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Hey guys, i updated my CM7 from RC2 to final some days ago and i started to notice some strange behaivour.
I started getting the black screen during calls problem so i went back to RC2 but still happening.
So i installed Sensor Test from market and i can see that the light and proximity sensors are not working for some reason. The rest of the sensors have numbers changing but not the light or proximity.
This is not my first time flashing a rom and i did all the proper steps and wipes, now no matter to which rom i go cant see the sensors working.
Any idea??
I'm having the exact same issue. I flashed CM7 Final nearly the same time I replaced my digitizer so I thought it I messed up my install somehow but maybe it's actually software related.
my workaround for the moment so i dont get the black screen of death is hexedit /system/lib/hw/sensors.mahimahi.so and change /dev/cm3602 to something else.
That way the sensor is disabled and i can talk normally and then return to homescreen without having to remove the battery.
i found quite a few ppl with this problem, there isnt any official statement about this issue from cyanogen right?
i have the same problem
What can i do?
I'm with nightly 51
I have done the hex edit hack on /system/lib/hw/sensors.mahimahi.so, and that did turn off the proximity sensor. However changing the line /dev/cm3602 to /eev/cm3602 to turn off the proximity sensor, but this also turns off the accelerometer. No landscape view switch on 90 degree turns. (I'm guessing losing this functionality would also affect Navigation if i tried it).
I also went back to stock 2.2, and did the OTA to 2.3.4 from an old nandroid backup. The problem of the screen going off during a call (as others have described above), still occurs. Starting to think its a hardware problem.
I have tried the following apps to turn the proximity sensor off, or, lock the screen on in phone calls - to no avail:
- Screen Suite
- Todds Droid Tools
- Screebl
- Flip it!
I made 2 folders on my SD Card for sensors.mahimahi.so.
/Sensors switch/sensors.mahimahi.so (contains the hex edited on that turns off Prox)
/Sensors original/sensors.mahimahi.so
My thinking was I could copy/paste the files into system/lib/hw depending on the day and my needs. Eg.: If I need to do a lot of phone calls that day requiring dialpad on, or even check my voicemail. However reverting back to the original file still keeps the phone's proximity sensor and accelerometer off'd, even after rebooting. A Nandroid backup is all that will restore this functionality. Hence that approach will not work.
NEways, at this point I'm thinking of doing an HTC repair. I want to know if they will still be able to provide me an N1 (credit card hold on charge...how much?...do they even have N1s?), while sending this one in for repair.
Incidentally, I don't think I will qualify for warranty as this phone has previous water damage. I replaced the screen because of it with an ebay one, but the prox sensor worked for a long time after that.
In general, I'm not sure if a $$ repair is worth it, but on the other hand I just bought a $500 phone in the N1 less than 6 months ago.
What to do...
bump.
What would you guys do? in this situation?
its too good a phone to just sell, even if it just does web/tethering/low profile/android apps awesome.
(i can always switch /sensors.mahimahi.so filez on the fly, worst case scenario. with nandroid restores in between(saving refurb monies)).
nm,
ghetto Romguest 2005 fix:
(hope this helps someone googling same said problem. which i've heard appears on faulty proximity sensors on Droid_1s, and Nexus'ses)
2 Nandroid backups:
1. With the original sensor file of system/lib/hw (in an SD card folder)
2. with the hex edited sensor lib/hw (in an SD card folder number 2)
Copy both respectively into your current rom, and nandroid both respectively into two nandroid versions.
On the days you need touchpad/dialpad, restore 2.
On the days you need landscape/gps/accelerometer, restore 1.
Problem solved, if no hardware warranty options available like me.
$190 saved.
Priceless..
PROGRESS ON THIS THING! )
Ok, so the last time I left this thread i was at the point of sending the phone in for an RMA. The reason I'm writing on this thread is in case someone on an android phone comes up with the Proximity sensor issue ( and it seems a lot of droid devices have this bug, whether its a hw failure like mine on the sensor, or not) ... then at least this thread will be here for the body of knowledge.
So just to summarize:
- hacking the sensor file mentioned above will disable the proximity sensor from working.
- having two nandroids of the proximity file (hacked and normal), will allow you to switch between normal phone (where the screen blanks), and proximity hacked phone (where the screen stays on in call, but never landscapes).
Is there an APK app to manually switch from Landscape to Portrait? Nope... there is code for it that devs can use to force their programs to run in a certain way, but not an on the fly solution.
'Screen Lock' , a program that comes closest simply locks the phone into Portrait.
What if you want to view a web page sideways then? Do you have to nandroid restore the original OS before the hack?
I just found out you don't. I ran Asphalt to see if it would run in portrait or landscape, and it ran in landscape surprisingly. So the portrait locked fone can be tricked in to landscape. woot
On exiting Asphalt, it keeps the phone in landscape
Goto web browser...browse all u want.
Want it back to portrait?
Go to Phone dialer, and it forces portrait. On exit, of fone, your home screen goes back to portrait.
Does proximity sensor off affect the GPS positioning? I'm not sure, it might - have to test.
Does the proximity sensor disabled, mean the accelerometer still works? No, the accelerometer doesnt work in this mode. ;P cant play Asphalt.
Why don't i just warranty my phone? ...I might. Its just that HTC doesnt send out replacement N1s anymore for the warranty period (with a Credit card debit), AND, my ASDF provider, doesn't give out loaners.
Hope this helps out anyone in the meantime!
Hope my GPS still works
UPDATE: Moving to a new phone.....
UPDATE:
So I decided to fold on my software fixes, and went for the Warranty route. Unfortunately HTC couldnt do the warranty themselves, and forwarded me to my Carriers reseller (not the private store I bought the phone from, but the Corporation who bought N1s in bulk from HTC, and sold them to my Carrier), which turned to be a one room office with a personal voicemail machine....
So I went to my Carriers corporate store, as they said they'd do the warranty. The CSR said that he's had people waiting >1 month for Nexus One replacements, with no idea what they'd replace it with. I would have to buy a phone too to use in the interim because they had not loaners.
His guess was that if the warranty might be accepted (mine may have not been a warranty cover because I changed the LCD once and stuff), I might get a Nexus S, or the next HTC phone they offered. All guesses, and all with a month long wait time with no smartphone, and $100 out for a secondary phone...in the interim.
So last night I tried a fix that worked for some Droid owners failed proximity sensor. It involves a rubber grommet set in place between the screen and the sensor, to let it "see" properly again.
No go. As well, my Camera and LED no longer work. (from before the fix attempt btw). Go figure.
So I folded, and bought the next best option for my Carrier, and AWS HTC Mytouch 4g. I decided to forgo Ebay, and buy off newegg, b/c there is some ambiguity into the quality of SLCD and Eeprom (?) chip you may get, so at least Newegg has great service.
I tossed around the idea of selling my N1 last night, but I won't. First too much hassle explaining to a buyer all these issues, and getting a worthy price. They could just Paypal revoke their payment when they get as pissed off with my particular fones lack of function as well.
I'm really going to miss the form factor of the N1 the most, and already am. I think I may wifi tether it to the Mytouch, and use it with Google voice or something.
Anyways, that is the end of my story. Wished I could keep the N1. Even tossed up buying a used N1 off ebay, for the form factor and hacking alone.
So I had my L90 D405N repaired (whole motherboard was replaced) and I noticed something strange afterwards. The touchscreen seems to be unresponsive, but only when I try to unlock the device. It's especially noticeable if I set a pattern unlock. I can only draw the pattern successfully after like 10 or 20 tries. The touchscreen basically does not record the whole pattern consistently. This is not such a big problem when using a simple swipe to unlock method, though still occurs from time to time. I have installed the latest available software update (I'm now running V10d firmware), also had the touch firmware updated, but the issue persists. Strangely enough, none of the issues are noticeable past the lockscreen. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be the problem and the solutions to it? Thanks in advance for any answers that might come.
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So I had my L90 D405N repaired (whole motherboard was replaced) and I noticed something strange afterwards. The touchscreen seems to be unresponsive, but only when I try to unlock the device. It's especially noticeable if I set a pattern unlock. I can only draw the pattern successfully after like 10 or 20 tries. The touchscreen basically does not record the whole pattern consistently. This is not such a big problem when using a simple swipe to unlock method, though still occurs from time to time. I have installed the latest available software update (I'm now running V10d firmware), also had the touch firmware updated, but the issue persists. Strangely enough, none of the issues are noticeable past the lockscreen. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be the problem and the solutions to it? Thanks in advance for any answers that might come.
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Oh! Sounds like the issue of phantom touches I once had.
Tiny water particles caused random touches while swiping that broke my swipes too.
The issues persisted even past lockscreen for me.
I cleaned my screen and put on a screen guard.
I dunno if this will help you, but this is what helped me.
Turn on "show touches" in developer options.
You might see phantom touches here and there when you swipe
Thanks! Will try that right when I get back home. Sure hope it works. I'll report back with results.
EDIT: tried removing screen protector and cleaning the screen, but the issue was still there. Even did a factory reset, but the unresponsiveness didn't seem to go away. I'm beginning to think the digitizer is messed up. I'll probably take it to warranty tomorrow. Again. Unless, of course, anyone has any solutions.
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I am also having the same problem after replacing motherboard...
I tried factory reset and fpashed kdz again...
Same problem..
I called lg service centre who replaced motherboard..
Said that touch should be replaced....
Seeing as the issue is probably the same as mine, your phone's screen (and digitizer as well) just has to be replaced. That should not cost anything, so just have patience. My phone is working fine after everything's been fixed.
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i have an LG L90 D415, and i have same issue.
the touch is irresponsive only when unlock the screen, but when i do a call and hang up, the touch works fine, i dunno why is this. i dont know if is hardware, or software.
Run an app that tests the touchscreen and/or do a factory reset (backup first, you will lose all data). If the problem persists after a factory reset using the stock firmware then you have a hardware issue.
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I have the same un responsivness.. now I cant even get into my phone bc its locked and it wont let me touch the code so what can I do to get in my phone... it did just update firmware also.. plz help I dont have money for a phone
My touchscreen does not responsive and i couldnt drag even after the initial screen unlock. I solved this problem as follow: dial this 3845#*410# (my model phone is 410, if you have 405, put 405 insted 410). After, go to HW DEVICE TEST --> TOUCH TEST --> TOUCH FIRMWARE UPGRADE --> OK. Wait a minutes e after reboot the phone. Try again if not work in the first time.
Enviado de meu LG-D410 usando Tapatalk
solved my problem
brunolcs said:
My touchscreen does not responsive and i couldnt drag even after the initial screen unlock. I solved this problem as follow: dial this 3845#*410# (my model phone is 410, if you have 405, put 405 insted 410). After, go to HW DEVICE TEST --> TOUCH TEST --> TOUCH FIRMWARE UPGRADE --> OK. Wait a minutes e after reboot the phone. Try again if not work in the first time.
Enviado de meu LG-D410 usando Tapatalk
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dude that was perfect....
solved mine....
thanks again....
Great tip
This tip also solved my phone issue.
On a friends phone we had the same problem. At first the touch gesture on the lock screen needed a few attempts and after some time it was impossible to do the gesture and we were essentially locked out of the phone.
I'm not sure if this helps anyone else, but for this L90 (405) phone the following helped: I applied hot air (from a hair dryer) onto the device screen and while the hot air was hitting the screen I was able to do the unlock gesture on the lockscreen successfully. This was repeatable because I required it a second time as the device locked itself while I was doing some data backup. As a side note: The screen had a small crack at one edge.
Though after the lock screen various other places like scrolling through galleries, pinch-zoom and swipe-keyboard did not work reliable.
brunolcs said:
My touchscreen does not responsive and i couldnt drag even after the initial screen unlock. I solved this problem as follow: dial this 3845#*410# (my model phone is 410, if you have 405, put 405 insted 410). After, go to HW DEVICE TEST --> TOUCH TEST --> TOUCH FIRMWARE UPGRADE --> OK. Wait a minutes e after reboot the phone. Try again if not work in the first time.
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After I was finally able to unlock the phone again, then this above TOUCH FIRMWARE UPGRADE from brunolcs also solved my problem (after a second try, and removing the battery in between).
PS: One thing that helped during the backup phase before the TOUCH FIRMWARE UPGRADE. I connected a bluetooth mouse and then I was able to scroll with the mouse at important places were I needed to do backups.
Turning to the community with the same issue after I've tried just about everything I could think of. The problems started after the original digitizer was shattered and replaced with a knock-off. My touch firmware is already on the latest 2.07 version, heating it with a hair drier does not alleviate the symptoms, I've already tried four different touchscreens from four different suppliers, with some claiming for their wares to be "original" (thou what that means exactly is not entirely clear as you may know!) and still touchscreen is unresponsive on lockscreen for the first ~5-7 seconds. Once past lockscreen, everything goes away. This YouTube video depicts exactly what I mean.
Any ideas? Can any of you still on the original phone firmware launch service tools (3845#*405#) > HW Device Test > Touch Test > Check Touch Panel and see what it reports for Raw Data? (Mine says "Channel Status: PASS" but "Raw Data: FAIL".)
Anyone?
Hey,
don't know if this is the same issue, but the phone of my mother (LG L90 - D405) can't be unlocked while doing a call. Started with calling the mailbox, we were not able to unlock the phone to delete the messages. Screen didn't react at all until phone call ends. As soon as the call was over, the screen reacts completely normal.
Now the problem exceeded to any call: screen does not react, ending call is only possible, if your talk partner ends it. Screen reacts normally, when no call is made.
Does anyone know a solution? Haven't tried the solution posted above, perhaps doing a factory reset will solve the issue?
Or time to switch to a new phone, as this one was heavy used...
My M9 won't auto rotate the screen any more. Tried reboot. Toggling the setting, tried calibrating the g-sensor in display settings. When calibrating, the vertical level moves, but the horizontal does not budge. If I open G maps, right away it asks me if I meant to shake my device, and therefore initiate "feedback". I didn't even move the phone at ALL.
I am stock and havent had the phone past 30 days. Any ideas before I head back to T-Mobile?
Pretty much same thing happening to me, I work as a tech for Sprint and I noticed none of my motion launch gestures working. Co worker told me to run the hardware diagnostics, G-sensor failed. No motion gestures work, screen orientation doesn't change, nada. About to order a replacement device, but facing the dilemma of having a brand new phone <30 days owned, and having to order a refurb device. Kinda bummed.
Same issue, Have had my VZ M9 for 6 weeks. While i was using it, no less, G sensor failed, no rotate. Tried everything i can find to fix including resets of G-Sensor, recalibrate on board diagnostics, Boot to bootloader and reset to factory( complete wipe). etc...
Called HTS tech support. they took my info and said a supervisor would call back, never did. called back and online tech "could not contact supervisor" said my only warranty options were replace with refurb in 10-20 days after they receive my bad one, or have $500 hold on credit card for advanced replacement MINUS CHARGES FOR REPAIR or REPLACE, AT THEIR DISCRETION, WITH NO CHALLENGE BY ME.
So basically tough luck too bad so sad..Refurb with 90 day warranty or nothing.
UH OH policy only counts for "damaged" phone, not warranty issues...
caveat emptor..
Problem: Samsung galaxy note 9 screen started flickering green occasionally for about a week then after that it went completely green and could barely see anything on the device until it just went completely black screen then green again.
https://www.sammobile.com/news/more-users-facing-green-tint-display-issues-different-galaxy-devices/
I have seen a large number of posts posted on other websites, and many users sent to the Samsung community, but the posts were deleted by the community administrator. This is a global error! I have lost my patience with Samsung and called the after-sales customer service. The customer service only asked me to take the after-sales test. Modern people's life is almost inseparable from the mobile phone. Now my mobile phone display is almost unusable. This is Samsung's own wrong firmware. As a result, after I updated the October patch, the error was not fixed! My work life has been affected! Samsung has not yet acknowledged the problem and has not actively responded to it. Samsung Note 7 has experienced a battery explosion, and now the screen of Note 9 starts to flash green. Samsung is really bad! Even so, the Samsung community manager deleted a lot of feedback about the screen turning green and flashing. I think Samsung’s attitude is problematic! Samsung exploded in note 7 and lost some fans. Now Samsung is not actively fixing the issue of the screen turning green! Caused me to dislike Samsung!
From what I've heard the screen need to be replaced. Buggy software update caused it to damage but samsung is playing dumb by denying it. The screen replacement would cost more than half of the phone's price.
Rosli59564 said:
From what I've heard the screen need to be replaced. Buggy software update caused it to damage but samsung is playing dumb by denying it. The screen replacement would cost more than half of the phone's price.
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Yes, I went to the after-sales service to confirm, the screen needs to be replaced! Users need to pay for Samsung's wrong firmware!
I will never buy anything from Samsung again!
pichai said:
Yes, I went to the after-sales service to confirm, the screen needs to be replaced! Users need to pay for Samsung's wrong firmware!
I will never buy anything from Samsung again!
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I have same problem,this is shame of Samsung to not be interested for this problem, and this is my last samsung phone for ever!
(Procedure S9 and note9 but should work on all with always display)
It's a software problem.
I show you.
Activate always on display, choose "home button and clock" and "then tap to show".
Exit settings.
Turn off the phone with the physical button on the side, and turn it back on in the same way after two seconds.
Now the screen is green.
Now turn off the phone with the physical key.
Touch the screen, the clock appears and under the virtual key, turn on the phone with the virtual key.
Now everything is fine.
Give it a try, if it works write it here.
Because it would be immoral to spend $ 250 to repair a phone that is only a software problem ..
The problem is that I have a broken screen and then it always stays green, or it is not the screen, as in this case and if you turn it on in one way it is green and if you turn it on in another it is fine. perhaps it is a case of planned obsolescence
defilante said:
(Procedure S9 and note9 but should work on all with always display)
It's a software problem.
I show you.
Activate always on display, choose "home button and clock" and "then tap to show".
Exit settings.
Turn off the phone with the physical button on the side, and turn it back on in the same way after two seconds.
Now the screen is green.
Now turn off the phone with the physical key.
Touch the screen, the clock appears and under the virtual key, turn on the phone with the virtual key.
Now everything is fine.
Give it a try, if it works write it here.
Because it would be immoral to spend $ 250 to repair a phone that is only a software problem ..
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This didn't work. It seems a new screen is required. This will be my last samsung for sure... Fisrt, the bad ROM with the Note 4, now this.
defilante said:
(Procedure S9 and note9 but should work on all with always display)
It's a software problem.
I show you.
Activate always on display, choose "home button and clock" and "then tap to show".
Exit settings.
Turn off the phone with the physical button on the side, and turn it back on in the same way after two seconds.
Now the screen is green.
Now turn off the phone with the physical key.
Touch the screen, the clock appears and under the virtual key, turn on the phone with the virtual key.
Now everything is fine.
Give it a try, if it works write it here.
Because it would be immoral to spend $ 250 to repair a phone that is only a software problem ..
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I have this issue with my Samsung Note 9. I searched the internet and found this post. I followed exactly what was said here and this definitely works. It solved my issue., no more green tinted screen. Now I just need to get out of the habit of using the physical button on the side of the phone for turning "on" my phone. Hopefully Samsung will fix this issue soon so we can use the phone as intended, but until then, thank you for helpful information and finding a solution to the problem.
defilante said:
(Procedure S9 and note9 but should work on all with always display)
It's a software problem.
I show you.
Activate always on display, choose "home button and clock" and "then tap to show".
Exit settings.
Turn off the phone with the physical button on the side, and turn it back on in the same way after two seconds.
Now the screen is green.
Now turn off the phone with the physical key.
Touch the screen, the clock appears and under the virtual key, turn on the phone with the virtual key.
Now everything is fine.
Give it a try, if it works write it here.
Because it would be immoral to spend $ 250 to repair a phone that is only a software problem ..
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It's a great solution. To all those who are saying that it's a hardware issue, it's not. Samsung messed it up and the service centre guys are brainless and uneducated enough to not know that.
I would like to propose a better solution - instead of tap to show and then force clicking the home button, you can set always on to permanently show and choose the home button option. That way, you will only have to press the home button and won't have to go for the extra procedures.
Again, this method is just a modification to the original hack and kudos to the editor for thinking that way!
defilante said:
(Procedure S9 and note9 but should work on all with always display)
It's a software problem.
I show you.
Activate always on display, choose "home button and clock" and "then tap to show".
Exit settings.
Turn off the phone with the physical button on the side, and turn it back on in the same way after two seconds.
Now the screen is green.
Now turn off the phone with the physical key.
Touch the screen, the clock appears and under the virtual key, turn on the phone with the virtual key.
Now everything is fine.
Give it a try, if it works write it here.
Because it would be immoral to spend $ 250 to repair a phone that is only a software problem ..
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Worked for me. Thank you!
This is not only a software issue.
Only solution to change your display.
Rule #1 if your OS is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission...
Do Not Update!
This goes double for carrier phones. AT&T for example will wreck your phone with their later updates.
With Pie and above security isn't an issue unless you do something stupid. Don't get sucker in by scare hype.
Always redundantly backup critical data to at least 2 hdds and always be ready to reload. Reload if you can't resolve a malware issue asap. Cover your ass...ets
Your Sammy will run well for many years if you leave it be
defilante's method worked for me. However, if I am on the phone and need to use another app after the screen has gone to sleep, I have a green screen again. In other words, doing phone calls, I can't access any other app and see it. Once the call is over I used the method mentioned and clear screen again.
Not a Note 9 or S 9 but I got the same issue with Note 10 plus 7-6 days ago and I couldn’t go to a service centre to fix it. now the green screen issue is gone. I don't know how but it's totally gone. I just used the device usually with that green screen error around 4 - 5 hours per day (but stopped all the heavy works and reduced screen brightness too.) and yesterday evening I saw the green screen had gone when I unlocked phone. so my advice is just give it some time to check if it'll be restored and fixed.
In case if it's fixed don't use the phone heavily as you did before (If you've used heavily) and use it under low brightness (don't maximise it).
I got the same issue one fine day and even the device reset option did not work for me.
THe only option which works is to keep the "Always on" screen activated and unlock through it. Anybody saying ITS A HARDWARE ISSUE, must be able to answer that why the hardware works fine if unlocked via Always on screen and not when unlocked normally.
Its a temporary measure and the problem is very irksome. One side I have to live with an additional battery drain of Always On screen now. And on the other side, the issue still persists if I get a call from someone as the screen is green and totally unreadable (especially under sunlight)
Did anyone try a Custom ROM and got this issue fixed? I am going to try custom rom only for this issue and thought of checking here just in case.
When people buy sammy phones at sucha high price, the expected device life has to be much much more compared to Chinese phones, else why pay such high premiums.
banjara said:
I got the same issue one fine day and even the device reset option did not work for me.
THe only option which works is to keep the "Always on" screen activated and unlock through it. Anybody saying ITS A HARDWARE ISSUE, must be able to answer that why the hardware works fine if unlocked via Always on screen and not when unlocked normally.
Its a temporary measure and the problem is very irksome. One side I have to live with an additional battery drain of Always On screen now. And on the other side, the issue still persists if I get a call from someone as the screen is green and totally unreadable (especially under sunlight)
Did anyone try a Custom ROM and got this issue fixed? I am going to try custom rom only for this issue and thought of checking here just in case.
When people buy sammy phones at sucha high price, the expected device life has to be much much more compared to Chinese phones, else why pay such high premiums.
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So the display completely normal when you run it like this? If you have the tap on AOD option, it should use little battery.
Try not using the lock screen at all. I double tap on/off always.
With its millions of semiconductors throughout it could still be a hardware issue. Ever wonder what happens when just one fails?
You maybe bypassing the damaged pathway...
blackhawk said:
So the display completely normal when you run it like this? If you have the tap on AOD option, it should use little battery.
Try not using the lock screen at all. I double tap on/off always.
With its millions of semiconductors throughout it could still be a hardware issue. Ever wonder what happens when just one fails?
You maybe bypassing the damaged pathway...
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I dont have enough knowledge on this subject to either completely agree or disagree with you.
Let me try few custom ROMs and old official firmware versions and then I will be able to say anything conclusively.
Cheers!
banjara said:
I dont have enough knowledge on this subject to either completely agree or disagree with you.
Let me try few custom ROMs and old official firmware versions and then I will be able to say anything conclusively.
Cheers!
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If the original stock firmware doesn't function as it once did, then the hardware state has changed.
If you can avoid using that pathway with different firmware than the defect is irrelevant.
It's rather interesting but it's just a guess on my part.
Are there any redundant pathways? Self healing for any circuits other than flash memory cells? Don't know but I suspect not.
Pretty amazing these devices last as long as they do.
brandon2001 said:
defilante's method worked for me. However, if I am on the phone and need to use another app after the screen has gone to sleep, I have a green screen again. In other words, doing phone calls, I can't access any other app and see it. Once the call is over I used the method mentioned and clear screen again.
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My wife's Note 9 has had this problem since mid-2021. I bought her a Pixel 6 as a replacement. Always-on display indeed works but as you said, once you're on a phone call, you in trouble again. Amazing Samsung has totally ignored this - I guess the phone is old enough to pretend like this problem doesn't exist.
Adding my experience to the mix. Bought my unlocked Note 9 (512GB) the week it was released. Never had a problem until 2-3 months ago. Started having an issue with an app not recognizing that it was paid for so I did a factory reset for the first time since I purchased the phone. After the reset, boom, green screen just like everyone else and the same workarounds work as well. Doesn't feel like a hardware issue and Samsung/UBreakiFix have been no help. Samsung really needs to step up quick because I'm getting ready to go out and buy an iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Fido customer in Canada, and install of the 3.0 has wreaked havoc on my screens and apps - everythin is reversed, starting with the Home Screen, and continuing through the apps -- what was previously on the right, is now on the left (including controls). I went through Samsung Canada's Chat help service and gave 'Aiden' access to my phone and he/she/it couldn't figure it out and he simply disconnected. Anyone else have this prob, and any solutions?
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Fido customer in Canada, an install of the 3.0 has wreaked havoc on my screens and apps - everythin is reversed, starting with the Home Screen, and continuing through the apps -- what was previously on the right, is now on the left (including controls). I went through Samsung Canada's Chat help service and gave 'Aiden' access to my phone and he/she/it couldn't figure it out and he simply disconnected. Anyone else have this prob, and any solutions?
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Problem solved - thank you, Samsung Canada. I spoke real time with a Samsung tech support person and she solved the problem (and perhaps pointed out preventing other problems). I gave her remote access to my phone and she said the 'reversed' layout was starting to give her a headache -- but the solution was in "Developer Options" near the bottom under "Drawing". The "Force RTL layout direction" button was turned on (I''m assuming "RTL" means: 'Right to Left'), and once she turned it off, my phone was back to normal...no need for a factory reset, etc. Here's the learning point, though -- when I went looking for that 'button' so that I could post this solution, I had the "Drawing" section on the screen, and I plopped the phone down on my desk and the "Show layout bounds" button turned itself on...following my download of UI 3.0 I've been bopping through my phone and I wonder if I had inadvertenly turned on the "Force RTL" button in that manner. I know that I don't have the 'increase screen sensitivity' feature turned on, but this new UI could simply be more sensitive. Food for thought. I'm happy to have my normal phone back, and hopefully will be able to 'prevent' similar occurences.