S4 screen problem - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I got an samsung galaxy s4 and its screen randomly opening or closing i cant decide what makes this or if it is a software or hardware problem. When i connect the phone to pc it shows up on my computer.. I showed it to a phone repairer he wanted 130 pounds to change the screen but i didnt trusted him. I also gave the phone to service in cyprus and they fixed it for few days than it happened again. The money I paid was around 20 pound. Do you have any idea? I think if the screen works when it decided to open , the screen is healthy... Thanks for your help.

What do you mean by randomly opening and closing? Do you mean your screen goes on and off randomly?
Can you make a video that shows it?

Lennyz1988 said:
What do you mean by randomly opening and closing? Do you mean your screen goes on and off randomly?
Can you make a video that shows it?
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Exactly the same as you explained. I dont know when its going to open or close so its a bit hard to record a video.

uskuri18 said:
Exactly the same as you explained. I dont know when its going to open or close so its a bit hard to record a video.
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What does it show? A screen like this?
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Or just the normal screen?

Lennyz1988 said:
What does it show? A screen like this?
Or just the normal screen?
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It shows nothing.. like it is powered off. But when it turns on it is normal..

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Help! Something wrong when I boot up my phone!

Guys,
I like to check with you all whether any solution for the below problem :
Every time I boot up my phone, it will display the messaging menu on the background and I cannot view the HTC Sense main screen till I press any button.
Please see below photo of the problem :
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Mine does exactly the same thing.
mine does the same thing too, it seems to be that messaging tries to open up on top of it, if you see on your screenshot, it says messaging at the top instead of start. Seems to be an issue with windows mobile i think as i had the same thing happen on my touch pro with a custom rom. it happens to me when i use the phone too, for example if i'm watching a video in full screen that messaging thing appears over it and exits full screen playback, doesnt happen all the time but enough to become annoying
Try booting the phone without the memory card inserted. Maybe it's corrupt.
I get this too. Tried searching for a fix but couldn't find one so good to see a thread started here about it.
Touching the screen will also take you to the main screen.
Weird. I get the "Launching HTC Sense" sometimes, but never the Messaging thing instead of Start.
It only happens on mine if the phone has been switched off for a while, for example over night, if I just switch the phone off and back on again it goes straight to the main screen.

[Q] only white and purple screen color??

Generally screen is normal but sometimes when i make a phonecall after that screen is turned into white and purple color like in the screenshot. And it stays that way until i reboot the phone. Anyone having this issue? Is it a hardware problem? I tried both wm 6.5 and android have the same issue...
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Hi,
I've had what looks like a negative screen,where the phone is is still usable.
A reboot will fix it.
Imilka (DEV) said it was just a glitch.
Nothing to worry about.
Haven't had it for a while though.
yeah it doesn't effect the working of the phone. but nowadays it is happening more and i always had to reboot the phone:/
semihbalcioglu said:
yeah it doesn't effect the working of the phone. but nowadays it is happening more and i always had to reboot the phone:/
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Hi,
May I suggest a new ROM?
http://android.hd2roms.com/
thank you
semihbalcioglu said:
Generally screen is normal but sometimes when i make a phonecall after that screen is turned into white and purple color like in the screenshot. And it stays that way until i reboot the phone. Anyone having this issue? Is it a hardware problem? I tried both wm 6.5 and android have the same issue...
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I have this issue occasionally using GBX. Found that when it happens, if you keep pressing the power off button several times quickly, to lock then unlock your phone. The screen will go back to normal. Alot quicker then rebooting.
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thank you, will keep that in mind
I do the same. sometimes. helps to restart
when changing the rum became less.
sorry for my english

[Q] red line straight through

Was checking email and all of a sudden I saw this
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Already set up my rma... lasted for about 30 mins (reboot, turned off, still there) and while I was on phone with google, it mysteriously disappeared. Anyone else in same boat? Search is disabled currently
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Was checking email and all of a sudden I saw this
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Already set up my rma... lasted for about 30 mins (reboot, turned off, still there) and while I was on phone with google, it mysteriously disappeared. Anyone else in same boat? Search is disabled currently
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Seems like a software bug to me. It didn't affect the notification area and the nav.
Probably sothing to do with the video controler?
Really weird
gfgodoy said:
Seems like a software bug to me. It didn't affect the notification area and the nav.
Probably sothing to do with the video controler?
Really weird
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Try a factory reset and see if that solves it. You already have an RMA on the way so you might as well test different possible solutions.
You see looking at the picture, I thought it didn't affect those areas too... but I swore it did. I think it was just more visible on the drop down area. Of course I cannot remember now since it is gone...

Note 4 Display turns on by itself or minimal touches

Hello, friends of the Note 4.
Im note sure if i am right here to ask about a specific problem.
Like i mentioned in the headline, the display of my phone turns on by minimal touches it seems, for example if i take the phone in my hand but not puch any button. Can be that it also turns on without toches, im not so sure.
The effect is hardly reproducable though, by handling the phone rougher just to see if the display turns on. Not sure.
Im a little stumped by this problem, since it didnt changed by flashing another rom. Im a little afraid that it could be a hardware problem... Hope not.
Do you have any advice for me what to try or in what direction to look for a solution?
Thanks!
Quick Glance on for some reason? LOL!
ithehappy said:
Quick Glance on for some reason? LOL!
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What even is Quick Glance? I use a Note 7 rom, by the way... Just truned off smart stay. It will take time to see if it solved the problem.
I think this problem is related to the apps that can appear on top like pie control, drup or any other 3rd party apps. So try to disable them one by and see which app is causing this problem. Cheers
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Thanks for reply! Honestly, the whole Apps hat can appear on top thing is a super bother. I dont really understand the sense of it. Yes i will try to disable all.

Blue smudge spot on screen

Hello - my phone is 1.5 years old and suddenly I have faint blue spot on my screen, mostly visible on white background. It's been there for a week ...
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Any ideas if there is a way to fix this?
Tap it fast and gently on the 'smudge' for a minute or so. If there is any improvement, keep doing it till it disappears. If not, get a new screen.
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harmin1948 said:
Tap it fast and gently on the 'smudge' for a minute or so. If there is any improvement, keep doing it till it disappears. If not, get a new screen.
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Thanks for the tip but It doesn't seem to change anything.
If it doesn't spread I might keep it that way because changing the screen would cost me near what I paid for the phone!
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liquor said:
Hello - my phone is 1.5 years old and suddenly I have faint blue spot on my screen, mostly visible on white background. It's been there for a week ...
Any ideas if there is a way to fix this?
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could be delimitation, which means you need a new screen.
However try a screen calibration app first.
2nd a factory reset (this calibrates the screen on newer versions of Android)
if that doesn't work you probably need a new screen
The same issue arised for my screen, but it is fainter, think it is screen issue because when I was tapping screen during restart that part had a strange response. It appeared almost suddenly for me, any fix?

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