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Pink screen

Wow! The pink screen sure is annoying!
I just got my replacement phone from HTC (at&t N1) for my reception / audio issues.
The new screen looks horribly pink - noticeably so.

I think its just luck of the draw with these screens. My first phone had a slight green tint, but was pretty close to natural colors; the replacement is very red'ish tinted. My original phone had an issue with the cpu throttling not working properly any more. the replacement screen causes the grey areas to appear pink/purple'ish. (even the black areas)

Marine6680 said:
I think its just luck of the draw with these screens. My first phone had a slight green tint, but was pretty close to natural colors; the replacement is very red'ish tinted. My original phone had an issue with the cpu throttling not working properly any more. the replacement screen causes the grey areas to appear pink/purple'ish. (even the black areas)
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This is really bad - I will probably ask for another replacement, especially since the new phone has really bad reconnection issues. QC on the nexus one is just beyond bad! This should NOT happen.

I wonder what percentage of people have this tint problem...

[POLL] do you have the red tinted screen?
If you do not know what I am talking abut, or never noticed it; turn your screen brightness down to its lowest setting and then open up the stock android keyboard. (it becomes most pronounced at brightness settings below 50%) If you have the problem, then the keys an surrounding dark grey will have a red tint to it. The red tint is only an issue for the various shades of grey; black and other colors are not affected. (on my screen anyway, and white may be a bit off as well)
The reason I ask, is that I recently had an issue with my CPU getting stuck at 100% load at random, so I sent in for a replacement. I got the new phone in the mail, and it appears to be a new, or at least a failed/repaired assembly line unit. (received a -04 part number btw)
This thing has a bad red tint to the screen, worse than my GFs nexus which we also received a replacement for. (both replacements had worse red screen) I might could get used to it, but currently it is distracting to no end.
Problem is, is that my original device has seemed to stop getting the random 100% CPU load problem. I wiped and flashed back to shipped ROM and then re-did the update path through to 2.2 build. (completely stock no root or unlocked bootloader) I did have an issue with the CPU getting stuck at 100% after that, until I uninstalled an app and reinstalled it; seems that when switching from this app to another app would cause it to get stuck. So now I am on the fence about wether to keep the new device or the old one; the CPU issue may actually be a hardware issue and come back at random sometime, or it may not.
edit: BTW is there a way to edit the poll? Iy seems that some have the tint issue at first and then it gets better. I would like to add that option.
edit 2: Pictures of the new and old devices. If you can also see my trackball is also sunk in too deep.
New on left, old on right.

No red tint on mine.

none on mine either

The first couple weeks with my nexus it had a purple tint at the lowest brightness. This is now gone.

wsrider said:
The first couple weeks with my nexus it had a purple tint at the lowest brightness. This is now gone.
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So it got better? This could explain why the GFs screen has much less red tint than the new devices. Just sucks that my original phone is near perfect in the color area.
As far as it being purple tint, the darker colors tinted with red would appear purple-ish. The only colors I have noticed being "off" was grays and brown. (when displaying full screen single colors)

easiest test is to go to htc's website, ash/grey deigns of the site are in pinkish tint. Which is the case for me and as well as my friends, he is on Tmobile, I'm on At&T. I think this is a problem in the newer batchs of nexus. I bought mine this April.
In any case, it doesnt bother me, not a deal breaker considering I have Flash 10.1 on my phone

I would say majority of the recent owners from last 4-6months.

Marine6680 said:
So it got better? This could explain why the GFs screen has much less red tint than the new devices. Just sucks that my original phone is near perfect in the color area.
As far as it being purple tint, the darker colors tinted with red would appear purple-ish. The only colors I have noticed being "off" was grays and brown. (when displaying full screen single colors)
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Yes overtime it fixed itself. I remember it begin annoying and now i cant see it

wsrider said:
Yes overtime it fixed itself. I remember it begin annoying and now i cant see it
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Did it fix itself, or did you just get used to it?

mythamp said:
I would say majority of the recent owners from last 4-6months.
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I bought my nexus at the tail end on January. (around the 25th) I bought the GFs nexus a few days later. (she has the tint issue)
And I added pics in one of my prior posts.

Really would like to edit this poll; add about the self fixing and about when you bought/received your device.
This poll will determine if I bother with having a third replacement sent out. I'm also running a solid red screen at full brightness for about an hour, see if that helps take out some of the red's over saturation. It affects yellows as well, I just noticed.

I ordered my Nexus when it was released and also had a purplish tint when brightness was down. I think androidandme did an article about it... maybe. Anyway it didn't bother me because I always leave it on full brightness anyway. Just checked it out on low brightness for the first time since I got it and I can confirm that the tint went away.

There is a stickied thread in the Desire forum about screens with a pink tint, might be worth reading if you have it. No idea what's in it though

Rusty! said:
There is a stickied thread in the Desire forum about screens with a pink tint, might be worth reading if you have it. No idea what's in it though
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I agree it is something to do with the type of display, but it seems that many do not have this issue; my first device did not. If I had always had the issue, I would not be noticing it now, but the difference is jarring.
I'm tempted to be careful with the "void" stickers and swapping the displays out myself.
Leaving the solid color running helped a small bit, but not enough to really matter.

Marine6680 said:
Did it fix itself, or did you just get used to it?
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Haha I got a second opinion its not pink or purple anymore.

wsrider said:
Haha I got a second opinion its not pink or purple anymore.
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I don't notice the tint as much unless I have the two phones side by side; though I still see it. As you can see by the pics I posted on the first page of this thread, the difference is huge.

[Q] Nexus one trackball

I bought a nexus one on ebay and I noticed that the trackball is black. Does this mean that someone opened it up (voiding the warranty) or that some N1s from google came with a black trackball as well as the white one?

I don't even remember what my trackball looked like a year ago, but it's nearly black now. It still flashes all the right colors though.

xanronin said:
I bought a nexus one on ebay and I noticed that the trackball is black. Does this mean that someone opened it up (voiding the warranty) or that some N1s from google came with a black trackball as well as the white one?
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There's a few threads around on how to clean your dirty trackball

Picture
Here is a picture of what it look like (attached). I'm not sure if this is dirty or if someone opened it up and replaced it. Any info would be helpful. Thanks

xanronin said:
Here is a picture of what it look like (attached). I'm not sure if this is dirty or if someone opened it up and replaced it. Any info would be helpful. Thanks
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Hey, the black one looks even better than the original trackball
You can simple check if someone opened your N1. Just remove the battery cover and take a closer look at the upper left screw. There should be a "Void" - seal on top of the screw...
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das_spektakel

I have 2 Nexus: one trackball is dark and the other is white... even the cases are different: brown vs gray.. so I think there are 2 different type, because one is from Google and another one is from SFR France. For me it looks good the dark one but the light of white is better... And if you say it is dirty then how is so uniform?!

das_spektakel said:
Hey, the black one looks even better than the original trackball
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das_spektakel
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+1 where can i buy one of those to replace mine?

Permanent black marker pen?

jonesy420 said:
+1 where can i buy one of those to replace mine?
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Actually, i found this trackball at globaldirectparts (http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Google-Nexus-One-Trackball-p/htc736500.htm) and they confirmed that it is the black/grey one. The bad news: I'm still not 100% convinced that THIS is really the black one, second: you have to buy five
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das_spektakel

das_spektakel said:
Actually, i found this trackball at globaldirectparts (http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Google-Nexus-One-Trackball-p/htc736500.htm) and they confirmed that it is the black/grey one. The bad news: I'm still not 100% convinced that THIS is really the black one, second: you have to buy five
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das_spektakel
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That doesn't look nearly as dark and uniform black as the one posted earlier. I'd be cautious also...

Mine it's not black... more like dark brown... It matches with the back side of case.

holy crap that is a dark trackball. surely it must be done on purpose, not just dirty...

RogerPodacter said:
holy crap that is a dark trackball. surely it must be done on purpose, not just dirty...
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The trackball on mine is as bad as that, and I can assure you it was white when I bought it I think it's caused by the blue dye rubbing off from my jeans pocket. I wouldn't mind except that it's so bad now that I can hardly see the notification lights except at nighttime, and I find that really annoying.
I've tried just about everything to clean it short of taking the phone apart (which looks tricky...). Pure IPA, citrus cleaner, bleach, and various ways of rubbing/rolling it. Nothing has made any real difference unfortunately, but at least none of those have done any harm either.
If anyone has any better ideas I'd be interested in hearing them.

White N4 Painted edges

So on the white Note 4 the metal sides are painted white. Do you guys think the paint will fade or chip with use over time?

heaven_boi303 said:
So on the white Note 4 the metal sides are painted white. Do you guys think the paint will fade or chip with use over time?
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yes.

nick2k said:
yes.
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mmmm that suck because I got the white one

if you plan to get a case, it won't be a problem. what would piss me off more is the light bleed and the amount of light reflection of the face of the phone from the indicator lights (or any other source of light hitting it directly). i tend to do a lot of my work at night (or in the dark) and i found the white face more of an annoyance and a liability. the white variant of the device looks nice, don't get me wrong... i'm just over it now. function over aesthetics i guess.

I won't have my Note's till tomorrow, but there is a drop test of the white Note 4 where the paint held up quite well from what I could see. The unpainted metal parts didn't do as well.
http://youtu.be/FgJOu2ukni8

nick2k said:
if you plan to get a case, it won't be a problem. what would piss me off more is the light bleed and the amount of light reflection of the face of the phone from the indicator lights (or any other source of light hitting it directly). i tend to do a lot of my work at night (or in the dark) and i found the white face more of an annoyance and a liability. the white variant of the device looks nice, don't get me wrong... i'm just over it now. function over aesthetics i guess.
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I think exactly the same... I like the white... But the light bleed is horrible... I think I will end up exactly as my Note 3... Black with white back door...this is the best combination in my opinion, looks awesome.

TEKHD said:
Black with white back door...
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that's actually a GREAT idea. the reason i got my Note 2 in 'white' was so that i could find it easily in low light conditions. and out of all the dumb times i've dropped the phone, it's always landed face down. lols.

heaven_boi303 said:
So on the white Note 4 the metal sides are painted white. Do you guys think the paint will fade or chip with use over time?
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Black version would chip also so I don't think it's an issue.

Yellowish display?

Anyone else's display seem to have a yellowish tint? Mine seems very yellow looking at it straight on. But when I look at it angled either from the bottom or top it looks perfectly white with just a slight bluish tint. Either way it looks much better than yellow.
So what I'm trying to figure out is of I got a bad unit and if I should go get a new one. Only reason I am even considering not exchanging is the whole "scratchgate" bs.
Anyone care to weigh in?
BTW I have the 64gb black.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk

Comparing mine next to my LG g3 I noticed a yellow tint as well. Not a deal breaker for me as I rarely compare screen to screen but I've owned a gs2,gs3, and gs4 and there is always some yellowish tint discussion that pops up. You can keep exchanging until you get a more bluish tone but I don't have the energy any more lol. Screen still looks great to me!!

Blame AMOLED tech. Your options right now are a slightly yellow screen with generally more accurate color reproduction or a slightly blue screen with less accurate overall color reproduction but mildly more pleasant whites (to most people).

It wouldn't be a big deal but its really bad because its centered. By that I mean when I look at all the different sides from straight on I can tell they are more blueish and it makes the center look even more yellowed. I realize the amoleds generally run warmer in tone but it seems to me that the whole screen should at least carry the same tone from the same angle. Obviously because of the curved nature the color will shift on the actual edges of the screen but everything else ought to be the same color/tone.
Or am I totally off base here?
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Pure+ said:
It wouldn't be a big deal but its really bad because its centered. By that I mean when I look at all the different sides from straight on I can tell they are more blueish and it makes the center look even more yellowed. I realize the amoleds generally run warmer in tone but it seems to me that the whole screen should at least carry the same tone from the same angle. Obviously because of the curved nature the color will shift on the actual edges of the screen but everything else ought to be the same color/tone.
Or am I totally off base here?
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Return your phone and get a different brand?

amsguitarist said:
Return your phone and get a different brand?
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Doesn't really answer the question which is...
A: is it possible that my display is defective since it really only shows a warm yellow tone in the center most portion of the screen?
B: is this going to be true for all sgs6e's or is there a chance of having one where the tone is the same throughout the entire display face.
I understand color shifting and how is inevitable, but I would at least like my screen to have the same tone from top to bottom (obviously the edges will have a different tone done they are being seen at an angle when viewing the phone head on) rather than Top:Cold Middle:Warm Bottom:Cold
Sent from my Samsung GS6edge

Just turned on Adaptive Display which seems to make the whole screen more uniform in tone temperature however angles are still a bit of a..... well..... bi*** because they remind me of the pure white coloring I've grown to know so well. But I suppose this is far more livable than before which was almost unbearable (thanks OCD).
May still try to swap for a new unit in a week or so just to see if anything has changed.
Sent from my Samsung GS6edge

Pure+ said:
Anyone else's display seem to have a yellowish tint? Mine seems very yellow looking at it straight on. But when I look at it angled either from the bottom or top it looks perfectly white with just a slight bluish tint. Either way it looks much better than yellow.
So what I'm trying to figure out is of I got a bad unit and if I should go get a new one. Only reason I am even considering not exchanging is the whole "scratchgate" bs.
Anyone care to weigh in?
BTW I have the 64gb black.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk
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I have s6 edge too (32gigs black) (Indian Variant) and I also have the same problem. Coming from note 4 so this yellowish tint really is deal breaker for me!

you sure it isnt the adaptive screen setting?
what I found is if you are using the adaptive screen mode and reading a webpage w/ lots of text, it sometimes will change the tint to warmer which ends up with a yellowish screen instead of white, which may cause you to think that the screen is yellow (thats what I thought the first time I saw it)
try to change the screen type to some other settings and see if that get you the white color?

I am having the same problem. I know it's a defective screen because I have two S6 Edges here.
My black sapphire 32 gb has a white screen
My new gold platinum 64 gb has a yellow screen and its very annoying. I'm probably gonna exchange it

Pure+ said:
Anyone else's display seem to have a yellowish tint? Mine seems very yellow looking at it straight on. But when I look at it angled either from the bottom or top it looks perfectly white with just a slight bluish tint. Either way it looks much better than yellow.
So what I'm trying to figure out is of I got a bad unit and if I should go get a new one. Only reason I am even considering not exchanging is the whole "scratchgate" bs.
Anyone care to weigh in?
BTW I have the 64gb black.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk
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my second one has exactly the same poblem. I got a new one because the first one had exactly the same issue.
Black/32GB/Vietnam/20150412

Pure+ said:
Anyone else's display seem to have a yellowish tint? Mine seems very yellow looking at it straight on. But when I look at it angled either from the bottom or top it looks perfectly white with just a slight bluish tint. Either way it looks much better than yellow.
So what I'm trying to figure out is of I got a bad unit and if I should go get a new one. Only reason I am even considering not exchanging is the whole "scratchgate" bs.
Anyone care to weigh in?
BTW I have the 64gb black.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk
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Hello . Please do tell if you use a screen protector film or glass . Cause i have the exact same problem and everybody saye it's the protector but i dont think so . It happend after a bootloop and because the phone turned too hot before i download the stock rom i decided to put it in refrigerator. Battey ran out and when It realized it the phone was too cold maybe next to 0 degree . After the flash was done I noticed the color has changed . So I'm kinda unsure

Amoled screenburn fix

I've noticed a lot of screen burn apps on Playstore...
which is most effective?
Is it really the only fix out there on screenburns.... by burning a lot more of your screen eradicating the previous burns...

Ouch! Haven't considered their bare existence on AMOLEDs yet. But I think this is permanent, like on CRTs. Part of the screen is more worn out than the rest. On a TFT just the liquid crystals must be depolarized.

Those aren't fixes those are screen destroyers. You're just literally burning your screen more. Better use the negative effect of your device to fix the issue.

you cant fix the issue, at all. all the "fix" software apps do is burn the rest of the leds down a bit so its less noticeable

I saw one that claimed to fix it by inverting all the colours on the screen
No idea if that would help, unlikely

*Detection* said:
I saw one that claimed to fix it by inverting all the colours on the screen
No idea if that would help, unlikely
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no it wouldnt, basically once you have screen burn it means all those pixels have had their luminosity strength permanently altered. if you get the apps that fill the screen with solid colors then all ur doing is possibly weakening more leds. by inverting the colors what you do is invert those of the leds which have been worn out.

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no it wouldnt, basically once you have screen burn it means all those pixels have had their luminosity strength permanently altered. if you get the apps that fill the screen with solid colors then all ur doing is possibly weakening more leds. by inverting the colors what you do is invert those of the leds which have been worn out.
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Yea that makes sense, like trying to repair a worn down carpet by rubbing your feet on it the opposite way

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Yea that makes sense, like trying to repair a worn down carpet by rubbing your feet on it the opposite way
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more like repairing the carpet by wearing the rest of the carpet around the hole so it matches the worn out patch

lol, not a great solution

I've tried the screen burn-in tool app that flashes full screen primary colours and ran it overnight 4 times and hasn't made the slightest difference so I'm sending it back to Samsung for repair because I can see the screen burn through anything that's on screen even when the image is dark colours, and on light colours everything is just yellow.

Michael_P said:
I've tried the screen burn-in tool app that flashes full screen primary colours and ran it overnight 4 times and hasn't made the slightest difference..
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yeah becuase they dont work