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dead pixels on hd7 screen

so i ordered my hd7 on tmobiles online store a day after it came out.....i had it shipped over night.....so i get the phone the next day and start it up and im loving it so far but i notice these white dots on the right hand side of the tiles and the were indeed dead pixels so i called 611 and told them what the deal was and they said that it was the first report of this nature to get to them....i told them i wanted a replacement and they told me i would have to pay for another phone as a deposit and once they got mine back i would get a refund......that realy upset me and ended hanging up on them so i went to my local tmobile store and told them what the deal was and the manager was kind enough to do an exchange at the store......that gentlemen was awsome!.......so guys check your screens and make sure you dont have any dead pixels.....if tou open your web browser and go to the screen where it shows all the tabs you have open exit them and that leaves you with a black screen and you can see if you have any.......ide like to know if theres anymore bad screens out there

djledome said:
so i ordered my hd7 on tmobiles online store a day after it came out.....i had it shipped over night.....so i get the phone the next day and start it up and im loving it so far but i notice these white dots on the right hand side of the tiles and the were indeed dead pixels so i called 611 and told them what the deal was and they said that it was the first report of this nature to get to them....i told them i wanted a replacement and they told me i would have to pay for another phone as a deposit and once they got mine back i would get a refund......that realy upset me and ended hanging up on them so i went to my local tmobile store and told them what the deal was and the manager was kind enough to do an exchange at the store......that gentlemen was awsome!.......so guys check your screens and make sure you dont have any dead pixels.....if tou open your web browser and go to the screen where it shows all the tabs you have open exit them and that leaves you with a black screen and you can see if you have any.......ide like to know if theres anymore bad screens out there
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there are dound to have dead pix on a LCD... its like lottery u will never know u will get it.... and i think if u need them to ship the device to u then for sure they will like to have a deposit, in case u decide to keep both the devices...

I didnt have any when I got it, now about 20 days into ownership I have a black pixel right slap bang in the middle of the screen! but it isnt really visible when on red for some reason, but all other colours it sticks out!

i have a green one i can only see on blacks. its quite annoying.

green one is just a bad pixel bro..you can push that are where the bad pixel is..
deadpixel is must be grey colour.but i am sorry,you can not solve this problem with the same solution..

goztepelee said:
green one is just a bad pixel bro..you can push that are where the bad pixel is..
deadpixel is must be grey colour.but i am sorry,you can not solve this problem with the same solution..
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Do you know if there is a way to fix it? i really dont want to get it replaced.. i just came from the mytouch 4g and it already had enough problems >_< and do you know if it will get worse.

You can go to youtube.com/watch?v=liMySLZkF5o and watch the video on your phone. It should help you with the bad pixel situation...
No guarantees though, but I guess its better than nothing. Some people in the comments for the video said pushing on the bad pixel helped too
Also watch out if your epileptic lol
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daaango said:
You can go to youtube.com/watch?v=liMySLZkF5o and watch the video on your phone. It should help you with the bad pixel situation...
No guarantees though, but I guess its better than nothing. Some people in the comments for the video said pushing on the bad pixel helped too
Also watch out if your epileptic lol
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not close because its at the top and the youtube video istn all the way wide screen hahahah xD

There's a couple other videos like that floating around youtube that might fit your screen, just do a quick search around
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daaango said:
There's a couple other videos like that floating around youtube that might fit your screen, just do a quick search around
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i found one but it didnt fix it xD

Aww did you try applying slight pressure to the pixel?
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stratax said:
i have a green one i can only see on blacks. its quite annoying.
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same here. but it's just a very small dot.

another one popped up you have got to be kidding me. HTC is REALLY ticking me off. their screens are SH!T. screen was defect on mytouch 4g, screen sucked on mytouch slide, screen is getting stuck/dead pixels on HD7 now.
Im tempted to just get a focus, even though i love this phone..
Yeah, i have tried putting preasure on it, but its hard since the screen is glass lol.

daaango said:
Aww did you try applying slight pressure to the pixel?
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do i put preasure ON the pixel, or around it?

i just found two more small ones.. they are all green, and only on black, or dark grey.
this is so irritating..

Suplado said:
same here. but it's just a very small dot.
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Yeah im just being cautious because sometimes stuff like this gets worse.

need help with warranty! nexus one

ok so these days... i been using RA. alot probably flashing 30 times a day
because of the wifi problem.
the trackball decided to stop working
when i scroll it up it wont work.
scrolling down , left, right works.
(my phone is unlocked) <- i know it avoids the warranty.
so..i decided to take chance and call HTC about warranty
this is what im gonna tell them
that my wifi isnt working
and i didnt find it out till now cause i never used wifi, and used 3G. and recently i canceled my plan and i dont have data plan anymore
so when i tried to use wifi it didntt work , and tell them i already did hard reset and soft reset and even called my router's company and changed the setting of the router and they told me that it has to be the hardware problem of my phone
So, this is my plan
1, call HTC
2, tell them wifi isnt working and its a hardware problem
i have that strange screen touch issuse too when i hold the phone tightly and try to touch the screen it doenst work, and it thinks im touching the bottom of the screen so it goes into menu and dialer when im clicking the middle of the screen, or vibrate cause it thinks im clicking the capacitive button.
3. i'll demand a replacement, and when i send my phone back hopefully it will cover by warranty( i know unlocking the phone avoids the warranty but i know many people have succeded getting replacement eventhough their phone was unlocked)
4. when they receive mine and it turns out its not covered by warranty are they going to charge my 500 dollar.
or find out that my trackball is broke.
what things do that ask? when i call them ? did anyone go through the process? do they require credit card number and all?
bought my phone through craigs about 3 weeks ago i think
lost the number of the seller..( that son of [email protected]#@# told me everything was working when i got it the wifi wasnt working)

EDIT: should i just complain about the screen?
i doubt they're gonna test the wifi and all.
does anyone knows how they inspect their device?
in what awy do i have higher chance getting replacement without issue.
Complain about the screen not working properly which is hardware issue
complain about the wifi <--- could b cause of rooting and messing up idk..
well..i already googled it and trackball isnt covered by warranty..
i have AMOLED screen but..dont really care about if i get SLCD or not..

so just your trackball doesnt work?
just flash everything back to stock recovery partition and all, then call them and say your trackball stopped working

disgustip8ted said:
so just your trackball doesnt work?
just flash everything back to stock recovery partition and all, then call them and say your trackball stopped working
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i already did but i heard that trackball are not covered by warranty.

It wont be a problem. I had trackball problems too and got a replacement by the end of the week. They don't care about your bootloader. Try it. It's as painless as possible. Stop worrying.

pwig said:
It wont be a problem. I had trackball problems too and got a replacement by the end of the week. They don't care about your bootloader. Try it. It's as painless as possible. Stop worrying.
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Thank you i am going to call HTC
I'll keep you guys updated.
Update:1 nov-26-2010 , wow less than 10 min i went through the swap process, and got an email for credit card process. ..Now let's just hope they dont charge me $200 cause i rooted the phone!

eunkipark92 said:
Thank you i am going to call HTC
I'll keep you guys updated.
Update:1 nov-26-2010 , wow less than 10 min i went through the swap process, and got an email for credit card process. ..Now let's just hope they dont charge me $200 cause i rooted the phone!
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you need to go back to stock rom. unlocked bootloader is fine, i suggest NOT sending it back without stock rom

andy2na said:
you need to go back to stock rom. unlocked bootloader is fine, i suggest NOT sending it back without stock rom
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yup already put everything back to stock. FRG83D

update #2 nov-30 2010
got my replacement from HTC it looks like they sent me a brand new spanking phone
no dusts under the screen, no scratches what so ever, everything works perfectly
, and it looks have it has new parts(which means SLCD)
my old nexus one had dark grey-ish trackball and this one have white-ish light trackball. it looks like the notification light is brighter.
is going to send my old nexus one tomorrow or the day after tomorrow
hopefully they wont charge me.
will update soon

So they send you the replacement first? When u send ur old one do they fix it or do u keep the replacement. The vibrate on mine is screwed up so im thinking of sending it also
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mac208x said:
So they send you the replacement first? When u send ur old one do they fix it or do u keep the replacement. The vibrate on mine is screwed up so im thinking of sending it also
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When u call them, you have 2 choices, you can either do swap or do repair
in my case i did swap. they will require your credit card number
and you will have $530, pending on your credit card, you have to send it back your old n1 if you want the charge to be dropped
or you can just send your n1,which will take longer..

Rather than creating another thread for a similar issue...I am having issues with my power button. Sometimes it takes about 5 tries to get the screen to come on.
My question is, are they swapping with N1's or does the AT&T version get something else? I have heard about someone receiving a Captivate instead and I do not want a branded / locked phone.

eunkipark92 said:
update #2 nov-30 2010
got my replacement from HTC it looks like they sent me a brand new spanking phone
no dusts under the screen, no scratches what so ever, everything works perfectly
, and it looks have it has new parts(which means SLCD)
my old nexus one had dark grey-ish trackball and this one have white-ish light trackball. it looks like the notification light is brighter.
is going to send my old nexus one tomorrow or the day after tomorrow
hopefully they wont charge me.
will update soon
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just a question, why do people dislike the SLCD version vs the AMOLED? Isnt SLCD better with battery life and easier to see in sunlight?

andy2na said:
just a question, why do people dislike the SLCD version vs the AMOLED? Isnt SLCD better with battery life and easier to see in sunlight?
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AMOLED produces more vibrant and richer colors and SLCD creates a sharper picture and a warmer tone,
as far as i know amoled is a little bit better in sunlight, not by much. Its not the screen but its how htc makes thier glass.its like glossy and stuff)
and no amoled have better battery life

eunkipark92 said:
AMOLED produces more vibrant and richer colors and SLCD creates a sharper picture and a warmer tone,
as far as i know amoled is a little bit better in sunlight, not by much. Its not the screen but its how htc makes thier glass.its like glossy and stuff)
and no amoled have better battery life
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yea, I JUST read the article on engadget comparing the Desire's Amoled vs SLCD:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/spot-the-difference-htc-desires-slcd-versus-amoled/
I hope I dont have to send mine in now :/

andy2na said:
yea, I JUST read the article on engadget comparing the Desire's Amoled vs SLCD:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/spot-the-difference-htc-desires-slcd-versus-amoled/
I hope I dont have to send mine in now :/
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its ok most people cant tell the difference unless its side by side
i cant tell the difference..

update #3: dec-02-2010
i have sent out my old nexus one to HTC
and i just got a mail from them saying they have received my n1 and is in process of inspecting
we'll see how it goes, hopefully they wont charge me
update #4
service is complete. they didnt charge me
update #5 dev-04-2010
sold my nexus one now have mytouch 4g. bye guys

A possible problem

Hello guys I never noticed it but for some time I noticed something strange on the screen of my galaxy S. Putting it in landscape in the upper left corner i see the notification bar as if it's printed on the screen. I don't post any screen because in these you can't see what you see on the screen phone and that's what worries me
Sorry for my english
Thanks
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Screen burn in. Get launcherpro or a new launcher that can turn off notification bar
single finger pecked on a galaxy s

Yes but the problem persists. Is it a display problem then? How can i fix it?
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Well since the picture is already burned in to your screen, the only way to fix it is to change the display. If you haven't opened the phone etc. then you can just take it to a service centre. I'm quite sure that burn in is covered under the warranty, so you won't have to pay anything.
You could first try to take the battery out for a couple of hours and see if it helps.
If that doesn't work, you can try to somehow put a bright white on the whole screen on the phone and keep it about an hour.
If none of those solutions work, just take it to a service centre.

Amro90 said:
Well since the picture is already burned in to your screen, the only way to fix it is to change the display. If you haven't opened the phone etc. then you can just take it to a service centre. I'm quite sure that burn in is covered under the warranty, so you won't have to pay anything.
You could first try to take the battery out for a couple of hours and see if it helps.
If that doesn't work, you can try to somehow put a bright white on the whole screen on the phone and keep it about an hour.
If none of those solutions work, just take it to a service centre.
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But with a new display could i have the same problem? If yes i won't change it.
Thanks very much.
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thebigone1 said:
But with a new display could i have the same problem? If yes i won't change it.
Thanks very much.
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Well yes, you've had the problem once so you could have it again. But warranties are there to ensure that you have a product that functions as expected. If Samsung are willing replace the item at no charge under warranty then it's obvious this is not the expected behaviour. Based on that logic not only is it your right to get a replacement, Samsung aren't really expecting it to happen again, otherwise burn in would be expected behaviour and not covered under warranty. Anyway my point, although so far, poorly made, is that it's not expected to happen again. Well that and so few other people have the same problem, it's extremely unlikely that it will happen again.

Benjamin Dobell said:
Well yes, you've had the problem once so you could have it again. But warranties are there to ensure that you have a product that functions as expected. If Samsung are willing replace the item at no charge under warranty then it's obvious this is not the expected behaviour. Based on that logic not only is it your right to get a replacement, Samsung aren't really expecting it to happen again, otherwise burn in would be expected behaviour and not covered under warranty. Anyway my point, although so far, poorly made, is that it's not expected to happen again. Well that and so few other people have the same problem, it's extremely unlikely that it will happen again.
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Exactly. Burn in is probably quite rare, especially in LED and LCD screens. I was actually surprised when I read your post. Old CRT screens used to get burn in quite often if one screen was left on for a long time. But since SGS has an AMOLED screen, the chances of a burn in happening again any time soon is quite slim.

You can try one of them burn in repair videos that just keep flashing colours that they use to unstuck pixels on lcd screens. You can get the video from youtube or anyplace you can and set media player to loop for a few hours. It might fix burn in.
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ickyboo said:
You can try one of them burn in repair videos that just keep flashing colours that they use to unstuck pixels on lcd screens. You can get the video from youtube or anyplace you can and set media player to loop for a few hours. It might fix burn in.
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Actually that wouldn't work, since the screen is AMOLED. There isn't any crystals that get stuck in one position. In LCD screens the pixels are tiny crystals that move in a way that a color is reflected to the screen. Sometimes these crystals get stuck in one position and so they show one color constantly. AMOLED screens have tiny LEDs that provide the colors to the screen. These can't get stuck, but they do wear out or burn out which leads to the colors not being produced correctly, and for that reason it'll look like a picture is stuck on the screen. That's something you probably can't do anything about.

Ok i'll see what to do.
Thanks to all!
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Curved and scracthed Xperia Z1

In the 4 years time i NEVER broke a Smarthphone and only a single scratch in the screen.
This is the first of the (Iphone1-Sony x10-Samsung note 1, note 2, now x1) 5 smarthphones to have a fully scratched screen and broke down.
Im sure of the fact that the upcoming year i wont be having a smarthphone of this premium class or insurance must cover it (I doubt it)
I noticed my Xperia Z1 was heavenly scratched today.
Then i went looking for XDA to say this issue and the screen went weird.
The touchscreen did what he wanted and not me. So i became angry.
How the **** can this happen!
Then the screen went off. I was like W T Hell!???
LED flash turned on and stayed that way.
I wanted to press reset button and came to the conclusion the phone is curved...
How???
Screen doesnt turn on, Computer doesnt detect it.
Lets press Reset button.
Led goes off. But nothing else works anymore.
Volume up and power or volume down doesnt work either.
Sony says i got to contact them and send the phone.
Wich will i quess 100% result into me paying a big amount of money to fix it...

The phone doesnt turn on and has items that are not allowed to be seen by others (classified) .
I got to send it to the insurance company.
Anybody knows how to get these files of the phone?
Computer doesnt see it. And it doesnt turn on.

damitch300 said:
The phone doesnt turn on and has items that are not allowed to be seen by others (classified) .
I got to send it to the insurance company.
Anybody knows how to get these files of the phone?
Computer doesnt see it. And it doesnt turn on.
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Nobody has an answer to this? :S

damitch300 said:
Nobody has an answer to this? :S
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I do,
Unless you can connect it to another device that recognises it then the data is lost.

damitch300 said:
In the 4 years time i NEVER broke a Smarthphone and only a single scratch in the screen.
This is the first of the (Iphone1-Sony x10-Samsung note 1, note 2, now x1) 5 smarthphones to have a fully scratched screen and broke down.
Im sure of the fact that the upcoming year i wont be having a smarthphone of this premium class or insurance must cover it (I doubt it)
I noticed my Xperia Z1 was heavenly scratched today.
Then i went looking for XDA to say this issue and the screen went weird.
The touchscreen did what he wanted and not me. So i became angry.
How the **** can this happen!
Then the screen went off. I was like W T Hell!???
LED flash turned on and stayed that way.
I wanted to press reset button and came to the conclusion the phone is curved...
How???
Screen doesnt turn on, Computer doesnt detect it.
Lets press Reset button.
Led goes off. But nothing else works anymore.
Volume up and power or volume down doesnt work either.
Sony says i got to contact them and send the phone.
Wich will i quess 100% result into me paying a big amount of money to fix it...
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How the hell did you do that to your phone? It looks utterly destroyed!

Sean473 said:
How the hell did you do that to your phone? It looks utterly destroyed!
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It dropped from half waist-shoulder (Chest?) height onto the shower mat.
It came out after it as a curved phone.
It is utterly destroyed. Not even a single piece of glass is broken.
The inner part is broken thought...
When i press power button it lowers the brightness of the flash light.
But i dont need the data inside the phone.
I need to get RID of it.
So the insurance company cant get it.
How can i do this?
I cant touch the phone ferther (Breaking it more). If i was allowed i would do it...

Jesus... I better get a case for mine...

Sean473 said:
Jesus... I better get a case for mine...
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I took my case of before dropping it...
If i get a new one. If... I am never going to take it off.
But look at this:
Phone 100% intact. Except for the insides.
So the outside is strong as hell. Better then any other phone.
But the inside wich is the most important of a phone... Yeah you know it.
My Note 2 had some paint of the sides (grey bezel). Costed me 25 euros and 4minutes to replace.
This phone on the other hand.
I either have it insured 100% (own fault) and have to pay 250 own risk. Or i dont get it insured. (Insurance for everything in the house including electronics)
My phone insurance was still on Note 2. I just had the Xperia Z1 new and didnt put it over yet.
F my life!
If it isnt insured. Well i still got a Sony ericsson Cybershot K770 wich is like??? 7-8 years old...
I cant pay 700 euros for a new premium phone

damitch300 said:
It dropped from half waist-shoulder (Chest?) height onto the shower mat.
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goto love this.. you dropped your phone and are asking for a software repair..
sort it with your insurance, and if you don't have insurance, tough!

New pictures and a video.
In the video you can see it isnt straight anymore at all.
It is curved like the Samsung galaxy curve. But then the lenght direction instead of the weidth.
I hate it to see it like this.
And i gave my Galaxy note 2 to my dad as birthday present. But i have to get it back now for a few days till i got a cheaper replacement for my Sony or insurance cover.
I got a budget of 200,- atm for a new phone if i must.
So i hope i can get atleast 500 euro out of insurance or full cover of the 750 euros.
But i wont be buying an Sony Z1 anymore if i can choose.
I am going back to plastic phones.
They are more premium to me then this junk...
How can a phone go in a curve like this from such a height???

I hope Sony replaces it. Apple replaces an iPhone for 150€, not matter what you did to it.
I don't want to put my Z1 into an ugly case...

gregbradley said:
goto love this.. you dropped your phone and are asking for a software repair..
sort it with your insurance, and if you don't have insurance, tough!
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I think you must be blind.
I am ASKING HOW TO GET MY DATA OFF. Not a software repair.
There is classified data on the phone. I need to get it out.
I am not saying i need the software fixed so it runs again.
There is something snapped inside or popped out of the flex cable connectors.
And i am not going to open it so my insurance will say get lost.

damitch300 said:
I think you must be blind.
I am ASKING HOW TO GET MY DATA OFF. Not a software repair.
There is classified data on the phone. I need to get it out.
I am not saying i need the software fixed so it runs again.
There is something snapped inside or popped out of the flex cable connectors.
And i am not going to open it so my insurance will say get lost.
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Simple answer to your question is no, the only thing you can try and do and thats if your phone will even do this is to use flashtool to flash a firmware and this will wipe your phone atleast all your "classified data" will be deleted. If the phone is that messed that it wont do that then your stuck im afraid....sorry

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Simple answer to your question is no, the only thing you can try and do and thats if your phone will even do this is to use flashtool to flash a firmware and this will wipe your phone atleast all your "classified data" will be deleted. If the phone is that messed that it wont do that then your stuck im afraid....sorry
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Snitzels.
Nobody detects the phone.
Well maby its that far that nobody will ever get it.
Or i can try and ask if they burn it right away.
I know one of the persons working there. Will do that then.
Thanks peeps.
And dont forget use a case or get the Sony Xperia Z1 Curve!:crying:

damitch300 said:
I think you must be blind.
I am ASKING HOW TO GET MY DATA OFF. Not a software repair.
There is classified data on the phone. I need to get it out.
I am not saying i need the software fixed so it runs again.
There is something snapped inside or popped out of the flex cable connectors.
And i am not going to open it so my insurance will say get lost.
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I am not blind, if you LOOK I already answered your question about this.

Classified data should be encrypted.. Too bad this happened
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Are you 100% that you didn't had it in a rear pocket and sat on it?
Then the sealings was compromised and the phone died in the shower?
It sounds more likely than if a drop did all that hardware damage...
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pshdo said:
Are you 100% that you didn't had it in a rear pocket and sad on it?
Then the sealings was compromised and the phone died in the shower?
It sounds more likely than if a drop did all that hardware damage...
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I thought the same. That kind of bend does not occur from a drop within reasonable hight, not even beyond so. It looks just like it's been in a back pocket and sat on, almost forcibly so.
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Exactly my thought...
This phone with it's weight not even being 200g, don't build up the force form dropping to bend it self...
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pshdo said:
Exactly my thought...
This phone with it's weight not even being 200g, don't build up the force form dropping to bend it self...
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Exactly!
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Having some tech issues, not sure if I should exchange phone (snapdragon,TMOBILE_US)

Hey guys,
I'm rocking a note9 128gb snapdragon tmobile us variant, and it's been great aside from the issue I will be sharing today.
When I either close an app and go to the home screen, switch apps or unlock the device sometimes it'll generate a blue bold line/or white thin line in between screens going either vertically or horizontally. It isn't much of an issue much more so ugly and I don't think it's normal cause it doesn't always happen and looks 'unprofessional' or unpolished. Yesterday however while watching a show on amazon prime app, i opened up a notification on my instagram app and clicked it and as my phone began switch to IG from the amazon prime app my note froze. It displayed a grey screen, and divided the screen into two large blue boxes. It looked like the phone had crashed, but then it loaded IG moments later. The grey screen /w two blue boxes lasted for a few seconds. THe boxes were just outlines, eg they weren't filled.
As I've had this phone for a little bit(about 3 weeks), I am wondering if this is a software issue I could fix with some settings or this is worthy or a replacement? Because I cant imagine that this is a normal feature...
Only 'mods' I have are install adhell 3 and using nova launcher. I have not rooted my device.
Thank you for reading.

have same phone on Tmobile and didn't notice nothing bad so far. Yours look like is defective and i would look for replacement/fix. This is not acceptable at this price range. You can always try factory reset and see if this is software issue but I doubt that or even try safe mode .
Other thing is I need easy way to install adhell I see u did it, i'd wish i could do too

digitalart said:
have same phone on Tmobile and didn't notice nothing bad so far. Yours look like is defective and i would look for replacement/fix. This is not acceptable at this price range. You can always try factory reset and see if this is software issue but I doubt that or even try safe mode .
Other thing is I need easy way to install adhell I see u did it, i'd wish i could do too
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There's a guide on reddit but a user it's pretty straight forward i can look for it if youd like..
yeah didnt really wanna go thru all the drama of exchanging it but i think i might have too

Zealex said:
There's a guide on reddit but a user it's pretty straight forward i can look for it if youd like..
yeah didnt really wanna go thru all the drama of exchanging it but i think i might have too
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i feel you. bummer but you don't want to keep using 1000$ damaged phone so better of get new one
on reddit you say i think I found it https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/

digitalart said:
i feel you. bummer but you don't want to keep using 1000$ damaged phone so better of get new one
on reddit you say i think I found it https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/
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I got it from costco, gonna exchange it friday unless somebody has an answer and knows its a user issue lol.
here it is...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Adhell/comments/8g2143/adhell_3_download_and_renaming_instructions/