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This is my second s3... It's "updated" with baseband version I535VRLG1. I have not rooted because I don't want to risk ruining my chances of getting a new one if I have to...
Here are my current issues:
No Sim card error
Network Communication Issues (Connection will just drop randomly)
Keeps dropping 4g
Slow Speeds (4g as low as 1244 kbps down, 3g as low as 66 kbps down)
Slow GPS lock-on (Took 5-10 minutes at one point)
Some gaps between screen and bezel
If you can enumerate 6 things wrong with your phone then why are you asking us if it's defective? :laugh::laugh:
Get a new one man. None of that is normal as you imply by listing it all.
bobloblaw1 said:
If you can enumerate 6 things wrong with your phone then why are you asking us if it's defective? :laugh::laugh:
Get a new one man. None of that is normal as you imply by listing it all.
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Maybe because I'm sick in the head, as well as a quality engineer who finds faults in anything...
I just feel like an a-hole because I made a big stink over my first one because of a loose home button... Now this new device has more issues than the first.
I also do NOT want a refurbished device. I want new.
As long as you're in the 2 weeks period you'll get a new one.
Also, as funny as this sounds, all these problems can happen if your sim card is faulty.
Mine is also an "updated" device with all those stickers. No problems here. Return it if you're having trouble
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Madcat81 said:
As long as you're in the 2 weeks period you'll get a new one.
Also, as funny as this sounds, all these problems can happen if your sim card is faulty.
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I got my phone on the 14th, but it's been less than 2 weeks since I got my replacement.... Does that count?
Maybe I should just try a new sim card first.
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As long as you're in the 2 weeks period you'll get a new one.
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That is not 100% true.
I had a defective Rezound (badly overheating and killing the 2750 battery in 1/2 day) & it was almost new.
They wanted me to accept a refurb & until I threatened to just take it back for a refund they absolutely refused to give me a new one....
OT: but do they even have refurb S3's yet??
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That is not 100% true.
I had a defective Rezound (badly overheating and killing the 2750 battery in 1/2 day) & it was almost new.
They wanted me to accept a refurb & until I threatened to just take it back for a refund they absolutely refused to give me a new one....
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So what ended up happening?
cmg5461 said:
OT: but do they even have refurb S3's yet??
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They might. It seems like there has been a lot of issues with this phone already...
I wonder if I should take it back to the store (different one than I already returned my first one at), or over the phone.
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So what ended up happening?
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At that point, they gave in & sent me a new one in the box (I still have it)
Just called up, and they are sending me out a new ("certified") phone. Hoping this one fixes the issues, and is new....
All I did was list those exact issues up above, and he said well those are hardware issues and I'm going to have to send you a new one. I was ready for a big pain. Why can't the people in the stores be like this?
(Roughly) Couple of months ago. My Nokia experienced periodic freezing/lagging issue, the screen showed artifacts. Eventually the whole screen died. As I was in warranty, I had the phone repaired. (They changed the screen and the PCB).
Yesterday, similar issue happened again, except HALF of the screen gave it right away following lag and crashes. Upon digging through internet there appears to be many other users with the same issue.
Apparently it is caused by a degradation of the connector cable to the screen. As I just had the components replaced, I have no doubt that Nokia have not recognised the issue. More worryingly, this could be an issue that will affect every Nokia 8 owners.
ATM it is not an issue, as we are probably all still in the warranty period. No doubt there will be more post on this in a years time.
See:
https://community.phones.nokia.com/support/discussions/topics/7000012764
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIYiVV2GdLI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIYiVV2GdLI)
(not my video.)
Been using mine for several months without any such issues. The incidence doesn't seem all that high to be a major issue like bendgate for Apple but Nokia should resolve it for devices that do face this issue and extend the warranty accordingly.
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So true.
I bought my phone back in november . The half screen artifacts issue appeared first in january and got the screen replaced. It appeared again 2 months back and it was replaced and was delivered to me recently(yes the service center took almost two months to get it replaced due to parts scarcity) .As you said it is definitely the connector problem which detoriates over time and i fear this issue will repeat again in future.
NinjaTheory said:
Been using mine for several months without any such issues. The incidence doesn't seem all that high to be a major issue like bendgate for Apple but Nokia should resolve it for devices that do face this issue and extend the warranty accordingly.
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I feel this problem is a bit like the Nexus 5X / LG G4 scandal. People didn't start highlighting the problem until at least a year since release and as their warranty runs out. Given that I had the 'problem' parts replaced yet the issue re-occurred with new parts, it appears the problem is not likely to be batch related.
If it is an issue with degradation I'm sure there will more people affected. Maybe not now, but soon. Hence 'TICKING' time-bomb.
What model? I have the TA-1012 and have no problems. Got the phone in Feb 2018.
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My model is TA-1012.
See https://community.phones.nokia.com/support/discussions/topics/7000012764
The number of fault being reported is getting higher, and some already have repeated repairs. THERE IS A PROBLEM somewhere.
Personally, I feel sorry for the people that are not in the EU/US.. i.e. people in India and Asia. Gauging by the Nokia 8 community forum is that they are being actively ignored by Nokia as there is (probably) lack of consumer rights in those countries.
See an example:
https://community.phones.nokia.com/support/discussions/topics/7000029548
Furthermore:
My conversation with Nokia
what happens if my phone have the same fault again?
it looks like its quite common
my been repaired once already
16m ago
Nokia mobile care
if you have a hardware issue with your phone, you have all the rights to send your phone for repair as many times as needed
me
and every time it takes a month for it to be repaired. Don't you think there's a problem somewhere?
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Nokia's stance is, repair as often as you need to be, it doesn't matter even if it means you will be without your phone for 2-3 months every single time, and in 1 years (2 years in EU) time we won't have to deal with you again anyway!
hey people
so for a start i wanted to get Nexus 5s then i started hearing about this BLOD, so i got bit scared knowing that most of the devices that get in my country are refurbished, so then i thought about 6p the same probleme , i turned into pixel apparently someone hear reported that it happened to him and some even reported heating problems, how accurate is that and can you advice me ?
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hey people
so for a start i wanted to get Nexus 5s then i started hearing about this BLOD, so i got bit scared knowing that most of the devices that get in my country are refurbished, so then i thought about 6p the same probleme , i turned into pixel apparently someone hear reported that it happened to him and some even reported heating problems, how accurate is that and can you advice me ?
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I have had 4 Nexus 5x, all BLOD. The last one finally went last week.
My wife has 6p, no BLOD yet but battery is no good after a year.
I have a pixel that bootloops. I have tried many firmware, once it took pie and once it took nougat. Both instances after an hour it went corrupt and BLOD.
So I finally learned my lesson after the pixel, I'm never buying Google again.
From what I can tell BLOD on the Pixel is a lot less common than on the 5x. I had a 5x and it gave up right on the 18 month mark as everyone said it would. You do hear of Pixels having this issue but I get the impression it's a much lower percentage. I certainly know of people that have launch devices still working.
I got the Honor play about 2 weeks ago, returned it on Saturday just gone.
Was an OK phone with a few issues, till I came use pop my sim card in, then the auto dim in most apps that CAN NOT be disabled short of ADB' deleting the app started driving me mad, I returned it
Looking at the 7 plus, Argos has it at £200
Any common issues or problems ?
Usb c failing in almost all units after a couple of months.
so not a durable port then on the 7 ?
cirian75 said:
so not a durable port then on the 7 ?
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Mine is working without any hardware problems since oktober 2018.
Most people have no problems, but some do have problems and they tend to react more then persons who are happy.
This is for all things, not just Nokia phones
elot01 said:
Mine is working without any hardware problems since oktober 2018.
Most people have no problems, but some do have problems and they tend to react more then persons who are happy.
This is for all things, not just Nokia phones
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Couldn't agree more,
A guy who bought the phone 6 month ago tell you that he has no problem with the port and people overreact, LOL. Yes, 6 month ago of a phone that is supposed to last 2 years.
You just have to wait my friend, i was feeling lucky when i was reading the people complaining, maybe is some batch, or something, i thought... Just wait and then come back to here.
To the OP, you can go to Nokia forum and check the number of view of the "usb c port failure" and take your own conclusions. There is people that have problems with screen and touch.
Apart from this 2 things the phone is quiet good!
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A guy who bought the phone 6 month ago tell you that he has no problem with the port and people overreact, LOL
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To the OP, you can go to Nokia forum and check the number of view of the "usb c port failure" and take your own conclusions. There is people that have problems with screen and touch.
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I have N7p year, and NOT have problem with USB port or Touchscreen(yes, this is "batch" problem i have non problematic ts/fw with Goodix in name
k3dar7 said:
I have N7p year, and NOT have problem with USB port or Touchscreen(yes, this is "batch" problem i have non problematic ts/fw with Goodix in name
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That you don't have problem with the port doesn't mean that is not a common problem with a lot of user facing issues. In general i think is a matter of time, maybe a little bit of luck also. The usb c is designed to last 5000 plug and un-plug at least. If a lot of people have problems with that, it means the design or quality control is not good. It doesn't imply you are going to have a problem with that, maybe yours work perfect and last 5000 plug and un-plug. It is a matter of number of people having this problem. I have godix screen to and is working perfect.
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A guy who bought the phone 6 month ago tell you that he has no problem with the port and people overreact, LOL. Yes, 6 month ago of a phone that is supposed to last 2 years.
You just have to wait my friend, i was feeling lucky when i was reading the people complaining, maybe is some batch, or something, i thought... Just wait and then come back to here.
To the OP, you can go to Nokia forum and check the number of view of the "usb c port failure" and take your own conclusions. There is people that have problems with screen and touch.
Apart from this 2 things the phone is quiet good!
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I have the phone for a year also. No problems whatsoever.
Great phone. As someone already said, unhappy people are the one reacting more than the others. £200 is a great price for processor sd660, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage and fhd and Android one.
Nokia forum is populated mostly by india/Asia users, so I can talk about that part of the world.
It is a nice phone though (only a bit too big).
Have had the Nokia 7+ since it came out in UK (TA-1055) Feb 2018 and no problems at all Brilliant phone for the money.
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Hi,
bought the phone in july 2018. I love it, fast, snappy, consistent updates, long battery, nice camera and so on, overall nice experience.
BUT : Failing usb C for a month now and a strange looking yellowish stain on the top left of the display. The problem is I am living in another country at the moment and giving the phone back for a replacement/repair is a pain in the a**. Nevertheless, even though I have these problems I will still buy the same one if I had to take the decision now, just because of the small possibillity that this does not happen again. I am travelling at the very moment and imagine what a nightmare it is to keep a phone charged when the port is working only in one position with something heavy on top of it everytime so it enables fast charge otherwise it charges with 60 mA instead of 1500+mA... Consider the risk and I wish you good luck with your purchase, hopefully you make the right decision.
Has anyone had the screen flash and updated to dp2 and then it was gone? I'm on the April update and the phone just went nuts. Had to turn it off let it flash for like 10 min then it went away for now. Oops it just came back. Unusable
edit: After a night's rest it seems back to normal. What happened was I was minding my own business, reading some forums, news, etc. before bed. Swiped left and I saw a flash. Hmm.. interesting, right? Then all of a sudden the bottom of the screen started flashing and then the whole phone. And I mean multiple flashes / second and very bright. I even saw the light when I closed my eyes later it was that bright and steady. So I turned off AOD, no help. Rebooted, no help. Turned the phone off for a few minutes and it came right back on restart. Put the phone on my night table face down and watched the light show for a while illuminating the room from out the sides of the phone. Then it stopped. Woke up and it seems to be gone at least for a while. I'll call G for a replacement this morning but seriously! This device is simply flawed. Obviously April update did nothing corrective for this phone. I wonder what happened with the displays on these phones since the XL doesn't have this issue. I might just see if they'll comp me an XL upgrade even though it's really too large for my tastes. Anyway, that's my story for the day.
I'm curious, as asked above, if anyone with a similar situation has joined Q beta and the issue is resolved. It's hard to determine I get that due to the intermittent nature of the flaw but I would install DP2 if it indeed fixed it. TIA
I’ve got the exact same problem/question....
GoreD said:
I’ve got the exact same problem/question....
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I installed Q and it did nothing. Still went buggy so I returned the device. Bought a new one which has been ok for about 4 days so far. I'm not holding out much hope since many have experienced the flashing a few days after the return window closes, I think it's 15 days. The only solution so far is to either get an XL with a different display or an iPhone XS for $1000. Google is not acknowledging the design flaw as of yet.
bobby janow said:
Has anyone had the screen flash and updated to dp2 and then it was gone? I'm on the April update and the phone just went nuts. Had to turn it off let it flash for like 10 min then it went away for now. Oops it just came back. Unusable
edit: After a night's rest it seems back to normal. What happened was I was minding my own business, reading some forums, news, etc. before bed. Swiped left and I saw a flash. Hmm.. interesting, right? Then all of a sudden the bottom of the screen started flashing and then the whole phone. And I mean multiple flashes / second and very bright. I even saw the light when I closed my eyes later it was that bright and steady. So I turned off AOD, no help. Rebooted, no help. Turned the phone off for a few minutes and it came right back on restart. Put the phone on my night table face down and watched the light show for a while illuminating the room from out the sides of the phone. Then it stopped. Woke up and it seems to be gone at least for a while. I'll call G for a replacement this morning but seriously! This device is simply flawed. Obviously April update did nothing corrective for this phone. I wonder what happened with the displays on these phones since the XL doesn't have this issue. I might just see if they'll comp me an XL upgrade even though it's really too large for my tastes. Anyway, that's my story for the day.
I'm curious, as asked above, if anyone with a similar situation has joined Q beta and the issue is resolved. It's hard to determine I get that due to the intermittent nature of the flaw but I would install DP2 if it indeed fixed it. TIA
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I used to get it regularly (a few x a week) on Pie but havent gotten it since the first Q Beta.
bobby janow said:
I installed Q and it did nothing. Still went buggy so I returned the device. Bought a new one which has been ok for about 4 days so far. I'm not holding out much hope since many have experienced the flashing a few days after the return window closes, I think it's 15 days. The only solution so far is to either get an XL with a different display or an iPhone XS for $1000. Google is not acknowledging the design flaw as of yet.
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Just ordered this phone on a new contract, wondering if i've made a big mistake. This screen flashing saga seems quite widespread ?
decker39 said:
Just ordered this phone on a new contract, wondering if i've made a big mistake. This screen flashing saga seems quite widespread
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It is widespread but not guaranteed to flash. My wife has one bought in November and not once did it flash. I'm on my 4th new one now. The problem now is that it doesn't happen right away so you're kind of behind the 8 ball. When it does happen it's usually after about 3 weeks at which point there is nothing you can do about it other than get a refurb replacement that someone else has sent back due to flashing. I really don't know what I would do if I had to pay full price. Just curious, what did you pay on a new contract? If this one starts flashing after my return window I'm trading it in or getting a refurb and selling it unopened. If I can get $500 I'd splurge for the extra 5 and get an XS. The 3XL is just too big for me as is the XR. I want something 5.8 or smaller. I mean it's a great device if it just didn't flash. The fact that it flashes in safe mode and through the entire reboot pretty much says this is not a software bug but hardware. Read it and weep... https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/119210591
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It is widespread but not guaranteed to flash. My wife has one bought in November and not once did it flash. I'm on my 4th new one now. The problem now is that it doesn't happen right away so you're kind of behind the 8 ball. When it does happen it's usually after about 3 weeks at which point there is nothing you can do about it other than get a refurb replacement that someone else has sent back due to flashing. I really don't know what I would do if I had to pay full price. Just curious, what did you pay on a new contract? If this one starts flashing after my return window I'm trading it in or getting a refurb and selling it unopened. If I can get $500 I'd splurge for the extra 5 and get an XS. The 3XL is just too big for me as is the XR. I want something 5.8 or smaller. I mean it's a great device if it just didn't flash. The fact that it flashes in safe mode and through the entire reboot pretty much says this is not a software bug but hardware. Read it and weep... https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/119210591
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£20 upfront cost for the phone then £26 a month on a 2 year contract. After reading multiple stories regarding the flashing issue, seems the majority of users are having problems after AOD is turned on. That link leads to depressing reading ?
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£20 upfront cost for the phone then £26 a month on a 2 year contract. After reading multiple stories regarding the flashing issue, seems the majority of users are having problems after AOD is turned on. That link leads to depressing reading
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Pretty much the current US prices, not bad. Yes, AOD caused it initially but as I said, my wife has had it on since day one and never a flash. Turning off AOD or perhaps never turning it on might help but that is really not the issue. Why can't you turn it on without a blinding flash searing your eyeballs? I like having it on, flip the phone over to disable it and not much extra battery use. I wish you luck on yours. As I said the phone is great, quick, good size, decent battery life and great camera. The google issue tracker is indeed depressing to read but those are the facts on the ground. I think at some point they will have to address the issue and perhaps we will get a great trade in for the Pixel 4. We shall see.
The pixel 3 xl is now on sale. Might be time to pull the trigger on it if you can. No flashing on that device. 200 off retail.
bobby janow said:
The pixel 3 xl is now on sale. Might be time to pull the trigger on it if you can. No flashing on that device. 200 off retail.
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Pixel xl is too big for my liking, but thanks for the thought. Mine should be with me tomorrow, so i'll turn AOD on and see if it causes any issues, if does, it's going straight back and the contract cancelled, i have 30 days to do this. Or.........save causing me any headaches, send it straight back, cancel the contract and go for something else.... Galaxy S10e ??
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Pixel xl is too big for my liking, but thanks for the thought. Mine should be with me tomorrow, so i'll turn AOD on and see if it causes any issues, if does, it's going straight back and the contract cancelled, i have 30 days to do this. Or.........save causing me any headaches, send it straight back, cancel the contract and go for something else.... Galaxy S10e ??
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I have Google Fi on one of my lines and they have a 1/2 price sale today only on all Pixel 3s. So I went over to Best Buy to check out the size of the 3XL and it's not horrible. A little too big for my preference but it doesn't flash and I won't have to return it. So I'm on the fence right about now. The price for the 3XL 64GB is $449 if you have Fi. That is a ridiculous price but alas, they're out of stock across the board so I'm back to hoping this doesn't start flashing. 30 day return window is amazing. I think you'll know by then.
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I have Google Fi on one of my lines and they have a 1/2 price sale today only on all Pixel 3s. So I went over to Best Buy to check out the size of the 3XL and it's not horrible. A little too big for my preference but it doesn't flash and I won't have to return it. So I'm on the fence right about now. The price for the 3XL 64GB is $449 if you have Fi. That is a ridiculous price but alas, they're out of stock across the board so I'm back to hoping this doesn't start flashing. 30 day return window is amazing. I think you'll know by then.
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I'll keep you updated ?
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I'll keep you updated ?
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Thanks. You talked me out of the xl lol. I got a return window of 4 weeks due to the problems I've been having. If it starts on day 29 I'm going to freak..
The screen flash issue was fixed in latest monthly security update (android P) so the change will probably be merged right now in android Q.
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Thanks. You talked me out of the xl lol. I got a return window of 4 weeks due to the problems I've been having. If it starts on day 29 I'm going to freak..
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Ahhh, sorry man, didn't mean to disuade you from the XL, it's just too big for my liking. Keep me posted ?
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crispi7 said:
The screen flash issue was fixed in latest monthly security update (android P) so the change will probably be merged right now in android Q.
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Yeah i read that the latest security update should have fixed the flashing problem, but still plenty of users reporting issues after the patch.
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The screen flash issue was fixed in latest monthly security update (android P) so the change will probably be merged right now in android Q.
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The screen flash issue was not fixed in the April update as noted above. Perhaps for some with minor display disturbances it was but for a large part of those with hardware defective devices it was not.
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Ahhh, sorry man, didn't mean to disuade you from the XL, it's just too big for my liking. Keep me posted
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Nah it's ok. You just talked me off the ledge because seeing an XL for $449 was tempting. Then my wife asked, are you going to be happy with that large device? That was it. I removed it from my cart and they sold out shortly afterwards. Day 5 and no flashing yet.
Well guys, my Pixel 3 arrived this morning, and 5 updates later aswell as phone restarts, i was able to actually spend a bit of time navigating different features and finish setting it up. I decided to set it up from new instead of data transferring from my Sony. All good so far. Anybody got any advice on Pixel Pulse, apparently this replicates led notifications ?
Yeah, the XL is quite large. I like the size of blueline, fits in the hand comfortably. It is strange how this screen flash issue is going. Given the number of people reporting it vs the number of devices out there is seems like it might have been a bad batch of devices somewhere. I wonder what else could be causing it other than some devices with faulty hardware. Wonder if it would help if people with the issue started posting their serial number.
@decker39 I used to work at a Staffordshire University collaborative program here in China. Ten years working with that program.
This seems to be the later batch. My wife has and I had a Verizon original bought in November. I never had a flash and neither does she. I traded mine in because I couldn't use the esim on vzw. The Google new ones flashed. Let's see with the one I have now. I think it might flash but I'm trying to think positive. What would the serial number show?