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I've been searching on google and on here and can't seem to find a thread on it.
My home button led seems to leak half way into my display when i'm viewing a black screen.
The screen would display a black image and having the buttons on makes the home button leak on the screen
It is really annoying... Anyone else have this issue? it looks like a lightsaber on my phone...
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Given where you sent this message from, I think you may be in the wrong forum.
If not, I can't say I've had such an issue, but apart from using a mod to turn off the LEDs for good, there's probably not much you can do.
i'm using my hd2 because I just got my vibrant from Samsung for a screen replacement....
No one has a problem if the led from home leaking?
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i'm using my hd2 because I just got my vibrant from Samsung for a screen replacement....
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I think you just answered your own question
kaintfm said:
I think you just answered your own question
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haha thats what everyone would think but it had this problem before i even sent it out
thanks for your help!
Exact same problem with the home key, gradually learnt to live with it
How bad is yours? I just need to feel better about it lol
My gf is not as bad as mine
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In complete darkness it gets to about half of the screen. In normal light its not as bad.
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Yea I have the same problem, My gfs doesnt. I think its a factory defect when they are putting it together. One little pinhole in the paint that seperates the softkeys from the rest of the screen and boom, you have led glare half way up the screen.
I had 3 vibrants replaced an they all had same problem but I dont care buttons are off most of the time
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I have this problem but it's very minor. I barely see it when dark. Do they just give you a new vibrant for replacement? Were you able to force them to let you do like an upgrade to a better phone or something?
no they replaced the chrome bezel and the housing + the display and glass...
It's practically new now..
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I had 3 vibrants replaced an they all had same problem but I dont care buttons are off most of the time
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Same exact thing here. The home button leakage is on most(if not all) vibrants. But it's only noticable in near or in pitch dark really. Using 2.2.1 roms turn off the lights while not being used but for some reason, that particular build on whatever rom always decreases sensitivity to the point where going back to used applications(holding home) doesn't work while the processor is being used extensively(800-1ghz) which is REALLY annoying. Anyone else by chance?
Cerv3r said:
no they replaced the chrome bezel and the housing + the display and glass...
It's practically new now..
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Since doing the work it too much, Ilm sure they instead give you a refurbished vibrant and used your old one for parts. In other words, Samsung didn't repair anything for yours but gave you another vibrant(which could be using parts from various sources).
It's the same imei and the same way the home button leaks... I also have a minor scratch on the camera which mine still has
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Has anyone noticed odd lines going diagonally through some icons and play store?
Edit : when I run quadrant I get really bad artifacts on the square part of the stairs.
Could it be a driver issue?
Should I return it as a malfunctioning device?
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No haven't noticed this at all.
Here is a ss
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Try a factory restore.. Should fix it for you.
wait....wtf is this.....it's something common to the icons....
monkey28rb said:
Try a factory restore.. Should fix it for you.
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Tried factory reset still happening. It's not only icons.
jamesnmandy said:
wait....wtf is this.....it's something common to the icons....
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If you would ac tally read the op you would've seen its not only icons. I also get it on pics and get bad artifacts in games. So if your looking to get sarcastic take it somewhere else.
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Definitely not a driver issue... It's the GPU failing to render. I recommend exchanging it while you still can, even under severe stress mine does not do anything like that. I'm sad for you mate. What carrier you on?
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meleii said:
Tried factory reset still happening. It's not only icons.
If you would ac tally read the op you would've seen its not only icons. I also get it on pics and get bad artifacts in games. So if your looking to get sarcastic take it somewhere else.
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Apparently you need a hug, there was nothing sarcastic about it. Im sitting here waiting for my phone to come in a couple weeks and seeing someone post graphics issues is unsettling. Of course i read the op, but the point was on the screenshot it is specific to the icons,whatever it is does not impact the background or other graphical parts on the screen which makes me think its not necessarily hardware.
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Ty for the input. And my apologies if there was nothing sarcastic intended.
And I'm on AT&T.
Maybe that is the reason the AT&T store said it was a return of a preordered device and allowed me to buy it in store yesterday.
Just stressing out about it a bit.
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Screen turns off when placing phone to ear as expected however does not come back on when pulled away. Only after the 2nd party disconnects will the screen come back on after pressing power button and the only to the lock screen. This is a new issue. Anyone else having this problem or know of a solution?
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Maybe faulty proximity sensor. I had that issue in my galaxy nexus. Ended up getting a new one
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I'll inquire with Verizon about that.
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Call insurance. Get a new one or refurb for that matter.
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Are you stock? Rooted? I ran into this issue a few times with persus kernel.
I'm having the same issue. Anyone find a fix for this?
Just got off the phone with Verizon. They're sending a replacement. Something wrong with proximity sensor. Actually appears to be a speck behind glass over sensor.
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I have also been having a bit of trouble with the same thing. On top of the screen not always coming on when I move the phone away from my ear during a phone call, sometimes when I pull up the keypad while on the phone and attempt to press a key, the screen will turn off. I think it's because the shadow of my hand makes it think it's back up to my ear. I see two little sensors next to the camera; one of them appears to have a little speck or dot on it. Maybe a piece of dirt in it? Can somebody who doesn't have this problem check and see if they see a very very tiny dot on the sensor closest to the in call speaker?
I've been having the same issue with my Note 2, I was wondering if this could be a software issue since I have messed with a few roms but decided to go back to stock. I've been looking everywhere for a solution, even went as far trying to find replacement files to see if that would fix it, but to no avail. I guess I'll have to replace the device.
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Can somebody who doesn't have this problem check and see if they see a very very tiny dot on the sensor closest to the in call speaker?
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I am not having issues, and do not see a dot on the sensor.
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Just got off the phone with Verizon. They're sending a replacement. Something wrong with proximity sensor. Actually appears to be a speck behind glass over sensor.
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Have you received your replacement?
If you have, did they send you a certified like-new or a brand new replacement?
Thank you
SilentO said:
Have you received your replacement?
If you have, did they send you a certified like-new or a brand new replacement?
Thank you
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I received a certified like new and it's in perfect condition.
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I have found a fix for this, at least for me, as I mentioned in an earlier post I had flashed a few ROMs, decided to search the other carriers galaxy note 2 forums and found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2070360&highlight=proximity+sensor
Luckily there is a Perseus kernel for verizon too here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048013
Will do this later and report.
Edit: the perseus kernel by itself didn't do the trick but beanstown's stock root/deodex and jelly 'beans' roms did! I now have everything working like new with cleanrom installed
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I received a certified like new and it's in perfect condition.
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You probably got one that was repaired in China. Hate getting phones from the Chinese, cheap but poor quality. Thanks
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I noticed a section across my screen, approx 1/2 in tall, that I is not registering touches. I used ScreenTouchTest from the Play Store to test touches.I got it to go away for a little bit by pulling the battery a couple times but now it is persistent.I tried resetting my phone to factory settings and no luck. I am on stock ICS. Of course I don't have warranty, I was just curious if anyone else had this happen.
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I noticed a section across my screen, approx 1/2 in tall, that I is not registering touches. I used ScreenTouchTest from the Play Store to test touches.I got it to go away for a little bit by pulling the battery a couple times but now it is persistent.I tried resetting my phone to factory settings and no luck. I am on stock ICS. Of course I don't have warranty, I was just curious if anyone else had this happen.
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I'm 99.999999% sure it's a hardware problem. I had the same problem, and had to replace my phone. Unless you're willing to replace the touchscreen, I think it's unfixable.
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Thingula said:
I'm 99.999999% sure it's a hardware problem. I had the same problem, and had to replace my phone. Unless you're willing to replace the touchscreen, I think it's unfixable.
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Ya that is what I was afraid of. It was just weird that it will work after a few reboots. Oh well, eligible for an upgrade tomorrow, probably grab the HTC One.
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Ya that is what I was afraid of. It was just weird that it will work after a few reboots. Oh well, eligible for an upgrade tomorrow, probably grab the HTC One.
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Oh, nice! I'm on contract until November (a family member stole my early upgrade), but probably would've chosen that phone, too.
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Hey friendly members of XDA,
My phone started to flicker recently and I could not figure out why it does this...
http://youtu.be/uhSOd6tlVgw
I did not have any water damage or physical damage to my phone but it started doing this randomly. When my phone gets colder, the screen starts to flicker, then half of the screen flickers with a yellow hue, then after a while the screen will be yellow. Also, while the phone is cold, the screen will not turn on. (I failed to show this in the video). Is there something I can do to fix this?
When I warm my phone up with my hands, the flickering goes away and everything goes back to normal.
Thank you,
Jerry
Please help. This has been an ongoing issue.
iamjerry123 said:
Please help. This has been an ongoing issue.
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More info...rooted? Using ROM w/mdk boot loader?using ROM w/safestrap?if stock which firmware are you using?all these things will give people more info to help you with the problem...and all these variables can all have their own quirks and problems...give a little more info and I'm sure someone here will be able to help
Sounds like a graphical blobs problem but I don't how internal temperature could affect that.
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joshm.1219 said:
Sounds like a graphical blobs problem but I don't how internal temperature could affect that.
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What should I do? My phone is still under warranty. Should I send it in?
Since your phone is still under warranty, you'd better send it to Samsung after-sales department for checking. Maybe it is free!
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What should I do? My phone is still under warranty. Should I send it in?
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It's up to you but I probably would. If something physical is affecting your phone then there's some type of hardware issue with your phone. Unfortunately xda can only help with software.
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joshm.1219 said:
It's up to you but I probably would. If something physical is affecting your phone then there's some type of hardware issue with your phone. Unfortunately xda can only help with software.
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If I plan to ship it back, I have to revert it back to stock right? Or is there another procedure?
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If I plan to ship it back, I have to revert it back to stock right? Or is there another procedure?
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You can use one of the Odin files for your phone, there on here . If you're sending it in just grab the mj7 or mk2 one and your good
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You can use one of the Odin files for your phone, there on here . If you're sending it in just grab the mj7 or mk2 one and your good
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I'm sorry but could you point me to the direction in which I could do so?
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iamjerry123 said:
I'm sorry but could you point me to the direction in which I could do so?
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Try here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578209
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I changed ROMs, and problem still occurs. Anyone else have this issue? Is this a hardware issue? Is it the digitizer?
Thanks,
Jerry
iamjerry123 said:
I changed ROMs, and problem still occurs. Anyone else have this issue? Is this a hardware issue? Is it the digitizer?
Thanks,
Jerry
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Well you could try flashing the latest Adreno drivers for our phone in recovery, if you still have SafeStrap that is.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ygyqpqmz6m30yuj/UPDATE-adreno-drivers-jflte9505.zip
Filename says i9505 but it's good for our Verizon S4s too.
Probably is a hardware issue if you've already tried Odin and different ROMs but hey worth a try if your going to send it back anyways.
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Mistertac said:
Well you could try flashing the latest Adreno drivers for our phone in recovery, if you still have SafeStrap that is.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ygyqpqmz6m30yuj/UPDATE-adreno-drivers-jflte9505.zip
I believe that I am LOKIed and not safe strapped.
Filename says i9505 but it's good for our Verizon S4s too.
Probably is a hardware issue if you've already tried Odin and different ROMs but hey worth a try if your going to send it back anyways.
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I'm not safe strapped. I'm LOKIed.
similar screen flickering problem in cold ish environment, diagnosis.
I have a similar flickering problem. Is related to "cold temper.". There is a translucent rectangle that pops-up and overlays 80% of the screen (lower side) - it flickers. The rectangle is light grey and the screen icons etc are underneath it. However, the grey gets more and more dense and eventually, the rectangle becomes solid grey with less flicker, then, you can no longer see the screen contents beneath it. Also, the overlaid rectangle grows to about 95% of the screen. Only part of the notification line on top is visible. Amazingly, the screen and touching the various icons and buttons still works 100% perfectly ... only problem is you cannot see what you are touching ; . . . so you have to guess where the various icons and buttons are, . . . and touch them accordingly (blindly so to speak). I suspect there is a background "phantom" task that is running, pertinent to various sensors ( ex. proximity) that is misbehaving. This phantom task likely is launched after a wake-up or re-boot event. Eventually, the phantom task slows-down its strange work, the flickering and the greyness of the translucent rectangle is reduced, and after few seconds it goes away and the phone works fine again. So my diagnosis is: some kind of fault between a background running task and the GPU O/S driver. The problem is critical in that if you are out in a snow-storm scenario and want to use your phone, simply, you won't be able to, the flickering obstruction can last 5-10 minutes.
Has anybody solved the problem with 100% satisfactory result ?
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Hey friendly members of XDA,
My phone started to flicker recently and I could not figure out why it does this...
http://youtu.be/uhSOd6tlVgw
I did not have any water damage or physical damage to my phone but it started doing this randomly. When my phone gets colder, the screen starts to flicker, then half of the screen flickers with a yellow hue, then after a while the screen will be yellow. Also, while the phone is cold, the screen will not turn on. (I failed to show this in the video). Is there something I can do to fix this?
When I warm my phone up with my hands, the flickering goes away and everything goes back to normal.
Thank you,
Jerry
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Hi mate,
I am facing the same issue so how exactly did you fix it? Was it a hardware problem?
Thanks
mukeshbaidwan said:
Hi mate,
I am facing the same issue so how exactly did you fix it? Was it a hardware problem?
Thanks
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I'm 99% sure it's a hardware problem. I fixed it by switching to the LG G4.