasnt talking about the system navigation. I use the fingerprint sensor, too. I was talking about the Instagram Buttons in Story Mode, when hiding the notch. The Buttons for editing a story pic, before you actually post it.
These Buttons (for inserting a text, or a gif etc) dont really work...
Can yoo confirm? or dont you guys just dont use instagram storys?
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Well, I wasnt talking about the system navigation. I use the fingerprint sensor, too. I was talking about the Instagram Buttons in Story Mode, when hiding the notch. The Buttons for editing a story pic, before you actually post it.
These Buttons (for inserting a text, or a gif etc) dont really work...
Can yoo confirm? or dont you guys just dont use instagram storys?
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I can confirm this. The story buttons are not responsive. I can get them to work sometimes after tapping on them continuously but it's super annoying. However, I found out that swiping up opens the sticker menu so that's a workaround at least.
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I can confirm this. The story buttons are not responsive. I can get them to work sometimes after tapping on them continuously but it's super annoying. However, I found out that swiping up opens the sticker menu so that's a workaround at least.
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Well, yes, but when I swipe up and see the emojis, they dont react neither...
Have the same issue. The buttons are not responsive because they are in the notch area. I've found they do work when you tap below the buttons as if they were below the notch area. The phone thinks the are still in the same spot as usually but it shows them in the top corner.
My insta stories also cuts of edges from pictures I made vertically. It's because of the screen ratio. I can't get them right even if I cut it the right ratio with an other app.
Why instagram still did not updated the app. The problem annoys too much. Anyone knows a workaround?
I use the fingerprint sensor to navigate and not the classic Android bottom bar.
I just tried right now on a story: if I use instead the classic bottom bar, I can see the whole story. If I hide the bottom bar, then the story takes the full screen and it crops the edges, right and left...
As someone said, it has to do with developers and not the phone I guess.
I hope IG will fix it soon
hey guys i am using the nova3i and have the same problem. What sux more that my friend told me that even my stories are being cropped once seen by them on their devices .
I have a Pixel 2 and I feel like ever since the device upgraded to Pie I get this random horizontal line that briefly flickers during a transition between apps from the launcher. It is the very bottom of the screen for any app that keeps a black navigation bar at the bottom. It will only flash or flicker once and doesn't happen all the time. The main app that does this is Hangouts but occasionally happens with others too like the camera app or Google News. I figured it might be software but wanted to see if anyone else noticed it. The device runs fine otherwise so hopefully not a big deal down the road if there is failing hardware.
Am I the only one who thinks the flex mode in the new one ui 3.1.1 is a serious downgrade ? Not only they removed the ability to resize the split, which is a major thing for me, they also oversimplified the controls.
For example: while watching a video on chrome. I used to fold and it would have a big bar for me to position precisely the video time, while telling me the duration of the video and which time it was currently. It had a brightness and sound slider at all times.
And now we just get a tiny slider for the video, a button for each brightness and sound, and i cant resize the damn window split. For me personally is very frustrating since it's something i use on a regular basis. And if i try to use multistar like i was, it will just send me to the new labs settings.
Anyone else who thinks it's worse, or it's something no one but me uses ? Does anyone know a work around or way to go back to the old style ? Thank you.
I agree. I noticed it on my ZF3. YouTube doesn't even give you the player on the bottom half now.