Shapes in the darkness - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Im not sure if I have pickes up a fualty s3 or not. When looking at a black screen i see shapes under the screen. One being a triangle shape top center of the screen. Could someone check there s3 and see if theres a issue? Try loading a youtube video and while the screen is all black see if you can see some shapes
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hal752 said:
Im not sure if I have pickes up a fualty s3 or not. When looking at a black screen i see shapes under the screen. One being a triangle shape top center of the screen. Could someone check there s3 and see if theres a issue? Try loading a youtube video and while the screen is all black see if you can see some shapes
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Had the same thing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1686633

I have some dark blobs too, not sure if they are the same shapes.

Yeah me too. Would really like to know if all S3s have that.

I have the same problem

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Wanted: Pure Black Wallpaper

I'm looking to switch to an all black wallpaper. I like the crisp look and that it helps with battery life.
Someone please direct me to where i can get one. much appreciated
Trezzz said:
I'm looking to switch to an all black wallpaper. I like the crisp look and that it helps with battery life.
Someone please direct me to where i can get one. much appreciated
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Here you go. Download and enjoy.
if u ever want to add color check out my thread it also has black ones
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=736098
You can have a look through mine as well. There are quite a few black and white shots in it. High contrast B&W photos look great on our screens.
BTW there are alot of NSFW shots in here.
http://picasaweb.google.com/wallshare/MattSGirls#
Trezzz said:
I'm looking to switch to an all black wallpaper. I like the crisp look and that it helps with battery life.
Someone please direct me to where i can get one. much appreciated
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here it is....enjoy
one more................
Check out jonnybuenos Black Gloss thread on here. He has an app for choosing wallpapers that has some pretty awesome ones that are mostly black.
There is also the "Hot Babes" gallery... not really my style, but there was one artsy looking upclose pic of a lady that is in black/white and her hands cover most of her mouth.... looks pretty amazing on the Vibrant.
Thanks a lot
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just go in a closet, close the door and take a picture, poof! black wallpaper
Just in case anyone hates battery life, i figured i throw this up
I hate my battery.. Got wifi on, gps enabled, screen bright on 100, a white status bar, icons and now wall.. Thanks jb...
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I used the rare black wallpapers app from the market and saved one to the sd and then used the built in crop function to only use a small portion of the black background as the actual paper
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I just took a picture with finger covering the camera lens. Then I applied that as my wall paper. Just because I'm to lazy to open paint and make a true black .jpg....lol it works though.
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lostwhat83 said:
I just took a picture with finger covering the camera lens. Then I applied that as my wall paper. Just because I'm to lazy to open paint and make a true black .jpg....lol it works though.
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Same thing I did.
Trezzz said:
I'm looking to switch to an all black wallpaper. I like the crisp look and that it helps with battery life.
Someone please direct me to where i can get one. much appreciated
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take a picture with your finger covering the lens. or in a dark room. there's your background
edit: lol too late
jonnybueno said:
Just in case anyone hates battery life, i figured i throw this up
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Lol... Thanks! Can you make some annoyingly loud orange icons and text too?
TIA!
All~G1 said:
Lol... Thanks! Can you make some annoyingly loud orange icons and text too?
TIA!
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Already did ;-)

White spot in browser

Hi.I don't know if i am at the right topic but I have bought galaxy s ii since 4th of may and i have a problem when i open the browser. At the bottom left side there is a tiny white spot like burnt pixel. Only there exists.Is this a bug or what? Please tell me what to do.
Sorry for my english
Thanks
Giannis
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What the f? Is that a dead pixel or what? Try inputting *#0*# in keypad and select the first three colors (Red, Green, Blue) you see there, do you find the same there? or is it only in the browser?
It's not a dead pixel, default browser behaves like that. Try with a different browser and the white spot doesn't appear It's for hardware acceleration if i'm not mistaking, definitely not a flaw.
Thank you i did it and no white spot exists
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Its to keep the hardware acceleration alive.
If you don't have it, you are running a 2.3.4 custom rom with the hardware acceleration off to fix the browser lag.
Thanks for the replay. I've just chaged browser (dolfin) and there is no white spot
I run android 2,3,3
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HD2_MANIAC said:
Thanks for the replay. I've just chaged browser (dolfin) and there is no white spot
I run android 2,3,3
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Glad to hear that.

Screen colours

Hi people!
I was just wondering: If my homescreen is black, would I save more battery than if my homescreen was colorful?
A silly question.
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I do not think that applies to LCD screens, as I read that it blocks the pixel to form black.
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Joel Chan said:
Hi people!
I was just wondering: If my homescreen is black, would I save more battery than if my homescreen was colorful?
A silly question.
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Yup u definitely will but it wont make a noticable difference
This thing will really help in NOVA displays like one in optimus black
I searched up on saw:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dthorpe/archive/2007/08/03/black-pixels-cost-less.aspx
http://mroconnell.hubpages.com/hub/How-much-power-do-we-save-if-GOOGLE-screen-turns-black-or-grey
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-black-is
based on those, looks like using black is same as white or even more power hungry than white.
Howeever on LED is opposite of course.
terratrix said:
I searched up on saw:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dthorpe/archive/2007/08/03/black-pixels-cost-less.aspx
http://mroconnell.hubpages.com/hub/How-much-power-do-we-save-if-GOOGLE-screen-turns-black-or-grey
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-black-is
based on those, looks like using black is same as white or even more power hungry than white.
Howeever on LED is opposite of course.
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Yup AMOLED does... The screen doesnt uses the screen lid (Thats mean is totally black filling not greyish)... So 50-80% battery is save!
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terratrix said:
I searched up on saw:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dthorpe/archive/2007/08/03/black-pixels-cost-less.aspx
http://mroconnell.hubpages.com/hub/How-much-power-do-we-save-if-GOOGLE-screen-turns-black-or-grey
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-black-is
based on those, looks like using black is same as white or even more power hungry than white.
Howeever on LED is opposite of course.
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So it doesn't increase our battery life with a black wallpaper then
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Galaxy S II screen when viewing black images/websites.

Whenever I view a plain black picture(In a dark room), I notice some black patches on my screen. Theu are black like the glass paint of the screen. The black ones are scattered across the screen. Is that normal? I can see the black patches when ai'm in a dark room and view a pure black image.
Thanks.
Yeah it's normal for our displays. You can search, and there's a lot of threads discussing this
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Thank God. Hehe, where can I see more threads?
What will I search? I dont know how is it called...
Thanks!
I have this too. Its annoying.. So i used a colored wallpapper.
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Now I feel relieved. but its annoying
Does anyone know?

Taskbar staining screen?

I've noticed that when going fullscreen in dolphin browser (taskbar is hidden) there is a stain of icons and clock along the top where the taskbar usually is.
Anyone else got this issue?
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Search first, ask later.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1561773
VAXXi said:
Search first, ask later.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1561773
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How could he search for burn in if they dont know what it is ^.^
Is it only when going fullscreen in dolphin? or if you put say a pure white image up does it remain? If it is still there on other apps/pictures then it will be burn in and have a look at the tread linked.
If not it could be an issue with your rom and that browser.
Crucio_ said:
How could he search for burn in if they dont know what it is ^.^
Is it only when going fullscreen in dolphin? or if you put say a pure white image up does it remain? If it is still there on other apps/pictures then it will be burn in and have a look at the tread linked.
If not it could be an issue with your rom and that browser.
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Pure white shows it (easiest way is fullscreen in Dolphin Browser).
Looks as if there is no fix
Luckily the S3 is on the way, would have gone for the HTC One X but it lacks a microSD slot.
otester said:
I've noticed that when going fullscreen in dolphin browser (taskbar is hidden) there is a stain of icons and clock along the top where the taskbar usually is.
Anyone else got this issue?
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Had the same issue ...service center and they replaced my entire screen..In India here though..
remember to return to stock rom..reset counter and hand in the phone
all the best !
sandip.banik said:
Had the same issue ...service center and they replaced my entire screen..In India here though..
remember to return to stock rom..reset counter and hand in the phone
all the best !
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Problem is I don't think I can live without my phone for that long

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