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Purple tint

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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negrobembon said:
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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negrobembon said:
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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plasmastate said:
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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Could someone with a Note 3 check this

Thinking of buying the Note 3 but really wanna know how bad the smearing issue is cause i bought the Galaxy s4 on launch day and couldn't live with the smearing issue ( my girlfriend also bought a Galaxy s4 on launch day and still has it..she didn't think the smearing was annoying..i hated it )
Could someone with a Note 3 try both things explained below on low brightness
1. Download zedge and search for black wallpapers..then while scrolling thru the wallpapers..do you so smearing..purple glow on the grey background in zedge between the wallpapers?
2. Choose a black wallpaper as background and install nova launcher...then on the homescreen set a widget with some grey in it like the stock music player widget and scroll between the homescreens...and also with some icons on the homescreens?
On the Galaxy s4 doing the above there was a lot of smearing..purple glow visible even after the fix from samsung cause they only fixt it in the samsung framework
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I tested Zedge.. Yes there is smearing.
But when you uncheck Auto Brightness Smearing is much much better.
Auto Mode is very dark. In a dark room it gets darker again..I recommend manual Brightness 30 - 50%. Then its really fine.
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The purple smearing effect is probably just because the greys blur when moving and they appear purple. Entirely normal and probably same on all phones.
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Jep. Black = Pixels are off
When you Scroll the Pixels need Time to activate. Thats the Price for real Black
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danieljamie said:
The purple smearing effect is probably just because the greys blur when moving and they appear purple. Entirely normal and probably same on all phones.
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^^ Ditto, I don't find it annoying, I didn't even know about it until the OP mentioned it.

Ive seen it in Tapatalk 2 with blue dark theme..
Black background and gray Text..The complete Text smeared..
Now i use the classic dark theme (dark grey background) and all is fine
Dont think about Smearing.. i think you will just see it in darker rooms.

Thanks a lot guys...you saved me 750 bucks, some people don't find it that big of a issue like my girlfriend who still has the Galaxy s4...for me it is an issue cause i like to have a black background and while using a black background with nova launcher..on my Galaxy s4 the smearing issue was visible on the icons switching thru the homescreens..don't want that on my next phone
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danieljamie said:
The purple smearing effect is probably just because the greys blur when moving and they appear purple. Entirely normal and probably same on all phones.
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Had the Note 2 and there the smearing was not present cause while displaying black the lights where still active. Bought the Galaxy s4 on launch day and that was the first time i had the smearing issue cause when displaying black the amoled screen is really off so when switching to another color like grey the lights need to become active witch creates the smearing. Sold the Galaxy s4 and bought the htc One that has no smearing but wanted a larger screen so bought a Note 2 again witch has no smearing issues cause the screen doesn't turn of like the Galaxy s4 when displaying black and hoped the Note 3 wouldn't have it but seems it does unfortunatly
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D_Magic said:
Had the Note 2 and there the smearing was not present cause while displaying black the lights where still active. Bought the Galaxy s4 on launch day and that was the first time i had the smearing issue cause when displaying black the amoled screen is really off so when switching to another color like grey the lights need to become active witch creates the smearing. Sold the Galaxy s4 and bought the htc One that has no smearing but wanted a larger screen so bought a Note 2 again witch has no smearing issues cause the screen doesn't turn of like the Galaxy s4 when displaying black and hoped the Note 3 wouldn't have it but seems it does unfortunatly
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OR you could've installed one simple app that would've fixed your smearing issue on your S4. Your blacks will not turn off completely and will remove smearing 100%.
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plasmastate said:
OR you could've installed one simple app that would've fixed your smearing issue on your S4. Your blacks will not turn off completely and will remove smearing 100%.
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Tried all the apps and settings and didn't work
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D_Magic said:
Tried all the apps and settings and didn't work
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install Screen Adjuster from Play Store..
Set Contrast to -10 or -15. Activate.
No more Smearing

XtremeAt said:
install Screen Adjuster from Play Store..
Set Contrast to -10 or -15. Activate.
No more Smearing
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Tried it 2 minutes ago on my girlfriends Galaxy s4 and it does reduce it for the most part but at a very low brightness there is still smearing unfortunatly
No problem though cause after the galaxy s1..s2..s3..s4 and note 1 and 2 it's time to give someone else a try
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Dull lockscreen wallpaper when using Fingerprint

So I noticed that when I set a photo to use as my lockscreen wallpaper that it looks super dull and washed out. I use the fingerprint lock, so I went into settings and set it to swipe. Well the picture looks perfectly vivid and bright on the lockscreen now. But when I switch back to fingerprint it gets dull.
Can anyone else replicate this bug? If so, what is the cause of this?!
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Just tested it and I cant tell any difference. I'm not using a stock wallpaper on lockscreen tho...
Sorry
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popkurn611 said:
So I noticed that when I set a photo to use as my lockscreen wallpaper that it looks super dull and washed out. I use the fingerprint lock, so I went into settings and set it to swipe. Well the picture looks perfectly vivid and bright on the lockscreen now. But when I switch back to fingerprint it gets dull.
Can anyone else replicate this bug? If so, what is the cause of this?!
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Notice dull screen when I have night clock activated. Anyone else?
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shizumie said:
Just tested it and I cant tell any difference. I'm not using a stock wallpaper on lockscreen tho...
Sorry
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I'm not using stock either. You won't notice it with stock image, just custom. It's a slight dullness when using the fingerprint unlock.
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popkurn611 said:
I'm not using stock either. You won't notice it with stock image, just custom. It's a slight dullness when using the fingerprint unlock.
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Ok, so i went back and actually took pics of each way. You are absolutely right. with fingerprint lock style selected the pic, is toned down, or a little darker...
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shizumie said:
Ok, so i went back and actually took pics of each way. You are absolutely right. with fingerprint lock style selected the pic, is toned down, or a little darker...
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Yep. It is like this on the s6 as well but not as noticeable bc of the smaller screen size. That's really annoying now bc i want more security my picture quality goes down the drain! Thanks for confirming.
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popkurn611 said:
Yep. It is like this on the s6 as well but not as noticeable bc of the smaller screen size. That's really annoying now bc i want more security my picture quality goes down the drain! Thanks for confirming.
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No prob
Would of replied faster, but for some reason I cannot add pics from my phone (get FC every time). So i had to sync to pc to get pics then post.
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shizumie said:
No prob
Would of replied faster, but for some reason I cannot add pics from my phone (get FC every time). So i had to sync to pc to get pics then post.
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So do we suck it up and use fingerprint for security haha I want my bright picture!
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Notification bar layout changes constantly

Hi, I have a little bug on my Samsung S7 edge that I had on my S4, S5, S6 and now on my S7 edge.
As you can see in the images attached the layout of the notification bar constantly changes(stock and Good Lock). I think that is something like a little bug, this is a little bit annoying for me...
Do you know if there is a way to send this issue to the Samsung Developer Team?
Thank you!

Could be to help prevent amoled burn in.
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toastido said:
Could be to help prevent amoled burn in.
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Really? So, it's not a bug but a feature preventing burn in?

Could be.

edge features

Does the s8 have the edge features that the s7e had? They mentioned that the edge was less this year so what can it do? How do the notifications work? Can the edges pulsate and animate colors? Is that only when the phone is face down?

S8 will have Same features like s7e Just they made some modification and updated some apps thats it. both s7 and s8 have 7.0 nougat you also can install s8 apps when they are available to public

Night clock still there?
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The really should have stuck with a proper independent Edge screen like the original Note Edge.
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Agreed, i loved that thing
MSK1 said:
The really should have stuck with a proper independent Edge screen like the original Note Edge.
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misterwal10 said:
Agreed, i loved that thing
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I've ordered a new note edge... Primarily because of that independent Edge screen. Makes life so much easier with a big phone.
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Are there 3rd party apps that let you do more with the edge like illuminate them when face up

I saw a demo unit and the edge lighting settings implies it works face up

Is it possibile to launch Tasker tasks from the edge panel on S7/S8? I looked for info but couldn't find a clear answer.

@Chronocento
There is an app for shortcuts, apps, direct dial etc in Samsung App store for edge. I'm using it with a S6.

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Is it possibile to launch Tasker tasks from the edge panel on S7/S8? I looked for info but couldn't find a clear answer.
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As above poster. Also you could export anything Tasker-made as an app and just use it in the apps edge panel.
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Is the main screen still hidden when the edge is being used
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