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Anyone have Evo that glows in the dark?

a lot of people are reporting this problem when the phone is off
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/106893-i-just-notied-my-evo-glows-dark.html
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Here is the problem on a 002 15 second exposure in complete darkness.
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The way I see ut is that the button panel has its own backlight and is meant to turn on in complete darkness, but some evo's do it when the phone is off given enough power since the panel's software run a separate lower powered chip, but I'm no engineer. It can be fixed with a firmware update, probably.

Mine did this once. I turned it back on and killed a bunch of apps with advanced task killer, and then it quit. Think it was just a fluke because it hasn't happened since.. and that was about a week ago. If it's happening constantly even after reboots, I'd assume you have installed something that is acting retarded in the background.

actually it's not a software problem... I hard reseted and kepted the phone clean and checked at night. still LED problem being lit. I took it to a store and they are willing to replace the phone

Yes this happens to me alot and i have to remove the battery and put it back in i left the phone like that for 10 minutes and i click every button but does not come back on so have to remove the battery

My wife's has been doing that and it will not stop. Ive rebooted cleaned all apps and nothing. I'm trying to return it but am waiting for bestbuy to call me when they get more phones. Any one have a solution?
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I have the opposite problem. Mine never seem to turn on in complete darkness. >_<

I just noticed this for the first time last night. Haven't seen it before or since.
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TheBiles said:
I have the opposite problem. Mine never seem to turn on in complete darkness. >_<
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wish i had that problem. i really have no need for back lights on the menu. the bleed they cause is terrible when looking at dark movies.
on the droid, in froyo at least, the menu buttons dim when watching a movie or you can use LEDsHack to turn off the lights.

I posted this issue a couple days ago and got no replies. I have noticed this issue on my phone. Sometimes pressing volume up/down will cause the lights to come on too.
I wonder if this is the cause of poor battery life. It's almost as if the light sensor is still functioning when the phone is supposed to be sleeping.

I noticed this also on both mine and my girls 0002 models... You can see it during the day too if you cup your hands around the bottom of the screen just over the buttons and look under. Wasn't sure what that was all about. Looks like just another glitch to me.

Is this good enough reason to request exchange? Does this drain battery faster in any way?

apexi350z said:
Is this good enough reason to request exchange? Does this drain battery faster in any way?
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yes it is a good reason. kills battery

delete please.. double post

I thought the whole time that the "glow in the dark" was a feature. Its something I certainly don't mind, as I have found it rather useful.
But since its not a feature... then... defect? Haha. Well, this EVO is going back to the store anyway.

Review: Samsung Tab 10.1v vs Ipad 1 (closed)

I have the chance to compare my 10.1v with an Ipad 1 so here is the first picture (both devices with medium brightness).
It'll be a work in progress. Tomorrow I'll have more time and I'll post a full review, with images and videos.

I'll post videos here.

Looking forward to seeing the review. I'm more interested in the 10.1 but the screen quality definitely interests me here.

i guess samsung tab should vs ipad 2

I don't have an Ipad 2, just the first one.
I returned my 10.1v, it became a brick.

myself11 said:
I don't have an Ipad 2, just the first one.
I returned my 10.1v, it became a brick.
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What happened ?

As a stated on another thread, I played around for half an hour. Due to a lot of forced closes on browser, decided to turn off the device. It froze on "Do you want to shut down?".
Pressed a couple of times the power button and the first screen "Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1v" appeared, but it never passed from there.
Tryed power + vol down and entered unlock mode with no problems. Pressed the power button to get out and restart, but same issue ocurred. The only way to turn it off is power + volume up and down for 10 secs.
I think even charging was affected, because when I plugged it, the symbol of a battery appeared, but nothing happened afterward.

myself11 said:
I think even charging was affected, because when I plugged it, the symbol of a battery appeared, but nothing happened afterward.
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Sounds to me like....
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early adopters penalty!
Are you getting it replaced? I'm sure it was just a dodgy unit. I've not heard of anyone else with that issue - the only issue that I know of is the light-bleed issue for which Vodafone AU have been replacing them.

I know of 2 Tabs here in Portugal whose screen, after 4 days of normal use, started malfunctioning. An error like mine, I never heard of it, not even in another tabs' fora.
I got a refund. Imagine if it happened again... The store might say I've been messing with something or trying to install custom Rom (there isn't any, I know eheh). My unit had bleeding too, I think they all have.

[Q] Constant black screen from boot, but still responsive

My ROM is NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9 V1.1
The last thing I did was watch a video on YouTube (Application). I then got a black screen the next time I tried to unlock it, this has happened a few times with this ROM so I normally just soft reset it by taking out the battery.
However this time I did it again and my phone turned on, but was constantly black. It vibrated as if it was turning on but did not do any boot logo. Tried booting it into the tri-color screen and nothing still.
I have realised though that it is still booting up, and working like normally, but the screen is just black, it is a lighter black as if it's responding if I press a button. I managed to unlock my phone by doing my pattern, and I can hold the home button and feel a vibration, so I know it has booted into Android.
I'm just really not sure what to do, I've looked all over the forums and found one similar problem but no solution. I think I can get into the tri-color screen if I hold down vol down but it won't show the screen, I just know it is in the screen as I see the light is constantly a light black as if it is constantly on.
Shall I try Task29 or does anyone have any idea what I should do?
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I can now run AndroidScreenCast and operate my phone from my PC. I can control my phone as if i was normally, but the screen is just black. Like I said it turns onto a light black when anything happens but hat's it. Is it just my screen afterall? (It has been cracked for over a year now but no problems upto now..)

My guess is that you accidently disconnected the output cable from phone to display.
This should be the issue since there seems to be no screen but interactive elements.
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Any idea if I can do anything about that myself?

Korv said:
Any idea if I can do anything about that myself?
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Hmm the cable is right under the hardware buttons.
You can try pressing around them to have a chance of getting it back (no guarantee and if you break your display its not my fault).
If you are experienced enough you could remove the LCD but I don't know anything about that.
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yes, you could be the ribbon cable connector to the motherboard, you must fully remove the display and see if the latch on the cable connector is closed.
Also check if the cable is securely attached to verify you see two small ends' near the copper plug is attached to the plastic connector on the motherboard.
good luck
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[Guide]For people with white screen

If your xperia play (Doesn't matter which model, it affects all plays) is getting this white screen here:
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The problem that you are facing is a busted flex cable. I'm posting this thread because I have seen in the past week at least 5 people ask what the white screen is, and how to fix it. Here is a video on how to take apart your play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3n5ZfkqhzE and here is a link to where you can buy a new flex cable: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flex-Cable-Ribbon-Connector-for-SONY-ERICSSON-XPERIA-PLAY-Z1-Z1i-R800-/180869752159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1cad655f#ht_1547wt_1185
The only way you can avoid the flex cable damage is to keep from sliding your gamepad in and out all the time. So basically, just try to do it if you are actually going to be playing a game, not just something you do because you are bored.
I hope this helps anyone with that problem!

Thanks. Does this mean sliding up slowly as well yeah ?

sufy1000 said:
Thanks. Does this mean sliding up slowly as well yeah ?
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Not necessarily. Just don't do it too often. Mines lasted me since june 2011 so far.
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sufy1000 said:
Thanks. Does this mean sliding up slowly as well yeah ?
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Basically It's every time it slides. Just don't sit there rapidly opening and closing it.
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I have that problem. It still works perfectly when I open the gamepad, so I don't care.

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I have that problem. It still works perfectly when I open the gamepad, so I don't care.
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I'd order a new one soon, because eventually it breaks with it open too.

i have a different problem
first my screen would come on but the phone was on and working etc
but the screen stayed black
if i kept pressing power on button or the hardware keys it would come back on sometimes
or if i restarted the phone
but now the screen wont come on at all, i power the fone on and it vibrates
and then it vibrates again and power buttons goes blue for a short time i think to signal that doom kernel has loaded and that u can go to recovery
but that it.
phone is dead

Wow, this is a huge problem. Is this happening to a lot of launch-buyers?

I don't know what your problem is...It might be your LCD

Ah, I have this, but its only partially down the left side of the screen, about 20px
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Thank you for the video, I just push the conection and works.
Sorry for my English

Sony repaired my flex cable for free, although i unlocked my bootloader with a key from their website. So if you still have warranty on your device you don't have to fix it your self and lose your warranty completely.

[Q] Wi-Fi keeps turning on automatically...

I've got a SM-G935F with latest Vodafone Italy (OMN) firmware and no root.
I just did a factory reset and flash 2 days ago, but since then I've noticed that the Wi-Fi keeps turning on all the time.
No matter what I've checked, no matter what settings I've turned off it just keeps doing it.
Is it really a firmware flashing issue or can I try something else before having to reset the device again?

Have you checked the Places Edge panel? It changes settings based on location and I think it is on by default.

neezy13 said:
Have you checked the Places Edge panel? It changes settings based on location and I think it is on by default.
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Hmm I can't find something like that, but maybe it's just a matter of (Italian) translation.
Just to be double sure I've completely disabled the edge features to see what happens.
Thanks in the meantime.
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Its called "My Places" on the English version, not sure about the Italian translation

It's still doing it.
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I just remembered smart network switch. It turns off wifi temporarily if the signal is weak or unstable. It is in the "more" menu in the wifi settings. Maybe that is why it's turning off.
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Sorry, just read your post again and that's the opposite of your problem. The only other thing I can think of is that on my AT&T version, there is a setting to automatically connect to AT&T Hotspots. Maybe Vodafone has a similar setting.
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Thanks for your help, but I don't have that option.
However I think at this point that it's really a flashing issue.
I will keep the device that way until I receive the Note 7 in a week or less.
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it happened to my Note 4 a few months before it died. Wifi on the top status bar will flash on & off. Going into settings and turning it OFF will turn it off. but after a few seconds, it will trigger it back to ON, and repeat, OFF, ON, OFF all by itself. Never happened before to me ever. My Note 4's now dead, so i got the s7 Edge now and loving it.

It came out it was the app called 'Block This!'.
However after reporting it to the author it looks like the issue got fixed! ??
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