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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HI, has anyone noticed a pinkish shade towards the bottom of the screen? didnt notice it at first but when i looked at my keyboard, it looked slightly violet. i installed a screen test and on a white background, a light pink/violet shade is visible on the screen. does it need to "break in" or is it a defect?
I think your screen might be damaged.
My phone also has a slight pink tint towards the bottom of the screen and the annoying thing is that the tint also blacks out near-black colours. The weird thing is that I have never had tint problems with original phones yet always with replacement phones.
Pink tint on the phone is a screen defect.
Take it back for replacement
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Its seems like the issue known as "Screen Smearing"...
Try Smear Fix or Screen Adjuster from the Play Store... Hope it fixes it...
However a more solid way of correcting the issue is thru a procedure known as "Screen Calibration" but that can only be done thru a Custom Kernel which supports it.... I prefer Perseus Kernel for that....
Good luck!!!
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HassanM said:
Its seems like the issue known as "Screen Smearing"...
Try Smear Fix or Screen Adjuster from the Play Store... Hope it fixes it...
However a more solid way of correcting the issue is thru a procedure known as "Screen Calibration" but that can only be done thru a Custom Kernel which supports it.... I prefer Perseus Kernel for that....
Good luck!!!
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Pink tint is not the purple smearing, it's totally different.
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I have a yellow tint all over the screen is it fixable via screen calibration?
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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.
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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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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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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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Hi guys, please, write here your experiences when watching videos/movies on SG4 screen. Its what you expected, or do you notice some bad disturbing issues like smearing etc.? Do you watch at night as well, any problems with display? Thanks for Yours replies in advance! I have SG2 now, I would like to know if watching movies steped up to higher level
Watching movies is just great. No smearing and the full hd screen is so beautiful (compared to a previous owned gs2 and gs3).
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It's just awesome. The picture is sharp as a razor.
There's just one small glitch: when you're watching a movie with dark areas, you may see a difference in areas where pixels are pure black. I mean, you do notice when the leds are turned off. But it's not that much of an issue.
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Yes!
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Its absolutely an amazing experience watching videos on s4 the only probl3m I've had is the black patches appear in very dark situations u can minimize it by setting ur screen mode to movie..
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Its absolutely an amazing experience watching videos on s4 the only probl3m I've had is the black patches appear in very dark situations u can minimize it by setting ur screen mode to movie..
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Thanks. Black patches, maybe because of smearing issue? Might will help use of free app Screen Adjuster - when set RBG values +5 / or set constrast value -10. Could you please try and let me know?
With the screen adjuster on smearing/ghosting/black patches whatever you wanna call it is gone but blacks look grey..
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Coming from an S2, i am incredibly satisfied with the S4 screen.
The blacks look incredible and everything is razor sharp in HD. Also, the phone is very comfortable to hold since they've packed a huge 5" screen into a fairly small device.
Coming from an s1, the screen, holy f*** its gorgeous! Everytime I stick it on its dock to charge and it lights up at full brightness Its just beautiful!
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Anybody got this? In low brightness some darker elements(specially gray) start become a little purplish
Also the colors seem less saturated in the default screen mode than the s3(also in standard) i thought i would be the opposite, is my screen defective or is this normal
I tried google but all i get are galaxy nexus results(purple tint)
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Anybody got this? In low brightness some darker elements(specially gray) start become a little purplish
Also the colors seem less saturated in the default screen mode than the s3(also in standard) i thought i would be the opposite, is my screen defective or is this normal
I tried google but all i get are galaxy nexus results(purple tint)
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Welcome to S4. Every galaxy S4 has this. Please refer to other threads on how to get rid of this smearing through software.
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The OP doesn't mention smearing.
This is a different issue to the smearing problem.
When the brightness is on low greys become purple. I have had 4 different S4s (all had to be replaced due to screen issues) and every single one had this problem on low brightness.
IMO there is no such thing as a perfect S4 screen!
I have finally settled on my 4th replacement and this one is still not great but I'm sick of returning them.
I have a pink tint at the top of this screen and also all the sensors, LED and front camera are misaligned in the casing, All over to the left.
Samsung have REALLY failed on the Quality Control of this device.
So it seems universal, well i will have to turn off auto brightness and use brightness at 30%
Any of u guys came from the s3? Do the s4 colors seem a little less saturated to u guys? I have them both side by side and it seems so
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Flash latest software update and get rid of smearing. ..
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So it seems universal, well i will have to turn off auto brightness and use brightness at 30%
Any of u guys came from the s3? Do the s4 colors seem a little less saturated to u guys? I have them both side by side and it seems so
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Yes. I had s3 before and the less saturation on S4 is intentional by Samsung. According to some detailed comparison, the colors of s4 are more accurate. It seems odd at first because our eyes are used to the oversatured screen of s3.
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Yes. I had s3 before and the less saturation on S4 is intentional by Samsung. According to some detailed comparison, the colors of s4 are more accurate. It seems odd at first because our eyes are used to the oversatured screen of s3.
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yeah, i really got used to my overly-poppy colors, but this screen is still beautiful anyways
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Hi
Currently got an S4 and I'm looking to replace it as I use it a lot for movie watching and magazine reading and the slight yellow tint to the s4 screen really annoys me.
Seeing as the note 3 has a similar screen, but just slightly larger, can people confirm whether the note 3 suffers the same inaccurate whites/yellow tint?
Thanks!
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I don't know what yellow tint you're talking about but my S4 didn't have it nor does my N3. I dont use adapt display and my screen mode is set to dynamic
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It's when viewing whites my s4 has a decidedly warm colour to it so whites look dirty and slightly yellowy. It's a well reported characteristic of the s4 although probably didn't affect every single one.
Just want to know if the note 3 solves this by having cool whites as opposed to warm. Maybe personal preference but I much prefer a cooler display.
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I have noted it but just in the movie mode, in dynamic and standard it seems a little bluer to me but it's personal opinion. But I have to say damn this is a beautiful display worth the choice of the phone by itself
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That's good. As long as some of the modes have a cooler tint I'll be happy. The green/yellow tinge is just a bugbear of mine.
Thanks for the replies.
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if interested in note3 screen quality, take a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46040949
guys check if you have adaptive display selected. it adds yellow hue to reduce eye strain
Yap my note 3 has yellow tint some uper area yellowish shade...if I compare with down area of screen.there is difference in low brightness...anyway to fix?