Probably not the best type of thread but it's for anyone who has faced any issues or defects with Pixel XL. When I'm expected to fork out £819 for a top end of phone I don't really expect any types of defects.
Overall I'm quite pleased with the phone but I've noticed the pulse notification light is bit odd. Green colour is perfect but red or orange colours show as white and pink!!!
I'm sure that's not how it's supposed to be?
I've reported this to google who are looking into it and will get back to me.
Anyone else tested any features which aren't as expected or noticed any defects please let us know.
The power button feels weird, like it doesn't wanna press unless I push a certain way. Might be just me, though
There's a dead pixel on the left hand side of my screen. I've tried to ignore it, but it's really bothering me. I think I'm just going to return it and hope that the replacement doesn't take months to arrive.
neilmcd said:
There's a dead pixel on the left hand side of my screen. I've tried to ignore it, but it's really bothering me. I think I'm just going to return it and hope that the replacement doesn't take months to arrive.
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I would replace it for sure!
neilmcd said:
There's a dead pixel on the left hand side of my screen. I've tried to ignore it, but it's really bothering me. I think I'm just going to return it and hope that the replacement doesn't take months to arrive.
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I second that replace it, not worth it riding more dead pixels. I'm returning my black one due to notification light issue.
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I would replace it for sure!
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ChrisAC84 said:
The power button feels weird, like it doesn't wanna press unless I push a certain way. Might be just me, though
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That doesn't sound right to me, power button on both my silver and black can be pushed from any angle or part and it works.
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I don't know how to test LED light, is it turned off with ambient display?
my only issue so far is the lack of double tap to wake. The phone is super fast and responsive. I'm at work, so I can't play too much, but damn is it going to get used all night.
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I don't know how to test LED light, is it turned off with ambient display?
my only issue so far is the lack of double tap to wake. The phone is super fast and responsive. I'm at work, so I can't play too much, but damn is it going to get used all night.
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Going into settings, notifications then tap on the settings icon and toggle on pulse notification light.
Took me a while to figure.
I couldn't find option to change colour so installed light manager to switch between different colours.
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neilmcd said:
There's a dead pixel on the left hand side of my screen. I've tried to ignore it, but it's really bothering me. I think I'm just going to return it and hope that the replacement doesn't take months to arrive.
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From now on, a dead pixel sounds so much worse than it is...
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wait, the notification led isn't enabled by default? that strikes me as rather silly
Is anyone having problems with very slow 4G speeds? Compare to my Samsung Galaxy S7 and the speed on this phone for the 4G networks is very slow I wonder why that is
is there anyway to get a charging LED? always liked to be able to see how charged my phone is by a quick glance without having to keep turning the screen on.
Belimawr said:
is there anyway to get a charging LED? always liked to be able to see how charged my phone is by a quick glance without having to keep turning the screen on.
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Download LightFlow. There is an option for that.
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Download LightFlow. There is an option for that.
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thanks, never needed to do anything like that before.
Only issue I have is that it burns my toast. Besides that it puts butter on perfectly fine lol
No issue. So far so good!!
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Only issue I have is that it burns my toast. Besides that it puts butter on perfectly fine lol
No issue. So far so good!!
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So basically the phone runs hot??
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So basically the phone runs hot??
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No I was making a joke lol
I can't make claims about heat yet. I'm sitting in a car with the a/c blasting on the backside of it while charging. Lol
After some exhaustive testing against my Samsung Galaxy S 7 Edge I concluded that the upload speed using 4G with the pixel XL is about 10% of that of the Galaxy S 7 Edge I wonder why that is and I hope that it will be an update to the modem that will fix this problem I would love to hear from the rest of you what kind of upload speeds you are getting using the 4G network with your new pixel XL phone thank you very much for your help
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After some exhaustive testing against my Samsung Galaxy S 7 Edge I concluded that the upload speed using 4G with the pixel XL is about 10% of that of the Galaxy S 7 Edge I wonder why that is and I hope that it will be an update to the modem that will fix this problem I would love to hear from the rest of you what kind of upload speeds you are getting using the 4G network with your new pixel XL phone thank you very much for your help
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Mine is actually a tiny bit higher than my wife's note 5. My download was a 1.5 slower though. Same server same network. This is on Verizon btw.
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I had only owned my Epic a week and this is what happened to the screen! I thought I was seeing things at first, then it got BAD. My wife captured this short video with her Evo before I took it in and traded it for a new unit.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'm almost 2 weeks into my replacement unit and everything's fine so far.
That screen seems faulty to me.
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Or maybe even a loose wire?
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Looks like a connector to the screen may have been loose :/..
I had it happen. Took it back and exchanged it even though after rebooting it appeared fine. I believe it was an overheating graphics processor (I've had similar happen on a computer).
At first, the guy at Best Buy was hesitant to replace it. I told him I didn't mind if he did a hard reset on it so he could rule out a software conflict (personally, I was confident it was hardware-related). Less than 3 minutes after being reset it was doing it again.
Now, I'll probably root it have some real fun!
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I am having that issue right now! Anytime I even slide the keyboard out a little bit, my colors go all sorry and my wallpaper looks like old PC's with 256 colors! Lol or safe mode! I am 5 months into this phone, but hopefully it's still covered under some kind of warranty so I don't have to turn it on an insurance claim. Lol.
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I am having that issue right now! Anytime I even slide the keyboard out a little bit, my colors go all sorry and my wallpaper looks like old PC's with 256 colors! Lol or safe mode! I am 5 months into this phone, but hopefully it's still covered under some kind of warranty so I don't have to turn it on an insurance claim. Lol.
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I hope you don't have too much trouble getting it taken care of!
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Wow! Seems to be a manufacturing defect in the latest round of shipments... Hope getting it swapped with a replacement was simple. Too much money to lay out to start with a defective unit like that, but as with anything, sh*t happens...just not cool when it happens to you!
With the amount of phones sold there are going to occasionally be defective ones.
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I've had a similar issue, except much more subtle. Best way I can describe it: There will be random changing horizontal color bars that overlay on top of what is on the screen at about 90% transparency. It looks like something is interfering with the video output to the AMOLED. This only happens when the phone appears to be processing something like the loading screen for the Android Market or during the melody test in the *#0*# menu. It also appears to be related somehow to the battery charge level. The lower the charge, the more the effect. I'm just noting this issue here, and kind of wondering if anyone else has this issue. It doesn't really bother me at all, to be honest.
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Wow! Seems to be a manufacturing defect in the latest round of shipments... Hope getting it swapped with a replacement was simple. Too much money to lay out to start with a defective unit like that, but as with anything, sh*t happens...just not cool when it happens to you!
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Getting it swapped was simple & quick once the Best Buy Mobile rep hard reset the unit and saw that the problem continued. As I said in the OP, my replacement is doing great so far.
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I've had a similar issue, except much more subtle. Best way I can describe it: There will be random changing horizontal color bars that overlay on top of what is on the screen at about 90% transparency. It looks like something is interfering with the video output to the AMOLED. This only happens when the phone appears to be processing something like the loading screen for the Android Market or during the melody test in the *#0*# menu. It also appears to be related somehow to the battery charge level. The lower the charge, the more the effect. I'm just noting this issue here, and kind of wondering if anyone else has this issue. It doesn't really bother me at all, to be honest.
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I think I was having the same problem.
It only seemed to happen when the battery was nearly depleted, and even then only when the screen was on high brightness and displaying nearly all white.
Seems to me like at low charge levels the battery can't supply enough power to keep most of the pixels white at high brightness, so it starts getting distorted.
Go to sprint service and repair store and open a ticket. They will either charge you $35 or it will be free if you're under tep, so long that you have no liquid on the device and it's not rooted. I'm a tech at one of the stores.
OperationMove said:
I am having that issue right now! Anytime I even slide the keyboard out a little bit, my colors go all sorry and my wallpaper looks like old PC's with 256 colors! Lol or safe mode! I am 5 months into this phone, but hopefully it's still covered under some kind of warranty so I don't have to turn it on an insurance claim. Lol.
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I just unboxed my TF...gave it the "once over" looking for all the things mentioned in the various threads....sharp edges, dust in the camera lens, dust under the screen, dead pixels, lack of charging indication, won't charge...etc....
So far....none of those problems seem to have made it to my TF....what a relief!
The quality LOOKS (appears) to be very good...and the finishing seems just fine...
I did the initial set up and everything seemed to go ok there too...no weird lock ups....no dead screen areas....
I set up gmail to be accessed from the screen widget...it just seemed to be a better way than just leaving that "0 emails" thing there....
I'm psyched! and I DON'T want to wait 8 hours to be finished with the charge!! waaaa...
It came charged at 61%...
Congratulations!
I got my TF yesterday, it's very nice although I have a slighly quieter left speaker and I think I've experienced my first SOD.
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I just unboxed my TF...gave it the "once over" looking for all the things mentioned in the various threads....sharp edges, dust in the camera lens, dust under the screen, dead pixels, lack of charging indication, won't charge...etc....
So far....none of those problems seem to have made it to my TF....what a relief!
The quality LOOKS (appears) to be very good...and the finishing seems just fine...
I did the initial set up and everything seemed to go ok there too...no weird lock ups....no dead screen areas....
I set up gmail to be accessed from the screen widget...it just seemed to be a better way than just leaving that "0 emails" thing there....
I'm psyched! and I DON'T want to wait 8 hours to be finished with the charge!! waaaa...
It came charged at 61%...
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Hey I just unboxed mine as well a few minutes ago, and really have no issues either. But does yours have an led charging indicator? I mean when its off. Not in the actual hc os. When i first plugged in the adapter it turned on by itself, ran through the setup, and said it was charging. Im real anal with my gizmos and want it to fully charge before using it, so I shut it down. No indicator though? Im sure this is for everyone but can't find consistent results? Is your indicator on? By the way, congrats on getting one!
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But does yours have an led charging indicator? I mean when its off. Not in the actual hc os.
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I don't see one....just on the screen it has the percentage and in the lower right corner a little icon with a lightening bolt....
There is NO indicator FYI
Have fun with it.
Did you look for light bleeding? Turn the brightness all the way up and hop into the gallery app, should see some if you have any.
Where did you buy from?
hanano17 said:
Did you look for light bleeding? Turn the brightness all the way up and hop into the gallery app, should see some if you have any.
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I didn't do that yet...I will and report back.
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Where did you buy from?
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Datavis.
I got lucky ordered it 3 days ago and got 2nd day air.....
Most of the issues are Honeycomb-related and can be fixed easily via updates. The hardware on this thing is quite solid. Enjoy your new toy.
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I just unboxed my TF...gave it the "once over" looking for all the things mentioned in the various threads....sharp edges, dust in the camera lens, dust under the screen, dead pixels, lack of charging indication, won't charge...etc....
So far....none of those problems seem to have made it to my TF....what a relief!
The quality LOOKS (appears) to be very good...and the finishing seems just fine...
I did the initial set up and everything seemed to go ok there too...no weird lock ups....no dead screen areas....
I set up gmail to be accessed from the screen widget...it just seemed to be a better way than just leaving that "0 emails" thing there....
I'm psyched! and I DON'T want to wait 8 hours to be finished with the charge!! waaaa...
It came charged at 61%...
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Give it a week.
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Have you installed PC suite ? If so any problems?
gratz...been using my TF for just over a week and it works flawlessly..
We badly need more of these 'everything OK' threads
Lol. My TF is ok too. Nice to know that not everyone has issues. I do have a little light bleed, but not a big deal.
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Canadoc said:
Give it a week.
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about your sig?
does the non-xda-specific version of tapatalk work for the TF? how come whenever i login, it FCs?
finalhit said:
about your sig?
does the non-xda-specific version of tapatalk work for the TF? how come whenever i login, it FCs?
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I'm a new user of Tapatalk and couldn't purchase it from the market on the TF, so I went to the Market on my Evo 4G and purchased there. Then I went to the Market on my TF and it showed up as an available app for install. It works great on my TF with no FCs.
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There is NO indicator FYI
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Oh sorry mr Paul, but if you read the op's post carefully they said no issues with....lack of charge indicator. So, I thought he/she may have had a light or something? I know there isn't an led indicator now. THANK YOU. The device should still be charging after a shut down. Simple feature, and its not on the tf? Not a big deal.
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I have installed PC suite and no issues.....
So I have desided I would live with the phones warm ish colour its not as bad now. But the mid right side of the phone I can say hit settings on the notification bar and I can clearly see marks happen on the screen for a few seconds like I was pushing down hard on the screen when I certainly was not :/ Whats this and are they all like this or is this one a dud?
hyelton said:
So I have desided I would live with the phones warm ish colour its not as bad now. But the mid right side of the phone I can say hit settings on the notification bar and I can clearly see marks happen on the screen for a few seconds like I was pushing down hard on the screen when I certainly was not :/ Whats this and are they all like this or is this one a dud?
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I can't reproduce this.
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my DNA started to do this towards the middle..it's the overall design of the phone and the shape of the back, i believe. i don't notice it on my G2 much.
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I can't reproduce this.
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Okay thanks. How much pressure do you have to.use before it would do it? Im about to drive down to best buy real quick even though its a little under an hour drive to get a.replacement.
Isn't this also using the zero gap technology? If so then the "closeness" improves touchscreen responsiveness.
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I just got back from doing an exchange this one is NOT as bad as the first one its manageable! The screen colour is a little better too still warm but not redish like the other one.
As the title says im a potential buyer and i wanted to ask you guys what should i worry about ive read some stuff like overheating or yellow tint but what else should i know about this device because im in between the nexus 4, the xperia z which is said to have built quality issues and the note 2 with its sudden death issue, the prices arent much different with the nexus in my country at around 340euros and the other two a little bit more and the customer service is horrendous in y country so repairing it really difficult hence my hesitation, ive had the lumia 920 for a while know and prior to that the note 1 and havent had any issues with them.
If customer service in your country is horrible I would suggest the N4. So many people on here, G+ etc. know how to fix things.
It's really up to you though. With the N5 coming out soon you might want to hold off.
You should probably get the Nexus 4 so you can gets lots of updates and helps from forum members. But at the same time the Nexus 4 do not have the most durable design so I would buy a case for it unless you have some accident warranty.
*google gesture keyboard messing me up again
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Maustin96 said:
If customer service in your country is horrible I would suggest the N4. So many people on here, G+ etc. know how to fix things.
It's really up to you though. With the N5 coming out soon you might want to hold off.
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I cant really afford the n5 when it comes out, but the software issues are not really an issue for me but ive read about overheating and throttling and im not the most hardcore gamer but i like to play a little bit through the day and thats what worries me.
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I cant really afford the n5 when it comes out, but the software issues are not really an issue for me but ive read about overheating and throttling and im not the most hardcore gamer but i like to play a little bit through the day and thats what worries me.
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Mine has never overheated and I've played some graphic heavy games in my time including Asphalt games and more recently FIFA 14. Yes it gets a little hot but so did my S2. That's pretty normal.
You shouldn't have a problem with anything like this to be honest.
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You'll probably feet the Nexus 4 so you can gets loss of updates and help from forum members here. But at the same time the Nexus 4 do not have the most durable design so I would buy a case for it unless you have some accident warranty.
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It's kind of slick and likes to slide down my table (well happened twice that it fell down). The table is waist-high and I was scared at first (worked even better then the alarm to wake me up )
But since I personally dislike these ugly cases I can tell you it's not that fragile. Fell down of that table twice and nothing happened. I was only worried because I've read everywhere that the glass likes to break but it never happened
You don't have to put it in monstrous cases that should protect it from an atomic explosion or something
The n4 with ringke fusion case. IMO.
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I undervolt and my phone rarely goes higher than 120°f. The n4 is solid imo, the only thing that seems to be giving me an issue is the power button which seems like it will need to be replaced at some point. No worries though, touch control helps a bunch! Tap to wake/slide to sleep....Best phone I've ever owned!
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Hi,
you can wait for a little while the N5 is rolling out you can check it .
also i heard and saw good reviews on the MotoX.
my advice is just wait a little more .
CurlyY said:
Hi,
you can wait for a little while the N5 is rolling out you can check it .
also i heard and saw good reviews on the MotoX.
my advice is just wait a little more .
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Maybe im going to do just that.
If you're on a budget then hands down Nexus 4! If you have endless cash flow and patience then wait for something else. I personally love the N4 and picked mine up from a guy off of craigslist for $200 (16GB version) in excellent condition.
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I also want to recommend xtreme guard screen protectors. You can get then for the back and front and are water based. (Don't worry, there's a video tutorial)
But also get a case as well.
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I also want to recommend xtreme guard screen protectors. You can get then for the back and front and are water based. (Don't worry, there's a video tutorial)
But also get a case as well.
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i have them one my lumia 920 and didnt really like the rubbery feel to them, but on the other side they are dead easy to install
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i have them one my lumia 920 and didnt really like the rubbery feel to them, but on the other side they are dead easy to install
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I only have one on the back because the front one tends to peel off really easily due to the curves on the edge of the screen.
By having it on the back it prevents the phone from slipping and sliding. Before I got them I took my N4 to the toilet with me without the xtreme guards and it slipped off the bit where the flusher is. With them on it just stays in place.
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3dupunk said:
I undervolt and my phone rarely goes higher than 120°f. The n4 is solid imo, the only thing that seems to be giving me an issue is the power button which seems like it will need to be replaced at some point. No worries though, touch control helps a bunch! Tap to wake/slide to sleep....Best phone I've ever owned!
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thats something that worries me, ive read alot about the power button not working and i hate such things in phone, is this an issue faced by alot of people or just something that happens occasionally because i had the original galaxy s and its power button felt really weird too and its been about 3 or more years and nothing has happened to it
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thats something that worries me, ive read alot about the power button not working and i hate such things in phone, is this an issue faced by alot of people or just something that happens occasionally because i had the original galaxy s and its power button felt really weird too and its been about 3 or more years and nothing has happened to it
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if there is a problem you can think of someone here has solved it in one way or another. Its a solid phone the N4. Put a case on it to protect it, root it to customize the way you want., rock a customized kernel to keep it cool and have good battery life, there are ways to change the colors if you do not like and plus you will have the newest software always.... Oh yea and touch control lets you do a double tap to turn on device..
Nuff' said problem(s) solved :good: :laugh:
playya said:
if there is a problem you can think of someone here has solved it in one way or another. Its a solid phone the N4. Put a case on it to protect it, root it to customize the way you want., rock a customized kernel to keep it cool and have good battery life, there are ways to change the colors if you do not like and plus you will have the newest software always.... Oh yea and touch control lets you do a double tap to turn on device..
Nuff' said problem(s) solved :good: :laugh:
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ok....but it the power button problem very common?? i know i can find alternatives but its the problem itslef that bothers me
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ok....but it the power button problem very common?? i know i can find alternatives but its the problem itslef that bothers me
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Yea its a problem across all phones if you love it soo much you keep turning it on... LOL man listen that is the least of your worries with xposed framework and the ability to use volume keys to wake device and sweep to wake and double tap to wake
I bought my Moto X around the end of September and about two weeks after getting it, I had a screen burn-in from the notification bar and navigation bar. I let Motorola know and they happily replaced it. However few weeks after owning the second one I experienced the issue again and I let them know. They told me they were stunned and that I was literally the only person who had reported the issue.
What I am wondering is if anyone else has experienced this. I know it is a common problem with AMOLEDs, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon.
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I have never seen screen burn in on any phone. Not sure I would notice it in the notification and navigation areas since they always display the same things.
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Screen burn in after 2 weeks? On 2 devices? Come on now...
Love your avatar BTW. I can quote that entire movie.
The galaxy nexus had that issue
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Love your avatar BTW. I can quote that entire movie.
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Me to !! Hehe
Sa sens le Rooting icite !!
I saw burn in on a display model at Best Buy. It was the big Motorola M logo that displays at the boot animation. If you looked at a white web page or any solid, but light colored image, you could see the ghostly circle the size of a quarter complete with the swishy M in the middle of the screen. Got them to open a second demo model and boot it up so I could see a clean screen and bring it to their attention. Weird thing to have burned in, too.
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Op did you leave both phones display on for 2weeks straight at 100% brightness? Lol
I have had mine for 2 months, do at least 4 hours sot daily, most of which is on reddit and xda, so nav and status are almost always static... I have zero sign of burn in.
I had it pretty good on my s3, but I blame ingress for that... Being outside playing so much and had it at 100% brightness because that screen was so dark... Even then it took at least 2 months before I saw any burn in and I was playing A LOT!
Can't imagine how you would get burn in on two devices, each in two weeks... Seems like that's a feat that you have to try and do, lol.
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Screen burn in after 2 weeks? On 2 devices? Come on now...
Love your avatar BTW. I can quote that entire movie.
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What do you thing the man is making this up? Come on Now!
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What do you thing the man is making this up? Come on Now!
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I'd be hard pressed to believe this as well... I've had numerous amoled devices and abused the crap out of them and even then, it took months to get any sort it noticeable burn in... If it were one device then I wouldn't second guess it, chalk it up to manufacture defect... But two in a row? I'm curious as to what the op uses his phones for and if he ever turns off the screens... Even store display models take a while to get burn in and they are on 3-4 times as much as a typical power user.
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I have never seen screen burn in on any phone. Not sure I would notice it in the notification and navigation areas since they always display the same things.
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I'll have to send you a pic of my GNex then, so you can see the perfect "ghost" of a Pandora logo in the middle of the screen from running the display full time in my car dock.
I also remember similar complaints when the GNex first came out, of people claiming they were getting burn-in on the notification bar area, and I thought they were ridiculous at the time. Now, not so much.
It happened to my gnex, so I'm not surprised that it happened on this phone too.
I'm not saying you're faking it, but 2 weeks is a little too soon for it to be happening. The gnex only had the issue after a year or so. Are you keeping the display on all the time when charging or something?
They will eventually burn in if you set the screen to never time out and leave it displaying the same thing for hours or days on end. Most store models have some level of burn it. In normal use cases it should never be an issue though.
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It happened to my gnex, so I'm not surprised that it happened on this phone too.
I'm not saying you're faking it, but 2 weeks is a little too soon for it to be happening. The gnex only had the issue after a year or so. Are you keeping the display on all the time when charging or something?
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It happened with my GNex too.
Main reason I can't use another amoled phone
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Just passing by, but 2 weeks is entirely possible.
If you keep using the phone with the notification bar displayed and then two weeks later open a full screen browser, you will most likely notice burn in if you look close enough.
It's extremely easy to do.
I bought an S3 from ebay with real bad screen burn in (that the seller didn't mention). She actually didn't believe me and accused me of scamming her until I replied back with a contact name and number that was burned into the top of the screen from the messaging app (the keyboard was also burned in, I guess she constantly texted this person).
I think burn in is more likely to happen when brightness is higher. I had a GNex and GS3 that never got any sort of burn in but I also rarely had the brightness above 50%.
you know, now that I look, I have it too. It's faint, and I thought it was from the Nova Launcher beta, but ****, this is screen burn in. Damn.
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I don't even use my phone that much. Generally around 1.5 or 2 hours screen time per day. Brightness is about half. Kinda crazy.
Recommend using an app such as:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feetstech.screenburn&hl=en
to minimize this. Most plasma TV's have something like this built in as they are also prone to burn-in. Use it for 10 minutes every once in a while (even if you don't see burn in) and it should prevent it.
I got screen burn in on my S4 after 2 months. But I also blame ingress for that. I have a X coming and hope to minimize that by not playing ingress so much or play on another device. One thing that I do for the status bar to help out is with nova launcher I have it set to swipe the notification bar on top away. I try to leave it off the screen as much as possible. But yes amoled screens suck for burn in.
I usually turn my phone to the 270 degree position to have the navigation bars switch sides every now and then. That helps a bit.
And with AMOLEDs, it's more important to turn off the screen when not in use rather than let it time out. I have mine set to 10 minutes, but I usually manually turn off the screen because I know AMOLEDs are prone to burn-in over time.