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Lines flash on screen

Occasionally, a horizontal or vertical line flashes on the screen very quickly and then disappears. Does anybody else have that? Is it anything to worry about, or does it not matter? Is it likely that a software update will fix this?
Thanks for any replies!

First, are you running a custom kernel or stock?
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I have not rooted my device. I have flash installed and Iplayer, but apart from that all my apps come directly from the Google appstore...
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StrangerWeather said:
Occasionally, a horizontal or vertical line flashes on the screen very quickly and then disappears. Does anybody else have that? Is it anything to worry about, or does it not matter? Is it likely that a software update will fix this?
Thanks for any replies!
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Damn it! I was seeing this on occasion and hoped that if I just thought I was crazy I wouldn't have to acknowledge it. Now I see it's not my imagination. It happens only rarely and it's really just a blip, but it is indeed weird. I just unlocked/rooted last night though so I'll have to see if it still happens now...

Always happens to me, really only noticeable on mostly white screens like in xda app.
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First device had this issue, took it back (for many reasons), and have not noticed that little "subliminal" black line anymore.

Happens to me too, so far only seen it in the xda app, and in my browser while waiting for a Page to load that is taking a while.... I'm currently waiting for an exchange because I have a slight screen lift issue, but I doubt it will fix this black line problem, it is probably standard on these things. I guess I can live with it
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I get it like once every 10 hours or so and only when using xda app or chrome for some reason.
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Yep, I see it with tapatalk. Haven't noticed it with anything else just yet.
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I also get it a lot when playing an online chess game. It seems related to the apps used. Don't know what to make of it...
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Could it be a memory leak or a GPU rendering issue as some have suggested? Many of us get this on the stock ROM with no developer menu changes.

I notice it too. I thought I was seeing things. It is not serious enough to give a crap though. I just hope it does not evolve into a worse issue.

It probably has to do with spotty Tegra drivers. I noticed it slightly on Chrome, but never on anything else.
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I've seen this quite a bit also. Seems most prevalent for me when I'm using the GPS Status & Toolbox app from EclipSim, except in that app the lines are white.

I think you guys are referring to screen tearing. I have seen it a few times to I think in chrome. Pretty sure its not a hardware problem.
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I haven't noticed it at all on the nexus. I have had this issue on my tf201 though.
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Hmmm... seems this thread should be combined with the other regarding the same issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791281

Yeah I get this too I'm hoping its a software issue it doesn't happen often but I seem to only notice it on tapatalk or the Facebook app. I haven't seen it on games or videos.
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sam3000 said:
Yep, I see it with tapatalk. Haven't noticed it with anything else just yet.
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I see this on occasion with the xda app. I haven't seen it all using anything else. I'm no overly concerned.
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I get that in Tapatalk once in a while. I would guess its a coding thing and not a device defect.
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Coolest tweak for S3 you know?

What is the coolest tweak you know for the Samsung Galaxy S3? I made this thread, so everyone can find out about tweaks that they don't know about - yet. It can be an app or a zip or anything!
I'll start this thread with SGS3 Easy UMS.

:banghead::banghead:
Why would u make a new thread
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Ausboy 2011 said:
:banghead::banghead:
Why would u make a new thread
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Don't see anything wrong about this thread apart from this being a question and in general section. At least it is better than million other ota update threads.
☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus

ceo.mtcl said:
Don't see anything wrong about this thread apart from this being a question and in section. At least it is better than million other ota update threads.
☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
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I have a s3 Verizon and my best app is one more clock gives you some of the best clocks ever
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Did you you know if you disable the ripple effect of the lock screen, you get 180MB more RAM. It has to be unchecked even if you disable the swipe lock screen.

jinosong said:
Did you you know if you disable the ripple effect of the lock screen, you get 180MB more RAM. It has to be unchecked even if you disable the swipe lock screen.
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Sure mate, also if you take the battery off the s3 is sooo light to bring around.
One of the coolest tweaks is the high luminosity torch in CyanogenMod. It's ExtremelY bright.

jinosong said:
Did you you know if you disable the ripple effect of the lock screen, you get 180MB more RAM. It has to be unchecked even if you disable the swipe lock screen.
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beppelupo said:
Sure mate, also if you take the battery off the s3 is sooo light to bring around.
One of the coolest tweaks is the high luminosity torch in CyanogenMod. It's ExtremelY bright.
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i tried that on omega v19 and yes my ram went down 100mb. v20 on the other hand, not at all.

I was just being sarcastic :/
I knew that ripple had to take some memory but both 180 and 100 mb seem an exageraton. BUT, pretty samsung style, i have to admit.

perhaps no mms convert and long hold volume to change songs

charging the battery

The coolest tweak for me is remapping the capacitive buttons lol. I'm easily pleased.
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Turn on your phone with buttons ( Home + Power + Volume Up)
Enviado de uma GalaxyaS3 far far away

Noharmtrying said:
The coolest tweak for me is remapping the capacitive buttons lol. I'm easily pleased.
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That would be awesome! How do you do that?

Don't be an ass. I'm trying to help the OP out.

The best tweak in JB is increased available RAM from 773 to 833MB.

jinosong said:
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How do you disable and uncheck it?
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Kickasskev said:
How do you disable and uncheck it?
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Settings > Security > Lockscreen options
There you will find it
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Double click pause = skip song.
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Ausboy 2011 said:
:banghead::banghead:
Why would u make a new thread
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Lol don't pop that aneurysm.. Wouldn't want you to have a stroke now..
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zigson said:
Double click pause = skip song.
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Fail
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Screen jitters, force GPU?

So I rooted and froze all I felt comfortable with (almost all of the bloat and non used) and seemed to have a few more moments of jitters. I thought it was my fast moving in and out of apps, or my games causing the hardware to stumble, but now think its totally hardware.
My question is, after switching to force GPU settings in developer options, has anyone noticed it stopping? Or at least a marked decrease in episodes?
Disable HW overlays and force GPU rendering of 2d being the two options I'm using. I just started last night and already I'm noticing things seem much snappier and no stutters.
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8on3s said:
So I rooted and froze all I felt comfortable with (almost all of the bloat and non used) and seemed to have a few more moments of jitters. I thought it was my fast moving in and out of apps, or my games causing the hardware to stumble, but now think its totally hardware.
My question is, after switching to force GPU settings in developer options, has anyone noticed it stopping? Or at least a marked decrease in episodes?
Disable HW overlays and force GPU rendering of 2d being the two options I'm using. I just started last night and already I'm noticing things seem much snappier and no stutters.
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I did not have force GPU selected. I just turned it on and will see if it makes a difference.

scottjb said:
I did not have force GPU selected. I just turned it on and will see if it makes a difference.
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Yeah I noticed a jitter now and again, seems it was more placebo than cure. The setting did make the phone a little faster in response though.
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8on3s said:
Yeah I noticed a jitter now and again, seems it was more placebo than cure. The setting did make the phone a little faster in response though.
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Been running it with the force GPU on. I still see the problem but I don't think I see it as much.
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I think its definitely a hardware issue. Seems like most people report it after they flash a new ROM, stock based or not.

i kinda like the jitters
makes me think im having a flashback

uthkuknwme said:
i kinda like the jitters
makes me think im having a flashback
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Lol well that's one way to look at it.
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viper74656 said:
I think its definitely a hardware issue. Seems like most people report it after they flash a new ROM, stock based or not.
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Guessing so then, well screen shakes aren't enough to hate this phone anyways, it's too smooth.
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8on3s said:
Lol well that's one way to look at it.
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honestly, i thought it was me until i saw someone mention it on here, like an eye twitch from trying to focus (i have double vision)

uthkuknwme said:
honestly, i thought it was me until i saw someone mention it on here, like an eye twitch from trying to focus (i have double vision)
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Oh, that doesn't sound like a fun situation. Man the worst situation I had regarding any eye twitching, I was working swing for a few months
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8on3s said:
Oh, that doesn't sound like a fun situation. Man the worst situation I had regarding any eye twitching, I was working swing for a few months
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i just have prizims in my glasses, but sometimes when they get tired my vision splits and i have to reposition them. i wish i could wear contacts, but i bet contacts with prizims would be huge

uthkuknwme said:
i just have prizims in my glasses, but sometimes when they get tired my vision splits and i have to reposition them. i wish i could wear contacts, but i bet contacts with prizims would be huge
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And uncomfortable I'm sure. I can't stand wearing my novelty lenses for Halloween for more than a few hours, lol, I know not the same but the best I have to compare to.
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Got the Note 3 today..

So far I'm loving this phone but holy bloat ware!! I noticed you can't even disable a small amount of it like you can on the S4 like flipboard. Other than that holy crap this is an awesome phone. I thought it was suppose to have 3gb of RAM...mine is barely over 2. I haven't done any searching on it but I think it's normal.
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Yes, its normal...just like a home pc
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Not again
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Unhived__Mind said:
Yes, its normal...just like a home pc
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To bad I can't build a custom android lol
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Maybe this isnt what youre wanting to do, but if you open the app drawer and hit the menu button, you can go down to uninstall disable. From there you can disable what looks to be about 60% of the crap that comes installed.

agent929 said:
So far I'm loving this phone but holy bloat ware!! I noticed you can't even disable a small amount of it like you can on the S4 like flipboard. Other than that holy crap this is an awesome phone. I thought it was suppose to have 3gb of RAM...mine is barely over 2. I haven't done any searching on it but I think it's normal.
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sounds like you have a defective model, you should return it, the rest of us have 3gb of ram:highfive:

Your not actually going to see 3 gigs of ram there is always going to be some used by the system.
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agent929 said:
So far I'm loving this phone but holy bloat ware!! I noticed you can't even disable a small amount of it like you can on the S4 like flipboard. Other than that holy crap this is an awesome phone. I thought it was suppose to have 3gb of RAM...mine is barely over 2. I haven't done any searching on it but I think it's normal.
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No fret guy mine shows 2.38GB feel cheated they didn't make it show at least 2.5. but such is life

Yeah I've got the maximum amount of bloat diabled. Defective phone yeah right lol. And for the last post yeah, after researching I found its the same as everybody else's.
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[Q] Replacing or exchanging

Just notice a white vertical series of some white blotch marks :/
I like this phone. But I really like the note 3 screen size.
Is anyone thinking about going back for the note 3?
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bodom_hc said:
Just notice a white vertical series of some white blotch marks :/
I like this phone. But I really like the note 3 screen size.
Is anyone thinking about going back for the note 3?
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Nope. The Note 3 has lag and this doesn't. That's enough for me to not even touch that phone.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Nope. The Note 3 has lag and this doesn't. That's enough for me to not even touch that phone.
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Throw Nova launcher on there
Or flash darthstalker rom
im thinking twice about this phone lol

bodom_hc said:
Throw Nova launcher on there
Or flash darthstalker rom
im thinking twice about this phone lol
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I will tell you that I hate the Nova option because you can do that on any phone and I like to stay on stock launchers. Also, that's just a band aid. An un-optimized software is underneath.
And trust me, I've had the S3, Note 2 and S4.... Flashing a rom is still using their un-optimized software. It just makes it a bit more bearable.
In my Samsung career I've flashed probably over 100 roms. It doesn't hide the flaws enough. I'm over Samsung and feel sorry for the people who are paying an insane amount of money for a phone with that much lag.
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