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Sick of samsung's bad displays

So my display after being replaced 2 times in 6 months started flickering. My phone is very hard to be turned on because of the green flickering.
I just want to upgrade to a S6,S7 Edge or non edge. i just want to know if they have the save problem with displays ? I want to have a phone at least 2 years, can you recommand me a phone like that ?
I was just considering switching to a iPhone even though i prefer android on phones ... o how are S6,S7s displays ? Samsung still have the same problems?

Samsung improved a lot on screen quality in S6 and after, so you should be okay

Dieexe said:
Samsung improved a lot on screen quality in S6 and after, so you should be okay
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So no more sudden flickering problem ? I mean i didnt even dropped the phone or something like that.

RootNightmareX said:
So my display after being replaced 2 times in 6 months started flickering. My phone is very hard to be turned on because of the green flickering.
I just want to upgrade to a S6,S7 Edge or non edge. i just want to know if they have the save problem with displays ? I want to have a phone at least 2 years, can you recommand me a phone like that ?
I was just considering switching to a iPhone even though i prefer android on phones ... o how are S6,S7s displays ? Samsung still have the same problems?
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green flickering problem just for auto brightness problem (some custom Roms have this issues) if u will untick the auto brightness u will not have this problem

Not really, it has more issues on this "display green flickering " , on my S5 i dont get display on if the temperature around it getting cold .
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atakan1986 said:
Not really, it has more issues on this "display green flickering " , on my S5 i dont get display on if the temperature around it getting cold .
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Wow that's amazing. Been using samsung s5 exynos version for the last 1yr. Never had that kind of problem till date. And it have the same display as snapdragon version. And on comparison I found that this is by far the best display out there when compared to other brands.
Maybe perhaps you might be having a faulty unit from the begining.
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I have the same problem here with the display and it's not a software problem (same by original os 6 and same by cyanogenmod 14).
After the temperatures are under 10 C. i can't open my s5 with home button i must do it over the power button.

Using S5 for more than 28 months still I have not faced any issue. I just had to buy new charger apart from that not a single problem and yes I mess up with my phone so much but I still working and no display failure yet. And also I have dropped it many times, it still refuses to die.
You are just having a defective model or some internals of the phone are messed up. Because Samsh*t produces one of the best displays..

shurupi said:
I have the same problem here with the display and it's not a software problem (same by original os 6 and same by cyanogenmod 14).
After the temperatures are under 10 C. i can't open my s5 with home button i must do it over the power button.
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So when its over 10C its ok ? Then i should sell the phone when its summer )

nikhil007.n2 said:
Using S5 for more than 28 months still I have not faced any issue. I just had to buy new charger apart from that not a single problem and yes I mess up with my phone so much but I still working and no display failure yet. And also I have dropped it many times, it still refuses to die.
You are just having a defective model or some internals of the phone are messed up. Because Samsh*t produces one of the best displays..
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At least for s5, the internet is full of this faulty displays, even my friends have same problem.

RootNightmareX said:
So when its over 10C its ok ? Then i should sell the phone when its summer )
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Very simple but good idea my friend : )
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RootNightmareX said:
At least for s5, the internet is full of this faulty displays, even my friends have same problem.
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This may be problem for Snapdragon variant then.

nikhil007.n2 said:
This may be problem for Snapdragon variant then.
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Maybe thats a point, but shouldnt only the processor be different? I assume the display is.the same for both...

nikhil007.n2 said:
This may be problem for Snapdragon variant then.
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Nope, Exynos variant have this same problem

Im also facing green flickering and blinking at low brightness.
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baseer_IF said:
Im also facing green flickering and blinking at low brightness.
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Its not a good sign. Try disabling your light sensor. Even then if you experience such a problem than it means that your flex cable that attaches the screen with the motherboard needs to be changed.
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redhotiron2004 said:
Its not a good sign. Try disabling your light sensor. Even then if you experience such a problem than it means that your flex cable that attaches the screen with the motherboard needs to be changed.
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I try to disable Auto brightness. but in manual the problem is persist when when brightness is full low .
if brightness is normal it is normal
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RootNightmareX said:
At least for s5, the internet is full of this faulty displays, even my friends have same problem.
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Hi,
Yes and expect the same problems with the following generations. It's an amoled screen thing. The green colour happen when there's a colour displayed on the screen for a very long time (for example, I have a green on my screen of the size of my keyboard).
I think a solution to this problem is to set the display to turn off after 30s (it saves battery too) and maybe, if you're using a custom keyboard, change the colour from time to time. Use the brightness of the screen to a lowest which would still be comfortable to you (and auto unticked).
This last tip alone is enough to prevent greening. My flickering happened after an incredible fall (it had a tempered glass so the screen was safe). The flickering showed green what it had in memory.
Samsung has a 2-year guarantee for its products so you shouldn't worry for that period of time. Problem not solved, replacement.
Best of luck

Superlion721 said:
Hi,
Yes and expect the same problems with the following generations. It's an amoled screen thing. The green colour happen when there's a colour displayed on the screen for a very long time (for example, I have a green on my screen of the size of my keyboard).
I think a solution to this problem is to set the display to turn off after 30s (it saves battery too) and maybe, if you're using a custom keyboard, change the colour from time to time. Use the brightness of the screen to a lowest which would still be comfortable to you (and auto unticked).
This last tip alone is enough to prevent greening. My flickering happened after an incredible fall (it had a tempered glass so the screen was safe). The flickering showed green what it had in memory.
Samsung has a 2-year guarantee for its products so you shouldn't worry for that period of time. Problem not solved, replacement.
Best of luck
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The funny thing is i already did "by mistake" all the tips you said and still have this. Never dropped the phone though. This problems seems very big though, i expected a burn in to be the biggest problem, but to have flickering at a level that i cant turn on the phone. I wanted recently to switch to a Nexus 6p, but knowing that it uses Amoled too, its a bad ideea. So the only "solution" is to switch to IPS screens? (btw i want a phone that holds on for at least 3 years)

In my research thus far, the AMOLED screen technology is to blame. When the display circuits get old or damaged, they don't sustain current at low power settings. In LED screens, a back light controls brightness, but AMOLED screens send current to each pixel for brightness control. If the circuit is damaged, or any corrosion has built up inside, this could attenuate the current below the point required to sustain light flow. I see this problem with some LED and CFL lights on motion sensor switches. Just enough current goes through the motion sensor to keep it's circuits active, and that current causes a flicker in the light.
With the screen though, since the problem is only resolved when you increase the brightness just a bit above minimum, it seems anything that lowers the display power (auto brightness for example) will cause it to flicker if this setting gets too low. I also noticed that before the screen locks on timer, it dims to low power for a few seconds and flickers as a result. There are apps that attempt to resolve this by putting a translucent black screen over your desktop and apps. This keeps the power up on the pixels but adds a black overlay, kind of like a screen filter. You can adjust the darkness if you need it to save your eyes when reading in the dark but it doesn't help save power any. They also require a rooted device, which could void warranties. The reason for this I believe is because apps are supposed to operate in a way they don't intrude on each other, and a filter that lays over your screen does in fact alter the output of your display rendering. With the added security concerns of these apps possibly collecting screen shots and sending them to another site, I would avoid this. Best to use a physical screen overlay you can put on or remove as needed as long as it doesn't interfere with your touch screen options.
Ultimately, these devices were meant for replacement every 2 to 3 years so if you're like me and you like to make your investment last, best thing to do is apply any work around you can come up with. A repair shop may be able to wipe the circuit boards down with a solution that clears away corrosion, but it won't repair any weakened pixels. I'm still using a Samsung S5 G900F
- And i finally got this fixed. it sounds like the reason for this is that since the latest update your phone cannot decide whether to use hardware or software back light settings. I managed to make the problem go away by doing this:
Go to settings >> system >> About device.
Find "Build number" and click 6 times fast on it.
You will then get the message saying: "You are now a developer"
and then go back to Settings >> system >> Now you will see the "Developer Options"
Now go to Developer options >> Drawing Section or Rendering Section >> Find "Turn off hardware overlays" or "disable hardware overlays" >> This will force the phone to always use GPU for screen adjustments. no more flickering.
but If I turn the brightness ALL the way down, it still flickers like crazy, however, if that's the only time it'll do it, I consider that a win.
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question about quality off mi9 amoled

Hi quys!
first of all ,sorry for my bad english!
but, i recently bought xiaomi mi 9 , i had lot of problem with it till now but the most important of it, its about display panel.
my perivious phone was samsung s8 Plus and s8 display was awesome (its 2 years before phone) but my mi 9 display not good as s8 plus , not even close, is this normal? or my phone have problem software?

Hi, what problem did you get ?

I had the reglular Samsung S8 and I find the Mi9 panel not far from the S8. As it is 1080 and not 1440 it has not as high pixel density, but I am more than happy with the Mi9. Never have any problems in bright sunlight as I could have with the S8.

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I had the reglular Samsung S8 and I find the Mi9 panel not far from the S8. As it is 1080 and not 1440 it has not as high pixel density, but I am more than happy with the Mi9. Never have any problems in bright sunlight as I could have with the S8.
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thanks for your reply, but i a disappointed the first time i saw mi 9 display. i think the icons are like washed out and not sharp. i saw someone in this forum said after update mi9 , have a better display and compared his phone with S9!
my next problem is updating miui. my mi 9 is china pack and the website that i bought my phone , open phone box and flash global rom on china rom in china country and send them to customers. i have weird problem with the phone.crash app frequently ,google play service crash and stop ...,the worst problem is closing all apps and go to lock screen and after unlocking phone ,the message "find device closed unexpectedly" showed me and if im not reboot my phone this problem repeat and even sometimes my phone reboot itself even twice or more. now i signed out from my mi account and i turned off sync option and set off battery optimization and lots of setting option, and betternet app (vpn) not use anymore (this app made a lot of problem for me , i think) and now i have a better experience. i wished a new update fix my all problem . i am on V10.2.9.0.PFAMIXM Global Rom and new OTA Update V10.2.13.0 shown on my phone after downloading update , my phone reboot to start the update but after 25% in fastboot update failed and not update this time OTA Update is 2.2GB . i repeat this process a lot and no progress. even downloading zip file by PC and update manually not help, phone it said this is not official update.
what is the problem of my phone for OTA Update!?

You might be looking for more vivid colors. Go to Settings, Display, Contrast & Colors, and see if moving between "increased contrast" and "Standard" gives you more of what you expect to see. You can also set the color temperature to better match what Samsung uses by default

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You might be looking for more vivid colors. Go to Settings, Display, Contrast & Colors, and see if moving between "increased contrast" and "Standard" gives you more of what you expect to see. You can also set the color temperature to better match what Samsung uses by default
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Yes, didn't think of that as I always tune down the overly saturated Samsung displays!

The auto brightness also seems to be a bit off. I have my brightness forced.
If you have DC dimming turned on, it can also change colors if you are on a lower brightness.

Coming from note 8 i am very satisfied with the screen, if the note is a 10" the mi 9 is 9,5". (i change the settings to be more vivid). I

NXTwoThou said:
You might be looking for more vivid colors. Go to Settings, Display, Contrast & Colors, and see if moving between "increased contrast" and "Standard" gives you more of what you expect to see. You can also set the color temperature to better match what Samsung uses by default
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i already done that. its been better but still far from it.

andreasarxon said:
Coming from note 8 i am very satisfied with the screen, if the note is a 10" the mi 9 is 9,5". (i change the settings to be more vivid). I
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today i updated my Google Play services to version 18.3.81 and the result is shocking!
now i have better display compare before and i think its quite Satisfying!
but still i have problem with xiaomi miui update!

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The auto brightness also seems to be a bit off. I have my brightness forced.
If you have DC dimming turned on, it can also change colors if you are on a lower brightness.
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can you explain a little more.

Brightness dependent yellow tint and black lines on the screen

I am facing this issue in my Note 9,
While I am on lower brightness , I am not getting this issue. While increasing the brightness getting these black lines and also some sort of color discoloration with yellow tint also , Could someone help on this?
While on maximum brightness there is no lines are visible. Could someone help on this?

This is what android 10 does to the dispaly setting.downgrade to pie using odin to fix the screen. Back to normal,Basically in android 10 they changed the warmthness of the screen .I'm assuming you are using adaptive display and have the slider set to warm.on pie your screen would look everso slightly pink on warm but on the android 10 the screen looks yellow /brown at warm position on the slider,I made a thread complaining and ended up odining back,They have made it identical to the note 10 in terms of screen colour calibration. It sucks imo as for the black lines you mention I have no idea what that is

Please help me
Please help me

Have you factory reset ??
Next step would be to return under warranty .

Ive allready helped you just odin back to pie it fixes the issue

Happened to me as well. Display discolored showing grainy lines after recent update
I am on Latest build of Samsung Note 9 - India, with March security update on board.
I noticed that my screen shows grain whenever the brightness auto adapts to lower levels, it doesn't get normal until I keep it locked for some time and then unlock.
My phone is 1year and 3 months old however it has no issues in maintenance - no cracks, no falls, no display injuries.
I tried to keep the auto brighntess (adaptive) to off and yet this is happening occassionally when watching videos or pictures or simply pulling down the notification bar.
I also Factory reset it today and I found it is happening right from start - during the setup screens.
I am pretty disappointed something like an update is pushed and that breaks the quality of a device!
It's livable but very annoying when you are showing a picture to someone and suddenly you see the screen becomes discolored and there are grainy black lines all over the display.
I have only one hope if there is a way to go back to Feb or January build of android 10. Anyone else facing this? Please help me.

Have you sorted this issue @aronhq??
Is this a software or hardware issue. I also have this issue and i have been using android 10 from feb and got the issue today only though recently secutity updated 2 days back

aronhq said:
I am facing this issue in my Note 9,
While I am on lower brightness , I am not getting this issue. While increasing the brightness getting these black lines and also some sort of color discoloration with yellow tint also , Could someone help on this?
While on maximum brightness there is no lines are visible. Could someone help on this?
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I have the same problem at the beginning it was when the phone was warm now the screen is yellow and when I lower the brightness I have lines coming out

Temp fix
As a temp fix i am using oled saver app from playstore and keeping it on serting brightness full and adjusting the brightness with oled status bar so try it

My issue got solved on its own the same day..But now the issue is while watching video, it gets blocked images and slight color artifact when dark scenes play.I don't know whether its due to video compression and i didn't notice such issue previously.

Did you guys try the newest update that just came out this week?

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Did you guys try the newest update that just came out this week?
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Could you screenshot your latest update? Thanks.

N960U1 usa unlocked firmware is N960U1UEU4DTC7
https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-N960U1/VZW/doc.html

Screen replacement
Insurance screen replacement for $30 fixed any yellowing.

sethsmaxx said:
N960U1 usa unlocked firmware is N960U1UEU4DTC7
https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-N960U1/VZW/doc.html
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oh, its April patch update. thought there is May update already. thanks.

Are you saying you are on 4DTC7 and having issues with screen still or what is your firmware version?

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Are you saying you are on 4DTC7 and having issues with screen still or what is your firmware version?
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no, i was just saying that i thought there were May update since you said your had it a week ago, which is still an April update.

Still issue N960FXXS5DTB6
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I am on above firmware indianmodel but still issue is there but with oled saver some what better with minimal lines

any trouble using apps like uber and waze? white UI apps make my screen gets darker and darker.... :fingers-crossed:

Hi, any update for possible solution?
I just got the exact same issue. But my phone is Note8.
I was just watching youtube video then open an app then suddenly my screen turn yellowish and black turned faded. Also got horizontal lines if brightness is set to around 20%-70%. This happens right from boot up of the phone where Samsung logo appears.
Also I noticed that my phone gets warmer.
Mine still not back to normal.
Any update for a possible solution?
Thank you

Samsung Note 9 - Display Discoloration & Overheating

Who else are facing the same problem ?
1)Initially, when I unlock phone by pressing power button the display was changed to dim colour(mostly yellowish) and with horizontal lines displayed when the brightness is below 50%. After tried with multiple times pressing on power button the display came back to normal.
2) Next stage, it's not solved with power button. I have to keep my phone aside for some time to get back to normal display. It's been 15 to 20 min then.
3) Now, I would get normal display only in morning. Else, I need to keep my phone idle without touching for at least 4 to 5 hours. I've also changed screen power off time from 30 Sec to 10 Minutes. So that my screen wont turn off and I can keep the normal display. If I forgot to use or kept aside more than 10 min then my screen would go off and display would gone again and irritation starts with that discoloration problem..
4) If display changes to yellowish to reduce the horizontal lines problem I need to increase the brightness to 80 or 85% but this causing my phone with another problem "heating issue"
Samsung haven't responded on this issue yet, how could we bring up the issue and get the proper resolution from Samsung.

This happened after last March update installation?
What note 9 do you have?

Probably not a hardware fault if it happened after recent software update.
A number of note9 affected although samsung seems to disagree at the moment.

Hello,
I also have a problem with the display after waking up with the POWER button. There are tinted colors distorted and some stripes like dim lines and slow refreshing. Everything started after updating to Android 10. In fact, when the display lights up incorrectly, it starts to heat up from the bottom. Putting the smartphone aside for a moment or cooling down causes the display to work correctly.
Workaround? I turned on Active Display and first knock to activate it, then the display lights up correctly and then I unlock the screen and use normally. It is known that battery consumption increases. Of course mine is Exynos.

hi guys,, i remember a similar experience sometime back.. try this. if u have turn on the proximity sensor i mean the advance feature where the phone screen doesn't turn on while in pocket , switch it off and restart the phone and see if the problem still exist.

i am having same issue
is anybody on xda come to rescue our issue?? friends need urgent help out ., if the solution is to reinstall the firmware kindly tell how to ?? while phone is just giving odd lines and not responding to touch even ??

ahmadtanveer7007 said:
is anybody on xda come to rescue our issue?? friends need urgent help out ., if the solution is to reinstall the firmware kindly tell how to ?? while phone is just giving odd lines and not responding to touch even ??
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whats the firmware version u are having now and phone model?

Try wiping the cache partition in Recovery Mode. If that doesn't work then back up your device and manually reinstall the OS back onto your device.

Im having the exact problem. I flash LineageOS and it worked by max brightness then back to auto. I installed brightness widget to max brightness and back to auto everytime I turn on screen.
This issue is popular after March update. I tried everythings you mentioned above, reset, flash new firmware, even April update, wipe cached, flash cooked rom, heat screen, turn off features, disable gpu overlay, etc... Samsung Vietnam guaranteed can fix with new screen but I'm out of warranty.

I dont have any issues us unlocked snapdragon xaa model on latest android 10 version.

Can we confirmed that a screen replacement fixes the display problem or is it still a software issue

Signup said:
Who else are facing the same problem ?
1)Initially, when I unlock phone by pressing power button the display was changed to dim colour(mostly yellowish) and with horizontal lines displayed when the brightness is below 50%. After tried with multiple times pressing on power button the display came back to normal.
2) Next stage, it's not solved with power button. I have to keep my phone aside for some time to get back to normal display. It's been 15 to 20 min then.
3) Now, I would get normal display only in morning. Else, I need to keep my phone idle without touching for at least 4 to 5 hours. I've also changed screen power off time from 30 Sec to 10 Minutes. So that my screen wont turn off and I can keep the normal display. If I forgot to use or kept aside more than 10 min then my screen would go off and display would gone again and irritation starts with that discoloration problem..
4) If display changes to yellowish to reduce the horizontal lines problem I need to increase the brightness to 80 or 85% but this causing my phone with another problem "heating issue"
Samsung haven't responded on this issue yet, how could we bring up the issue and get the proper resolution from Samsung.
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I have the same problem at the beginning it was when the phone was warm now the screen is yellow and when I lower the brightness I have lines coming out

jonaki said:
I have the same problem at the beginning it was when the phone was warm now the screen is yellow and when I lower the brightness I have lines coming out
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Hi Bro, the same problem now facing by many users. We have created a Telegram group do discuss about the issue. Plz join there.
https://t.me/samsungDisplayProblem

luisfer21069 said:
Can we confirmed that a screen replacement fixes the display problem or is it still a software issue
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No one knows what is the exact cause here, its noticed in many devices right after this March update but few are noticed months before. But, now the problem came to many users at same time. So its been brought up by many tech blogs, websites.

pheonixxdark said:
hi guys,, i remember a similar experience sometime back.. try this. if u have turn on the proximity sensor i mean the advance feature where the phone screen doesn't turn on while in pocket , switch it off and restart the phone and see if the problem still exist.
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Thanks for tour suggestion, however I couldn't find the the exact option you mentioned in advanced features plz look into below once and help me to solve this.

joedellosso69 said:
This happened after last March update installation?
What note 9 do you have?
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Hi, Yes like many other saying I too have this problem after March update only. I'm using Exynos one and also please have a look at below screenshot. Please let me know if you need anything further to know about the issue also attaching the links about the issue.
https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5...tion-amp-Overheating-Posting-4th/td-p/4049910
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-note-9-march-2020-security-update-broken-screen/
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-march-update-broken-displays-1103766/
https://www.androidheadlines.com/20...in-of-broken-display-after-march-update.html/

pheonixxdark said:
whats the firmware version u are having now and phone model?
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Please have a look into below screenshot. Plz let me know if you need any other info.

Rosli59564 said:
Probably not a hardware fault if it happened after recent software update.
A number of note9 affected although samsung seems to disagree at the moment.
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Yes Bro but, We haven't found any fix for this till now.

Signup said:
Hi, Yes like many other saying I too have this problem after March update only. I'm using Exynos one and also please have a look at below screenshot. Please let me know if you need anything further to know about the issue also attaching the links about the issue.
https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5...tion-amp-Overheating-Posting-4th/td-p/4049910
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-note-9-march-2020-security-update-broken-screen/
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-march-update-broken-displays-1103766/
https://www.androidheadlines.com/20...in-of-broken-display-after-march-update.html/
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I'm having the exynos version too but with ITV (Italy) firmware ...never had this problem and now I'm on April's version after March's version.
This looks a little bit like what happened to the S5 years ago when after 1 and a half/ 2 and a half year's the screan began flickering, having green spots or lines, randomly didn't go on with low luminance settings since it completely died....a lot of people said on forum's that it was the screen and a replacement solves, but when it happened to me years ago the Samsung assistance center told me that it was another component (never told me what it was) causing the issue and once they changed it , they solved the problem.
So, after my experience with the S5, don't know what to think now for what is happening to some guys even if I think that this issue might depend with something happening after marchs update because for the too many people having it after the update, coincidences are not credible.

joedellosso69 said:
I'm having the exynos version too but with ITV (Italy) firmware ...never had this problem and now I'm on April's version after March's version.
This looks a little bit like what happened to the S5 years ago when after 1 and a half/ 2 and a half year's the screan began flickering, having green spots or lines, randomly didn't go on with low luminance settings since it completely died....a lot of people said on forum's that it was the screen and a replacement solves, but when it happened to me years ago the Samsung assistance center told me that it was another component (never told me what it was) causing the issue and once they changed it , they solved the problem.
So, after my experience with the S5, don't know what to think now for what is happening to some guys even if I think that this issue might depend with something happening after marchs update because for the too many people having it after the update, coincidences are not credible.
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Yes, many people were facing this problem and how many times we have contacted the Samsung they are behaving like they just hearing the issue for the first time. Just created and posted the link in Members app and 67 members joined so far. Everyone having the display problem out of nowhere. All of them on out of warranty except one or two. Still members app floating with the display problem messages.
Display issue got noticed in S20 too but they immediately released the security patch and solved it. Don't know why they were silent on Note 9.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s20-ultra-green-tint-1107738/

S20 FE Amoled screen is not truly black [issue]

I noticed at bedtime that this phone's panel didn't get those deep blacks we come to expect from samsung panels, i remeber in 2012 i had the same issue with my galaxy S2, i can see the black being lit like it was an LCD panel.
black image 0% brightness at 60hz = i can clearly see the display back-light.
black image 0% brightness at 120hz = it behaves like an amoled panel should, i can't see a thing.
The phone is running the latest software, oneui 3.1 + May patch.
Is this a known software bug? I think i'll return this phone because of this.

There is no backlight in a AMOLED display.
Firmware or hardware issue.
Or your eyes.

blackhawk said:
There is no backlight in a AMOLED display.
Firmware or hardware issue.
Or your eyes.
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Definitely not my eyes unfortunately.

Try clearing the system cache
Try a hard reboot
Doesn't it have variable display frequency depending on what you're viewing ie static picture vs scrolling?
Could that be coming into play?
A glitch. You can't clear the graphic driver data but maybe the apk that controls the variable rate if separate from that.
You haven't done any major firmware upgrades, right?
I haven't play with the higher refresh rate displays, pretty much love my 10+/Pie.
Otherwise...
If you're within your return window, do so.

blackhawk said:
Try clearing the system cache
Try a hard reboot
Doesn't it have variable display frequency depending on what you're viewing ie static picture vs scrolling?
Could that be coming into play?
A glitch. You can't clear the graphic driver data but maybe the apk that controls the variable rate if separate from that.
You haven't done any major firmware upgrades, right?
I haven't play with the higher refresh rate displays, pretty much love my 10+/Pie.
Otherwise...
If you're within your return window, do so.
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phone came already running latest software, i got it 3 days ago.

either you bought some cheap a$$ black market fakes or its some software fu*k up in the brightness department.

sivasankarpnair1998 said:
either you bought some cheap a$$ black market fakes or its some software fu*k up in the brightness department.
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big retail store.
maybe some calibration issue? however someone tested on his device and had pitch black on both refresh rate so i think thats a faulty panel.

williamtavares said:
big retail store.
maybe some calibration issue? however someone tested on his device and had pitch black on both refresh rate so i think thats a faulty panel.
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I've not personally used an S20 FE , but am a samsung user myself.
it should be pitch black.
are you sure the picture was absolute black and not slightly gray ?
if it was an absolute black image , the screen should not emit no light at all irrespective of what brightness you put it in , since it is black.

sivasankarpnair1998 said:
I've not personally used an S20 FE , but am a samsung user myself.
it should be pitch black.
are you sure the picture was absolute black and not slightly gray ?
if it was an absolute black image , the screen should not emit no light at all irrespective of what brightness you put it in , since it is black.
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yeah i used different sources for this, including some apps.
i had many amoled display phones before, this was my first samsung phone since the s2 i had in 2012, bummer.

williamtavares said:
yeah i used different sources for this, including some apps.
i had many amoled display phones before, this was my first samsung phone since the s2 i had in 2012, bummer.
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You're within your return window. Do it tomorrow. It should be black as night.

I have the same issue. 120hz is black but 60hz is not.

sonof said:
I have the same issue. 120hz is black but 60hz is not.
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This affects all units, but some users doesn't even know what we are talking about.
Tested in 3 different units, same results, all returned.

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This affects all units, but some users doesn't even know what we are talking about.
Tested in 3 different models, same results.
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Thanks. That's what I was thinking about. No need to send for replacement since the same is with all units. Not a big problem for me since I like to use 120hz even if it drains more battery.

I got the same issue. It seems to be a software issue, because it only happens in always on display. If I open a black image the screen comes completely black. Weird bug.

There is a setting for variable current verses pulse modulation for brightness, I can't recall what they call it. Try using the variable current setting.

ivan290 said:
I got the same issue. It seems to be a software issue, because it only happens in always on display. If I open a black image the screen comes completely black. Weird bug.
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Try to turn off Auto brightness in AOD settings, that fixed it for me.

froki said:
Try to turn off Auto brightness in AOD settings, that fixed it for me.
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I have auto brightness in AOD disabled (and the normal auto brightness too) but the bug is still there. I configured it to max brightness so I notice it a little less

I am using the samsung galaxy A 52s 5g.
It has the exact same issue, the AOD and lockscreen behave like a LCD panel with a yellowish tint when the refresh rate is set on 60Hz.
Though everything else is fine, other screens and apps.
If set at 120Hz then AOD and lockscreen behave normally.
I don't what this is.. maybe samsung did not optimise their 60Hz setting properly.

prc001 said:
I am using the samsung galaxy A 52s 5g.
It has the exact same issue, the AOD and lockscreen behave like a LCD panel with a yellowish tint when the refresh rate is set on 60Hz.
Though everything else is fine, other screens and apps.
If set at 120Hz then AOD and lockscreen behave normally.
I don't what this is.. maybe samsung did not optimise their 60Hz setting properly.
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There are color calibration/display issues on all the variable rate AMOLED displays it seems to some degree.
Lol, set to 120hz and be happy.

Who the hell buy 120hz phone and using 60hz