I got a replacement pixel and everything is great one it except one thing. When I enable Night Light it looks horrible. Both phones are running the same firmware, have the same apps installed, all the settings are the same but you can see the replacement looks horrible. It's only when night light mode is enabled though. Here is my replacement next to my current pixel and then the replacement next to my XL. All have Night Light enabled.
I'm trying to figure out why the replacement looks so bad, I mean night light is a software thing right? So it should look consistent. My current pixel next to the XL look pretty much the same.
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Well, mine does exactly what the description on the bottom of the Nightlight settings page says. It turns an Amber hue closer to your replacement. Honestly the other phones don't look like the setting is enabled. I didn't see any amber hue in those pictures. What does the screen do on those devices when you toggle the option on and off? Do you notice any change at all?
Which is which? The one on the right that is orange is how it is supposed to look. The one on the left is broke or nit on night mode. This is not a slam, but google pixel night mode images and you will see the orange.
Ok, you said which was which. The pixel is broke not on, the XL is correct.
troy` said:
Well, mine does exactly what the description on the bottom of the Nightlight settings page says. It turns an Amber hue closer to your replacement. Honestly the other phones don't look like the setting is enabled. I didn't see any amber hue in those pictures. What does the screen do on those devices when you toggle the option on and off? Do you notice any change at all?
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No, it's definitely on on all 3 devices. My pixel and xl look the same when night light is enabled. The replacement looks much darker.
My og pixel and my XL are more amber than when night light is enabled but when they are side by side with the replacement it doesn't look like night light is on on both my pixel and my XL. They are definitely on dude.. I'm not some noob
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graffixnyc said:
No, it's definitely on on all 3 devices. My pixel and xl look the same when night light is enabled. The replacement looks much darker.
My og pixel and my XL are more amber than when night light is enabled but when they are side by side with the replacement it doesn't look like night light is on on both my pixel and my XL. They are definitely on dude.. I'm not some noob
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Well the plot thickens.
Last time I had this conversation with someone my XL was VERY amber, like your XL is. I just looked again and it is like your Pixel.
Different versions...one on Feb and one on March? I'm on March.
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And another clue. If I go into a darker room for a few seconds it goes much more amber than if i am in a well lit room.
Were both screenshots taken in the same light?
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No, it's definitely on on all 3 devices. My pixel and xl look the same when night light is enabled. The replacement looks much darker.
My og pixel and my XL are more amber than when night light is enabled but when they are side by side with the replacement it doesn't look like night light is on on both my pixel and my XL. They are definitely on dude.. I'm not some noob
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Noob or not. I was trying to help troubleshoot. As a matter of fact, based on your total posts and thanks I had assumed you were NOT a noob. The reason I went ahead said something is because we've all been there. Having trouble with something and troubleshooting it to no end when someone walks in and says... Is this supposed to be plugged in? (or some variation of that scenario)
Anyway, good luck.
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No, it's definitely on on all 3 devices. My pixel and xl look the same when night light is enabled. The replacement looks much darker.
My og pixel and my XL are more amber than when night light is enabled but when they are side by side with the replacement it doesn't look like night light is on on both my pixel and my XL. They are definitely on dude.. I'm not some noob
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Try flashing one from another phone. Here is my regular one and here is one I colored blue. Make a copy of your services.jar first.
I saw a similar post a few months ago. Same scenario. A replacement.
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No, it's definitely on on all 3 devices. My pixel and xl look the same when night light is enabled. The replacement looks much darker.
My og pixel and my XL are more amber than when night light is enabled but when they are side by side with the replacement it doesn't look like night light is on on both my pixel and my XL. They are definitely on dude.. I'm not some noob
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Well, I have a Pixel and one friend who has a Pixel and another who has a Pixel XL. They are all the same on night mode. Amber colored like the ones you posted. I could be wrong but I'm guessing the amber color is as it should be. In my mind, the idea of night mode isn't to make it pretty. It's to make it easier on the eyes. The bright white doesn't do that, the amber does. Which is right? I don't know for sure but i have to assume the amber is correct. White is hard on the eyes in the dark. Pretty or not.
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Well, I have a Pixel and one friend who has a Pixel and another who has a Pixel XL. They are all the same on night mode. Amber colored like the ones you posted. I could be wrong but I'm guessing the amber color is as it should be. In my mind, the idea of night mode isn't to make it pretty. It's to make it easier on the eyes. The bright white doesn't do that, the amber does. Which is right? I don't know for sure but i have to assume the amber is correct. White is hard on the eyes in the dark. Pretty or not.
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I just took pictures of mine. One in the light and one in the dark. The amber one of his is way too dark. My picture in the dark looks like it isn't on. The one in the light has a light amber color. His isn't amber, it's gold.
Here is a video showing my original pixel (on the left) with my replacement pixel(on the right).
Note: Both running same fw with latest update, Both have adaptive brightness off, brightness to 100%.
You'll see, when I enable Night Light on my original Pixel, it's amber compared to the replacement which has it off. As soon as I enable it on the replacement it's sooooo amber that it makes the original not look amber at all. Same holds true when I compare the replacement pixel to my Pixel XL.
Original Pixel Left, Replacement Right
Tulsadiver said:
Try flashing one from another phone. Here is my regular one and here is one I colored blue. Make a copy of your services.jar first.
I saw a similar post a few months ago. Same scenario. A replacement.
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I don't unlock my bootloader anymore so no more flashing anything for me. lol
TonikJDK said:
Well the plot thickens.
Last time I had this conversation with someone my XL was VERY amber, like your XL is. I just looked again and it is like your Pixel.
Different versions...one on Feb and one on March? I'm on March.
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And another clue. If I go into a darker room for a few seconds it goes much more amber than if i am in a well lit room.
Were both screenshots taken in the same light?
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Take a look at the video I just posted.
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Take a look at the video I just posted.
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So mine behaves exactly as the one on the left. It starts out kind of orange then quickly adjusts. You can see it happening on your two. Your replacement clearly isnt doing that final adjustment.
You can fdr it but I think you got a dud for a replacement. IIRC the last time I saw this issue it was on a replacement also.
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So mine behaves exactly as the one on the left. It starts out kind of orange then quickly adjusts. You can see it happening on your two. Your replacement clearly isnt doing that final adjustment.
You can fdr it but I think you got a dud for a replacement. IIRC the last time I saw this issue it was on a replacement also.
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I'm going to unlock the bootloader and flashing the factory image the device shipped with initially and let it ota up to the latest an see if that changes anything.
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So that didn't do anything. Still much more amber compared to my original. Guess I'm going to have to chat in with Google.
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So that didn't do anything. Still much more amber compared to my original. Guess I'm going to have to chat in with Google.
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What's the best way to re-lock the pixel after unlocking ? Just flash the stock image, then oem lock, or do you reboot first, toggle the switch, then reboot into fastboot then lock ?
I talked to google and they are going to replace it. I told them I had pics and videos but they took my word for it. They said to send the replacement back and then once they get that back they can process an order for a new replacement
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What's the best way to re-lock the pixel after unlocking ? Just flash the stock image, then oem lock, or do you reboot first, toggle the switch, then reboot into fastboot then lock ?
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You can just do oem lock. It will wipe the device and it will be toggled off in Dev settings after it wipes/reboots
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You can just do oem lock. It will wipe the device and it will be toggled off in Dev settings after it wipes/reboots
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Oh nice, two replacements in a row. Do you have to send the replacement in or do you get to keep it?
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Oh nice, two replacements in a row. Do you have to send the replacement in or do you get to keep it?
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Lol. He has to send it in. No way Google would let customers keep the "bad" ones lol. Or else the next 10 of mine also have nightlight issues
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Tulsadiver said:
Try flashing one from another phone. Here is my regular one and here is one I colored blue. Make a copy of your services.jar first.
I saw a similar post a few months ago. Same scenario. A replacement.
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Just flash this and the night light is blue ?
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So I RMA'd and Google sent me a new Nexus 5 from the new "311k" batch. My original Nexus 5 is a "launch" version of the "310k" batch...
I turn my phone on and I immediately see a yellow/brownish tint to the new one they sent me (311k). Now, is this something that's permanent or will it get better with more use of the phone? My original Nexus 5 has bright whites with no beige tint to them...
I took some pics with an S3, the differences in pictures seem minor...in person it's literally night and day. Especially when using an app like hangouts...I'm sure if I had a better camera it'd pick it up.
Both taken at full brightness
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Are you using a custom kernel?
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I am not. I searched google and it seems to be an issue some people are having...but like I said it's odd to me because it's such a drastic difference and you can notice it everywhere on the phone.
You can't even say the whites are "white"
That's really interesting. There is a way to find it what type of screen out has with a terminal command. It's in a screen thread here somewhere. It would be good to know exactly what screens both the phones have. I noticed when I got my phone it had a brownish, reddish tint and flashing a custom kernel gave me amazing colors.
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That's really interesting. There is a way to find it what type of screen out has with a terminal command. It's in a screen thread here somewhere. It would be good to know exactly what screens both the phones have. I noticed when I got my phone it had a brownish, reddish tint and flashing a custom kernel gave me amazing colors.
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I know kernels can change the colors but why would it be different if it were a software issue? I know the 311k didn't have to download an update as the 310k's did when you turn on the phone.
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I know kernels can change the colors but why would it be different if it were a software issue? I know the 311k didn't have to download an update as the 310k's did when you turn on the phone.
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My 310 straight from Google, out the box did not update anything. I think I got the second batch since I received it November 15.
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Just wondering why you didn't use the same screen shot on both? Not trying to say anything, just struck me as odd.
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That's really interesting. There is a way to find it what type of screen out has with a terminal command. It's in a screen thread here somewhere. It would be good to know exactly what screens both the phones have. I noticed when I got my phone it had a brownish, reddish tint and flashing a custom kernel gave me amazing colors.
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meangreenie said:
Just wondering why you didn't use the same screen shot on both? Not trying to say anything, just struck me as odd.
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No idea what you're talking about?
meangreenie said:
Just wondering why you didn't use the same screen shot on both? Not trying to say anything, just struck me as odd.
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You do know that the Nexus 5 wording is the screen protector when you get them brand new..
Ph0enix. said:
You do know that the Nexus 5 wording is the screen protector when you get them brand new..
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Well its only there to protect the screen during transit. Have you compared them without it on? It is possible it causes a slight tint to the screen?
As much as I know, yellow tint is normal with new screens. It goes away after some days of usage.
Firstly 311 just indicates 2013 month 11 (November) production date and 310 was month 10 - its not a build standard despite what many seem to be thinking. If something in production changes one day then you'll need the whole serial number to know if it's before or after a change.
My first was November production (311) and it came pre-loaded with Kit Kat - but it had a serious screen defect (colour banding and distortions) and was replaced by another November (311). I would say the second does have warmer whites but as it all works as designed I'm happy.
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So I RMA'd and Google sent me a new Nexus 5 from the new "311k" batch. My original Nexus 5 is a "launch" version of the "310k" batch...
I turn my phone on and I immediately see a yellow/brownish tint to the new one they sent me (311k). Now, is this something that's permanent or will it get better with more use of the phone? My original Nexus 5 has bright whites with no beige tint to them...
I took some pics with an S3, the differences in pictures seem minor...in person it's literally night and day. Especially when using an app like hangouts...I'm sure if I had a better camera it'd pick it up.
Both taken at full brightness
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Same thing happened to me on my replacement. The first one seemed super white (along with some dead pixels) and the new one has a warmer (yellower) tone to it. At first I thought the same thing, is this a defect. And then I thought either way I like a warmer tone on a screen. The brighter one almost hurt my eyes actually.. Since I've been using the new screen for a while I think it may have brightened up some, but I don't have my defective N5 to compare it to. I guess my point is that I don't think it is defective. I think it is an improvement over the first one. Especially since I don't have any dead pixels and my vibrator motor is stronger too.
Just got mine 3 days ago and has the warmer looking screen. I do prefer the cooler screens like my N4 had but will live with it since there are no dead pixels or other issues people have reported.
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see this. . it is n4.. i had three n4 and 2 had yellow tint one was normal white..
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here...odels-have-slightly-different-screens_id44252
Wanted to update this thread...
So I got a replacement for the 2nd phone which had a yellow hue...but then when I got the 3rd phone and compared the screens, the yellow hue on the 2nd phone had gone away and the 3rd had the yellow hue.
So in my conclusion, it takes a few days - a week for the screen to break in.
So I've received the red edition today and right away noticed how yellow the screen is. This is next to a Note 3, I also compared it next to an iphone 5s with same result. Or is this thing defective?
http://imgur.com/qLPhViX
ilogik said:
So I've received the red edition today and right away noticed how yellow the screen is. This is next to a Note 3, I also compared it next to an iphone 5s with same result. Or is this thing defective?
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thats the color google wants it to be by default. but, its only a software thing. you can always root your device, flash a custom kernel that supports changing the colors, then change the color.
simms22 said:
thats the color google wants it to be by default. but, its only a software thing. you can always root your device, flash a custom kernel that supports changing the colors, then change the color.
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Whats the easiest way to root this thing, and which kernel would you recommend?
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Whats the easiest way to root this thing, and which kernel would you recommend?
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Before you go through all that trouble, this is the best I've gotten it with Franco Kernel and the FKU app.
The left screen is a perfectly calibrated monitor. The right one is obviously the N5.
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I find it funny that the Note 3 and the N5 have different weather forecasts. The numbers vary quite a bit.
Share your color settings @aooga
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dragn4rce said:
share your color settings @aooga
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r+ = 0
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It's also worth pointing out that while the stock colour profile is purposely more yellowy than that seen on most phones, OPs is so yellow because the phones use a type of glue that discolours the screen - but it DOES wear off after a few days. You can see that confirmed in the bottom post here.
I'm confused...my Nexus 5 has whiter colors than ANY of my other devices. Very bright clean white. Do they really very from unit to unit that much??
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I'm confused...my Nexus 5 has whiter colors than ANY of my other devices. Very bright clean white. Do they really very from unit to unit that much??
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Yes they do vary that much
bekyndnunwind said:
I'm confused...my Nexus 5 has whiter colors than ANY of my other devices. Very bright clean white. Do they really very from unit to unit that much??
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Yup. I wish they took the N7 screen, shrunk it, and put it on the N5. That screen is amazing.
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It's also worth pointing out that while the stock colour profile is purposely more yellowy than that seen on most phones, OPs is so yellow because the phones use a type of glue that discolours the screen - but it DOES wear off after a few days. You can see that confirmed in the bottom post here.
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I don't buy that. Mine has been yellow from the day I got it in November. If it doesn't clear up in months, it never will.
aooga said:
I don't buy that. Mine has been yellow from the day I got it in November. If it doesn't clear up in months, it never will.
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As yellow as the OPs? Because if so, you should have RMA'd it. Mine is nowhere near that yellow if I revert back to stock kernel..
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As yellow as the OPs? Because if so, you should have RMA'd it. Mine is nowhere near that yellow if I revert back to stock kernel..
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Yes, as yellow as his. It's really only noticeable when you compare it to something else. I don't feel a need to RMA for something like that. Everything else was fine about the phone, so I thought i would just keep it.
Anyway, it's all good now with franco kernel.
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I'm confused...my Nexus 5 has whiter colors than ANY of my other devices. Very bright clean white. Do they really very from unit to unit that much??
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Me too
My N5 has whiter colors than my other devices... All of them except for the Nexus 7...where It' s exactly the same white.
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Me too
My N5 has whiter colors than my other devices... All of them except for the Nexus 7...where It' s exactly the same white.
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Pictures for reference
I'm guessing the first batch had decent screens with nice whites and little light bleed for.. reviews
Then lg cut corners on subsequent batches and made the screens as cheap as possible with little calibration and little guard against light bleed.
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I'm guessing the first batch had decent screens with nice whites and little light bleed for.. reviews
Then lg cut corners on subsequent batches and made the screens as cheap as possible with little calibration and little guard against light bleed.
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Mine was one of the first to be shipped and it's pretty yellow without kernel tweaks. I ordered that day it came out.
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Pictuers are not that helpful or just don't put to much faith to them because the final result will be determined by the screen of your laptop or phone and not just by his camera.
if your laptop's display is blueish, the yellow picture he takes will look little green to you and etc...
Why manufacturers refuse to calibrate to a single color temperature is still beyond me..
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So I've received the red edition today and right away noticed how yellow the screen is. This is next to a Note 3, I also compared it next to an iphone 5s with same result. Or is this thing defective?
http://imgur.com/qLPhViX
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It's the glue, it will fade away, as far as I know anyway
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It's the glue, it will fade away, as far as I know anyway
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Well as I said before, mine didn't. I had an iPhone 5s with the same problem and that actually did get better though. It's just luck if you got a bluer one or a yellower one.
I recently received a replacement pixel after breaking my screen through insurance. The replacement was a refurb and I set it up using the device transfer. The only issue I have with the replacement is the "Night Light" is too amber. There is a dramatic difference between Night Light on my old Pixel vs replacement Pixel. From what I can tell, Night Light relies on hardware.
Night Light uses a new hardware composer interface to do color transforms on the display hardware rather than using a GL Shader, which unfortunately means it requires driver support that is not present on Nexus devices.
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https://plus.google.com/+IanLake/posts/Py4SgZ2HGu7
With an hour or so of searching, I haven't found any other reports of this. Is it possible the replacement is defective? Has anyone else heard of this? Android is up to date.
See attachment for a picture of a side by side comparison between the two. Adaptive brightness is off and brightness level roughly the same for both. Both displays are much more amber than the picture shows, but it does show the difference between the two.
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What is wrong? On the right side night mode isn't active. It's set to sunrise but it's not triggered.
It is activated. It's not obvious in the picture because the amber is more subtle on the phone on the right side.
To confirm that the night light on the right looks correct, I have compared with a coworker's Pixel XL.
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It is activated. It's not obvious in the picture because the amber is more subtle on the phone on the right side.
To confirm that the night light on the right looks correct, I have compared with a coworker's Pixel XL.
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There might be hardware involved but it is effected by software too. I changed mine to blue.
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There might be hardware involved but it is effected by software too. I changed mine to blue.
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Nice. Do you have link to instructions handy? I'm having trouble finding this.
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Nice. Do you have link to instructions handy? I'm having trouble finding this.
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It involves modding your services.jar. I probably have a stock one you could flash if you are rooted. Or blue.
Or if you are familiar with editing jars I can show you where the editing takes place.
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It involves modding your services.jar. I probably have a stock one you could flash if you are rooted. Or blue.
Or if you are familiar with editing jars I can show you where the editing takes place.
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I know how to edit Jars, but I have not rooted this phone, and would prefer not to. I assume sudo is required? I actually don't want blue, but simply a less aggressive amber/orange.
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I know how to edit Jars, but I have not rooted this phone, and would prefer not to. I assume sudo is required? I actually don't want blue, but simply a less aggressive amber/orange.
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I think root is required. You might try doing a factory reset or flashing a stock system image.
DRStevens said:
I recently received a replacement pixel after breaking my screen through insurance. The replacement was a refurb and I set it up using the device transfer. The only issue I have with the replacement is the "Night Light" is too amber. There is a dramatic difference between Night Light on my old Pixel vs replacement Pixel. From what I can tell, Night Light relies on hardware.
https://plus.google.com/+IanLake/posts/Py4SgZ2HGu7
With an hour or so of searching, I haven't found any other reports of this. Is it possible the replacement is defective? Has anyone else heard of this? Android is up to date.
See attachment for a picture of a side by side comparison between the two. Adaptive brightness is off and brightness level roughly the same for both. Both displays are much more amber than the picture shows, but it does show the difference between the two.
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My phone is doing the same exact thing. They said they're sending me a replacement. This is the third replacement by the way. First was a camera unable to focus, then it was a microphone problem , now it's the screen .. I'm losing trust with this product
A phone replacement resolved this issue for me. Unfortunately it took two more replacements after this to get which had no other issues.
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A phone replacement resolved this issue for me. Unfortunately it took two more replacements after this to get which had no other issues.
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I just received my 4th replacement. This one has an orange screen and not as bright as my other 3 Pixels. I guess I need a 5th replacement. This is really making me really angry.
I had this issue with many replacements. My original was the only one to not have the deep orange look. But I had other issues with that device.
I got tired of sending for replacements so I just said forget it, I won't use night light.
I'm running O DP4 now and there is an intensity slider on the night light options which I've finally settled for. You can make it as intense as you want.
I created this thread so we can discuss build quality of the essential and any issues/defects with the device. Let's hope Essential at least got QC right after getting so much wrong...
Just got my device. First thing I noticed was it has a little backlight bleeding. It's not horrible but there is a little there
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Just got my device. First thing I noticed was it has a little backlight bleeding. It's not horrible but there is a little there
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Hmm. Any updates download? And the big question; how is shutter lag and low light photos?
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Hmm. Any updates download? And the big question; how is shutter lag and low light photos?
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Haven't tested it yet. I'm still setting it up, installing my apps and what not.
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Here are some pics showing the light bleed
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I don't have any backlight bleed, but my screen does have quite a few dead pixels. Rest of the device seems really nice.
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I don't have any backlight bleed, but my screen does have quite a few dead pixels. Rest of the device seems really nice.
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Ouch.. Yeah I'd definitely prefer to have a little backlight bleeding that I only see when the screen is black over dead pixels. Are you going to try to get a replacement?
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I don't have any backlight bleed, but my screen does have quite a few dead pixels. Rest of the device seems really nice.
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thats not good and I have a feeling trying to get a replacement will be a hugeeee pain in the arse
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Ouch.. Yeah I'd definitely prefer to have a little backlight bleeding that I only see when the screen is black over dead pixels. Are you going to try to get a replacement?
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Yeah, going to try and get a replacement. (or return within 15, if thats my only option) As Sloth mentioned - I don't imagine this will be an enjoyable experience.
Light bleed and dead pixels are not acceptable imo. I'll be sending mine back if it has any type of defects.
faded03cobra said:
Light bleed and dead pixels are not acceptable imo. I'll be sending mine back if it has any type of defects.
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It looks like the light bleed isnt that bad though
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It looks like the light bleed isnt that bad though
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No, it's really not. I only notice it when the phone boots up. I emailed them to see what they said. In my experience with IPS displays, they have always had bleeding to some extent or another. LG was notorious for backlight bleeding on their older devices at least
The light bleed isn't that bad.
For dead pixels, how may dead pixels do you have? There is a certain number that is still within specifications. Also, are the deal pixels black or bright?
god, i hope dead pixels don't start to become an issue. in this day and age that's really a deal-breaker whether it's within specifications or not.
Light bleed would be a huge issue for me. Not for what i paid for this phone, and knowing the customer service they have. I'll just send it back.
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No, it's really not. I only notice it when the phone boots up. I emailed them to see what they said. In my experience with IPS displays, they have always had bleeding to some extent or another. LG was notorious for backlight bleeding on their older devices at least
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In my experience, I think every IPS display I've had has had varying degrees of light bleed.
Dead pixels will drive me insane.
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The light bleed isn't that bad.
For dead pixels, how may dead pixels do you have? There is a certain number that is still within specifications. Also, are the deal pixels black or bright?
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I have two completely dead pixels. Top center of the screen. You can see them with the phone completely off, which is odd. (Might be dust under the glass, though doesn't look like that)
I also have 3 stuck / super bright pixels. These are all clustered in the top right.
Build quality as in feel is great
Build quality as in workmanship is horrible.
Backlight bleed here too. Also:
Essential should have specified far better quality work for the titanium on this phone. It looks like Foxcon just used course grit sandpaper to round the edges of the phone and it both looks and feels terrible. It is such an annoyance that even after 2 days of use I still cant get used to it and every time I ahve the phone in my hand I feel like it is a piece of junk. I had originally decided to give it 2 days before I made up my mind about this but now after 2 days I still hate it too much. Ill give it the week but if I still cant get used to it then the phone is going back
You've said that but aren't showing us what you mean, does it look rough or just feel rough in the hand? Is it intentional to add grip or is it uneven and visually bad?
Maybe titanium has a more coarse feeling in the hand than machined aluminum since nothing else has used it before?
As for Dead Pixels, yea I don't care what the standard for acceptance is on that, if the number is =>1 I will send it back. Light bleed I can handle, but even a single pixel is a freaking eyesore on a $700 device. Hell No.
No company is immune from them but I will not accept it from any. Heck I got a $39 tablet from the Windows Store with a 1920x1200 screen and it had a bunch. Got it replaced (I think Just the screen as it looks like its been opened/put together again lol) but the replacement screen is perfect now.
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Build quality as in feel is great
Build quality as in workmanship is horrible.
Backlight bleed here too. Also:
Essential should have specified far better quality work for the titanium on this phone. It looks like Foxcon just used course grit sandpaper to round the edges of the phone and it both looks and feels terrible. It is such an annoyance that even after 2 days of use I still cant get used to it and every time I ahve the phone in my hand I feel like it is a piece of junk. I had originally decided to give it 2 days before I made up my mind about this but now after 2 days I still hate it too much. Ill give it the week but if I still cant get used to it then the phone is going back
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How did you get 2 days back? everyone is getting just delivered today.
Hi everyone,
I am almost sure it's a hardware issue, but would love to hear your feedback/opinion.
I am using the 20.7.9 build of Xiaomi.eu, but had the issue with earlier builds as well. It's mainly a bright area in the upper third of the screen, but only if the brightness is very low, like at night, and it's particularly worse with dark mode and reading mode enabled. With dark mode is just the brightness issue, but with reading mode enabled as well it's the festival of colours you see in the photo.
Is anyone else experiencing that?
EDIT: Uploaded better screenshot (previous was particularly because of the wallpaper, current one is not)
Best,
Marshell
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I have just gotten the phone today, and now im in the dark and i have a huge greenish tint on the quarter bottom of the screen. And a bit greenish on the top like in your picture. I have no idea where this comes from or how to fix it tho...
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I have just gotten the phone today, and now im in the dark and i have a huge greenish tint on the quarter bottom of the screen. And a bit greenish on the top like in your picture. I have no idea where this comes from or how to fix it tho...
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Hi everyone,
I am almost sure it's a hardware issue, but would love to hear your feedback/opinion.
I am using the 20.7.9 build of Xiaomi.eu, but had the issue with earlier builds as well. It's mainly a bright area in the upper third of the screen, but only if the brightness is very low, like at night, and it's particularly worse with dark mode and reading mode enabled. With dark mode is just the brightness issue, but with reading mode enabled as well it's the festival of colours you see in the photo.
Is anyone else experiencing that?
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I just found out that "DC-Dimming" intensifies the greenish tint by a substantial amount. I have it disabled now
paulo boë said:
I just found out that "DC-Dimming" intensifies the greenish tint by a substantial amount. I have it disabled now
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Interestingly enough, that doesn't help an awful lot in my case. However, Reading Mode makes it worse for me.
There's also an interesting post on Reddit crosslinking this one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PocoPhones/comments/i4o026
A very similar problem seems to also have occurred on the OnePlus 8 Pro and the galaxy S20 Ultra where it was addressed via a software update.
I am currently in contact with the supplier (HKG) and they'd like a video which I will prepare over the weekend.
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I just found out that "DC-Dimming" intensifies the greenish tint by a substantial amount. I have it disabled now
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I forgot the most important thing: THANKS for your reply!!!
marshell said:
Interestingly enough, that doesn't help an awful lot in my case. However, Reading Mode makes it worse for me.
There's also an interesting post on Reddit crosslinking this one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PocoPhones/comments/i4o026
A very similar problem seems to also have occurred on the OnePlus 8 Pro and the galaxy S20 Ultra where it was addressed via a software update.
I am currently in contact with the supplier (HKG) and they'd like a video which I will prepare over the weekend.
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One additional interesting observation: I used DisplayTest from the Google Play Store to check the different gray settings. None of these nor the gamma tests show anything abnormal. This makes me believe more of a software than a hardware issue...
Thats tge first thing I check. Got perfect screen otherwise I will send it back.
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One additional interesting observation: I used DisplayTest from the Google Play Store to check the different gray settings. None of these nor the gamma tests show anything abnormal. This makes me believe more of a software than a hardware issue...
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Deactivating another setting seems to help: Settings->Display->Dark Mode->Adjust contrast automatically
Does that work for you as well?
marshell said:
Hi everyone,
I am almost sure it's a hardware issue, but would love to hear your feedback/opinion.
I am using the 20.7.9 build of Xiaomi.eu, but had the issue with earlier builds as well. It's mainly a bright area in the upper third of the screen, but only if the brightness is very low, like at night, and it's particularly worse with dark mode and reading mode enabled. With dark mode is just the brightness issue, but with reading mode enabled as well it's the festival of colours you see in the photo.
Is anyone else experiencing that?
EDIT: Uploaded better screenshot (previous was particularly because of the wallpaper, current one is not)
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Marshell
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I have the exact same issue bro in the exact same place. I'm using stock ROM
I don't have the device yet (I'm getting it by tomorrow, yey!) but this also happens to my Black Shark 2 before. I bet this is a software issue, and like what others mentioned, it has something to do with DC dimming and HDR enabled, like what I had in Black Shark 2.
Here's on my k30 pro. I don't mind it tho. Although I hope it gets fixed on a software update.
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I don't have the device yet (I'm getting it by tomorrow, yey!) but this also happens to my Black Shark 2 before. I bet this is a software issue, and like what others mentioned, it has something to do with DC dimming and HDR enabled, like what I had in Black Shark 2.
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Thanks for mentioning the black shark 2 issue. How did it work out in the end? Did it actually get fixed with an update?
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Thanks for mentioning the black shark 2 issue. How did it work out in the end? Did it actually get fixed with an update?
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Black Shark 2 has the option to turn off Display Enhancement feature that relies on third-party DSP (Pixelwork's), which includes DC Dimming and HDR settings. Turning off such feature "fixes" the weird tint on dark grey colors. If only Poco has this option.
By the way, I just got my F2 Pro earlier and I did not encounter such issue in MIUI11. However, after updating to MIUI12, it's very noticeable even in low brightness. I can clearly see the green tint on the grey background of XDA app while typing this. LOL.
Same here :
The picture is supposed to be solid green. Dc diming is turned off.
This is very annoying :/
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Same here :
The picture is supposed to be solid green. Dc diming is turned off.
This is very annoying :/
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Oof. F for you man. I think yours is the worst ive seen so far... Srry, i know this comment isnt any help... Lol
paulo boë said:
Oof. F for you man. I think yours is the worst ive seen so far... Srry, i know this comment isnt any help... Lol
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The only solution for me is to only use the phone during daytime and hope the problem will not get worse.
I will never buy again a phone without warranty.
batuken said:
Black Shark 2 has the option to turn off Display Enhancement feature that relies on third-party DSP (Pixelwork's), which includes DC Dimming and HDR settings. Turning off such feature "fixes" the weird tint on dark grey colors. If only Poco has this option.
By the way, I just got my F2 Pro earlier and I did not encounter such issue in MIUI11. However, after updating to MIUI12, it's very noticeable even in low brightness. I can clearly see the green tint on the grey background of XDA app while typing this. LOL.
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Seems like another MIUI 12 issue
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Seems like another MIUI 12 issue
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I used MIUI 11 and MIUI 12 without seeing a difference. I don't think there will ever be a software fix other than rising minimum brightness
I can confirm that more than 10 people are having this issue. Can somebody report it to Poco and have it looked?