Got my Nexus 7 when it launched, and I thought I'd been one of the lucky few with no defects whatsoever.
But about a week ago, on a really hot day, my screen started showing these yellow spots, most noticeable on a white background. After a bit of Googling, I've found it's really similar to the issues people had been facing with the One X's screen.
There are two spots, one in the top left, one in the top right corner when held landscape. Heat/gripping the tablet around that area makes the spots more yellow and more noticeable, and the only thing I've found that makes it go away is either letting it sit there, or to not touch those areas, or pressing down hard on the screen on these spots (but this only makes it go away for a few minutes).
Anyway, it's similar to the One X issue, so I'm assuming it's something to do with the glue between the digitizer and display melting. If it doesn't go away it looks like I'm going to have to get it repaired. :/
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So is anyone else having this issue? I haven't seen many reports of it
I haven't seen this problem but it doesn't sound like it will just go away. I would try and get an RMA.
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curious is anyone else has seen this or anything like this. (picture attached)
we got two of these phones in mid december and I just noticed on my phone, while sitting in the dark using the phone, that an odd line becomes visible.
the brighter the screen, the more apparent it is or if I view the phone more from a side angle.
it rotates accordingly if if rotate the phone which makes me thing it's a physical problem with the phone.
I did a screen capture of the screen, and that didn't capture the line, so this is looking more and more like a hardware problem
my wife's phone seems to be fine.
the phone is basically new, opened on christmas, and never dropped. there's absolutely not physical damange to the phone and there's no apparent crack on the outer glass that I can feel or see and as far as I can tell, screen response is fine in the area.
the only thing I can think of is t-mo just shipped the darn phones together in one of those cheap bubble envelopes, and when i opened mine, some of the corners of the cardboard that the phone rested in, within the nexus box, seemd to be crushed in a bit, though again, there's no apparent physical damage that I saw externally.
anyone else seen anything like this, cause I've not heard of any other folks complaining about anything like this
wondering if i should try getting it replaced, though i guess it would require waiting for one to be shipped as i don't think any of my local stores have them yet. thoughts?
Sends more like a screen defect than a crack. Try using a screen color test. If its still there, then do an RMA
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CRACK IS WHACK.
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more pictures in case anyone else encouters it
just went ahead and ordered a replacement....but adding more pictures if anyone else encounters similar
does seem to be something with the hardware, as it was there with color test apps...just less visible when screen was darker
Looks like a screen defect to me not a crack. U did the right thing RMAing it. At least u have a usable phone while u wait.
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If you shine a light across the face of the screen almost level with the screen and watch as you move the light from across to pointing down then you may see the line with more detail and maybe a reflection of it.
Hi,
I'm currently on my second Nexus 7 32GB. I have had this replacement for a little more than a week. I had to return the first one because it had bad screen lift on the left hand side. This one has very minor screen lift in one spot on the right side. It was not enough to make me return it. But as I've used it, I've noticed that the screen is yellowish on the right hand side. It's more noticeable at the top of the screen than at the bottom. I first noticed it when reading a book in the Kindle app. But it really is visible when doing anything that has a white background, like reading or browsing.
Is this a common issue? I did some searching, and I see quite a few references to a yellow tint on these screens. But I didn't find anything about only part of the screen being more yellow.
Thanks
Sorry to start a new thread, I know there have been issues with a yellow tint on the screen of some LG N4's but I have a very localised patch of the screen that is yellow. It can be difficult to see, but hopefully the attached photos show it. (bottom of the screen towards the left hand side)
Everything is stock (but rooted) but the issue seems to be ROM independent. Its odd as the longer the screen is on the more prominent the area becomes - always in the same spot. Anyone seen this before?
Appreciate any tips if you've seen it and fixed it / other!
I had this on my last RMA, got really bad when the phone heated up. If you look at it under the right light, there is actually a bubble between the digitizer and glass causing it. Gave mine a month to "cure" as was recommended on here, but never went away. Just RMA it.
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Very interesting. Out of the blue, when I turned my phone on this afternoon I started seeing top to bottom vertical banding. I've noticed that it changes depending on what colors are on the screen, especially in the top/status bar. They are mostly white/gray, but there is a little blue and red.
The phone is only 8 days old, so I'm planning on bringing it back to Sprint on Monday morning. I'm quite sure it's a hardware issue, but I haven't seen anyone else posting about it with this device. I only wanted to see if anyone else had this experience so that I could decide whether it was a design defect that would cause me to reconsider my choice of this phone.
Peace.
have you drop the phone? coz mine develop a horizontal one on the top display .. drop from about 1 feet from the ground
fortunately for me, after i reboot it, the issue gone for good
zekurosu said:
have you drop the phone? coz mine develop a horizontal one on the top display .. drop from about 1 feet from the ground
fortunately for me, after i reboot it, the issue gone for good
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No drops. Phone was in an OtterBox Defender.
Didn't go away after multiple reboots.
Brought it in to a Sprint store and they ordered me a replacement.
Glad I hadn't rooted it yet.
i notice these lines to, its more of a grid that i see, vertical and horizontal lines, i believe its supposed to make the phone more responsive to the touch of our fingers, making it react faster than other android phones...just an assumption
Trident said:
Very interesting. Out of the blue, when I turned my phone on this afternoon I started seeing top to bottom vertical banding. I've noticed that it changes depending on what colors are on the screen, especially in the top/status bar. They are mostly white/gray, but there is a little blue and red.
The phone is only 8 days old, so I'm planning on bringing it back to Sprint on Monday morning. I'm quite sure it's a hardware issue, but I haven't seen anyone else posting about it with this device. I only wanted to see if anyone else had this experience so that I could decide whether it was a design defect that would cause me to reconsider my choice of this phone.
Peace.
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I had this happen after I had my screen replaced (cracked screen). Local repair guy replaced the screen, seemed to be working fine. I took it home and got these same vertical white streaks. Took it back to him, he found some kind of lose connector or board somewhere below the screen and had to apply some adhesive. I'm picking it up today to see if the issue is truly fixed.
Mine showed after i took the phone to capture images under direct sunlight
WhiteZero said:
I had this happen after I had my screen replaced (cracked screen). Local repair guy replaced the screen, seemed to be working fine. I took it home and got these same vertical white streaks. Took it back to him, he found some kind of lose connector or board somewhere below the screen and had to apply some adhesive. I'm picking it up today to see if the issue is truly fixed.
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Did it end up working... i dropped mine and had the screen replaced then it showed white lines and then the display just stopped working (Its just black) and i can hear the sounds it makes but i cant see anything so i need some help
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Did it end up working... i dropped mine and had the screen replaced then it showed white lines and then the display just stopped working (Its just black) and i can hear the sounds it makes but i cant see anything so i need some help
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Yes, I havent had a problem since.
Trident said:
Very interesting. Out of the blue, when I turned my phone on this afternoon I started seeing top to bottom vertical banding. I've noticed that it changes depending on what colors are on the screen, especially in the top/status bar. They are mostly white/gray, but there is a little blue and red.
The phone is only 8 days old, so I'm planning on bringing it back to Sprint on Monday morning. I'm quite sure it's a hardware issue, but I haven't seen anyone else posting about it with this device. I only wanted to see if anyone else had this experience so that I could decide whether it was a design defect that would cause me to reconsider my choice of this phone.
Peace.
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I have this exact issue, only difference is that the screen sometimes goes black. I noticed that when it does of I press the lower part of the screen it will display the white grid briefly then go black again. I have tried holding down the circuitry near the connector at the lower part of the screen down but to no avail. Please help.
I think I've experienced the same with my phone after a DIY display replacement. I put some electrical tape between the display connectors and the radio cable. Make sure that the tape is holding all the display connectors in place.
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.