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[Q] quick feedback needed on pink tint on screen

need some fast feedback on this. Last night I noted that the top left part of the screen is less bright on 0 brightness In my bed room, with careful monitoring it looks like I have pink gradient on the top part of the screen at zero brightness. Do any of you guys have this pink tint issue on top of the screen? This can be noted only in dark room with zero brightness, also with zero brightness the whole screen looks a bit pinkish but it totally vanishes once the screen brightness is increased from 0.
This issue is totally unrelated to smearing or red pixel issue afaik.
I need some opinion regarding this guys.
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At 0 brightness my screen also displays a pink tint on white.
When brightness is raised the tint gets lesser

That's nice to hear, I have a chance to replace my device today, hence I'm making sure that I'm not doing something wrong. @Obagleyfreer
What about the pink on the top part of the screen? Can you reproduce it?
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I also noticed a red tint on my black. Is this software related?
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bala_gamer said:
That's nice to hear, I have a chance to replace my device today, hence I'm making sure that I'm not doing something wrong. @Obagleyfreer
What about the pink on the top part of the screen? Can you reproduce it?
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@bala_gamer
My device shows pink at the top left and also slightly all across the bottom.
This is only on very low brightness in a very dark room. Normal usage it's not noticeable
It will be good to know if your replacement device has it also. This is actually my second Galaxy S4. I returned my first after 2 days as there were 2 lighter stripes running horizontally across the screen on grey and white at lowest brightness!
My advice to you is to take the phone into a dark cupboard in the shop and double check everything! lol
The trouble with AMOLED, as I'm sure you're aware, is that you can replace a screen with 1 problem and get another problem on the new one.
Which is why I settled with my slight pink tint at low brightness screen lol
Good luck!

I also get very slight pink tint on black in dark room, but it looks pure black I am normal light. Should we be replacing or not?
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They acknowledged the pink tint issue, will be getting a replacement, let's hope the new one will be ok. Fingers crossed
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bala_gamer said:
They acknowledged the pink tint issue, will be getting a replacement, let's hope the new one will be ok. Fingers crossed
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Thanks for info do we go direct to Samsung or retailer? They could be sending one out with exact same issue
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I think this current batch is afffected by pink tint guysbits a waste of replacing....
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I think this current batch is afffected by pink tint guysbits a waste of replacing....
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if they admit further down the line it is a problem are Samsung good with their customers and offer and straight replacement? if it can be fixed with software i dont mind as much concerned it could be hardware though

razer1224 said:
I think this current batch is afffected by pink tint guysbits a waste of replacing....
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There is no pink tint at zwro brighntess in demo unit in service center.
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if they admit further down the line it is a problem are Samsung good with their customers and offer and straight replacement? if it can be fixed with software i dont mind as much concerned it could be hardware though
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Its poor calibration or whatever .glad they giving replacement
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Do they also acknowledge the smearing issue? Several people have reported no improvement with firmware updates

@bala_gamer
When you get your free replacement handset can you lwt us know if it still has screen smearing?
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@bala_gamer
When you get your free replacement handset can you lwt us know if it still has screen smearing?
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just got my device replace.... well what to say....... now i have red pixel issue . Will try flashing new firmware today if i dont see any improvemnt , ill ask for another replacemnt.

bala_gamer said:
just got my device replace.... well what to say....... now i have red pixel issue . Will try flashing new firmware today if i dont see any improvemnt , ill ask for another replacemnt.
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I think I'll rather have the red pixel issue than the smearing effect. I'm going to contact my reseller again, and ask for another swap...

worrum said:
I think I'll rather have the red pixel issue than the smearing effect. I'm going to contact my reseller again, and ask for another swap...
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but with screen adjuster the smearing in almost fixed, as of no way to fix red pixels issue unless an sw update is issued.
some people with smearing issue got red pixel issue after a firmware update right?
btw the purpose of replacement is served.. the pink tint issue is now no more

Will be interesting to know if you get screen smearing after updating. Keep s in the loop dude!
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Me 2 i have a pink tint on my screen at lowest brightness

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Me 2 i have a pink tint on my screen at lowest brightness
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wow u got s4?? cool, any plans for development?

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wow u got s4?? cool, any plans for development?
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Hey Bala,
Yes i will develop provide my replacement device that's on the way has no pink tint issue
Its funny we shell 40k for a device and then we send it for replacement and have to wate another 7days, since i bought from ebay now i have shell our money to ship the device back also
I am giving samsung one more chance if the replace ment has the same issue i am going to buy a HTC One!
Also bala can u tell me which batch ur S4 is from, i got a Veitnam built s4 manufacturing date was may 2013

Colors changing on s4, not adapt display

So yeah does anyone else have this issue? My s4 colors tend to get warmer and like have a green tint when the keyboard is pulled up any keyboard for that matter in any app with adapt display on or off and auto brightness off or on. Like the status bar turns greenish too. It's so strange.
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do not understand you well , do you mean the icon of notiffication bar getting green sometimes , and some times they do not?:laugh:

Yes. But only when the keyboard is up. The color of the whole phone gets warmer
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Maybe power saving mode?
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Nope. It like changes the
Saturation a little when the keyboard tray is displayed.
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interesting.

I want to see if someone else can test this. Open up or even reply and look at the status bar and tell me if the black becomes like a greenish tint as well as the whole screen. Then close the keyboard and watch it change back to normal.
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I see it change a slight bit, but my face has to be pressed up against the glass when opening the keyboard to even notice. Is this really an issue?
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No but I was just curious as to why it did it
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I have exactly the same problem on Verizon S4. It really bothers my eyes as it seems to be changing the white balance / tint simply based on what's on the screen all the time. I have of course turned off all options that have anything to do with automatically adjusting the display.

I have the exact same problem with my GS4 international version. The problem gets even worst when playing a youtube video. The colour of the youtube video and the whole screen changes when the status bar is present and when it is not. The whole screen becomes reddish when the status bar is present and greenish when the status bar is not present. Any help on how to disable or fix this?

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I have the exact same problem with my GS4 international version. The problem gets even worst when playing a youtube video. The colour of the youtube video and the whole screen changes when the status bar is present and when it is not. The whole screen becomes reddish when the status bar is present and greenish when the status bar is not present. Any help on how to disable or fix this?
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No but people seem to not realize it's even there. It's built into touchwiz. Only goes away in like cyanogenmod or something. But I'm sure it can be fixed if a dev wants to help so let's all keep this rolling. Anyone else notice it?
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I noticed all the Hues are screwed up, even with out a keyboard being displayed. Internet surfing, playing games, Navigation.
I miss my Galaxy S2 because it didnt have this issue.
Edit:
Compared my s4 with Note2, and note 2 cilors and hues are so much better.

I don't see a change. ..
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I have the same issue but mine happens very rarely. It's super annoying. Has anyone tried deleting colorblind.apk?
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After I noticed it a few days ago, I think it is ok now, at least not as bad as the first time i saw it. Youtube video seems to be ok now with very very tiny bit of change in colours and contrast compared to yesterday with the same video. I think it might just be some bugs in the software. I did try restarting it many times yesterday and also disabling auto brightness, auto adjust screen tone and adapt display and that didn't help at all but now it's just kind of fixed itself

I just realised that this only happen when the brightness is set at a very low level. The effect is less noticeable when the brightness is high.

Yes so it's throttling the display to save battery and such

Does flashing cm10.1 fix the issue?
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Galaxy s4 purplish tint/blurring

Hi. I got my SGS4 a couple of days back. Initially, didn't have any trouble at all (mostly because I had been using it on max brightness). But now I am facing an issue I had been horrendously tormented by in the past. The grey gradients have a purple tint and the greys blurr on scrolling (esp on black background). No solution or cause of the problem is apparent to me.
I used to have a Nokia C7 back in 2011 and it used to do exactly the same. This is most evident when you have lowered the brightness. The dividers in the settings blurr & turn purplish on scrolling. Watching dark scenes in a video also shows some purple/pink smudges.
Is anyone else having this problem? Or is it just me? Is it present in all the phones or just some or maybe just mine?
Share your experience and/or opinions on this!
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I noticed this on mine too when scrolling trought the settings. It becomes blurry.

I think you should check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445
Everyone is experiencing the same.
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Well all Samsung amoled screens have some issues like earlier note 2 having yellow tint
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I know AMOELDs do have a tint. But the blurring & smudges in videos is totally unacceptable. Is there a solution to this? Like some hue/gamma correction app? Or some color calibration for such screens?
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Try some different kerner if there is one for S4 to calibrate colors..
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In some angle u will get pink or purple tint and it s not problem
It s normal to have different experience in different angles
I had pink tint on s3 from low angle on side
Just thr s no big tint in IPS screen
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Has anyone, as of yet, had any luck with a different kernel?
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Obagleyfreer said:
I think you should check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445
Everyone is experiencing the same.
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Please refer to the thread quoted above, there is no need for 2 threads about the same topic.
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GREEN TINT IN S4 i9500

I am using my s4 from past 20 days but today i noticed whenever i open keyboard to type something a slight green tint occurs on the display it is very visible while using the phone in dark environment with zero brightness and with higher brightness levels its not that clear but still it is there ... i got rid of smearing issue courtesy screen adjuster app but this issue is bothering me .... anyone else having the same issue plz let me know.
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Haven't noticed this on my I9505, try using another keyboard
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I'm having this issue and it's doing my head in!
Every time I bring up the on screen keyboard the hue changes slightly to greeny tone. Then back again when keyboard goes.
I'm surprised not more people mention it.
The easiest way I found to see it was ten brightness right down, go to a dark room and open play store. Touch on the search bar to bring up recent searches and keyboard, then hit the back button, then touch touch bar again, then the back button. Keep doing this so your toggling keyboard on and off and watch the whole screen shift tone.
I'd love to know if it's an issue across the board or if only a few phones are affected.
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I am facing the exact issue bro but i hope it will be a software related issue but i am also worried that may be we have defective handsets because very few people raised voice against this issue so it means that most users are not suffering from this issue.
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Is this for the stock keyboard? I'm using SwiftKey though.
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I tried with other keyboard and its still there
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It's got nothing to do with the keyboard.
If you watch a movie on you tube (black and white is best) put to full screen and wait for slider to dissappear, then tap screen to bring it back. The hue changes to green!
It's whenever the screen has to bring something up like a keyboard, menu, slider etc.
Come on guys please can you test this so we know it's a problem on all handsets like smearing or if it's a hardware fault in a few handsets.
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Yess same issue here like u mention
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Same thing with my.
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Disable the auto tinting option at display options and the problem is mostly gone...

I9505 here and same thing.

sj44k13 said:
Disable the auto tinting option at display options and the problem is mostly gone...
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What auto tinting option ?? Where is it ??
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Lol there is no 'auto tinting' option. If you mean adjust screen tone, it makes no difference.
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This happens on kernels based on MDN below,
anything above MDM the tint issue is fixed.

On ME2 firmware and I experience the same issue. It feels kinda like a 'flicker'.

I have same keyboard tint problem too and its bugging me. Is it a sw or hw issue? Can it be fixed?
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Raad76 said:
I have same keyboard tint problem too and its bugging me. Is it a sw or hw issue? Can it be fixed?
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Brother i think its a sw issue along with purple smearing ... i hope it will be solved with next update
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saad2687 said:
I am using my s4 from past 20 days but today i noticed whenever i open keyboard to type something a slight green tint occurs on the display it is very visible while using the phone in dark environment with zero brightness and with higher brightness levels its not that clear but still it is there ... i got rid of smearing issue courtesy screen adjuster app but this issue is bothering me .... anyone else having the same issue plz let me know.
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mostly all people have this problem & I was worried too about this. But update your phone. you should get a new update notification by now.! I already updated and it fixes this problem. and the smearing issue as well. And then you can also move your apps to sd!!!!!:victory:

Hi, just got my replacement after having some overheating problems and noticed this problem on the new one. I'm pretty sure is the screen, and not a software problem. Mine looks yellowish/greenish on the bottom. I downloaded Screen Test app and notice the problem. I have some pics showing the color differences along the screen. I'll go for another replacement tomorrow.

Renowned xda member bala gamer said that after installing MEA update this green tint issue is gone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42454525
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Display of black weird

Anybody an idea whether this is a display damage? Black appears not normal.
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Black crush
Well,this is called 'black crush' or 'black clipping'. It is still there a little bit,but nothing serious. The first Note was horrible... Don't worry,nothing is wrong with the phone,it is a software issue,and (I think) it will be fixed soon.

Im very confused as it really distorts the display of the black.
In the settings the search field has a deep Black. Rest is more or less grey.
In the toggle menu the bottom bar has weird stripes.
It's not just a small issue. ...
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hightoohigh said:
Im very confused as it really distorts the display of the black.
In the settings the search field has a deep Black. Rest is more or less grey.
In the toggle menu the bottom bar has weird stripes.
It's not just a small issue. ...
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You posted screen shots. No one can tell anything from those you need to take a picture of the problem using a camera. The phone's been out for over a month now. If what's happening to you were wide spread I assure you it would have been brought up (numerous times) by now. If whatever you're seeing was like that out of the box (before you loaded any apps) it's probably a h/w problem with your specific device.

I have the same issue too on my Note 3!
I'm from Singapore here.

I didn't notice that the pictures appear perfectly normal on other displays.
I did some shots with a camera.
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Forgot the photos.
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Forgot the photos.
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That isn't normal - I'd you are running a custom ROM I'd take back to stock to see if the issue persists, and send it back if it does.
Regards,
Dave
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YusRyAtom said:
I have the same issue too on my Note 3!
I'm from Singapore here.
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Mine too. Isn't that supposed to be the way the display looks? Just kidding.
A display that looks like this isn't normal and if there were a lot of them people would be going nuts.
It's either something s/w related that's fried the graphics drivers or a h/w problem unique to specific phones. If it remains after a hard reset than it's h/w and the phone needs to be exchanged.

Tried the hardware reset but didn't change anything. Bad luck this time.....
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That is really something wrong.
It suppose no strip at telco area.
Beside search bar, the rest bottom part is suppose black also not grey.
I believe your screen is defective.

I've factory-rested and it's the same.
Re-installing exactly the same J1 firmware (in Singapore it's the latest) via Odin also yeilds same result.
Another friend of mine is facing the same issue.
However, the ambience at the Samsung stores are so bright, and it's hard for the customer service officers to see

Well I'll see what Samsung After service Germany will say... the point is that the screen looks ok if you test the blue, green, red and black screen test under *#0*#. But during normal use I'm faced with the problems as shown above
I'll keep you updated.
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