(Q) Stuck pixel? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey everyone. Whenever I turn my screen on full brightness with a dark/black image showing, I can see one pixel that stays green (at least as far as I can tell it's green. It's tiny so it's hard to tell), I've ran a screen fixing app for about 8 hours on full brightness with no luck. I'd rather not RMA, so are there any other apps, or methods of fixing this issue? Thank you!
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okmijnlp said:
Hey everyone. Whenever I turn my screen on full brightness with a dark/black image showing, I can see one pixel that stays green (at least as far as I can tell it's green. It's tiny so it's hard to tell), I've ran a screen fixing app for about 8 hours on full brightness with no luck. I'd rather not RMA, so are there any other apps, or methods of fixing this issue? Thank you!
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Rma. And why wouldn't you? Dead pixel is the manufacturers fault. RMA is easy all you have to do is call them. Fill out the form. New phone comes in. Take a few days to test new phone and move your content over. Send old phone back and not pay a dime. Only Google wallet puts a pending charge on your card (my bank already removed mine)
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nexus 7 screen flickering

So this only Happens when I'm on Google chrome and I've noticed that ocassionally that the screen flickers, its not crazy annoying but definitely distracting. Have any of you had this problem?
Hopefully any of you aren't epileptic.
joshintoshin said:
So this only Happens when I'm on Google chrome and I've noticed that ocassionally that the screen flickers, its not crazy annoying but definitely distracting. Have any of you had this problem?
Hopefully any of you aren't epileptic.
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I totally thought that I had either 1. developed serious eye problems or 2. broke my brand new toy At least it's not just me having this problem
Yep its a known problem.
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yeah..
joecoolman said:
I totally thought that I had either 1. developed serious eye problems or 2. broke my brand new toy At least it's not just me having this problem
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Hopefully the next update will resolve this problem.
so set and wait.
So I should just wait for a fix and not return it over and over to try to find a good one. It has a year warranty.
I see it too!
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I turned off automatic brightness and I think that solved it. I think it was flickering when it was changing brightness.
its still there with auto off.
And with the brightness up but it so slight u have to be ocd like I am about my stuff to see it. But its easy to tell its not hardware because games like sonic CD are beautiful.
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I turned off automatic brightness and I think that solved it. I think it was flickering when it was changing brightness.
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Mine still flickers regardless.
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So is this a software problem.
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flash_beezy said:
Mine still flickers regardless.
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It happens to mine when its on the lowest brightness setting of when "auto brightness" is on. For now I've just set the brightness to max so I don't have deal with all the flickering.. for now.
flash_beezy said:
Mine still flickers regardless.
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Mine as well
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With my settings set to Automatically lock (immediately after sleep) and power button instantly locks with a visible patter screen lock, my Nexus 7 on wake-up [pushing the power button immediately] either right after an invalid pattern code (where device then sleeps) or waiting a few seconds with no activity until the device sleeps (where the Nexus 7 fades to a black screen) will have a delay in bringing up the lock screen OR sort of flicker presenting some sort of black and white bar lines background at the bottom half of the screen for a split second before bringing up the lock screen. Is this normal or it is in fact a defect?
Thanks in advance!
Not sire about that I have seen it in 3rd patty apps on all devices before. But the flicker we are seeing is like it changing the brightness up and down.
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flash_beezy said:
Mine still flickers regardless.
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As does mine. I think people think it goes away when not on auto, because the "low" setting is about 20-25% and auto will often bring it lower than that, making the flickering worse.
At medium brightness the problem is almost, almost, non-existant.
It's also not just in chrome as some say, just most noticable on chrome's white backgrounds. I've noticed it in any app with lighter, brighter colors. I just exchanged my Nexus 7, and the new one has the exact same problem. This leads me to think the software problem is the most correct answer.
I get it every once in a while. Full brightness set, no automatic. Ill wait for a fix, doesn't bug me too bad.
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I suspect it to be a software problem because in game it looks great. Plus in a new device like this software problems go with the territory.
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Doesn't bug me in function but I'm electronic ocd I like my stuff to be perfect.
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bpschoon said:
Mine as well
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And mine as well I noticed my screen flickered when my batt was getting down to 10% and my brightness level was at about 1/3. But now its charged and I don't see it flickering yet. I don't know...with Chrome having a bug (lags when scrolling) and the flickering screen...I may be returning my unit? I really hate to because aside from my issues, it's an awesome device!
Don't take it back they well fix it with a update.
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Anybody else have this issue? (screen related)

I just received my Nexus 7 in the mail on Friday and noticed this weird vertical line of pixels when I went to unlock the device. At first I thought it might have been a small glitch so I continued using the device. Next, I opened the app drawer and noticed it again next to some of the icons.
I've already called Google and they've sent a replacement device. Hopefully I won't see it on the next one.
That is a bad screen my friend. Sorry. Pixels are stupid. You could try to run a deadpixel app to try to unstuck them but probably won't work with that problem. My guess is a hardware defect in the screen or cable.
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player911 said:
That is a bad screen my friend. Sorry. Pixels are stupid. You could try to run a deadpixel app to try to unstuck them but probably won't work with that problem. My guess is a hardware defect in the screen or cable.
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I gave that a try too, but these aren't dead pixels. It seems that the pixels appear in different colors depending on what is currently displayed on the screen.

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.
teddytales66 said:
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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richarddwyer10 said:
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 ?
jaggyjags said:
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.
teddytales66 said:
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.

Image Retention(?) On N4

I saw someone ask this in a nexus circle on G+ and though maybe it was just his device but a few people posted also claiming the same so tried it myself and noticed it also.
If you put your phone on max brightness and go to an app that leaves the logo on the screen like G+ in the upper left hand corner, imagine FB or whatever else will work the same, and stay there for about 2 minutes then switch to a dark screen(clock) the image is still visible in the corner. It stays there for a few minutes too, then its gone. Is this normal of IPS displays or even LCD for that matter? I mean its very circumstantial, you would have to at max bright and on that type of app for a long time and then to a dark screen to ever notice it but if you went longer under them conditions could it potentially burn in permanently?
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This happens on my tablet (TFT LCD), but not on my Nexus 4. It shouldn't cause burn in, LCDs don't burn in
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illgodson said:
I saw someone ask this in a nexus circle on G+ and though maybe it was just his device but a few people posted also claiming the same so tried it myself and noticed it also.
If you put your phone on max brightness and go to an app that leaves the logo on the screen like G+ in the upper left hand corner, imagine FB or whatever else will work the same, and stay there for about 2 minutes then switch to a dark screen(clock) the image is still visible in the corner. It stays there for a few minutes too, then its gone. Is this normal of IPS displays or even LCD for that matter? I mean its very circumstantial, you would have to at max bright and on that type of app for a long time and then to a dark screen to ever notice it but if you went longer under them conditions could it potentially burn in permanently?
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Hi there ! The one asking the question on G+ was me !
I'll post a video on youtube and open a poll about it here !
P.S. it seems that many people do suffer from the problem (cf. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228013&page=4) Therefore I won't be making the video (I think)...
It happens to me all the time. Especially noticeable at night when using it in bed so it doesn't even have to be at maximum brightness.
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lopezk38 said:
This happens on my tablet (TFT LCD), but not on my Nexus 4. It shouldn't cause burn in, LCDs don't burn in
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Have you tried it? I have two rev3 in my house and both do it. Both stock unrooted.
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siguchi said:
Hi there ! The one asking the question on G+ was me !
I'll post a video on youtube and open a poll about it here !
P.S. it seems that many people do suffer from the problem (cf. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228013&page=4) Therefore I won't be making the video (I think)...
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Nice, I tried to search on my phone for the topic but for some reason search from the xda app never really gets me the same results as when I'm on my browser.
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[Q] Nexus 4 gray/white screen

today my nexus 4 screen turned bright white then the corners turned dark and the whole screen slowly turned dimmed gray.
I forced shutdown my nexus 4 and restarted it and the phone was working again for a few mins but then the same thing happen.
the screen turned white then gray.
anyone know if this problem is fixable?
right now its on andriod 4.4.2 or which ever is the latest version of andriod.
and the phone is stock.
I only had my nexus 4 for about 4 months.
I am able to connect usb to computer and see all the folders and files.
bump...
anyone know what is causing the white/gray screen??
I need help or I might have to start contacting google support and rma the phone.
Same thing has been happening to me 2-5 times per day since KitKat.. Even with the latest patch update. Super annoying...
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Azaxirus said:
Same thing has been happening to me 2-5 times per day since KitKat.. Even with the latest patch update. Super annoying...
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do you know if google might send a new patch update to fix this problem?
Happened to me once on 4.3. I was using the facebook app and playerpro was running as well. The screen turned white. I did force shutdown and I switched roms soon after. Thank God it didnt hapen again

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