I noticed tonight that an area of the touch screen dots on my Droid X has become very visible.
It's not just the fact that I'm holding it in the right light, it's just visible no matter what but especially with a white background. It's an area about the size of a thumb print of tiny red dots.
I've compared it to my wife's Droid X under the same conditions and she's not having the same issue.
Since it just happened I don't know if it's going to be self correcting, should I use the ins. I bought, or are there other options.
Useful suggestions are greatly appreciated.
It sounds like stuck pixels.
I currently have to moderately sized areas of dead pixels on my screen.
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Red would be stuck pixels, ya.
Dead are black.
https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.technicalmargaret.game.pixelfixer&feature=search_result
Try that.
I actually managed to get a website version of the same theory to work on a laptop a few years back.
I don't know if it has instructions...
But set your screen to not turn off and let it run for a while.
Idk how long, maybe 30 minutes.
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Hello everyone,
I just booted up my Hero, and I noticed more than 6 dead pixels.
I used these unstuck applications but didn't seem to work...
They only appear when in black, so they ain't that big of an issue but do you think I should send it for repair?
Thanks
Definitely.
I'd send back a 1920x1200 PC screen for less than 6 faulty pixels... it's completely unacceptable for a 320x480 screen.
Dead pixels won't show on a black screen. I'm assuming you mean possibly hot pixels on the boot screen. They're probably specks of dust.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554288
I agree with Switchbitch dead pixels will always been seen the color will be always wrong and not only when its black. still its intresting how dust get up there.
Switchbitch said:
Dead pixels won't show on a black screen. I'm assuming you mean possibly hot pixels on the boot screen. They're probably specks of dust.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554288
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Well no, they appear after boot screen, too. For example in Market/Settings or wherever black color is.
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Well no, they appear after boot screen, too. For example in Market/Settings or wherever black color is.
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What color does the dead pixel show is it red??
Yeah I think so. I just tried to shake the phone and it seems that they are gone or whatever. But now I can clearly see a dust piece which is white. So I suppose the gap does exist at least in my phone.
Not annoying but oh well... if it gets filled with them I would need to send it for repair.
Does warranty fill these kind of issues?
I might have the same problem but it is no dust or hot pixel but the space between pixels.
It seems to me the film layer wasn't cut properly in the factory with the result that backlight shines between the dark pixels.
It isn't dust because there is no sidelight to light up dust and the spots are shining very bright white so the light definately comes from the back.
Furthermore my screen fits fine into the casing.
Maybe it is because I always have the brightness at full I notice it more than others. When I run Spark in classic mode or Draw! you get a complely black screen to test it... a pixel-test program is an option also.
I noticed it in the beginning when 3 positive-dead pixels where so very small they could not be hot pixels. Now, one month after the begin of use it has grown to about 9 of them but they are so very very small that I am not going to make a hassle about it.
I just got my warranty replacement yesterday. Noticed last night in a dark room that there is a small stuck blue pixel in the virtual soft button area, really an eye-sore. My first device had a hole in the backlight that looks like a big spec of dirt, so not as bad as that, but still irritating. I always seem to have the worst luck with ordering electronics (went through 5 sensations going around the warranty system )
Does anybody know of a way that it might be possible to fix this pixel? It's only visible when there is any blue or white on the screen above it. So if I download that pixel fix app and set the background color to blue, that stuck pixel screams, but if I set it to black or gray, it's not visible at all. It's only on if something above it is on. Almost like it's a short in the signal or something. Anybody know of a way to fix it? I've tried the pixel-fix it apps to no avail, albeit I haven't tried for more than 5 minutes.
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MusicMan374 said:
I just got my warranty replacement yesterday. Noticed last night in a dark room that there is a small stuck blue pixel in the virtual soft button area, really an eye-sore. My first device had a hole in the backlight that looks like a big spec of dirt, so not as bad as that, but still irritating. I always seem to have the worst luck with ordering electronics (went through 5 sensations going around the warranty system )
Does anybody know of a way that it might be possible to fix this pixel? It's only visible when there is any blue or white on the screen above it. So if I download that pixel fix app and set the background color to blue, that stuck pixel screams, but if I set it to black or gray, it's not visible at all. It's only on if something above it is on. Almost like it's a short in the signal or something. Anybody know of a way to fix it? I've tried the pixel-fix it apps to no avail, albeit I haven't tried for more than 5 minutes.
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Pixel fixer apps don't really work, some may report success only because it is an intermittent pixel fault that will just come back or would have fixed itself anyway. If it was as easy as flicking through a serious of colours the manufacturers of LCD panels would do this already as it costs them loads of money in throwing away panels with faulty pixels.
Some pixels will fix with gentle pressure, but often will just come back.
I'm sorry to say the only option is an exchange.
Regards
Phil
I'm getting a red pixel that shows up randomly. Either by the notification bar or navigation bar. It goes away if I touch the screen. Is this something that could get worse?
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ceejay83 said:
I'm getting a red pixel that shows up randomly. Either by the notification bar or navigation bar. It goes away if I touch the screen. Is this something that could get worse?
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You have a faulty pixel that corrects itself sometimes when given a little bit of flexing as would happen when you touch the screen. It is unlikely to spread to other pixels, but one day the pixel may become stuck red permanently or may just fix itself for good.
It isn't uncommon to have pixels like that, although with improvements in manufacturing it's getting rarer. If you think it will annoy you, you have little option but get it exchanged.
Regards
Phil
MusicMan374 said:
I just got my warranty replacement yesterday. Noticed last night in a dark room that there is a small stuck blue pixel in the virtual soft button area, really an eye-sore. My first device had a hole in the backlight that looks like a big spec of dirt, so not as bad as that, but still irritating. I always seem to have the worst luck with ordering electronics (went through 5 sensations going around the warranty system )
Does anybody know of a way that it might be possible to fix this pixel? It's only visible when there is any blue or white on the screen above it. So if I download that pixel fix app and set the background color to blue, that stuck pixel screams, but if I set it to black or gray, it's not visible at all. It's only on if something above it is on. Almost like it's a short in the signal or something. Anybody know of a way to fix it? I've tried the pixel-fix it apps to no avail, albeit I haven't tried for more than 5 minutes.
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I would appreciate if this discussion continued on the general forum I made to discuss these issues...
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024710
Euler MD said:
I would appreciate if this discussion continued on the general forum I made to discuss these issues...
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024710
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Didn't realise you were a mod
Its a strangely behaving pixel too. It only shows if there are a lot of blue sub pixels activated on the screen. Example, if the entire screen is blue, the stuck pixel will scream, but if its red, green, or black on then rest of the screen (dark video or picture or something) the pixel is black. Unlike any stuck pixel I've had before. Only stuck blue if the rest of the screen has blue... And if the pixel is supposed to be showing black. If it's showing white or gray, it'll function properly, but if it's supposed to be black, it'll be blue.
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Hey guys,
Yesterday night before i went to bed, three blue spots appeared on the screen.
The degree if their appearance depend on the content shown on the screen -
*if viewing bright white light (such as an artical with white background) the spots are nearly invisible
*when darker colors are shown, for example when i pull the statues bar down - the spots are visible and annoying.
*when the screen is completly dark, the blue spots are highly visible
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I've never dropped\hit\damaged my phone in any way, i had the case\glass a few days before i even had my phone, and yesterday night those three spots just appeared out of no where - what should i do?
Images not working. I haven't got or seen blue dots on screen before. I would suggest contacting Motorola.
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get intouch with Motorola , thats a fault
Does anyone know why this happens? I just happened to me after more than six months of peace.
It's happening to a lot of people. Same with me, and the spots on mine were in the center near the bottom of the display.
Happened to me randomly one month after i got the phone. Had to get replacement from moto. Haven't had problems with new. Been about 8 months. Fingers crossed.
My wife and I each have the same phone her's has had the same blue dot for a month or 2 now: http://i.imgur.com/90U6BMR.jpg
Mine just developed a small white dot in the upper right corner of the screen.
ugh.
I believe these are from pressure against the back of the LCD. After I replaced my screen due to cracks I noticed that I had to play with all 20 screws a lot becasue if even one was too tight it would make a spot on the screen and I had to keep adjusting all the screws slightly, it was like putting a head on an car engine, slightly too tight on one screw would often cause inperceptable torque on the LCD and then a spot would appear above a different screw. Took a lot of adjustment and its still not perfect. From the pictures I'm seeing of the large blue spots and their locations, I'm susupicious something got jarred between the LCD and MB which is very sensitive as I said almoast imperceptable screw torques are enough to cause very similar artifacts (though they could also be just causing some kind of ground issue also, they are dead white with light blue around them, very small becasue the screws are small, and also very particularly pronounced.
So WILD guess is three things:
1 something not sharp or pointed moved somehow and is causing pressure on the back of the lcd directly below the blue spots.maybe those 2 rubber boots that cover two connections (you see them immediately and must remove both when doing anything to the phone after the glued on back is off.
2 LCD Failure
Probably 2 but if you are capable and adventurous check 1. Or ship it if still under warrnaty. Anyone know how long is the warranty? If you buy off of MOTO like I did?
I must be the special one. I have a red dot on mine.
I noticed a vague blue spot in my moto g 2015 today as well. When i press it lightly, the center of the spot turns to a small sharp bright white dot.
I aggree it must be caused by internal pressure. I had the same sort of spot on my HTC Desire. When i replaced the battery, the spot was gone. Turns out a drained/old Li-ion cell expands quite a bit, this caused the pressure from the inside on the screen.
My Moto G is only 6 months old so you wouldn't expect the battery to be faulty yet... Too bad the Moto G doesn't let you replace the battery yourself in an easy way like with my old HTC.
Did anyone experience the spot disappearing after replacing the battery with a fresh one? And does anyone know if old Moto G batteries look thicker than normal after they die?
I just started seeing this about a month ago, mine looks like the Pepsi logo, red and blue orb.
Can anyone if this is a dead pixel or not. Its weird one day it wasn't there and the next day it was. If this is a dead pixel will Samsung covered under warranty? It's kind of hard to tell from the picture but it's approximately one-sixteenth of an inch long is that too big for a dead pixel or multiple dead pixels in a row or is it something else?
Its right above my SMS/ Message icon. It always stays in same location, no matter what I'm doing in background. Its white, with a little red, green and blue.
How would this have even happened?
Thank you
That looks wicked. I slammed my keys unto my phone for whatever stupid reason and it cracked on me fortunately is not bad. Or so I thought I have a pink line that runs across from top to bottom. It'll go away if I tap the area where my camera is. Not even where it is cracked. My next phone. ZTE AXON 7
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Hey all,
Yesterday morning woke up to my MZF's screen being all weird. Anything dark looks fine, but the white levels are very subdued and even seem to have a slight reddish tinge. And there's also these two black dots that wont go anywhere. Seem larger than just a dead pixel. This has been going on for a full day now; every once in a while it seems that the colors go back to normal, but the problems seems to always return.
Photos below show my MZF (right) next to my buddy's MZF (left). Both displays are at full brightness. Didn't purchase protection through Best Buy or Verizon, so I'm likely gonna have to deal with Motorola Customer Service. Yay.
Any one else seen this? Any ideas?
Do a factory reset and see if it calibrates itself
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Yeah, I did that right after posting. No luck. Thanks tho.
Try the hardware tests from device help?
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Try the hardware tests from device help?
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Tried those too, no luck. Have a new MZF on its way from Motorola, warranty is covering it.
I JUST sent my Moto Z Force in for nearly this same issue. I was cleaning the screen off and I had a black dot pop up and after about 3 hours of it showing up I had a bright yellow line running from the dot to the top of the screen. Warranty is covering mine as well.
I had the same problem with the color/contrast on my Moto Z Force, but without any black dots. Mine had the same blue tint/haze to the display. I did a factory reset with no luck. I am getting a warranty replacement today, but this morning the problem disappeared (6 days after the problem started). I think I'm still going to take the replacement.
I have a little different issue. Screen has 4 rows of multi colored small lines. Unreadable, yet the touch and buttons are still functioning, any ideas?
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Hey all,
Yesterday morning woke up to my MZF's screen being all weird. Anything dark looks fine, but the white levels are very subdued and even seem to have a slight reddish tinge. And there's also these two black dots that wont go anywhere. Seem larger than just a dead pixel. This has been going on for a full day now; every once in a while it seems that the colors go back to normal, but the problems seems to always return.
Photos below show my MZF (right) next to my buddy's MZF (left). Both displays are at full brightness. Didn't purchase protection through Best Buy or Verizon, so I'm likely gonna have to deal with Motorola Customer Service. Yay.
Any one else seen this? Any ideas?
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pixel dead, the solution is to change the screen.