What do I do?? - Nexus S General

Long story short....Im in love with this phone.
But my first one had vertical lines that ran down the screen and I thought it was just the color scheme but I found out that it is Screen Burn in =(
I returened it and my second has screen burn in too!!
What's with Samsung giving this phone recycled or defected amoled screens
Should I return it and rebuy it in a month or send it into Samsung??
If there are alternatives please share .......
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Have any pics, so we have an idea what you're talking about?

Damn it sucks but I don't have a camera buttttt if you pull your notification bar down look at the grey area.....you should see some sort of grid lines that are light
Mine has that but also there are a couple of dark lines that can be seen on everything including pictures.....
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azzeh3 said:
Damn it sucks but I don't have a camera buttttt if you pull your notification bar down look at the grey area.....you should see some sort of grid lines that are light
Mine has that but also there are a couple of dark lines that can be seen on everything including pictures.....
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this is isolated, not all devices have these issues, my screen doesnt have any of these anomalies .lol star trek

Did you get yours at a store or off the web site??
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screen burn in. 4 months old. should i do something about it ?

i have the nexus S for like 3 or 4 monthjs now. i noticed that if i hide for example the notification bar on top. a slight burn in on the screen appears for like 2 seconds then it dissapears.
i wonder. will it get any worse ? what are my options here ?
if i put a live wallpaper, will it go still effect the screen?
honestly this is the only screen after like 5 nexus that doesnt have grid pattern, doesnt have dead pixels. doesnt have pink or yellow ugly colors.
What model you got?
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What model you got?
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super amoled ? first version of nexus S that came back in Dec
Are you sure it is screenburn? How is it even possible cause the status bar is black.
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deeren said:
Are you sure it is screenburn? How is it even possible cause the status bar is black.
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what else would it be ? if i hide the status bar. i can see marks of the clock and the line " where the statusbar is available " for like 2 seconds before it dissapear.
I think you might be seeing some lag on your screen and just think you see a burn effect. Samoled can not get burned in.
Also, when pulling down the notification over things like android keyboard it shows through a little. It as if it was a screen burn effect.
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ll_l_x_l_ll said:
what else would it be ? if i hide the status bar. i can see marks of the clock and the line " where the statusbar is available " for like 2 seconds before it dissapear.
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If its there for 2 seconds and then it disappears then its definitely not a screen burn effect. It would have been permanent.
How are you hiding the status bar?
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obsanity said:
If its there for 2 seconds and then it disappears then its definitely not a screen burn effect. It would have been permanent.
How are you hiding the status bar?
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yes. it disapears. ... what could it be then ? and no its not permenant. i didnt notice anything with the keyboard tho.
is this normal ? or do i have a dud of screen ?
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
yes. it disapears. ... what could it be then ? and no its not permenant. i didnt notice anything with the keyboard tho.
is this normal ? or do i have a dud of screen ?
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burn in has to be permanent. if it is just for 2 seconds, it might be the pixels readjusting to return back to normal.... i can't think of anything else.
deeren said:
burn in has to be permanent. if it is just for 2 seconds, it might be the pixels readjusting to return back to normal.... i can't think of anything else.
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and this is a defect ?
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and this is a defect ?
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You know, it is possible that its your own eye getting the burn. I mean if you have the screen brightness all the way up and switch that part of the screen to all black your eyes will get that burn effect and slowly fade out. Get a camera and record it. Watch the video and if its not in video then I'm correct in assuming its your eyes.
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The time will burn in.
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obsanity said:
You know, it is possible that its your own eye getting the burn. I mean if you have the screen brightness all the way up and switch that part of the screen to all black your eyes will get that burn effect and slowly fade out. Get a camera and record it. Watch the video and if its not in video then I'm correct in assuming its your eyes.
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The brightness is not even in the.middle. lower
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I think it is normal. For example I can see the status bar when XDA app is loading, throught the brown/orange full screen splash.
But that is not burn in, or it would always be there, like someone already said.
Well. What do u call that?
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Well. What do u call that?
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Non burn in burn in.
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i have slight burn-in in my status bar too, super amoled. its only noticable slightly in the dark on a completely white scree. honestly, its no issue at all. it will happen with time. it was more noticable on my nexus one.
obsanity said:
I think you might be seeing some lag on your screen and just think you see a burn effect. Samoled can not get burned in.
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This is not true. At bestbuy they have a nexus s on display. You can see a slighty faded android with an exclamation symbol burned into the screen. It becomes VERY noticable when youre viewing a webpage since its all white.
My hypothesis is that the samoled pixel colors all age differently. since the status bar pixels are almost never lit up, they would show a slightly different color. But thats just an hypothesis. Its not a fact.
simms22 said:
i have slight burn-in in my status bar too, super amoled. its only noticable slightly in the dark on a completely white scree. honestly, its no issue at all. it will happen with time. it was more noticable on my nexus one.
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haha!!! at last we find a flaw in your super super nexus s
anyway, on topic, i had it too on the n1 but that was comprehensible as froyo had a whitish statusbar. this one is black ( pixels are not being lit up). i can imagine burn in with the clock or some of the green icons but the statusbar itself ??
deeren said:
haha!!! at last we find a flaw in your super super nexus s
anyway, on topic, i had it too on the n1 but that was comprehensible as froyo had a whitish statusbar. this one is black ( pixels are not being lit up). i can imagine burn in with the clock or some of the green icons but the statusbar itself ??
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nothing is absolutely perfect
i notice it only when im statusbarless(i get rid of the status bar in CM settings).

Screen Burn-in

I Recently noticed screen burn-in of the Google Play icon (Homescreen Shortcut) on the screen ...
The burn-in is more noticeable in white/gray backgrounds...
How do I remove it if its posible? Tried few apps from market but app logo imprint is still visible
Can u post screen photo from another camera
How much old is your s3
And do you always use same home screen layout ?
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I don't have any other camera device ATM... Phone is 5 months old & yes sadly I always use same homescreen layout...
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I don't have any other camera device ATM... Phone is 5 months old & yes sadly I always use same homescreen layout...
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Then it will burn it has to be.
Even in led TV's if u use Amy particular image more then 2hrs its pixels also starts burning that's why in led TVs we don't have blue screen when there is no cable connection
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5 months is too early
when will amoled mature?
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ronhoover88 said:
5 months is too early
when will amoled mature?
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You can burn your screen in a day also
Just keep your device screen on in particular image
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Managed to take pics from featurephone, check them out ...
Please enlist any good apps you know to fade it out
No way to reduce it it will
Read this for future
http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00001261&fm_seq=1429
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Mother of GOD ! there are other icon imprints as well if I look closely !!
Hope it doesn't get darker than this ...
You won't find away around it unfortunately.
These screens are both fantastic and both sh*t at the same time. It's good technology but it isn't perfected. My original SGS went terrible. After nearly 2 years on it I could see perfectly the alarm icon and almost every icon I had on my home screen on light and dark backgrounds - It's a nice screen but it will only get worse within time.
As others have said only real solution is to keep altering your backgrounds and home screens but tbh I wouldn't bother, you'll still get burn from the time and other icons in the status bar.
Until Samsung sort them out and improve how they work it's just the way it's going to be
Whoa!! That is scary!
I have heard that there is no solution for a burn-in..? Thanks for the advice though. I'll keep changing the layout constantly.

[Q] Nexus 4 weird display issue

I got my Nexus 4 yesterday, and just today I've noticed that when in dark screen (locked, or simply the settings page) and outside of the house I see kind of weird black lines on the whole display screen, going form top to bottom making some 3 small square shapes after the others all over the display, can be obviously seen when display facing bright sky outside in almost any angel, but in room light barely can see them with certain angels.
will make a photo of it asap.
p.s. I've never seen a notification light yet on the middle bottom of my device.
Anyone same "problem" with display?
Its the digitizer.
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El Daddy said:
Its the digitizer.
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Could you link an example image from goolge or something to make sure it is what I mean? can't seem to find something alike..is this normal?
I can confirm that its the digitizer I too have found that with this phone it is very easy to see even with weak light I see it when I get the right angle. It looks like you described but the vertical lines look more like dots arranged neatly than lines on mine.
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Just noticed the same thing on my device. Thought I was tripping out maaaaaaan
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Its the digitizer, its normal. I think its because of the "zero gap" technology thing ; the display and the digitizer are right below the glass.
As for the notification light, download Lightflow from the Play Store. Works great.
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For the notification LED, make sure you enable the " Pulse notification light" option in Settings->Display. Using Lightflow on top will give you lots of customisation options though.
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Could you link an example image from goolge or something to make sure it is what I mean? can't seem to find something alike..is this normal?
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I am now noticing the same issue in my nexus 4. If it is because of zero gap technology then why it is not there in iPhone 5 and other phones which use this technology?
I also notice that my brother who got the phone some time in November 2012 is not having this issue. I got the phone in Jan 2013...is it issue with only the new lots?
What google and LG are doing to address this issue?
-Chetan V S
Its the digitizer. I mean seriously why are y'all complaining about that, its normal.
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White pixel.

I posted last night that there is this really small white dot on my screen. It only visible on light colors like white . But its not visible if the color is really dark. Like on you tube where the search option is it not visible but when i go to Facebook i can see right next to my notification but its small. Anyways is there a way for it to go away? This phone is only like a day old :/ & it was bigger last night but it got smaller because i played a video that repeated blue red and green fast because i heard it make stuck pixel go back to normal.
Also is it a dead pixel or stuck?
Return the phone if you can't live with it.
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I think, you should return it too, this kind if issue will make you mad, you will always see it
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Gokh said:
I think, you should return it too, this kind if issue will make you mad, you will always see it
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I was hoping to fix it :/ i guess ill fill out the rma stuff.
Where is it? I couldn't see it.
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^ same here :s
BDW, OP can u please post the picture of your white case on N4? Or u can PM me the link if u upload elsewhere.
I'd RMA it, pretty sure they'll replace it free of charge. Although it's just a pixel, stuck and/or dead pixels annoy the crap out of me because once you notice them, you can't stop looking at them every damn time!
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Depends on Google/LG's interpretation - Samsung don't except anything under 5 pixels as faulty
wngmv said:
Where is it? I couldn't see it.
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Its really small i sent a picture to the rep that i was speaking too he said its small but we will still replace it . But im worried that when they inspect it they wont see it & they will charge me :/. It only like 2 days old now.
Also i told the rep that i been have some random reboots.
filthykid said:
^ same here :s
BDW, OP can u please post the picture of your white case on N4? Or u can PM me the link if u upload elsewhere.
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There i can send you link to buy it if you want.
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There i can send you link to buy it if you want.
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Thank u so very much for posting these pics. I was thinking of ordering a white case since a week but was very skeptical of how will it look on my N4. Ordering one now. Will give u 3 Thanks in return. Gave one today.:good:
Done hitting that Thanks button thrice.
happened to me too
did you get your phone replaced original poster. because I have the same problem.
RMA that sucker,I had the same thing and I could not stop looking at it I had to RMA it
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RMA that sucker,I had the same thing and I could not stop looking at it I had to RMA it
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I just saw a white pixel on the middle of the screen but I can only appreciate it at dark, when screen is black and brightness set to maximum (which I never have on dark environment). Was that an issue for you? I really have to look for it for a while in any other case. Pixels are sooo small. Don't even bother to rma. No other issue with the phone.
I'm thinking it's just a pixel stuck in a grey colour because it so difficult to see.
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exactly the same problem, around the same place !
tonight or tomorrox I'm gonna command a new one, I already called google.
what happened to you OP ?
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I just saw a white pixel on the middle of the screen but I can only appreciate it at dark, when screen is black and brightness set to maximum (which I never have on dark environment). Was that an issue for you? I really have to look for it for a while in any other case. Pixels are sooo small. Don't even bother to rma. No other issue with the phone.
I'm thinking it's just a pixel stuck in a grey colour because it so difficult to see.
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I had three white spots only visible on a light background, it was not visible at all with a dark background
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I better leave this thread before I start to notice something wrong with my screen
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My Nexus 4 has exactly the same problem, at the same place.
OP, I think i got your phone, look at the picture.
I'm now trying to fix it with movies, if it wont gets better, i'll send it back tomorrow.
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There i can send you link to buy it if you want.
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I have the same issue but luckily it's right at the top under the notification bar so only see it very occasionally when I turn to landscape in Gmail or something.

[Q] Display brightness issue

I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos) and looks like this one has a bad display. When using Tapatalk with the dark theme, the bottom left corner/edge of the display is brighter than the rest. When testing with Screen Adjuster, the difference is very noticeable. The issue can be seen even with just Thumb Keyboard with WP7 theme.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
Return it and buy from another store. Seems like these guys are selling you lemons.
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The two phones are from different stores, I'm still waiting for a replacement for the first one.
Mine upper side screen seems brighter than below screen.. but this condition only happen when i use xda app set to dark theme..i thought the xda app the one that problem..not the phone...
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
jusutus said:
Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Done check..no problem on messaging app...:thumbup:
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I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
jusutus said:
I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
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What state city you in
TWEAKED 2.5
I live in Finland.
Good luck .. do tell us if the new one is better than the previous two.
Got the third one and it appears to be OK.
Can anyone see the problem??
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I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos)
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
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Should this happen again, The vertical lines are solved by clearing cache/data in the camera app
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The problem can not be seen in a screenshot. And the camera lines disappeared after a hard reset but came back soon after.
Closed the external lighting of the room
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Closed the external lighting of the room
You may notice that the black screen when you open the settings. Not symmetric Colors.
There is a difference in the backlight. Increase in the left of the screen.
AMOLED has no backlight! the issue is due to the production process (basically: the more of the center of the wafer your particular screen has been cut out, the more uniform it will be)!
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
nicholaschum said:
Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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If you want to get rid of display brightness issues, just switch to Dynamic, as the 'blacks' in Settings would be even blacker, to the point where it doesn't really light up as it uses the OLED technique of showing true black.

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