A while back i asked if there was a way to get the live demo unit version back into working condition... My dumb*ss tried to install emui10 without knowing it wouldn't work... The phone has been sitting there for a couple of months now and i wondered if there was any news?
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Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem with the Note? I've seen it reported for other phones but in the Note forum, most complaints about the screen are about colour reproduction. It is extremely frustrating and I was hoping someone had any idea? I had already done a factory reset, took it to the Carphone Warehouse (the authorized Samsung service center near where I live) and they reflashed it with a Polish firmware, and it still has the problem.
Video of problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAAWDwPVYmk
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No problem. IIRC, *#0*# is the standard Samsung screen test code. (Personally I only tested this code on the Note and my SGS, which I used to film the video). I had also noticed that it usually happened after a bit of running (I ran an intensive flash video for 5-6 minutes). But then it started to happen just after I turned it on in the morning even when the phone was cold.
If this problem is really bothering you, I recommend you go straight to Samsung. The service I got here in the UK has been great so far. I sent it in and 2 days later, they told me they had replaced the screen and were testing it. If all goes well, I should have it back early next week. The phone number for the UK is 0330 7267864 if anyone is interested.
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AETAaAS said:
Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem with the Note? I've seen it reported for other phones but in the Note forum, most complaints about the screen are about colour reproduction. It is extremely frustrating and I was hoping someone had any idea? I had already done a factory reset, took it to the Carphone Warehouse (the authorized Samsung service center near where I live) and they reflashed it with a Polish firmware, and it still has the problem.
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/watch?v=HAAWDwPVYmk
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Having similar problem.
On mine, the issue is intermittent. Luckily I can now reproduce the problem by pressing the top side of the phone corner here and there and screen jitters/scrolls down/un responsive.
Same problem on mine...
I'm experiencing the same issue on mine as well, but only intermittently. I noticed it happens after I've been using the Note for a while and when it gets warm. I don't know if it's heat related. I still have to do more testing, but it seems like the problem immediately goes away when I plug it into the charger.
Thanks for posting the video, now I know there's a built in utility for testing the LCD
No problem. IIRC, *#0*# is the standard Samsung screen test code. (Personally I only tested this code on the Note and my SGS, which I used to film the video). I had also noticed that it usually happened after a bit of running (I ran an intensive flash video for 5-6 minutes). But then it started to happen just after I turned it on in the morning even when the phone was cold.
If this problem is really bothering you, I recommend you go straight to Samsung. The service I got here in the UK has been great so far. I sent it in and 2 days later, they told me they had replaced the screen and were testing it. If all goes well, I should have it back early next week. The phone number for the UK is 0330 7267864 if anyone is interested.
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AETAaAS said:
No problem. IIRC, *#0*# is the standard Samsung screen test code. (Personally I only tested this code on the Note and my SGS, which I used to film the video). I had also noticed that it usually happened after a bit of running (I ran an intensive flash video for 5-6 minutes). But then it started to happen just after I turned it on in the morning even when the phone was cold.
If this problem is really bothering you, I recommend you go straight to Samsung. The service I got here in the UK has been great so far. I sent it in and 2 days later, they told me they had replaced the screen and were testing it. If all goes well, I should have it back early next week. The phone number for the UK is 0330 7267864 if anyone is interested.
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I wish I could send it back somewhere. I'm in the US, and the Note was a gift from a relative in the Philippines, who bought it from an importer. It looks like it was originally meant for Germany, so Samsung USA doesn't want to repair it, even when I offered to pay. Same response from Samsung UK.
The problem seems to be more apparent now with ICS (stock). Just like before, the problem crops up after some use when the phone and/or battery gets warm. Oddly enough, the problem immediately GOES AWAY as soon as I plug it into the charger.
temp fixes?
Anyone come up with a work around to this.
I made a portable charger at first, but now it dose it when its plugged too
maybe disable finger touches and just use the spen?
Hi all,
I recently bought my TX overseas, and updated to 3.197. It was fine for the first few days, until today, I turned on my phone, it came up with a blank screen.
All the functions seems to be working fine, even the touch screen, except that the screen itself is blank. I don't know what is wrong with it. I live in New Zealand, and I bought the phone in Taiwan a few weeks ago, and they don't sell TX or T in NZ, and I don't have a way to repair unless I go to somewhere that sells TX, or fly to Taiwan and get it fixed. :crying:
I called Sony in Taiwan, and did everything they suggested me to do, including repairing through PCcompanion, resetting, waiting for a few hours then turning it on again and the screen is still blank. Is there anyone that knows a way to fix this or have experienced similar problem?
I really want to be able to use my phone again. Any help would be truly appreciated!
RTB
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Hi all,
I recently bought my TX overseas, and updated to 3.197. It was fine for the first few days, until today, I turned on my phone, it came up with a blank screen.
All the functions seems to be working fine, even the touch screen, except that the screen itself is blank. I don't know what is wrong with it. I live in New Zealand, and I bought the phone in Taiwan a few weeks ago, and they don't sell TX or T in NZ, and I don't have a way to repair unless I go to somewhere that sells TX, or fly to Taiwan and get it fixed. :crying:
I called Sony in Taiwan, and did everything they suggested me to do, including repairing through PCcompanion, resetting, waiting for a few hours then turning it on again and the screen is still blank. Is there anyone that knows a way to fix this or have experienced similar problem?
I really want to be able to use my phone again. Any help would be truly appreciated!
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I thought My phone died a week after I updated via Sony companion. Just needed to turn it off an on. Hold Power and Volume up until it reboots. If you have done this already I can't say I have much hope for it and return to base.
Have you not insured the phone?
In the UK you are asking for trouble if you don't insure your phone.
Sounds like you will need to pay for a recommended repair centre to fix it. Sony should be able to give you a list of contacts near you if you have to send your handset abroard then it's what you have to do.
****!! don't scared me I just bought tx today.
Tacoru said:
Hi all,
I recently bought my TX overseas, and updated to 3.197. It was fine for the first few days, until today, I turned on my phone, it came up with a blank screen.
All the functions seems to be working fine, even the touch screen, except that the screen itself is blank. I don't know what is wrong with it. I live in New Zealand, and I bought the phone in Taiwan a few weeks ago, and they don't sell TX or T in NZ, and I don't have a way to repair unless I go to somewhere that sells TX, or fly to Taiwan and get it fixed. :crying:
I called Sony in Taiwan, and did everything they suggested me to do, including repairing through PCcompanion, resetting, waiting for a few hours then turning it on again and the screen is still blank. Is there anyone that knows a way to fix this or have experienced similar problem?
I really want to be able to use my phone again. Any help would be truly appreciated!
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Did you try any of the following?
1) Install a stock .FTF using Flashtool, preferably the 7.0.A.1.307 firmware that came with the phone.
2) Downloading the Sony Ericcson Update Service program and using that to force an update to .3.197?
I am having exactly the same issue today. The phone is working but not the screen. The backlight, touch panel are all functional except the lcd panel. Could this be caused by the cable connector?
By the way, I don't think it has anything to do with firmware upgrade. Mine has been running the latest firmware for weeks until today.
Update: I opened the phone and checked all cable connectors and they are all firmly connected...Maybe the screen is busted... OP, were you using the oem battery?
Update 2: atteched some teardown pictures of xperia tx.
Hello everybody, i have a question, i hope you can help me with it, around 6 or 7 month ago, i bouught a note 5 refurbished from aliexpress, the phone works almost perfect (camera trembles sometimes when i start it) but appart from that, is physically good.
The thing is, when i boot up the phone, the android logo has a "custom" with a open lock on the image, and i've read that is a thing that mainly lock the android pay freature (also, the phone is not rooted, just seems like a slightly modified version or something).
So: I wanted to upgrade it, but seems that the image they put lock that freature, and they say me that upgrading it would void the warranty. Now its been 6 month so no warranty for me, its there any way to check if i can safely upgrade it? because im afraid that if i download a version, and flash it, it will be bricked because i did something wrong. What i need to attach here so you can help me know if its safe to upgrade?
Also, why the hell i have a "united arab emirates" thing on my phone info? like Track ID and TA:
Thanks everybody that can help me. and Sorry for my english.
Hello guys. My steph dad bought a fake p20 pro, tbh I don't know anything about this ****ty phone, but he managed to break the system and idk what to do.
So basicly he had some serious malware installed, I managed to root the phone, uninstalled every malware, reboot the phone, it says Optimalisising apps (about 120 of them), but then it says Launching android but its stuck on there, it took over 20h on that screen, eventually battery died and idk what to do.
I don't know what type of chinese fake this phone is, I can't find literally ANYTHING on the web about this model, also IMEI lookups don't give me anything. I don't know what OS is installed on this, I don't know the model, so I have no actual idea what to do. I do know its a fake chinese copy of the p20 pro.
Really need some help here...
PS: Sorry if this is the wrong cattegory, because its a "fake" huawei, didn't know where to post this. Thanks
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/bricked-huawei-p20-pro-clone-t3962850
Thread thats maybe useful
Hello everyone, I have a ROG phone 3 tencent games. And like everyone who doesn't speak Chinese I managed to convert it to WW. Everything works great just one minor annoyance is that I can't upgrade it to the new version. Then I dropped my phone and I had to change almost all its components. Glass back, screen, battery, benzel border it continues to work normally. Then I want to upgrade it to the highest version. But after upgrading I found out that my phone has lost the ability to vibrate. No more tap hapic, phone call vibration. I tried borrowing my friend's ROG phone 5 and the same thing happened.
Does anyone have a solution to this problem or has this been the case before? Plz help me. Thank you
Ya, Same for me. After some update or something I lost vibration on my device too. It will work if you a hard tap on the back side and will go away after a few minutes. Crazy I think.