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I kept reading about this in the forums until I got mine and noticed it for myself. It's actually not light leakage. The light from the capacitive buttons is so bright, it reflects off of the, ever so slight, edge around the glass. If you feel around the edge, you can just barely feel the raised edge. The way this thing is built, I find it hard to believe that they would skimp on that part.
The light is visible even if you cover the buttons, so it's not reflecting from outside the chassis. No doubt it's hitting and reflecting off the glass, but it's internal, where you would expect there to be some sort of enclosure around the LEDs to prevent such an occurrence. Doesn't really bother me though.
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I kept reading about this in the forums until I got mine and noticed it for myself. It's actually not light leakage. The light from the capacitive buttons is so bright, it reflects off of the, ever so slight, edge around the glass. If you feel around the edge, you can just barely feel the raised edge. The way this thing is built, I find it hard to believe that they would skimp on that part.
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I believe you're right. Reaper said the same in a similar thread around here. This phone is sealed tight, it's not like the OG EvO. HTC needs to tone down the capacitive buttons in an update. For now, Screen Filter works.
the buttons on the bottom sometimes active when your thumb is hovering over it, not even touching it.. pretty crazy, i thought i was nuts but i've replicated it on not only my phone but my wife's phone as well
I like it better turned off.
Damn, your right! Oh well, not a deal breaker by any means. I guess I was quick to jump the gun, lol.
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the buttons on the bottom sometimes active when your thumb is hovering over it, not even touching it.. pretty crazy, i thought i was nuts but i've replicated it on not only my phone but my wife's phone as well
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haha, i've noticed this too. I keep doing this.
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haha, i've noticed this too. I keep doing this.
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Mine too, it sucks, but I guess it's better than them being under responsive, lol.
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The light is visible even if you cover the buttons, so it's not reflecting from outside the chassis. No doubt it's hitting and reflecting off the glass, but it's internal, where you would expect there to be some sort of enclosure around the LEDs to prevent such an occurrence. Doesn't really bother me though.
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Exactly...why don't you guys cover the buttons and tell me yours magically doesn't have the ring anymore...very annoying and unacceptable.
Geez some of you guys gripe over the most minor design flaws.
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the buttons on the bottom sometimes active when your thumb is hovering over it, not even touching it.. pretty crazy, i thought i was nuts but i've replicated it on not only my phone but my wife's phone as well
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Mine does it too. The capacitive threshold is set too light. Hopefully that's a build.prop value (or something along that line that can be edited) that we can adjust when we get root.
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Exactly...why don't you guys cover the buttons and tell me yours magically doesn't have the ring anymore...very annoying and unacceptable.
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Very clearly light leakage. I covered mine with electrical tape and it was still EXTREMELY obvious. I could honestly care less though.
Call it what you want, but it's due to the capacitive buttons being excessively too bright. People are complaining regardless of "light leakage". It needs to be toned down a tad.
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Geez some of you guys gripe over the most minor design flaws.
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A flagship phone should not have "minor design flaws"...don't recall any of my phones prior to this having any light leakage.
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A flagship phone should not have "minor design flaws"...don't recall any of my phones prior to this having any light leakage.
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Well not every phone has the same flaws. Name a phone that doesnt have a flaw.
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Well not every phone has the same flaws. Name a phone that doesnt have a flaw.
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Never has a single problem with my EVO in the year I had it, with the exception of dropping it down a flight of (concrete) stairs last month and completely destroying it. No light leaking. No speaker issues. No camera issues. No flash issues. No button issues...need I continue?
Clearly HTC is capable of making a (physically) good phone...don't know that this one is it.
there are plenty of people who had light leak and screen lift with the evo.
just because you got a good one does not mean that overall the build quality was better then the evo 3d.
Those damned lights are so bright, I can see the outside on a sunny day. What a waste. Gimme a setting to kill them permanently. I know there's an app, but I like auto brightness on the rest. Somebody make an app that let's me leve auto but turns off those lights!
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there are plenty of people who had light leak and screen lift with the evo.
just because you got a good one does not mean that overall the build quality was better then the evo 3d.
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And yet every single 3D does have leak...
Anyway, done arguing ...There's nothing I can do about it now. I just don't want people trying to claim it's not leakage when it clearly is.
Sheesh.. light leakage isn't the end of the world people..
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http://imgur.com/a/Hs0kz
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Thanks for the pics
Duke,
My Prime arrives tomorrow. I see where yours was a Best Buy preorder on 12/2 same as mine. Any input you would be willing to provide as to overall opinion/quality/satisfaction? It would appear as if you have a stable in which to compare!
I am not sure if the shipment we are receiving is still the first batch or what but curious about light bleed, wifi, gps, does it appear to have been taken apart and reassembled does it charge? You know the run of the mill shakedown!
I really am not overly cynical just have a few more concerns today than I did a week ago after reading so many posts indicating some issues. My luck seems to run in spurts and hoping it is turned on when my Prime arrives tomorrow. This is my first tablet and I hope it to be a good experience out of the box. That said, if there are issues I will get another Prime and do so until I get a good one. Just hoping I am one of the lucky ones from the start and curious of your opinion of your Prime since your order is so close to mine.
Thanks
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Duke,
My Prime arrives tomorrow. I see where yours was a Best Buy preorder on 12/2 same as mine. Any input you would be willing to provide as to overall opinion/quality/satisfaction? It would appear as if you have a stable in which to compare!
I am not sure if the shipment we are receiving is still the first batch or what but curious about light bleed, wifi, gps, does it appear to have been taken apart and reassembled does it charge? You know the run of the mill shakedown!
I really am not overly cynical just have a few more concerns today than I did a week ago after reading so many posts indicating some issues. My luck seems to run in spurts and hoping it is turned on when my Prime arrives tomorrow. This is my first tablet and I hope it to be a good experience out of the box. That said, if there are issues I will get another Prime and do so until I get a good one. Just hoping I am one of the lucky ones from the start and curious of your opinion of your Prime since your order is so close to mine.
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When I first opened it, I was amazed how light it was. The whole thing is so well put now, it feels like a real netbook/laptop. I can probably fool anyone super easily. Looks just like a Zenbook. Speed, everything is super smooth, super nice. The OS has a few enhancments on the status bar and whatnot, like power mode (save, balance, normal), and you can close apps now from the recent apps list. Probably a few others, but Just getting more use to it again, love it so far, best tablet out there.
Dont see any noticable light bleed, wifi works fine so far, gps seemed to find real fast, dont see any indication of them opening it up and changing anything. No defects that Ive seen so far! Ill try to keep things updated if I find any.
So far, my experience has been superb so far (except for the delay). I have not seen anything wrong with it so far, but it's only been an hour so far ^_^
I love it though, super fast, super sexy, so light, less than 2.5 lbs docked.
Which screen is better you think (overall, so colours etc.) the TP or the 1st gen Transformer?
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Which screen is better you think (overall, so colours etc.) the TP or the 1st gen Transformer?
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Brightness wise, the tfp is brighter than the first, and thats without IPS+ mode on, which makes it crazy bright. Great for outdoors. Color wise, looks pretty much the same I guess. Goes darker than the other one too I think
720 as well as 1080 work very smoothly, can skip through parts too (had choppy lag and force close with original TF)
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When I first opened it, I was amazed how light it was. The whole thing is so well put now, it feels like a real netbook/laptop. I can probably fool anyone super easily. Looks just like a Zenbook. Speed, everything is super smooth, super nice. The OS has a few enhancments on the status bar and whatnot, like power mode (save, balance, normal), and you can close apps now from the recent apps list. Probably a few others, but Just getting more use to it again, love it so far, best tablet out there.
Dont see any noticable light bleed, wifi works fine so far, gps seemed to find real fast, dont see any indication of them opening it up and changing anything. No defects that Ive seen so far! Ill try to keep things updated if I find any.
So far, my experience has been superb so far (except for the delay). I have not seen anything wrong with it so far, but it's only been an hour so far ^_^
I love it though, super fast, super sexy, so light, less than 2.5 lbs docked.
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You have me looking forward to the arrival of my Prime tomorrow a little more. Hopefully my experience is as good as yours!
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Brightness wise, the tfp is brighter than the first, and thats without IPS+ mode on, which makes it crazy bright. Great for outdoors. Color wise, looks pretty much the same I guess. Goes darker than the other one too I think
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Ok, thanks So no yellowish and washed out colors like some users report? I owned a 1st gen transformer but after 5 unsuccessful repairs by ASUS, I had to return it to them to have my money back and I'm already waiting a few months on the TP. The screen on the original Transformer was gorgeous, so if you say the TP is the same and even better in some areas, I'm very relieved to hear that after all those negative comments.
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Wow, thanks, how the hell did I miss that? I was just thinking it will be great when ICS gives us that ability
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Ok, thanks So no yellowish and washed out colors like some users report? I owned a 1st gen transformer but after 5 unsuccessful repairs by ASUS, I had to return it to them to have my money back and I'm already waiting a few months on the TP. The screen on the original Transformer was gorgeous, so if you say the TP is the same and even better in some areas, I'm very relieved to hear that after all those negative comments.
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Yeah I heard about yellow screens, but I have none of that. Pure white, real nice. Havent seen anything like that so far. Screen is so clear compared to the first, not sure, but I want to say it's even a little more fingerprint resistant.
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Wow, thanks, how the hell did I miss that? I was just thinking it will be great when ICS gives us that ability
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Yeah lenovo thinkpad tablet had it on theirs, so it was there, we were able to finally get it.
I'm in possession of a Champagne Gold Prime that is essentially perfect except for haptic feedback, which works only intermittently. Most of the time (perhaps if the duration of the effect is too short) it just makes a static-y noise (sounds a bit like a duck with a sore throat), and when it does vibrate (when starting up or shutting down, when selecting an image in the Gallery, etc.) it's quite loud.
I also have an Amethyst Gray unit that has some light bleed and a rattle near one of the dock connectors (and will be going back to Best Buy this week). The haptic feedback on this one works, but is so weak as to almost be useless. It's also a bit noisy as well.
My question is: does anyone have haptic feedback that is NOT noisy (and really it's pretty obvious what I'm talking about--not the normal vibration sound but a sort of static-y noise that sounds like something grinding in the mechanism) and yet is strong enough to actually be useful? That is, it consistently provides enough vibration that it enhances the experience?
My wife's Galaxy Tab 10.1 has such haptic feedback--it's quiet, and strong enough to help confirm that key presses have registered, etc. I'm not saying haptic feedback is all that important, it's just I don't know that I want to accept a clearly defective unit.
My thing is: if haptic feedback on the Prime is generally very weak, then I won't bother returning the Champagne unit. If it's possible to get a unit with working and useful haptic feedback, then I'll keep looking for the perfect Prime.
Everyone has poor haptic feedback on the prime. Some are content with it and dont notice, some could care less but on mine it sounds like a duck whenever I use the onscreen keyboard.
Im sure others will try to tell you otherwise but trust me, they are all the same. Loud and awkward sounding.
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Everyone has poor haptic feedback on the prime. Some are content with it and dont notice, some could care less but on mine it sounds like a duck whenever I use the onscreen keyboard.
Im sure others will try to tell you otherwise but trust me, they are all the same. Loud and awkward sounding.
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Okay, can someone OTHER than @jzen respond? This particular user seems hell-bent on commenting negatively in every new thread... And if your haptic feedback does work well, then please don't let @jzen's insistence that NOBODY has good haptic feedback stop you from posting your experience. I'm simply not convinced that @jzen has used every single Prime in existence and is therefore qualified to state that "they are all the same."
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i i never even thought about haptic till i read this. Mines not bad, a gentle buzz on each press from the bottom left corner when in landscape. Not noisy at all.
my Champagne prime has the same problems as yours. everything else works great, so i wont bother returning it. it sucks that even though you turn it off, it still want to vibrate when you move apps/widgets around.....
yeah this was the first thing i noticed on mine, it really does sound like a duck. I wonder if it cause of the aluminum back is why its so loud, since plastic does deaden the sound a bit.
I remember someone posted before about their prime being unable to vibrate at all, and making a weird noise. he thought that the vibration motor must have come loose and was rattling around inside the case. seems like a possible explanation.
i have a gold 32 and my vibrator sounds normal LOL but seriously it seems to work fine, although not nearly as strong as my evo3d
Asus: Its uh.. a new extra feature to uh, compensate for the GPS. Quacktic feedback!
Using Swiftkey keyboard allows you to set haptic feedback intensity.With the stock KB,I barely felt it but was able to fine tune it using Swiftkey.
very quiet. not noticeable at all.
Thanks for the feedback. Seems like pretty much a mixed bag--some have the same problem as mine, some seem to have decent enough haptic feedback.
Still not sure if it's worth returning and taking a chance on a different (more important) problem...
Mine is bad as well. No funny sound but very week. The vibration does work fine though. I had to make sure that the mechanism making the vibration wasn't bad. Tested using one of the "vibrator" apps on the market. Had a good laugh but confirm that it works.
Mine is strong but also makes the annoying rattle noise. I don't think I will exchange it given the sparse availability.
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The best way to test this is to set haptic feedback in the keyboard options. Then sit back type up something and enjoy your new built in duck.
Quack quack quack. I guess its more of a fart/quack sound every time i type.
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Using Swiftkey keyboard allows you to set haptic feedback intensity.With the stock KB,I barely felt it but was able to fine tune it using Swiftkey.
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He is dead on with this. Use Swiftkey. It doesn't really make it anymore intense it just lengthens the time the motor goes off. The reason why it feels so weak (or you can't feel it at all) is that ASUS setup the motor to not run long enough so the vibration is not having enough umph to travel to the screen. If you set your vibration to 65ms you will find it gives you a nice snap to your clicks at least on the keyboard that is. ASUS hopefully with ICS release will make sure the motor goes off longer so you can actually feel it.
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He is dead on with this. Use Swiftkey. It doesn't really make it anymore intense it just lengthens the time the motor goes off. The reason why it feels so weak (or you can't feel it at all) is that ASUS setup the motor to not run long enough so the vibration is not having enough umph to travel to the screen. If you set your vibration to 65ms you will find it gives you a nice snap to your clicks at least on the keyboard that is. ASUS hopefully with ICS release will make sure the motor goes off longer so you can actually feel it.
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Tried that. On mine it just makes the noise louder, mostly. There's a bit of vibration, but the noise makes it impractical. It's surprisingly annoying in a quiet room.
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I owned the TF101 and was satisfied without experiencing haptic feedback.
So I turned it off on the prime. Settings->Sound->Feedback->Haptic Feedback.
Fixed.
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I owned the TF101 and was satisfied without experiencing haptic feedback.
So I turned it off on the prime. Settings->Sound->Feedback->Haptic Feedback.
Fixed.
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First, sometimes one does just want things to work. Simply turning off broken components isn't really an acceptable solution.
Second, even when haptic feedback is turned off there are times when the system stills tries to vibrate. For example, when moving icons on a home page and when selecting images in the Gallery app. Try it.
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Mines fine
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Using Swiftkey keyboard allows you to set haptic feedback intensity.With the stock KB,I barely felt it but was able to fine tune it using Swiftkey.
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There are definitely some build quality issues on these, perhaps because of the big rush to get enough units into the stores. Mine was also unnoticeable but when cranked up over 100 ms., it became noticeble. I could see how if it became detached or was touching metal or the casing it would be really annoying. Either shut it off or return it, its up to you.
Just got my Amaze 4G this weekend, I found out that there're light leakage from the capacitive buttons, so anytime they are on the black at the bottom of the screen just looks brightened. I want to take it to T-Mobile for a return but don't know if I will get hit with a $50 restocking fee. Is the light leakage a common problem or just that I have a defect device? I appreciate any input, thanks guys.
I think its a common problem, I have it on mine, if you can't live with it you should return it or use Screen Filter App by Haxor on the marketplace to turn off the light on the buttons.
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I think its a common problem, I have it on mine, if you can't live with it you should return it or use Screen Filter App by Haxor on the marketplace to turn off the light on the buttons.
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that's why I research when I buy things before I buy them...I don't mind it at all...There are like a thousand pages about light leakage (everyone has it, thats how the phone was made) and how to get around it on this forum.
I see what you are saying, the problems when I was watching some of the review videos on youtube, none of them have the light leakage problem.
Its not so obvious unless the bottom of the screen is all black or a dark color.
Like I said you can download Screen Filter App to turn off the light.
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Its not so obvious unless the bottom of the screen is all black or a dark color.
Like I said you can download Screen Filter App to turn off the light.
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what he said....
some phones have it brighter than others, my dad's phone is not too bad, my phone is a little worse in terms of the bleed.
you have choices, download screen filter, or return the phone and pay a restocking fee, honestly, its not a big issue!!! There are a lot of work around when watching videos etc. use the search function on top of the screen and search for screen bleed as i mentioned before.
ummm... isn't that how the phone is supposed to be?
When you turn the phone off, the light is there.. I really don't find it bad at all
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Just got my Amaze 4G this weekend, I found out that there're light leakage from the capacitive buttons, so anytime they are on the black at the bottom of the screen just looks brightened. I want to take it to T-Mobile for a return but don't know if I will get hit with a $50 restocking fee. Is the light leakage a common problem or just that I have a defect device? I appreciate any input, thanks guys.
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if you are custom rom install crt enabler and it turns off. if you are stock everything call htc ask to send you another phone and try your luck see if that other one has less noticable light leakage
Thanks guys for all your replies, I'm not picky but just want to find out if it's a common case or just my unit, because if it's the latter then there's no reason for me to not return it and get a new one. Thanks again!
Just an FYI. I called HTC last week to send me a new cover for my phone in hopes that it had a thicker gasket that would fix the camera flash bleed. While I was talking to their support, I asked if they knew about the screen bleed from the Capacitive buttons. If so, has the problem been resolved with the newer phones. She hasn't heard anything about the issue so she transferred me to a different dept.
I explained the issue again to the new tech rep. She hasn't heard anything about the issue either. She grabbed a one of their test phones and was able to replicate the issue. She created a ticket about the issue and info about my phone (radio, software version, etc..). She then told me that she is going to send the ticket to their engineering dept about the issue. That I should expect a call sometime soon cornering the issue.
Today I received a call from HTC about the issue. The phone call was basically going over what I did before. Like giving the info about the issue, them checking it out on a test phone, them telling me that they were able to replicate the issue, etc... The tech that I spoke with said that he need to forward this ticket to the hardware department because they are the software dept and it’s a hardware issue. The support guy told me that he will keep in touch with me with what the hardware dept has to say and if they will have a solution for the issue.
I figure that I'd post here in hope that maybe if we can get more people to call and complain about the issue, they will listen and fix the issue.
Here is their number: 1-866-449-8358 for anyone that is interested in calling
Hey ding dong. They're not gonna fix it, then replace everyone one's. Everyone's Amaze does it. Download Screen Filter like they said and get over it. Welcome to November 2011.
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Hey ding dong. They're not gonna fix it, then replace everyone one's. Everyone's Amaze does it. Download Screen Filter like they said and get over it. Welcome to November 2011.
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It's unfair to assume that they will not do anything about it when it's clear that they can do something. Obviously the won't recall all the devices however they can include an update to lower the brightness of the buttons thus reducing the condition. It may not eliminate the problem completely but if they can reduce it by at least 50% it would be a huge improvement. My beef with it is that the buttons remain lit while docked which seems pointless to me.
Anyway... let's try to be a little more friendly, alright?
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Hey ding dong. They're not gonna fix it, then replace everyone one's. Everyone's Amaze does it. Download Screen Filter like they said and get over it. Welcome to November 2011.
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I've been using screen filter since I've received my phone. It works but not an acceptable solution. It doesn't hurt to try to see if HTC will come up with a solution. Even if its like what binary suggested, a software fix.
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I consider it track lighting, doesn't bother me at all.
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Hey ding dong. They're not gonna fix it, then replace everyone one's. Everyone's Amaze does it. Download Screen Filter like they said and get over it. Welcome to November 2011.
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My oh my, a bit touchy this morning eh? Lol
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chrischoi said:
Hey ding dong. They're not gonna fix it, then replace everyone one's. Everyone's Amaze does it. Download Screen Filter like they said and get over it. Welcome to November 2011.
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Your an ass! It's a legitimate complaint. Especially for an HTC device. They need to here about it. Dimming the lights would be a good cure. Did they feed him a line of crap...probably. It doesn't call for a comment like yours. I don't comment on here much but deuche bags like you are all over xda forums and its really annoying.
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Didn't mean to offend anyone. Didn't think you'd take it so dry.
I'd recommend this. I didn't realize it until it was mention. I turned off Screen Filter and it seems to work fine. It's not as stable as I like, but it's getting there and faux123 is doing a great job. When looking at black pictures it still creeps. But it's not as bad.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359951
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Since a few beta builds ago, I've enabled Dynamic Button Light capability.
At night when the light is dim, the buttons should light up based on amount of light detected (variable). When the amount of light is large, then the button light will turn itself off to conserve additional power.
To test this, go to a dark room, you should see the button lights, then use a good flash light and shine at the sensors (near the top of the phone) and you should see the button light turn off, then once you point the flash light away from the phone, the button light should come back on.
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Hey ding dong. They're not gonna fix it, then replace everyone one's. Everyone's Amaze does it. Download Screen Filter like they said and get over it. Welcome to November 2011.
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its november?
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Didn't mean to offend anyone. Didn't think you'd take it so dry.
I'd recommend this. I didn't realize it until it was mention. I turned off Screen Filter and it seems to work fine. It's not as stable as I like, but it's getting there and faux123 is doing a great job. When looking at black pictures it still creeps. But it's not as bad.
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Isnt that what the phone does stock? Cuz i can swear my button lights are off when theres light and on when its dark already
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Isnt that what the phone does stock? Cuz i can swear my button lights are off when theres light and on when its dark already
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Mine was on whenever the screen was on.
My Galaxy Nexus died in a horrible freak accident, and SquareTrade ended up sending me a wad of cash to find another phone. Logically, I wanted to take the S3 for a test drive because it's the newest, hottest kid on the block (and I missed not having a MicroSD card).
I picked up my T-Mobile S3 in store today for the full retail price, and walked out excited as I always am to have a new toy in hand. Now, beware, I'm going to say some negative things about this phone, but that is because I want you guys to tell re-assure me that I'll learn to love it, or they'll get fixed etc because I really want to like this phone.
First off, the good things over my dead GNex:
Speed: Holy cow, that Krait CPU is blindingly fast. I knew the GNex was never a rocketship, but I wasn't aware of how slow it was until I played with the S3. Things run like butter, and JB(4.1) is only going to make that more amazing.
Camera: Yeah, the GNex camera sucks. This isn't as amazing as I hoped it would be, but it is nice to have something that instantly looks like crap.
Screen: It is a sweet screen, but I'm not sure if it is better than the GNex. If it is, I don't really see it (and can't compare side by side) and is still in amazing screen.
Now, the things I don't like:
SMS: WHY THE **** does my SCREEN turn on EVERY TIME an SMS comes in??? WHERE IS THE SETTING TO KILL THAT?!
Lockscreen: The "barely touch" to unlock is a joke. (Yes, I know you can replace it)
The body: Man, that blue looks pretty, but holy balls is that phone a pain to hold on to in 90 degree heat. What's the point of making a gorgeous phone that you have to keep in a case?
Build quality: It honestly doesn't feel as "solid" as the gnex, but has anyone had any quality issues with theirs yet?
Bloatware: I thought the Sensation was bad when I bought it, but this phone has so many apps that I never want to use, it's not even funny. I spent the first half hour going through and disabling applications.
Signal Quality: I drive a certain stretch of road that is hell on connections. I've had HTC's, Samsungs, etc drop out. It's just a great place to test radios and phones... Well, this one? Drops as much as the old HTC G2 did, if not more. Absolutely impossible to keep a signal. Now, thinking it was a bad signal day, I popped my micro SIM in an adapter and back into my HD2 and drove the road again... This time? No issue.
Home button: Really? A hard to press, narrow button for the most used button on the phone? I worry about dropping the phone, as it is so light, I have to hold it tightly with one hand to press the button.
So I know this may seem petty, but I'm really hoping you guys can convince me one way or another. Sure, this phone will always be faster than my GNex, but a GNex is half the price, and for me, in many ways feels like a better phone.
Thanks
Another thing I've notice, the screen can't figure out if it wants to be dim or bright. It'll sit there and go from one extreme to the other over a minutes time. Never in the middle.
Is it sounding like I have a defective unit?
I also had a Nexus Prime and I would of kept it if it had an sd card slot and WAY better camera & that's where the S3 comes in. Sure it has bloat and touchwiz isn't the best but AOSP is on its way & with it, improvements. As for build quality, I like it better than the nexus. Signal wise I was have at least 3 bars so I'm happy. I do agree though that the unit gets quite hot sometimes, but overall I love this device
Higher the processor speed the hotter it runs. You could limit the processor speed but you lose the blazing speed.. but I also lose the blazing heat. LOL.
As for the build quality its not bad. It doesn't feel like it'll break when I try to bend the unit. The gorilla glass is pretty strong but its not shatter proof. Don't drop it! Already seen a few shattered screens.
The software issues are just that.. all just software which is easy to change either by using replacement programs like handcent SMS or rooting then replacing the rom or disabling and removing the bloat. All that should matter is the hardware and if you're happy with the performance, look, feel, battery life, and reception.
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Yes please but on a screen protector. Dont trust the gorilla glass its bad. they should just take gorilla glass out of the specs for the phone. it doesnt work. i dont care how many youtube videos you watch that says it does.... it doesnt
curtiscr87 said:
Yes please but on a screen protector. Dont trust the gorilla glass its bad. they should just take gorilla glass out of the specs for the phone. it doesnt work. i dont care how many youtube videos you watch that says it does.... it doesnt
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I've never had issues with scratches on my Gorilla glass, even on my tablet which gets abused in the shop while I'm working on things. Then again, my HD2 never got a scratch either.
franknozly said:
Higher the processor speed the hotter it runs. You could limit the processor speed but you lose the blazing speed.. but I also lose the blazing heat. LOL.
As for the build quality its not bad. It doesn't feel like it'll break when I try to bend the unit. The gorilla glass is pretty strong but its not shatter proof. Don't drop it! Already seen a few shattered screens.
The software issues are just that.. all just software which is easy to change either by using replacement programs like handcent SMS or rooting then replacing the rom or disabling and removing the bloat. All that should matter is the hardware and if you're happy with the performance, look, feel, battery life, and reception.
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So Handcent can fix the screen on issue? GoSMS so far hasn't been any help.
AttachedSilver said:
I also had a Nexus Prime and I would of kept it if it had an sd card slot and WAY better camera & that's where the S3 comes in. Sure it has bloat and touchwiz isn't the best but AOSP is on its way & with it, improvements. As for build quality, I like it better than the nexus. Signal wise I was have at least 3 bars so I'm happy. I do agree though that the unit gets quite hot sometimes, but overall I love this device
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You nailed it, the camera and the MicroSD slot are the two most compelling things about this phone for me.
arthurbrownleeiv said:
I've never had issues with scratches on my Gorilla glass, even on my tablet which gets abused in the shop while I'm working on things. Then again, my HD2 never got a scratch either.
So Handcent can fix the screen on issue? GoSMS so far hasn't been any help.
You nailed it, the camera and the MicroSD slot are the two most compelling things about this phone for me.
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Yes handcent fixes that screen on issue if you disable popup notifications. That's the kind of notification that shows a dialog box with a quick reply option.
If disabled then the screen doesn't turn on and the SMS stays in the notification area.
Infact you can enable the pop-up notification but choose to disable screen on for pop-ups. That works too.
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arthurbrownleeiv said:
Another thing I've notice, the screen can't figure out if it wants to be dim or bright. It'll sit there and go from one extreme to the other over a minutes time. Never in the middle.
Is it sounding like I have a defective unit?
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Are you sure you don't have the eye/face detection turned on? My screen does that at work (I have mine set on) and even though I'm not directly stairing at it, it picks up my eyes (I have my phone placed below my monitor). Sometimes it bugs me enough just to turn the thing face down.
or maybe it can be the autolight sensor.
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There's a setting in gosms to turn off the "screen turning on with an sms" option
My major concern is with the home button. What on earth were they thinking?
I'm a firm believer that AOSP on this phone will make it a true winner with the on-screen navigation buttons enabled and the capacitive and physical ones disabled. Maybe we could repurpose the big ol physical one to do something else in the future.
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franknozly said:
Yes handcent fixes that screen on issue if you disable popup notifications. That's the kind of notification that shows a dialog box with a quick reply option.
If disabled then the screen doesn't turn on and the SMS stays in the notification area.
Infact you can enable the pop-up notification but choose to disable screen on for pop-ups. That works too.
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I'll download that one and give it a whirl.
rosedog said:
Are you sure you don't have the eye/face detection turned on? My screen does that at work (I have mine set on) and even though I'm not directly stairing at it, it picks up my eyes (I have my phone placed below my monitor). Sometimes it bugs me enough just to turn the thing face down.
or maybe it can be the autolight sensor.
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Yeah, I turned off a lot of the gesture/motion things right out of the box, as some just didn't seem natural at all. I could never get the whole unlocking motion one to work either. That was annoying for a bit.
Bluerai said:
There's a setting in gosms to turn off the "screen turning on with an sms" option
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I'll check again, but I'm not finding it.
Div033 said:
My major concern is with the home button. What on earth were they thinking?
I'm a firm believer that AOSP on this phone will make it a true winner with the on-screen navigation buttons enabled and the capacitive and physical ones disabled. Maybe we could repurpose the big ol physical one to do something else in the future.
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The sad thing is, as much as I'd love to have on screen buttons like the Gnex, then we're stuck with that long chin being nonfunctional. I guess it wouldn't be bad if the back and menu button never lit up and were completely disabled. Possible use the home button as a shutter button then? Who knows.
It really does blow my mind how they did a physical button for the home button of all things.
I enjoyed a physical home button on my previous phones. To each his/her own?
Cappurnikus said:
I enjoyed a physical home button on my previous phones. To each his/her own?
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I loved the ones on the HD2. However, they weren't as difficult to press, and the phone was a lot heavier. It made it so when you pushed them, the phone didn't want to flip out of your hand. The SGS3 is so smooth and lightweight, I don't even try to hit the home button one handed anymore.
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I enjoyed a physical home button on my previous phones. To each his/her own?
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Although I have a trackpad on the g2 I use it to turn the phone on so I love the home button on the s3 since a lot of times I leave the phone on the desk or table during lectures and stuff and its just convenient to turn the phone on that way but like some said its hard to press without fearing of it falling out of ur hand due to the large size and thinness
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My home button is very easy to press and it never feels like it'll fall out of my hand while holding it with only one.
thetony said:
My home button is very easy to press and it never feels like it'll fall out of my hand while holding it with only one.
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Maybe you have smaller thumbs? For me, I have a big wide thumb, and I have to press with enough force to make my thumb "go into the recessed" area to completely depress the button.