[Completed] Gray Bar shows on top of Galaxy S7 screen when black wallpaper is applied - XDA Assist

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 and whenever I have a black wallpaper applied I get a gray bar on the top of my screen that only shows on the home screen, lock screen, and recent apps page. It is highly visible when the brightness is set to anything below 30-40% but fades away as brightness increases. It does not show up when I use a wallpaper of any other color, it does not show up in apps that have black wallpapers or games that have black backgrounds, and a factory reset has not resolved the issue. I am hoping someone could just tell me what is happening. Thank you for your time.

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 and whenever I have a black wallpaper applied I get a gray bar on the top of my screen that only shows on the home screen, lock screen, and recent apps page. It is highly visible when the brightness is set to anything below 30-40% but fades away as brightness increases. It does not show up when I use a wallpaper of any other color, it does not show up in apps that have black wallpapers or games that have black backgrounds, and a factory reset has not resolved the issue. I am hoping someone could just tell me what is happening. Thank you for your time.
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Hi,
Kindly register yourself at XDA and then you can post your query in http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help
Experts there may be able to help you

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blazexhun said:
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