This is being discussed extensively in the international version forum. Those without red tinted blacks have smearing with grey on black colors, like in the menu screen. Those with red tinted blacks have little to no smearing. My device and a few other ATT S4 owners have confirmed that they have a red tint to mostly black screens in very low light. My question is, those of you with pitch black screens (even in a dark room), are you seeing any smearing or ghosting when scrolling in the menu screen? I want to see if the US variants actually have screens that don't have either issue.
Absolutely. I have the black crush pretty bad on mine. I went into AT&T today and checked the display models and both of them did it also. I made a video of it for those who don't know what we are talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL5TV8kuxac&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Absolutely. I have the black crush pretty bad on mine. I went into AT&T today and checked the display models and both of them did it also. I made a video of it for those who don't know what we are talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL5TV8kuxac&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I take it you don't have red tinted blacks in very low ambient light?
No. Blacks look pretty black in a dark room.
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I have a brand new S4 from Bell Mobility Canada. The smearing/clipping as well.
Any confirmed setting/etc that can be changed?
I first noticed it scrolling the settings menu....I remember seeing the S4 video clips where that same menu used to be white....
i got it too.
I have the smearing but it turns out that it's not as bad as I thought it'd be. I'll have to watch some videos when I get home but for now I think I'm okay with it.
If you have smearing, download Screen Adjuster and change the red blue and green to +5 or higher. Its been reported to fix the smearing and keep blacks black. For the red tint black, nothing you can do atm.
have the same problem on the phone with fido
There should be a software update for this
My at&t model doesn't have any of these issues
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My at&t model doesn't have any of these issues
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Mine doesn't either
I have a Tmobile one and this is happening, mine is way worse ... i mean its just bad.
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My at&t model doesn't have any of these issues
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I have a Tmobile one and this is happening, mine is way worse ... i mean its just bad.
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Id exchange it then
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If you have smearing, download Screen Adjuster and change the red blue and green to +5 or higher. Its been reported to fix the smearing and keep blacks black. For the red tint black, nothing you can do atm.
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Wow, that really helped a lot! If it's that simple to fix Samsung really needs to fix this with a software patch.
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Wow, that really helped a lot! If it's that simple to fix Samsung really needs to fix this with a software patch.
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"bala_gamer" came up with this fix. Props to him. I agree, Samsung should have fixed this already. The "smearing" thread in the international S4 forum is getting a little out of control and Samsung just keeps dicking around, turning the red pixels on and off in each firmware iteration lol
I have an AT&T S4 and my black are 100% black. If I load a black image in the dark it looks as if the screen is off. How it should be
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This actually helped to fix it, the issue was happening before and after the OTA, so it looks like the OTA didn't include anything to help that.
I had to set it higher though, is this hardware issue though?
I saw some ppl saying they didnt had the problem.
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This actually helped to fix it, the issue was happening before and after the OTA, so it looks like the OTA didn't include anything to help that.
I had to set it higher though, is this hardware issue though?
I saw some ppl saying they didnt had the problem.
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Everything ive read in the international S4 forum, except those very few who claim otherwise, suggest that either you have red tinted blacks OR you get smearing but have pure blacks...its one or the other. If someone really doesnt have either, i'd be surprised at this point. I thought maybe the US version was fixed, but no.
Its a hardware issue that seems to be addressable by software fixes, but if Samsung neglects it....well...thats a different story. Having to run Screen Adjustor and pushing the colors up is not without consequences. For one, i think its going to affect battery life. Someone reported that this fix made the slight pinkish tint on his screem even worse, so its not a perfect fix.
Per OP....I DO NOT have red tinted black. Phone is CRYSTAL clear and crisp.
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I love everything about this phone except...pinky tint at the bottom 1/5 of the screen!
It's especially visible with white background. It seems that the bottom 1/5 part gets very warm when the phone is doing lots of stuff or charging battery and I think that's when the pink tint is really gettung, well pink.
I will probably exchange it once the supply gets better and my local att store gets stocks. Hopefully you guys are not experiencing this.
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I love everything about this phone except...pinky tint at the bottom 1/5 of the screen!
It's especially visible with white background. It seems that the bottom 1/5 part gets very warm when the phone is doing lots of stuff or charging battery and I think that's when the pink tint is really gettung, well pink.
I will probably exchange it once the supply gets better and my local att store gets stocks. Hopefully you guys are not experiencing this.
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what color did you get?
I have the white and have not noticed this.
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I love everything about this phone except...pinky tint at the bottom 1/5 of the screen!
It's especially visible with white background. It seems that the bottom 1/5 part gets very warm when the phone is doing lots of stuff or charging battery and I think that's when the pink tint is really gettung, well pink.
I will probably exchange it once the supply gets better and my local att store gets stocks. Hopefully you guys are not experiencing this.
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How dark is the tint? Like how noticable is it?
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I have the white and have not noticed this.
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Same here.
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Same here.
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Thanks guys for the reply. I've got blue one. It's barely visible as my friends couldn't see it at all lol. I have really good eyes, or I have to say "trained eyes " that I do graphic arts stuff everyday. Color accuracy is critical for my job.
My S2 had blueish tint but it was uniform color temperature for the entire screen. I'm currently using app called Screen Adjuster to mitigate the issue but it doesn't solve the problem because of the uneven color temperature. I really think that the heat at the bottom part really changed the tint permanently.
I'm happy that you guys don't have such problem!
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Thanks guys for the reply. I've got blue one. It's barely visible as my friends couldn't see it at all lol. I have really good eyes, or I have to say "trained eyes " that I do graphic arts stuff everyday. Color accuracy is critical for my job.
My S2 had blueish tint but it was uniform color temperature for the entire screen. I'm currently using app called Screen Adjuster to mitigate the issue but it doesn't solve the problem because of the uneven color temperature. I really think that the heat at the bottom part really changed the tint permanently.
I'm happy that you guys don't have such problem!
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Have you contacted samsung about it? I am curious on how they would address it.
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I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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Mine has a couple of those too. From reading the international thread, it seems somewhat normal with amoled. There's a chance you will exchange it and get once that's worse....
Edit: I shouldn't say normal with amoled. My nexus s doesnt really have it. My nexus s is also almost completely black while the galaxy s3 isn't as dark of a black
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I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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I must say it'll be really hard to find the AMOLED screen with no ink bolbs unfortunately.. I went through 3 S2 Syrockets and 1 Playstation Vita. All of them have those blobs or lines of ink that you can see in a dark room with black or gray background. It's really prevalent issue. Personally I gave up about the issue as its only visible in some limited conditions. Sorry but if you don't have any other problems then i dont want you to exchange it with even worse unit...
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I have no tint or anything in that matter, I don't see any blobs like I did on my s2
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I have no tint or anything in that matter, I don't see any blobs like I did on my s2
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Thanks! I'm really hoping that the odds are very rare!
Until my exchanged unit arrives, I'll just enjoy this beautifully built phone!
Oh man I thought samsung noticed this issue with the intl version.. is it possible to use the SG3 without a simcard? I mean can I access the applications / browser using wifi without having a simcard in? I am asking because I ordered one from AT&T and I will unlock it, I don't want to unlock it then send it back if it has issues..
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Mine has a couple of those too. From reading the international thread, it seems somewhat normal with amoled. There's a chance you will exchange it and get once that's worse....
Edit: I shouldn't say normal with amoled. My nexus s doesnt really have it. My nexus s is also almost completely black while the galaxy s3 isn't as dark of a black
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uranis said:
I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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I must say it'll be really hard to find the AMOLED screen with no ink bolbs unfortunately.. I went through 3 S2 Syrockets and 1 Playstation Vita. All of them have those blobs or lines of ink that you can see in a dark room with black or gray background. It's really prevalent issue. Personally I gave up about the issue as its only visible in some limited conditions. Sorry but if you don't have any other problems then i dont want you to exchange it with even worse unit...
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I never noticed the issue on other amoled devices but you're right it would suck to give it in and get something worse.
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If you want to see if your phone has these blobs, do the following
Go into a pitch black room
Set your phone brightness to auto
Open camera app
Turn off flash
take a picture of pure darkness
View the picture in the gallery, and tap it once open so all the bars and menus go away showing nothing but the image
Inspect the screen up close, you may have to wait 5 minutes for your eyes to adjust
If you don't see those blotches, your eyes suck, didn't let them adjust enough to the dark, or you just wasted your luck on a nice phone rather than a lottery ticket!
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If you want to see if your phone has these blobs, do the following
Go into a pitch black room
Set your phone brightness to auto
Open camera app
Turn off flash
take a picture of pure darkness
View the picture in the gallery, and tap it once open so all the bars and menus go away showing nothing but the image
Inspect the screen up close, you may have to wait 5 minutes for your eyes to adjust
If you don't see those blotches, your eyes suck, didn't let them adjust enough to the dark, or you just wasted your luck on a nice phone rather than a lottery ticket!
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I dont want to see them if I do this my ocd will b In overdrive....
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If you want to see if your phone has these blobs, do the following
Go into a pitch black room
Set your phone brightness to auto
Open camera app
Turn off flash
take a picture of pure darkness
View the picture in the gallery, and tap it once open so all the bars and menus go away showing nothing but the image
Inspect the screen up close, you may have to wait 5 minutes for your eyes to adjust
If you don't see those blotches, your eyes suck, didn't let them adjust enough to the dark, or you just wasted your luck on a nice phone rather than a lottery ticket!
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How do you know that the blotches you see after this test are not just a camera flaw? Did you send the picture you took on the sg3 to another phone and view it again? If the bloches are there, its a camera flaw. If not, its a screen flaw.
Everysingle amoled screen that I have owned had purple tint. It is more or less common on samoled. Especially noticeable when the brightness turned to low.
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How do you know that the blotches you see after this test are not just a camera flaw? Did you send the picture you took on the sg3 to another phone and view it again? If the bloches are there, its a camera flaw. If not, its a screen flaw.
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Because, i used pinch and zoom while the picture was open and pretty much saw nothing happen on the screen. I could tell from some slight changes in some lighter spots, but the blotches did not move. You can do the same.
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Because, i used pinch and zoom while the picture was open and pretty much saw nothing happen on the screen. I could tell from some slight changes in some lighter spots, but the blotches did not move. You can do the same.
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Ah, that will work, too! Thanks!
Ok I picked up my new galaxy s4 today, I've owned all the galaxy s handsets and been pleased with them.
However I noticed some weird screen issue earlier, basically while scrolling dark greys on blacks smudge/smear purple.
A test for this is in settings, on anything grey if you slowly scroll up and down the grey bits go purple.
Does anyone's else phone suffer from this? I've never noticed this on previous phones, but not sure if my handset is faulty or whether it's just how the galaxy s4s are.
I know it sounds odd but I'd really appreciate if someone could test it for me, go to settings where the background is black and there are greyish bars, scroll up and down slowly and tell me if the grey bits have purple smearing/smudging.
Thanks
edit: I've added a picture and drew some arrows to point out what parts go purple/smudge when I scroll, this is just so you know what to look for. It isn't an image that shows my problem, it simply to point out what parts show the issue when I scroll
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Please report your HW Rev number at this thread and state if you do have teh smearing issue. You can do that by dialing *#12580*369# on your dialpad.
Yes!!! Happens on mine too!!!
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Yes!!! Happens on mine too!!!
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Same thing here.
So it's the issue with software right? I hope it's not intentional - given how retarded touchwiz design is, I wouldn't be shocked if it is.
Does it affect it somewhere else? Like videos or something? Or have you tried it in non stock apps? Say download poweramp, put a grey skin and try scrolling?
Thanks a lot for testing it.
Well it must just be the way it is.
I'm certain it didn't do it on the galaxy s3. I wonder if they're using a cheaper screen or something.
I was hoping it might be software related but I watched a youtube video with dark scenes and I could even see the smearing there
The more I think about it the more I'm convinced it's not a software thing, it just doesn't look right, and if you turn the brightness right down it looks even worse. And I mean really bad, honestly try turn the brightness right down and then do it.
I know some people might say "it's not a big deal" as I'm not going to spend all my time scrolling up and down in the settings menu lol, but that's just an easy test to show it. I can see smudging on dark colours in general, I'm really disappointed.
can you make a video?
this is weird
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can you make a video?
this is weird
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I can't unfortunately as I don't have another phone or camera to video it with.
Mine does this too. It's like the ghosting effects you get on cheap televisions with low refresh rates. Hope it's not a faulty screen, I'd imagine the wait for a replacement will be quite lengthy...
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Mine does this too. It's like the ghosting effects you get on cheap televisions with low refresh rates. Hope it's not a faulty screen, I'd imagine the wait for a replacement will be quite lengthy...
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I went to a few stores to test demo units and they all do the same thing.
The s3 doesn't.
I wonder if they're just using a cheaper screen.
It may be the new pixel arrangement in the device. It makes whites look different colours if you look at the phone from an angle.
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I too noticed this issue on my new SGS4 today and I´m glad I found a thread with people having the same issue. I also found another thread about the same issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2253881
I'm gonna guess it's probably due to "adapt display"..try going into display and change to movie mode
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I'm gonna guess it's probably due to "adapt display"..try going into display and change to movie mode
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Tried it, but no matter which mode I choose, it doesn´t change anything about the problem.
Mine does it too. It's most noticeable for me scrolling through contacts, the grey bars with the letters on seem to shrink then grow with purple edges. Very weird!
UPDATE- Seems like it only happens in TouchWiz. I have Rom Toolbox which has grey bars on dark background and it doesn't happen.
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Static I have no issues with display but scrolling in stock apps I get purple according to direct I scroll byt tge colour stays within its border. Tbh I have no issue with that, kinda seems like a theme lol
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Samsung should fix this fast via software update, this is emberassing for a 700$ phone.
so it's for sure software related?
can anyone make a video so I can see what it's like?
I am pretty sure its the software, for the screen works perfectly when watching a vid of sth white moving on a black background. The smearing only occurs inside the os and apps. I can´t upload a vid of it atm, but I will as soon as I can.
Edit: I made a vid of it with my SGS2, the quality aint that good, but you can see the ghosting on the grey setting bars: /watch?v=iNwCuufJuLM&feature=youtu.be
It does not smear in toolbox or video because the background is not absolutely black. I am pretty shure this is an inherent amoled problem. I guess its either no absolute black level like the s3 or smearing on s4.
It seams the pixels on s4 get turned off completely on black areas of the screen and react slowly when turned on again. On s3 the pixels are never completely turned off to probably avoid this artefact. Thats why s3 blackest black is deep gray.
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Titanium backup does smear... its not the software, unfortunately.
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It does not smear in toolbox or video because the background is not absolutely black. I am pretty shure this is an inherent amoled problem. I guess its either no absolute black level like the s3 or smearing on s4.
It seams the pixels on s4 get turned off completely on black areas of the screen and react slowly when turned on again. On s3 the pixels are never completely turned off to probably avoid this artefact. Thats why s3 blackest black is deep gray.
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Titanium backup does smear... its not the software, unfortunately.
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i agree with you, i've tried scrolling a page with a black background with grey text, same thing happens, its got that purple hazy ghosting issue
Anyone else experiencing this??? It looks weird almost like it's a lag or something but it's not. It's like a legit pinkish type tint when scrolling. Am I gonna have to return my device ALREADY?!?! I literally just bought it 4 hrs ago -___-
EDIT: OK so I'm informed this is called "smearing" and that's the perfect word to describe it. Only happens in the settings, looks like the words are lagging behind my scroll and catch up lol. Is there a work around for it or something? Even though there shouldn't have to be but that'd be nice i I didn't hafta go through the process again of getting a new phone a day after I got this lol.
If you mean in the settings, that's normal. That's screen smearing/ghosting. Explanation is in this video here http://youtu.be/C_APG3kLiYs around 13:30.
The pink tint issue is another thing.
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If you mean in the settings, that's normal. That's screen smearing/ghosting. Explanation is in this video here http://youtu.be/C_APG3kLiYs around 13:30.
The pink tint issue is another thing.
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Yes, it only appears in the settings that it "smears" as you call it, yeah actually smearing is a way better word to describe it, not a different tint. Is it on every S4 that this is happening, or is it a defect in only a small % of S4's? And is there a workaround for it?
Also, what is the "pink tint issue"?
Thanks!
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Yes, it only appears in the settings that it "smears" as you call it, yeah actually smearing is a way better word to describe it, not a different tint. Is it on every S4 that this is happening, or is it a defect in only a small % of S4's? And is there a workaround for it?
Also, what is the "pink tint issue"?
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It's the software. I've heard of the pink tint but haven't read up on it. I heard the smashing affect is cleared up on the new update we might get but that could just be talk.
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It's the software. I've heard of the pink tint but haven't read up on it. I heard the smashing affect is cleared up on the new update we might get but that could just be talk.
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Ok good. So I don't have to return my phone right?
Joe0113 said:
Yes, it only appears in the settings that it "smears" as you call it, yeah actually smearing is a way better word to describe it, not a different tint. Is it on every S4 that this is happening, or is it a defect in only a small % of S4's? And is there a workaround for it?
Also, what is the "pink tint issue"?
Thanks!
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Yes. Every S4. There is a work around. But it takes away from the screen by messing with the gamma. The pink tint issue is when part of your screen is darker than the other. Like my S4 is dark at the bottom and gets lighter as it goes up like a gradient. Like this picture http://i.imgur.com/9jhVEnr.jpg or this http://i.imgur.com/DhryGwg.png
It's more noticeable on grey screens.
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Yes. Every S4. There is a work around. But it takes away from the screen by messing with the gamma. The pink tint issue is when part of your screen is darker than the other. Like my S4 is dark at the bottom and gets lighter as it goes up like a gradient. Like this picture http://i.imgur.com/9jhVEnr.jpg or this http://i.imgur.com/DhryGwg.png
It's more noticeable on grey screens.
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Actually now that I see it. I notice it on every settings menu with a dark interface. Doesn't happen on lighter screens, only the black screens really.
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Actually now that I see it. I notice it on every settings menu with a dark interface. Doesn't happen on lighter screens, only the black screens really.
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The smearing will only happen in dark settings yes. It has to do with unused pixels. Like the video I posted before explains. If you don't have a pink gradient issue then you're all good. If it does I'd get it exchanged asap before you're stuck with it like me.
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The smearing will only happen in dark settings yes. It has to do with unused pixels. Like the video I posted before explains. If you don't have a pink gradient issue then you're all good. If it does I'd get it exchanged asap before you're stuck with it like me.
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Is there a test to do to see if I have the gradient issue?
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Is there a test to do to see if I have the gradient issue?
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Look at a solid dark grey background. If its darker on one side that's bad. I noticed mine when I was texting everytime I pulled the keyboard up the text bubbles changed colors a bit.
Hi all
I just bought a S4, and I noticed I had the purple smearing issue. I have now updated to the latest BMF8 rom which really solved the problem. But now I notice one issue, when I display a pure white background or a Grey background, I notice the top half of the screen is darker (pink tint) than the lower part which id yellowish...
it is the same no matter what screen brightness I set.. the top half is darker than the bottom... is anyone having this issue? my S3 does not have this problem...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strobemonkey/9157440862/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strobemonkey/9157439522/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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looking at my screen shots, they dont show when viewing on a monitor, so it is the LCD screen of the phone which is faulty...
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Hi all
I just bought a S4, and I noticed I had the purple smearing issue. I have now updated to the latest BMF8 rom which really solved the problem. But now I notice one issue, when I display a pure white background or a Grey background, I notice the top half of the screen is darker than the lower part...
it is the same no matter what screen brightness I set.. the top half is darker than the bottom... is anyone having this issue? my S3 foes not have this problem...
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Semi transparent status bar i guess
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Hi all
I just bought a S4, and I noticed I had the purple smearing issue. I have now updated to the latest BMF8 rom which really solved the problem. But now I notice one issue, when I display a pure white background or a Grey background, I notice the top half of the screen is darker than the lower part...
it is the same no matter what screen brightness I set.. the top half is darker than the bottom... is anyone having this issue? my S3 foes not have this problem...
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Are you talking about a slight whitish tone on the top diaognal half of your screen and the lower half has this pinkish or purplelish tone on white or bage bg? Try taking a picture maybe?
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I have updated the first post with screen shots. I dont know if you can see it but as I said, the whole top half is darker thsn the lower half.
I have just been to the Samsung kiosk in my home town... showed the phone to one of the reps and he confirmed the screen was darker on the top half... hopefully this gets changed tomorrow when I go to the phone shop...
nm8 said:
Hi all
I just bought a S4, and I noticed I had the purple smearing issue. I have now updated to the latest BMF8 rom which really solved the problem. But now I notice one issue, when I display a pure white background or a Grey background, I notice the top half of the screen is darker than the lower part...
it is the same no matter what screen brightness I set.. the top half is darker than the bottom... is anyone having this issue? my S3 does not have this problem...
yess...i had it too..i think it's just software problems n will be fixed soon with software updates...my s4 is international version i9500 N XUBMEA baseband
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To me it looks like a hardware issue because when I make a screen grab and view the image on my S3 and computer, the captured images look ok ..
Im waiting for a replacement phone anyway.
nm8 said:
To me it looks like a hardware issue because when I make a screen grab and view the image on my S3 and computer, the captured images look ok ..
Im waiting for a replacement phone anyway.
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so..have you got the replacement n how is it?
crazy_777 said:
so..have you got the replacement n how is it?
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yes it was replaced and the new one has an even tone... so Im happy now...
nm8 said:
yes it was replaced and the new one has an even tone... so Im happy now...
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New one also have tint?
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Mandeep148 said:
New one also have tint?
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No i meant top and bottom are the same... no tint
I think all GS4 phones have a slight purple tint issue, it's just the way the display is built.
Shebee said:
I think all GS4 phones have a slight purple tint issue, it's just the way the display is built.
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Yes exactly
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All Galaxy S4 have one part of the screen with pink tint?
I'm having the opposite problem, I've got weird green tint in blacks!
Obagleyfreer said:
All Galaxy S4 have one part of the screen with pink tint?
I'm having the opposite problem, I've got weird green tint in blacks!
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If its in black also then its not gonna be good.. u should give to service for change ur device or c
Change the screen..
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Mandeep148 said:
If its in black also then its not gonna be good.. u should give to service for change ur device or c
Change the screen..
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Here's my thread for an example of my screen issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357828
I'm hoping Samsung comes out with a fix for the pink tint.
I seem to recall that the s2 had issues with yellow tint on the left side and Samsung came out with a kernel update that fixed it.
Obagleyfreer said:
Here's my thread for an example of my screen issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357828
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See the quote in forum which u gave me the link...
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I had same problem what @nm8 had. I sent my phone to warranty but only thing they did was a software update (what I did three times before sending it to there). Of course that didn't help, after I got my phone back it was even worse. I wrote petition to the shop from where I bought phone. Yesterday they announced to me that Samsung after-sales service will buy my phone back.
Right now I don't know that is this phone worth of buying again (would buy 32 GB version now). It's one of the most expensive phones in the market so I would like to get nearly perfect screen...
Vahur_v said:
I had same problem what @nm8 had. I sent my phone to warranty but only thing they did was a software update (what I did three times before sending it to there). Of course that didn't help, after I got my phone back it was even worse. I wrote petition to the shop from where I bought phone. Yesterday they announced to me that Samsung after-sales service will buy my phone back.
Right now I don't know that is this phone worth of buying again (would buy 32 GB version now). It's one of the most expensive phones in the market so I would like to get nearly perfect screen...
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There is no perfect screen.. better to stop trying to get unless u loss ur hope and waiste ur timer..
Here is that thread which issue u talking about screen issue, if yea then see here is answer for it..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357828
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Hi I have the white galaxy note 3 and I've noticed after a few weeks of using it that the screen has a slight yellowish tint. it is especially noticeable when looking at white backgrounds and on the Google home page. My gf also has the black note 3 however she got hers a month after me and I got mine the day it came out. On her screen there is no yellow tint at all and the whites are perfectly crisp white and not off white. Does anyone have a solution for this or how to fix it also the screen on her phone seems a lot more hd and clearer compared to mine, this can especially be seen at low brightness. Please help Thank you.
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Drizzy xS said:
Hi I have the white galaxy note 3 and I've noticed after a few weeks of using it that the screen has a slight yellowish tint. it is especially noticeable when looking at white backgrounds and on the Google home page. My gf also has the black note 3 however she got hers a month after me and I got mine the day it came out. On her screen there is no yellow tint at all and the whites are perfectly crisp white and not off white. Does anyone have a solution for this or how to fix it also the screen on her phone seems a lot more hd and clearer compared to mine, this can especially be seen at low brightness. Please help Thank you.
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Really sounds like a hardware issue I'm afraid. Return it and get a replacement.
BunnyPig said:
Really sounds like a hardware issue I'm afraid. Return it and get a replacement.
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Is that literally all you can do? Cause I'm worried Carphone warehouse will be arseholes about it and not acknowledge it as an issue
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Drizzy xS said:
Is that literally all you can do? Cause I'm worried Carphone warehouse will be arseholes about it and not acknowledge it as an issue
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Well, you can download an app called "Screen adjuster" and see if you can remove the yellow tint that way. I seriously doubt it but it's worth a shot, otherwise I don't see another way to solve this. Maybe someone else got an awesome idea. But try the app, otherwise I think it's a defect screen, unfortunately.
The yellow tint will be more noticable on Movie mode correct? How about if you switch to dynamic mode and or standard mode, do you still see yellow?
My S4 used to be slightly yellow also. As did most of my IOS phones I had before.
Limeybastard said:
The yellow tint will be more noticable on Movie mode correct? How about if you switch to dynamic mode and or standard mode, do you still see yellow?
My S4 used to be slightly yellow also. As did most of my IOS phones I had before.
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Nope I've never used movie mode before always been on standard, dynamic improves it slightly but the yellow is definetly still there and noticeable when looking at white backgrounds
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Limeybastard said:
The yellow tint will be more noticable on Movie mode correct? How about if you switch to dynamic mode and or standard mode, do you still see yellow?
My S4 used to be slightly yellow also. As did most of my IOS phones I had before.
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it's only yellow for me on Movie Mode and Pro Photo mode