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Screen tearing fix?

I remember reading a few days back about people having issues with screen tearing. My screen will display a symptom where it has a jagged line shoot across the center area of the screen real fast and then go away. I was wondering if anyone found a solution to that?
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chrisjm00 said:
I remember reading a few days back about people having issues with screen tearing. My screen will display a symptom where it has a jagged line shoot across the center area of the screen real fast and then go away. I was wondering if anyone found a solution to that?
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No progress has been made, yet. Some think it will be fixed in a software update. When I notified Google support of the issue, they thought it was a hardware problem, but if several people have the issue, maybe it's software.

I'm hoping it is fixed in a software update. That is literally the only issue I have with the tablet.
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chrisjm00 said:
I'm hoping it is fixed in a software update. That is literally the only issue I have with the tablet.
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Yeah I hope so too, but I already have a replacement on the way. I have some other issues with mine though that I felt warranted getting a replacement.
Does the tearing happen to you all the time or just in certain apps? It only happens on mine when I'm playing music. It will show up for a split second as a quick horizontal line then disappear. The line appears in different areas of the screen each time. I notice it the most when it happens in Chrome, but I've seen it on the homescreen and in other apps as well.

Mine happens frequently throughout the ui. Xda app, chrome, everywhere really. If it is a software issue though there really is no point in exchanging. It seems to happen more frequently in an app with a light background.
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I have this problem as well.. I only notice it in tapatalk though.. I'm not sure If its because I use tapatalk all the time or what..
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Mine happens in chrome pretty regularly as well. Could it be something with the video drivers for this thing?
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So apparently it was a bad kernel that I was using that caused the problems. Flashed a completely stock build and the problems are gone. To the people that chimed in and said they had the issue, are you on a stock ROM or did you change that and the kernel?
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I've noticed this, but it's only happened twice (so far), Once was whilst using chrome, the other time just sat on the homescreen. I'm currently using stock.
(Not too worried, just as long as it's not a line of pixels about to give up the ghost as some other people have had).

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So apparently it was a bad kernel that I was using that caused the problems. Flashed a completely stock build and the problems are gone. To the people that chimed in and said they had the issue, are you on a stock ROM or did you change that and the kernel?
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Happens to me on stock rom. My N7 is not rooted or unlocked.

Pretty sure this only happens when you force GPU acceleration. I had the same issue, turned it off, and never saw it again.
Of course I love GPU acceleration too much to leave it off, but a jagged line every once in a while is not a deal-breaker for me.

11RJB said:
Pretty sure this only happens when you force GPU acceleration. I had the same issue, turned it off, and never saw it again.
Of course I love GPU acceleration too much to leave it off, but a jagged line every once in a while is not a deal-breaker for me.
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Glad it worked for you, but I don't have that option on nor any other's enabled in the development menu. Regardless, the issue persists.

Is there anyone else having this issue?
I received a replacement today, but I couldn't escape defects on that on that one either. I'm trying to figure out if I should hang in there for a fix on the screen tearing/horizontal line issue, or if I should just send both back and call it a day.
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I just found this thread. I have the same issue. I'm on stock kernel, unlocked/rooted, and stock rom. I don't have GPU acceleration forced.
Any further ideas? Could be a driver issue.
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phydo said:
I just found this thread. I have the same issue. I'm on stock kernel, unlocked/rooted, and stock rom. I don't have GPU acceleration forced.
Any further ideas? Could be a driver issue.
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People here think the screen flickering issue could be resolved in software, but I'm not sure about the issue we are having.
I might go through the unlocking process just to see if the horizontal line stuff happens on other roms/kernels.
I really hope it can be addressed in a software update. I just struck out on my 3rd nexus. All of them have screen defects. All have had other issues like creaking and slight screen lift, but those are a lot less of a problem to me. The original one is ok except for the horizontal line issue. My two replacements each have dead pixels and dust in central areas of the screen.
This is ending up to be a very tiring and disappointing pursuit.

If it's a software problem it's likely to be in the tegra3 proprietary driver blobs. If this is indeed the case, changing rom and/or kernel will make little difference (because they share the same blobs).
It might be possible to work around the issue outside of the blobs but its likely only nvidia can fix the root cause.
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sam3000 said:
If it's a software problem it's likely to be in the tegra3 proprietary driver blobs. If this is indeed the case, changing rom and/or kernel will make no difference (because they share the same blobs).
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Hopefully someone at Google watches some of these threads. I have 2 nexus 7s with this issue. Thanks for trying to save me the time of trying a different ROM/kernel, but I might still try a CM10 build for kicks.

My first tablet had one dead pixel and it had this issue too. My second one is perfect except for this problem. It probably does have to do with the tegra 3. I hope its a software issue because this one is perfect except for that one problem. I'm not rooted nor unlocked and no force GPU rendering either. It only occurs on some apps with mine. Tapatalk, facebook and barely ever on chrome. I haven't seen it on any games or video nor on the home screen. There should be a place to report this to Google... I doubt they are searching through xda looking for every little problem. I've had this issue for a while and have been searching specifically for bit and just found it today. Also I never see it in horizontal mode.
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I have this issue too and I think it's likely to be a driver issue as it appearance seems random and sporadic in frequency, but it's always really hard to tell about these things.
In any I'm guessing some people just don't notice this issue and thus haven't really talked about it. But it sure is discomforting seeing it.

I seem to suffer from this too.. Everything is stock on mine, no mods, no flashes no unlocks.. It appears to be worse when its been on for a long time.. Wondering if its heat related?

Lines flash on screen

Occasionally, a horizontal or vertical line flashes on the screen very quickly and then disappears. Does anybody else have that? Is it anything to worry about, or does it not matter? Is it likely that a software update will fix this?
Thanks for any replies!

First, are you running a custom kernel or stock?
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I have not rooted my device. I have flash installed and Iplayer, but apart from that all my apps come directly from the Google appstore...
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StrangerWeather said:
Occasionally, a horizontal or vertical line flashes on the screen very quickly and then disappears. Does anybody else have that? Is it anything to worry about, or does it not matter? Is it likely that a software update will fix this?
Thanks for any replies!
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Damn it! I was seeing this on occasion and hoped that if I just thought I was crazy I wouldn't have to acknowledge it. Now I see it's not my imagination. It happens only rarely and it's really just a blip, but it is indeed weird. I just unlocked/rooted last night though so I'll have to see if it still happens now...

Always happens to me, really only noticeable on mostly white screens like in xda app.
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First device had this issue, took it back (for many reasons), and have not noticed that little "subliminal" black line anymore.

Happens to me too, so far only seen it in the xda app, and in my browser while waiting for a Page to load that is taking a while.... I'm currently waiting for an exchange because I have a slight screen lift issue, but I doubt it will fix this black line problem, it is probably standard on these things. I guess I can live with it
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I get it like once every 10 hours or so and only when using xda app or chrome for some reason.
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Yep, I see it with tapatalk. Haven't noticed it with anything else just yet.
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I also get it a lot when playing an online chess game. It seems related to the apps used. Don't know what to make of it...
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Could it be a memory leak or a GPU rendering issue as some have suggested? Many of us get this on the stock ROM with no developer menu changes.

I notice it too. I thought I was seeing things. It is not serious enough to give a crap though. I just hope it does not evolve into a worse issue.

It probably has to do with spotty Tegra drivers. I noticed it slightly on Chrome, but never on anything else.
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I've seen this quite a bit also. Seems most prevalent for me when I'm using the GPS Status & Toolbox app from EclipSim, except in that app the lines are white.

I think you guys are referring to screen tearing. I have seen it a few times to I think in chrome. Pretty sure its not a hardware problem.
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I haven't noticed it at all on the nexus. I have had this issue on my tf201 though.
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Hmmm... seems this thread should be combined with the other regarding the same issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791281

Yeah I get this too I'm hoping its a software issue it doesn't happen often but I seem to only notice it on tapatalk or the Facebook app. I haven't seen it on games or videos.
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sam3000 said:
Yep, I see it with tapatalk. Haven't noticed it with anything else just yet.
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I see this on occasion with the xda app. I haven't seen it all using anything else. I'm no overly concerned.
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I get that in Tapatalk once in a while. I would guess its a coding thing and not a device defect.
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Screen Glitch

I have had my N7 for 3 days now and I love this thing but I just noticed that every now and then I will have a glitch or like a small line appear from left to right its only on for a millisecond and it only seems to appear when im on forums mainly this xda app scrolling thru threads. I wonder if anyone else is having this issue.

cds36 said:
I have had my N7 for 3 days now and I love this thing but I just noticed that every now and then I will have a glitch or like a small line appear from left to right its only on for a millisecond and it only seems to appear when im on forums mainly this xda app scrolling thru threads. I wonder if anyone else is having this issue.
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I've seen it a few times as well, however it seems to be limited to Tapatalk and maybe Chrome Browser. Though I cannot confirm, I believe it may be a Jelly Bean / app / tablet compatibility issue, rather than just the N7.
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I've seen it only on the XDA app. I've never seen it on anything else so I'm not worried about it.
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I've only seen it during a game chrome and this forum app.
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I've only see on the Tapatalk/XDA/Engadget app (sometimes on random post the lines appear) i've notice that on ChatOn/dolphim/PlayStore too (but is so fast here) it must be a incompability issue, i read that on other post here (screen refresh rate or redraw), I've never seen/detect it on anything else so i'm not worried about it (yet.. o_o).. i hope for an update or smthing for thats apps. So only few notice that?

I've noticed it too randomly... it literally is a split second...
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We would test and make a list with thats app which causing the lines and maybe put that on the OP?
and was here where a read about it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29691372&postcount=286
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Screen problem

OK, I've only noticed this now, but as you can see by the image, the right side of the screen seems like, well I dont how to explain it. Anyone know what it is, possibly how to fix it?
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I think the word your looking for is normal.
Lol
But seriously i dont see anything wrong
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I don't see anything wrong either. Is there something physically wrong with the screen? Screenshots won't show that obviously.

Unless you mean that the screen is shifted to the right, then the screen is fine. If it is because of shifting to the right, it might be more of an app issue not hardware.
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same
I've got this issue, seems to be software related for me. It renders parts of the screen (ONLY grey area in settings, only place where I can get this colour atm). I will try re-flashing stock roms and trying different things to see if this issue can be fixed.

It's the background gradient in the settings. A solution would be to find the image and replace it. You'll have to dig through some apks though.
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Stop... MUFFIN TIME!!!

Its a Google software issue.. Alot of people have the same problem even if they don't realize it
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If you look closely its on every Nexus 7, it's just Google being weird with the gradients.
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Black line across screen. HELP!

I don't know a lot about Android, apart from rooting and flashing ROMs, and I need help with this issue. My 16gb nexus 7 has a pixel-wide black line going across the screen, dead center. Just showed up about 2 hours ago, while it was setting on my bed. I restarted, and the line was there during the Google logo and boot animation. I am running paranoidandroid 2.54 with m-kernel. Any ideas on what caused it or how to fix it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Correction: I am running motley kernel. And the line seems to be changing colors so I don't think the pixels are dead. My guess is that its software.
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Try a different kernel and hope and pray bro....otherwise its a warranty deal.
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Yeah its only the beginning of the inevitable. Your screen is going bad. It will get worse. Return to stock and rma.
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Any preferred method of returning to stock and unrooting? I have the nexus 7 toolkit, but I'm not sure what's best. I'll check the forums as well. Thanks for the help!
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peturd said:
Any preferred method of returning to stock and unrooting? I have the nexus 7 toolkit, but I'm not sure what's best. I'll check the forums as well. Thanks for the help!
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i have a line across the screen too but it flashes a yellow one. the pixels are still working (shows all available colors) but sometimes a yellow line flashes constantly
I tried factory reset, change kernels, roms, etc. but the problem is still there. also i opened the device and tried to check a few connections but nothing changed. by the way, the line only shows up at the same spot, never changes. sometimes it crosses the whole screen but it usually shows up partially
is my screen counting days to drop dead? is there a fix?

Rma it and don't tell them you opened it
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a short after posting here, my nexus 7 dropped from my computer box (about 1,5 meters). the screen did not cracked, no damage anywhere.
the damn yellow line was still there BUT not for a long time. I just blinked a couple of times and disappear. As you can see it was a few days ago and i didn't see it anymore since then
I don't know if it was luck or a miracle but actually it worked! my problem seems to be fixed so far

I would like to thank anyone who helped me out in this thread. I received my tablet today and its a brand new one. All the problems are fixed and it even feels heavier than it used to. And its sturdier. Woot!
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peturd said:
I would like to thank anyone who helped me out in this thread. I received my tablet today and its a brand new one. All the problems are fixed and it even feels heavier than it used to. And its sturdier. Woot!
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my 32gb felt completely diff then the 16gb i exchanged..
seriously like the back felt more rubberized and it did feel substantially heavier/sturdier :good::good:
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felipelluna said:
a short after posting here, my nexus 7 dropped from my computer box (about 1,5 meters). the screen did not cracked, no damage anywhere.
the damn yellow line was still there BUT not for a long time. I just blinked a couple of times and disappear. As you can see it was a few days ago and i didn't see it anymore since then
I don't know if it was luck or a miracle but actually it worked! my problem seems to be fixed so far
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congrats on your "home fix" but to be honest i would have preferred to return the device as now you just know you have a ticking time bomb until/if the problem comes back..... i know i know, ima glass is half empty typa guy lol