hey i downloaded extended control power widget. and when i pressed the brightness button. the screen went black and touch doesnt seem to respond (tried tapping the same place to bring it back...)
the phone is still awake as i can hear lock sounds and such. but i cant get brightness back up at all.
is there a way to fix this? i would assume adb or something
or possibly a script i could load on reboot into android?
Try holding your phone under a very bright light and play a little with the angle. You should see your widgets. This fixed it for me
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8642229&postcount=898
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DocWasted said:
Try holding your phone under a very bright light and play a little with the angle. You should see your widgets. This fixed it for me
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thanks, that worked. it at first seemed as though the touch wasnt responding.
but it seems i accidentally moved the widget in my frustration LOL so i was hitting a blank spot.
I just got the HTC car kit and Everytime I dock it the volume goes down, is there a way to fix it?
Also is there a way to have the screen on at all times while its docked and charging? Thank you.
HTC EVO
Any help on this?
HTC EVO
I forgot to mention that my EVO is stock Rom and its not rooted.
HTC EVO
This drives me crazy as well. I would LOVE a fix!
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To get your screen to stay on, you can do the following:
Tap 'Menu' -> 'Settings'. Go to 'Applications' -> 'Development'. check 'Stay Awake'.
The only thing that bugs me about this is that it will still dim the backlight after the duration of your screen timeout setting. So if you have it set to sleep your screen after 30secs, instead of sleeping your screen, it'll dim it. It's fine while driving at night but in the day it sucks. Still though, you can just tap your screen and it brightens up again.
sidepart said:
To get your screen to stay on, you can do the following:
Tap 'Menu' -> 'Settings'. Go to 'Applications' -> 'Development'. check 'Stay Awake'.
The only thing that bugs me about this is that it will still dim the backlight after the duration of your screen timeout setting. So if you have it set to sleep your screen after 30secs, instead of sleeping your screen, it'll dim it. It's fine while driving at night but in the day it sucks. Still though, you can just tap your screen and it brightens up again.
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Yes I realized this as well. Like u said its fine during night driving but at daytime u can't even tell its on sometimes depending the direction of sunlight. Also I realized that when I'm playing music using the HTC player it stops after every track. It will not change to the next track unless I press the now playing button on the bottom right. This only happens when its docked, and changes to the next track without a problem when not docked. Anyone else find a way to fix these issues?
HTC EVO
So no one knows how to fix these issues?
HTC EVO
Offer a bounty for this fix and it might get some attention.Just a thought.
Seriously, I'm already really missing the blinking trackball of my Nexus One flashing ever second in different colors depending on what notification I have.
No Led is sort of working, but when I hit the power button it just turns the screen off and then the icon is there again, so I have to kind of hold it just long enough for it to turn the screen back on, but not long enough to make it launch the dialogue box in which i can choose to put it in airplane mode or power it off.
I suspect it won't be long before someone figures out how to put a part of that OLED screen to use as a notification light...
Bicster_ said:
I suspect it won't be long before someone figures out how to put a part of that OLED screen to use as a notification light...
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Try NoLED (10 chars)
Im also just waiting for some sort of wonderful notification app that most likely WILL be created soon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772672
Better, imo, since NoLED drains more battery than this.
Does anybody read?
I said I AM using NoLED but it's giving me problems.
dinan, that app says it's only for 2.1...would it still work?
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Seriously, I'm already really missing the blinking trackball of my Nexus One flashing ever second in different colors depending on what notification I have.
No Led is sort of working, but when I hit the power button it just turns the screen off and then the icon is there again, so I have to kind of hold it just long enough for it to turn the screen back on, but not long enough to make it launch the dialogue box in which i can choose to put it in airplane mode or power it off.
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You have to hit the Home button to show the lock screen.
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Does anybody read?
I said I AM using NoLED but it's giving me problems.
dinan, that app says it's only for 2.1...would it still work?
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There's a froyo link, but no that's meant for the Galaxy S international version. I was just pointing it out because I think someone will port it to the Nexus S soon, so I don't suggest trying it on your phone just yet.
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You have to hit the Home button to show the lock screen.
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Thanks. That helps, but I guess the way NoLED works is that it turns on the screen each time you ask it to blink...and with the Nexus S there's that stupid screen off animation. So that keeps happening everytime it works lol. Any way to turn that off?
Hi Guys,
got my S8 about 6 days ago. it's been working flawlessly and i've been really enjoying it.
Yesterday i took it out of my pocket and the screen wont turn on. it's completely black. i can hear it unlocking, i can even answer phone calls on it and talk, but again, can't see anything. I've tried hard resetting the phone (volume down & power button), it completely reboots, which you can hear the tune of it starting, but nothing. I've tried plugging it into the charger, still nothing.
I'm new to the samsung party, so i did some research naturally and found this was a common problem on the previous generations. Most cases were solved by removing the battery and reinstalling. however with this model, i can't do that. I've taken the phone back to at&t to get an exchange, and because i "preordered it," i need to go through customer service, which they are telling me i need to send the phone back, and because i do not have the original shipping box, i need to pay a 15% restocking fee to return the phone. THEN, they will take up to 5-7 days to send me a new phone. As you can tell, i'm a bit frustrated.
Any suggestions?
try holding down the power and the home virtual button (even if you dont' see it)
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try holding down the power and the home virtual button (even if you dont' see it)
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Tried it, nothing. I can feel the phone giving haptic feed back and clicking as i click the virtual home button too. I held it for upwards of 30 seconds.
bryce_wsj said:
Tried it, nothing. I can feel the phone giving haptic feed back and clicking as i click the virtual home button too. I held it for upwards of 30 seconds.
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darn. my brothers did that, and that is how he got it to power down. then it powered up normally
have you tried:
Vol up, bixby and power for recovery
Vol down, Bixby and power for download mode
jonno95 said:
darn. my brothers did that, and that is how he got it to power down. then it powered up normally
have you tried:
Vol up, bixby and power for recovery
Vol down, Bixby and power for download mode
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I tried all of that, however, i can't see the screen. So I'm not sure where i stand when i enter those modes. When the phone reboots normally, i have to enter my code manually the first time, which i can do, just by memory of the button placement on the screen, but as i said, can't see anything. I'm willing to try anything. At this point i'm just letting the phone sit idle and let the battery die, hopefully that will do something.
You have a month free of Samsung Premium - sign up for it, call samsung and they'll take care of it
ElBeaner said:
You have a month free of Samsung Premium - sign up for it, call samsung and they'll take care of it
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i spoke with them. I need to make an appointment with a local best buy so a Samsung agent can run diagnostics.
bryce_wsj said:
i spoke with them. I need to make an appointment with a local best buy so a Samsung agent can run diagnostics.
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final update, i was instructed to go to a corporate AT&T store. i did so and they swapped it no questions asked.
Happy Ending! Cheers
Great!
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Damn, I got the exact same behavior on my S8+ today! sitting in the couch watching Hockey and I got all excited after the Caps crushed Penguins tried to send a text to a friend but the screen won't turn on? Tried everything above but screen is black..SUCKS!
I just got the same thing ..tried everything ..however the download did work ..and a blue screen came up and asked if i wanted to download so i pressed yes ...so we will see what happens
A friend and I both had this happen within a week of buying the phone. What it turned out to be in both our cases is the screen was on the very lowest brightness setting. We did not set this. Somehow it happened spontaneously. Go to the darkest place you can find and you should be able to return your screen to a normal brightness. I have a feeling this is going to be a recurrent problem with a software fix in the future.
I had a similar issue. I set the power saving option and it looked like the screen turned black. Only after going to a dark room could I tell it was on. It was a new level of dark I never seen even if you consider setting the brightness to its lowest setting.
same here,
during typing screen freesh and black out.
as death as a door knop. nothing worked none of the mentioned options by Samsung relieved me from a black and dead screen.
its now being collected for repair,
lets wait and see
Same here also.
After 7 days of using it I picked it up to check for notifications just to see the black screen.
Never let it fall or anything.
Unfortunately I will not get a replacement from my dealer but a repair. Let's see if we get a BSOD-gate ****storm with this.
Another BSOD here.
Less than 7 days of normal use, screen seems to be deade. I have haptic and sound feedback. Even the alarms are ringing all day long and I can't turn them off.
Now I'm waiting for the vendor to collect it since I requested a return due to defect.
I FINALLY understand what is going on with Samsung Black Screen of Death-- how it happens and what to do.
First off the bat -- IT'S A DESIGN FLAW IN PHONE! Here is what occurs to induce the Black Screen.
1.) As you lift the phone to your ear, the top of your ear touches the screen. The screen "understands" this to be your finger drawing down the "notifications" bar.
2.) If your ear comes off of the screen, when you place the surface back to hear, the screen "understands" this to be a 2nd time pulling down on the screen.
3.) At this time, your screen brightness "slider bar" is sitting smack dab in the middle of the screen. This 'slider bar' controls the brightness, from very bright to the screen turned off. Slide to the left, screen gets dim. Slide to the right, screen gets brighter.
4.) If your ear next touches the screen, it is almost always on the left side of the screen - no matter whether you are left or right-handed. The Samsung S8 + interprets this 3rd contact to the screen as you "instructing" the phone to turn the screen intensity to "off".
5.) You now have the "Black Screen of Death".
You can simulate this with just using your finger on the screen. Pull down the notifications bar ONCE. Then do it a SECOND TIME. You will now see the screen intensity "slider bar" before your eyes. It is the one with the half sun / half moon icon on the left side of the bar. If you move the little blue bar with your finger, going right to left, you will see the screen go dark.
These are the exact same movements your ear traces on the screen as you use your phone to answer a call or to talk on the phone. 3 accidental touches and the screen is BLACK and you don't understand how it happened.
This is a design flaw in the software. Samsung needs to change how the sllder bar controls screen intensity.
If you go into a very dark place, there will still remain a very faint glow from the screen. All you have to do is 2 finger swipes down, then with your finger push the slide bar back to the right- and VOILA -- you can see the screen again.
Hope this helps everyone until Samsung fixes the problem.
Chuck_Daytona said:
I FINALLY understand what is going on with Samsung Black Screen of Death-- how it happens and what to do.
First off the bat -- IT'S A DESIGN FLAW IN PHONE! Here is what occurs to induce the Black Screen.
1.) As you lift the phone to your ear, the top of your ear touches the screen. The screen "understands" this to be your finger drawing down the "notifications" bar.
2.) If your ear comes off of the screen, when you place the surface back to hear, the screen "understands" this to be a 2nd time pulling down on the screen.
3.) At this time, your screen brightness "slider bar" is sitting smack dab in the middle of the screen. This 'slider bar' controls the brightness, from very bright to the screen turned off. Slide to the left, screen gets dim. Slide to the right, screen gets brighter.
4.) If your ear next touches the screen, it is almost always on the left side of the screen - no matter whether you are left or right-handed. The Samsung S8 + interprets this 3rd contact to the screen as you "instructing" the phone to turn the screen intensity to "off".
5.) You now have the "Black Screen of Death".
You can simulate this with just using your finger on the screen. Pull down the notifications bar ONCE. Then do it a SECOND TIME. You will now see the screen intensity "slider bar" before your eyes. It is the one with the half sun / half moon icon on the left side of the bar. If you move the little blue bar with your finger, going right to left, you will see the screen go dark.
These are the exact same movements your ear traces on the screen as you use your phone to answer a call or to talk on the phone. 3 accidental touches and the screen is BLACK and you don't understand how it happened.
This is a design flaw in the software. Samsung needs to change how the sllder bar controls screen intensity.
If you go into a very dark place, there will still remain a very faint glow from the screen. All you have to do is 2 finger swipes down, then with your finger push the slide bar back to the right- and VOILA -- you can see the screen again.
Hope this helps everyone until Samsung fixes the problem.
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Doesn't the S8 have a proximity sensor like the iPhone to determine that the phone is being held up against someones ear?
I FOUND A RECOVERY FROM THIS!!
I just got the Black Screen of Death for the first time after owning the phone for 2 weeks - pretty alarming when the phone is unresponsive, you can't reboot with the power button, and you can't pull the battery. (Coming from an S5, this is my first phone with a non-removable battery). Even though I knew my phone was fully charged, I tried plugging it in, and didn't even get the red LED. Not good.
After a little Googling, the solution I found that worked for me was: Press and hold Down Volume + Power at the same time for 7 seconds.
This brings you to a screen with some options, the first being to reboot like normal.
Volume toggles up and down between the options, but be sure not to choose option 2, which is a factory reset!
The Bixby button selects, so I just clicked on option 1, and I was back in business.
This apparently does a "simulated battery disconnect". Assuming it was some sort of firmware crash, this should bring you back to life. It did for me. There are other suggestions on the page if it doesn't work, but I was back to life after step 1. Hope it helps...
http://thedroidguy.com/2017/05/sams...ck-screen-death-troubleshooting-guide-1072353
Hello.
I have an S7 Edge. I have the following problem:
During the day, when I press on power button the display won't light up. Only a pink link on the right appears and after 3 seconds it disappears and that is it.
I have that pink line for about 3 weeks now. The phone I bought was a second hand and at first there was not that pink line.
But at night, after the start of the night clock, when I press the power button, the screen does the same at during the day but after the night clock appears and after I press once again the screen appears and I can use it normal.
I discovered that during the day, even if the screen is black it works. I have installed Airdroid and I have used Airmirror and even if the screen is black, on Airmirror I can use it with the mouse and the keyboard.
Does somebody know why is this behavior ?
Also, I found that is the AOD is on when I press the power button the screen appears and I can use it. So it has to have night clock or AOD so that the screen is on and after that I can continue to use it.
extended84 said:
Also, I found that is the AOD is on when I press the power button the screen appears and I can use it. So it has to have night clock or AOD so that the screen is on and after that I can continue to use it.
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Your display has gone bad, you will need to replace it.
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Your display has gone bad, you will need to replace it.
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yes I know. But it's interesting that it works if it's powered first by AOD or night clock