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LCD Ghosting/Burn In when using Custom Roms

I recently had a problem with my 1st Touch Pro with image ghosting/ burn in and ive just had it replaced. Now the same problem is happening with the new device. The problem only seams to happen with custom roms being used on the device. If i re-flash my phone back to the default/stock rom i get no screen problems at all.
Any idea why this only happens on custom roms and not the default/stock rom??
edit: ive attached an example of what i mean in image ghosting/burn in. Just in case some people wasn't sure what i meant by it.

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Heya! What was the last ROM you had this problem with? Version info would be extremely helpful as I have heard that specific builds have some graphics bugs.

I've had that same issue as well on 2 different fuze's. Using various builds of EnergyROMs... However, after reflashing to stock and using it awhile, I'd get the ghosting on that too.
Anyone have any ideas?

Ehh my 2nd Fuze is doing this so I'm getting a replacement, and I'll just do the HTC ROM upgrade and keep WM6.1. I'm tired of it, and the landscape view also distorts the start menu icons 90% of the time.

Having flashed back to a stock rom, doing a hard reset... Playing with it for awhile... The ghosting is evident on it as well... I've also had where the bottom section of the screen will flicker quickly...
Anyone else?

I think it's a hardware defect. My first phone did that, and then after a few weeks, I had to get a warranty replacement because the screen eventually went completely black after doing it intermittently).

I've had both ghosting effects & occasional rapid flickering since I first bought the Fuze back in November. It's intermittent but happens most when the device is hot (either from use or simply being in a hot location). So far it always clears up after a while. This happened on the stock rom and every custom rom I've used so far.
I'm fairly certain it's a hardware issue with the Fuze/TP because the ghost will tend to remain there for a while even after a soft reset.
Hopefully my good fortune continues and it doesn't end up breaking permanently some day.

it is definitely a hardware issue.
I just received a "repaired" phone back from HTC today only to turn it on and find the same problem. I had to call again today and complain...and the only thing they could do for me was ask me to send it in again....so pissed.

I literally got 5x FUZE replacements and each had this until this last one I've gotten...!
Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFb4bQomqPw
Thx
JFlitt

JFlitt said:
I literally got 5x FUZE replacements and each had this until this last one I've gotten...!
Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFb4bQomqPw
Thx
JFlitt
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were they replaced through HTC or ATT?

I am on my third Fuze.
First day when I upgraded to Fuze the screen started doing this. So I took it back to AT&T for replacement. On the drive back home screen on second device started doing exact same thing. Took it back and got yet another replacement. This one works, but I have seen it happen once or twice in the 3 or 4 months I've had it.
AT&T also told me when I got this phone that it was the last exchange I could make for the 90-day exchange. If I had another problem I'd have to send this back to the company. WTF is that all about? You're going to inconvenience me because you keep giving me bad eggs? At least this one works right.

Is anyone with a Touch Pro having the same issues? Or is it all just us AT&T customers?

I have an O2 Xda Touch Pro. The only symptom I have that remotely resembles the ones listed here is the flickering at the bottom. But, in my case at least, the flickering is caused by a particular shade of gray displayed in Opera...and that's the only time it happens. So, again for me, it seems to be a software issue.
Drew

Flickering is another side affect that mine occasionally has... just in the bottom 1/5th or so of the screen... Most easily seen when in landscape mode in messaging.

those are all hardware issues too, its just only being displayed because that certain shade of grey is whats making it visibly noticeable.

Well, we'll see if replacement number 4 has the same issues soon...
They actually offered me a BlackBerry Bold/9000 as a replacement phone like it is even in the same universe.

Hardware differences?
Anyone with a buggy Fuze want to post the part number / sku number etc...? Maybe we are looking at a bad batch or a bad but unannounced hardware version?

I had this too on energyrom, I allways passed it off as a touch flow 3d opengl issue which would draw to the screen.
But thinking about it, it does occour when the device is hot, and the screen flickers also.
But It allways goes away after a soft reset for me.
Vodaphone UK TP

I have this problem too :/

Well, I just got my replacement, and it is doing it as well. I'll post some screen shots of it later on today.
Anyone want to tell me what numbers we want/need?

[Q] Reboot Bug - Is it really so prominent?

I keep hearing about this unfixed Nexus S reboot bug. I'm curious... is it really so widespread? Or is it only something a few people experience, like the luck of the draw?
I apologize if this question has been asked before. I'm considering buying the phone but can't decide if I should wait.

It always seems to pop up in the forums but it has never happened to me. I've had mine for almost a month now and it all seems to be perfect. No defects with screens or buttons or reboots. Maybe im just lucky...or people with complaints are just louder than ones who are satisfied.

The issue is real and Google have confirmed it. They've been working on a fix and the official word was an OTA update was going to be released this week:
Just a heads up that our initial tests look good and that we are expecting to send out an OTA within one to two weeks that will resolve the issue. Thanks for your continued patience!
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code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=13674

silfer said:
It always seems to pop up in the forums but it has never happened to me. I've had mine for almost a month now and it all seems to be perfect. No defects with screens or buttons or reboots. Maybe im just lucky...or people with complaints are just louder than ones who are satisfied.
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Argh. I did not have this problem until yesterday (had the phone since January). Now my phone will reboot right after a call.

apreichner said:
I keep hearing about this unfixed Nexus S reboot bug. I'm curious... is it really so widespread? Or is it only something a few people experience, like the luck of the draw?
I apologize if this question has been asked before. I'm considering buying the phone but can't decide if I should wait.
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I've had three Nexus S so far. The first one I picked up on dec 16th and didn't get a single reboot on - but the oleophobic coating on the screen was coming off in spots so I swapped it for another unit.
The second unit had issues rebooting. I saw it immediately - it rebooted while sitting on my desk. I could constantly recreate this by streaming audio over BT in my car - every 10-15 minutes it would reboot.
I picked up a mt4g for a few weeks to see if they could sort whether this was a hardware of sw issue (that thing is a brick to hold) and eventually picked up a third Nexus S once they identified it as a SW issue. This device has not rebooted a single time in the 27 days I've had it. I can stream audio and make long calls without an issue.
All three devices have operated with identical configurations. Based on this I'd say that some units are worse than others.
Maybe it's issue with the hardware tolerances and some hardware that falls within the accepted tolerance is not operating as expected and causing kernel panics as a result. This would explain why some have this issue constantly and others rarely or never see it. Perhaps it's something seemingly unrelated that everyone experiencing the reboots has in common. It would be nice if Google weren't so tight lipped about this. Supposedly the OTA will address these issues and moving forward it should be irrelevant.

I get this issue at least 60% of my calls (not that i call much). i have made 4 calls today, and 3 of them my phone rebooted during the proccess.
I am returning this to CW tommorrow for a replacment unit, i love the phone dearly but do not want to be robbed for £429 but not being able to take it back if they do not resolve.
It could be a batch issue, or something i guess, but that's not my job to find that out, that's for the people i paid for the hardware/software
I hope i get another unit, and if not problem free at least i can rely on a warranty, hopefully making sure if google slack on fixing this i can get my money back.
If it fixes soon or the new handsets ok, i can keep this lil beauty of a phone

I've had my SNS since launch. My phones has rebooted on me twice. It was right after playing a 3D game. Right after i exited the game the phone rebooted. Funny though, it hasn't happened again.

I've gone back to using my Desire until Google sort this out. For me, any call above 5 minutes has a 50% chance of rebooting the handset.
The handset (running stock 2.3.2 and un-rooted) will on occasion spontaneously reboot as well. Not good.

It is a bug that seems to be very limited in scope but is very serious for those affected. Personally, I've never had it happen to me or my wife.

Thank you for your replies, they were very helpful. I was keeping up with the OTA Bugfix promised by Google for the Nexus S. Although, that was promised almost 3 weeks ago and still no word from Google since. That's one of the reasons why I came here to ask for advice before I bought the phone. Although I'm curious to see if 2.3.3 resolved the issue. I know the 2.3.3 just lists API changed, but I wouldn't expect them to list bugfixes on a list of API changes.
I think I'm ready to buy the phone and hope for the best. I'll probably just get Best Buy insurance just to be safe.

apreichner said:
Thank you for your replies, they were very helpful. I was keeping up with the OTA Bugfix promised by Google for the Nexus S. Although, that was promised almost 3 weeks ago and still no word from Google since. That's one of the reasons why I came here to ask for advice before I bought the phone. Although I'm curious to see if 2.3.3 resolved the issue. I know the 2.3.3 just lists API changed, but I wouldn't expect them to list bugfixes on a list of API changes.
I think I'm ready to buy the phone and hope for the best. I'll probably just get Best Buy insurance just to be safe.
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Getting the insurance is definitely the right choice. I hope you enjoy your phone and your stay here!

I get periodic reboots on both my phones.
It is not that noticeable, since it often happens when I am not using the phone and unless I glance at it and see the start animation, I may be unaware of it.
But it has happened during a call as well (couple of times on each phone) and then it is definitely noticeable.

I have this bug... not during phone calls but random reboots. 2-3 a day. I hate it but its tolerable.

Weird, I don't have this bug

If flashing a custom rom, the problem will be solved? Since i am considering if i should get Nexus s later on.
Thanks

Wavy/Rollling Lines

I've noticed, particularly on lower brightness (which I do often for battery life reasons) I get a wavy/rolling line that is very visible (see YouTube link below).
Anyone else seeing this or could it be a bad display? Unfortunately, it's very noticeable to me. I came from a Vibrant so I don't think its sensitivity to pentile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7HrFRcVNVA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2.

I think I have a better way to describe this. It seems like a refresh rate issue.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2.

I get this on my Vibrant occasionally, more often if I'm using a non-OEM battery (obviously not your problem), but I'm convinced it's the digitizer dying. Turn it in now for a replacement before you get stuck with a refurb later.
Swyped, not typed, from my Digital Brick

Thanks for the info. Was thinking I was just nuts after no one had replied for a while. Definitely noticeable enough it hurts my eyes after a while. I'll get it replaced tomorrow or Saturday and hopefully that resolves my issue. Otherwise, loving it!
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2.

An update in case anyone ends up at this thread because they are having similar issues. It appears this was just a bad display on the phone as I got a replacement and thus far I haven't seen any display issues at all.

had someone exchange their phone with me today for the exact same issue.
unless that was you....ha.

I think that was me.
I came in around 4pm and you were talking to me about yours being a dev phone.

My S have the same problem

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I think that was me.
I came in around 4pm and you were talking to me about yours being a dev phone.
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I have the same issue with my phone, just unboxed it. I don't have a T-Mobile store in my town, just a stand at the mall, how do I get them to look at this long enough to notice it?

Well, suhailtheboss may be able to answer this better then I since he works at the T-Mobile store I bought mine from...
But, mine was most obvious on greys so I just brought up the grey battery usage graph full screen and they could all see what I was talking about as it was very obvious.
No issues getting it swapped out at all after showing them that and the replacement one has not yet displayed any issues like this.

J_Bot said:
I have the same issue with my phone, just unboxed it. I don't have a T-Mobile store in my town, just a stand at the mall, how do I get them to look at this long enough to notice it?
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Your best bet is to be able to replicate the issue quickly for the rep, then they should have no issue exchanging it for you.
When I go to work on Thursday I will put a post on our internal site that states this issue, so that it's documented in our system for other all employees to be able to see. As of today this issue was not in the database.
DigitalMonk came in, was very articulate about the problem, and could easily replicate the issue. If he came in and vaguely described the issue without being able to replicate it, most likely we would have not exchanged the phone for him.
(Unfortunately most people who try to exchange phones do so because of user error, assuming that it's the phones fault and not their own. Because of this it is sometimes more difficult to filter the legit exchanges from the unnecessary ones)
Good Luck!

suhailtheboss said:
Your best bet is to be able to replicate the issue quickly for the rep, then they should have no issue exchanging it for you.
When I go to work on Thursday I will put a post on our internal site that states this issue, so that it's documented in our system for other all employees to be able to see. As of today this issue was not in the database.
DigitalMonk came in, was very articulate about the problem, and could easily replicate the issue. If he came in and vaguely described the issue without being able to replicate it, most likely we would have not exchanged the phone for him.
(Unfortunately most people who try to exchange phones do so because of user error, assuming that it's the phones fault and not their own. Because of this it is sometimes more difficult to filter the legit exchanges from the unnecessary ones)
Good Luck!
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Thanks, I appreciate that. I "tested" my screen on my non-techy roommate and they can see the flicker also...so we will see.

Sounds exactly like what I encountered with my phone. It was obvious to a couple of non-techy co-workers. Zero problems so far with the replacement.
Sent from my HTC One S

suhailtheboss said:
Your best bet is to be able to replicate the issue quickly for the rep, then they should have no issue exchanging it for you.
When I go to work on Thursday I will put a post on our internal site that states this issue, so that it's documented in our system for other all employees to be able to see. As of today this issue was not in the database.
DigitalMonk came in, was very articulate about the problem, and could easily replicate the issue. If he came in and vaguely described the issue without being able to replicate it, most likely we would have not exchanged the phone for him.
(Unfortunately most people who try to exchange phones do so because of user error, assuming that it's the phones fault and not their own. Because of this it is sometimes more difficult to filter the legit exchanges from the unnecessary ones)
Good Luck!
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Be on the look out... After unlocking / flashing / rooting (not exactly sure when, in the middle of this process, I noticed this), my phone began a flickering in a very different manner.
The entire screen would flicker into a variably brief, yellow tint. First noticed it when using the notification bar.
I hoped it was soft, and not hard, issue -- so I immediately rebooted after seeing it a handful of times in near rapid succession, and haven't seen it since. I'm curious to hear whether this has happened to anyone else, and if so, whether their phone has been modified in any way.

majalo said:
Be on the look out... After unlocking / flashing / rooting (not exactly sure when, in the middle of this process, I noticed this), my phone began a flickering in a very different manner.
The entire screen would flicker into a variably brief, yellow tint. First noticed it when using the notification bar.
I hoped it was soft, and not hard, issue -- so I immediately rebooted after seeing it a handful of times in near rapid succession, and haven't seen it since. I'm curious to hear whether this has happened to anyone else, and if so, whether their phone has been modified in any way.
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Mine is not modified. I am sending back mine today to get it fixed/exchanged.

Just returned one for the blinking, now i am seeing this error! My local tmobile is going to hate me by the time im done. LOL

My first One S with wavy/rolling lines as described in first post was approved as DOA.
I have now a new One S and it don't have the same problem

Screen Flickering

I've read a few threads on the screen Flickering and there doesn't seem to be any resolution .
I'm on my 3rd tablet now (thanks best buy accident damage warranty!) And this one is flickering worse lately than ever. I updated to the latest firmware, yesterday only to boot up to horrible bouts of flickering during the setup screens.
The odd thing is, there seem to be no consistency to it. Some days it's so had I can't even use the thing, other days it doesn't happen at all. I use the tablet every day for notes or PDF viewing. I've used it with no magnetic cover (totally naked) and with the cover.. doesn't seem to change the occurrences.
I've turned overlays on/off force gpu render on/off.. nothing seems to fix it. Sometimes changing the overlay will reduce the flickering other times it doesn't affect it at all.
I hate to say it, but if I can't resolve it, I'm going to be forced to move to the surface 3.
I'm an electrical engineer and I've done as much trouble shooting as I can think to do.. but I've come up empty handed.
Anyone else have these problems? Has anyone found a definitive fix?

I sent mine back 3 times. The first was a reset. Thanks for wasting my time. The second was a motherboard and that didn’t do it. The third time they did a motherboard, digitizer, and usb port. It's finally stable and back to normal. After 5 trips back, the BB warranty triggers a new unit. Check if it triggers a refund.

I get it occasionally, so far I'm able to resolve it by booting into custom recovery (TWRP) and clearing dalvic to allow all apps to rebuild. Sometimes this resolves it for a few days, sometimes a couple of weeks. Its a repeatable "fix" that makes me question if the issue is related to memory or trim or something like that. Kind of reminds me of how with the first generation nexus 7s one would see slow downs after a while and filing storage with fake data then deleting it would improve performance for a while.

I'm definitely not a tender user of the device. I go back and forth between multiple ROM's and kernels on a daily basis testing what is testable, and unfortunately also what is not. Anyway, even though mine was bought as refurbished on eBay, I have never had any issues like the ones you describe. More specifically, I have never had any issues what-so-ever, that was not created due to my own ignorance. To me the device seems indestructible.
Besides, I would hate to be in the place of my device, or I would definitely have turned schizophrenic. Should I feel bad about pushing it through all this?

Because we're trying to figure out if it's related to a specific device type, which one do you have? P900, 905, 907A or another?

ShadowLea said:
Because we're trying to figure out if it's related to a specific device type, which one do you have? P900, 905, 907A or another?
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P900 wifi. Us version bought at best buy.
Today the tablet has been rock solid, I have literally done nothing between when it was flickering like mad and now.
I wonder if it might be related to some kid of data transfer. either over wifi, or when data is written or read from storage or SD card. I've take then SD card out to eliminate that as the problem.

Mine was P900 from BB

Issue lies with the screen.
This happened with me I sent it back to Samsung, 3 times. They seem to have finally got it right. They replaced the battery and then the display screen. Now it appears to be working I will let you know after a month if it is still good. They also told me that they will not replace the device even though I bought it and the issue was right from the start. Not even 6 months old. When working the device is excellent.

Ah, so now we know for sure the battery is replaceable. That's good news. Maybe someday our batteries will no longer hold a charge and we can replace it. Now for a good video on tear down and what tools to use to do that and where to get a replacement battery. I know it's early for most of us but someday......we will have to replace that battery. I'm one of those that keep my toys (computers/laptops/tablets/phones,) for many years.

Mine is running like new since last service. Getting the BB Geek Squad warranty has paid for itself already. I get 2 years on anything over $500.

Mine is a p900. I purchased from samsung website. Mine has been doing it fresh out of box. So bummed.

Ive had my 12.2 since march and it recently started flickering. It seems to tuen of the screen for a millisecond especially when lots of refreshes happen. Like scrolling a pdf. A few days back it was bad. Now it has gotten better and I havent noticed anything.

{Diemex} said:
Ive had my 12.2 since march and it recently started flickering. It seems to tuen of the screen for a millisecond especially when lots of refreshes happen. Like scrolling a pdf. A few days back it was bad. Now it has gotten better and I havent noticed anything.
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My P900 has just begun flickering exactly as you describe. So I should just be patient and hope it goes away by itself?

I'm flickering again. Turning the screen brighter is what triggers it for me. Returning to stock just to get it back and have it flicker again to hit the magic 5 returns may be what I have to do.

https://youtu.be/CvxbVft69Kg
I just followed this guide. Its been a week now, not had any flickering since I did it.

Manya3084 said:
I just followed this guide. Its been a week now, not had any flickering since I did it.
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Lifting the motherboard only temporary close the gaps of cracked battery connector. The permanent fix need to do: re solder the battery connector.
Look closely under magnified glass or microscope , you'll see the cracked solders. You can test by pushing the connector slightly, a bad one will move easily or lift off from its solder joints.
This video was removed from the poster after I pointed out his guessing solution. Flickering screen has nothing to do with LCD connector on the motherboard.
Lifting mother board actually you're applying pressure on the battery connector from rear cover.

I have had my P900 sent to Samsung service twice without having the screen flicker fixed. I thought this was a known problem and that Samsung themselves should be aware of it? Maybe I should supply some XDA links next time...
Skickat från min SM-P900 via Tapatalk

bluebirch said:
I have had my P900 sent to Samsung service twice without having the screen flicker fixed. I thought this was a known problem and that Samsung themselves should be aware of it? Maybe I should supply some XDA links next time...
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Depend on where you send for service, they know how to fix it now. Service Centers actually are contractors provide services for Samsung and others, the fact that most people don't know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59573206&postcount=100
It Works. Battery connector replaced. Smoooooth
After 2 visits to Samsung , my unit finally works fine.
Motherboard and LCD were changed first time. But issue persisted.
Second time, battery connector was replaced. Since then it has worked very very smoothly.

Beut said:
Depend on where you send for service, they know how to fix it now. Service Centers actually are contractors provide services for Samsung and others, the fact that most people don't know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59573206&postcount=100
It Works. Battery connector replaced. Smoooooth
After 2 visits to Samsung , my unit finally works fine.
Motherboard and LCD were changed first time. But issue persisted.
Second time, battery connector was replaced. Since then it has worked very very smoothly.
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Thanks, missed that other thread. Next time, I'll send them an en explicit request to replace the battery comnector, and refer to those two threads.
Stefan
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Battery Issue?

Hey friends. I posted here a few weeks back saying I was having issues with my Pixel freezing and restarting itself. I've already factory reset and reflashed. No dice. My warranty is out by a month so I can't get it replaced.
I have a friend who said he could replace the battery for $35 USD. It's a great price but I don't know that it's 100% the battery. I was hoping you all could maybe chime in and let me know what you guys think. It's very intermittent. It can happen when I'm watching a YouTube video or during a phone call. I've seen a lot of other people having this issue and I think it's crazy Google won't back there problem when it's a known issue. Any advice is appreciated.
Also, an unrelated question. I never seem to get the current security patches until the end of the month. I still don't have Feb. patch and my wife and a friend of mine have had it for a while.
Thanks!
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If the battery is charging and discharging properly, I don't know that I would attribute the freezing/restarting to the battery at all. The Pixel microphone defect could be one possible cause. It's a small crack in a solder joint that can intermittently cause the phone to freeze or reboot when it attempts to use audio. Just do a search for the issue and you should see some articles about the issue.

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Hey friends. I posted here a few weeks back saying I was having issues with my Pixel freezing and restarting itself. I've already factory reset and reflashed. No dice. My warranty is out by a month so I can't get it replaced.
I have a friend who said he could replace the battery for $35 USD. It's a great price but I don't know that it's 100% the battery. I was hoping you all could maybe chime in and let me know what you guys think. It's very intermittent. It can happen when I'm watching a YouTube video or during a phone call. I've seen a lot of other people having this issue and I think it's crazy Google won't back there problem when it's a known issue. Any advice is appreciated.
Also, an unrelated question. I never seem to get the current security patches until the end of the month. I still don't have Feb. patch and my wife and a friend of mine have had it for a while.
Thanks!
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This has happened to me on a few sparse occasions, I've not found any particular trigger, but can confirm it is not the battery. I also highly recommend against doing a third party battery replacement on any phone that lacks a removable back honestly. I would recommend fully reflashing using the flash all file with the -w intact (back everything up obviously) a couple times. As far as the security patches they are released on the 5th of every month I believe. Manually checking for system updates may resolve your problem as the ota signal might just not be pushing to your device properly. If this doesn't work then you can always grab the factory image on the day of release and manually flash it (without the -w obviously).