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Screen suddenly broken... or software??

All was fine and dandy on PA 0.5
Then I got my phone out of my pocket and I see a stuck blue pixel, with a gray line on the right of it.
WTF?
Then I can see that the backlight seems not uniform anymore, the blacks are now washed out greys in the bottom of the screen when using some apps. But on the home screen the black are nice blacks.
Onto a movie - blacks are blocky, shades of grey are blocky, the colors are not as saturated as before...
So I reinstall PA... same thing.
I take the battery out for 5 minutes, same thing...
Bad thing is I moved from Spain to the US and I am not sure that I can invoke easily the warranty, even so it would take forever to send it and get it back.
So, what do you think, hardware issue? Maybe the graphic controller? Or the screen? Or a software issue?
Anybody has seen this before?

bcn_nospam said:
All was fine and dandy on PA 0.5
Then I got my phone out of my pocket and I see a stuck blue pixel, with a gray line on the right of it.
WTF?
Then I can see that the backlight seems not uniform anymore, the blacks are now washed out greys in the bottom of the screen when using some apps. But on the home screen the black are nice blacks.
Onto a movie - blacks are blocky, shades of grey are blocky, the colors are not as saturated as before...
So I reinstall PA... same thing.
I take the battery out for 5 minutes, same thing...
Bad thing is I moved from Spain to the US and I am not sure that I can invoke easily the warranty, even so it would take forever to send it and get it back.
So, what do you think, hardware issue? Maybe the graphic controller? Or the screen? Or a software issue?
Anybody has seen this before?
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Screenshot please!

rajasiman said:
Screenshot please!
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Here are some screenshots, 3 are taken with my Mac webcam and 1 with the native onboard "screenshot" feature.
When taken with the onboard screenshot, the colors seem ok, although there is a grey bar in the bottom and of course the stuck blue pixel doesn't appear.
When taken with an outside source, we can see that the colors are washed out and that the blue stuck pixel is there.
Native screenshot: View attachment 1251064
The 3 pics taken from outside source: View attachment 1251065
View attachment 1251066
View attachment 1251067
What gives??

bcn_nospam said:
Here are some screenshots, 3 are taken with my Mac webcam and 1 with the native onboard "screenshot" feature.
When taken with the onboard screenshot, the colors seem ok, although there is a grey bar in the bottom and of course the stuck blue pixel doesn't appear.
When taken with an outside source, we can see that the colors are washed out and that the blue stuck pixel is there.
Native screenshot: View attachment 1251064
The 3 pics taken from outside source: View attachment 1251065
View attachment 1251066
View attachment 1251067
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Did u tried a simple restart?

Yes I tried simple restart, shutdown then take the battery put for 5 min, then reinstall PA 0.5
The blue stuck pixel lights up even when the phone is booting, at the Samsung logo stage right at the beginning...

yep bring back for warrantee or insurance, or have a relative do it for you
have them ask first thought if its possible to do under warrantee
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Looks like you need to claim warranty! Maybe talk to the samsung guys and ask for a replacement in the US? :fingers-crossed: before you send it for warranty flash the stock ROM and reset flash counter to 0

Before going to the Samsung store you might want to flash a touchwiz based rom and see if any difference is there

Thanks guys for your replies...
Yes, it looks like I need to have it serviced, bummer!!
I'll contact Samsung US and see if they can do something about it. And of course I left the original receipt back in Europe. I hope it's ok as the phone has been in the market for less than a year...
And in any case this means quite a while without my phone...
Sux.

Strange pixel line across the screen

I've been noticing it showing up everytime I use Netflix. It's a vertical line on portrait mode. Only fix is reboot the device. Anybody having the same problem? Thanks!
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gejenn said:
I've been noticing it showing up everytime I use Netflix. It's a vertical line on portrait mode. Only fix is reboot the device. Anybody having the same problem? Thanks!
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I've once seen a vertical line in landscape mode, not in portrait. I terminated the app and it was fine after. I think it's related to the bigger graphical glitche where half the screen freezes. On mine actually, that line was cut out and then displayed somewhere else on the screen, on another line.

rootSU said:
I've once seen a vertical line in landscape mode, not in portrait. I terminated the app and it was fine after. I think it's related to the bigger graphical glitche where half the screen freezes. On mine actually, that line was cut out and then displayed somewhere else on the screen, on another line.
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You're right, it's in landscape mode. Anyways it doesn't really shows a lot. Thanks!
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Also experiencing pixel line
I think it's something to do with Netflix as well. No other apps, and restarting works. Killing the app by swiping it out of recent apps does not work.

Can't see a pixel line on mine in any app. Running stock rooted themed with minimal mods.

Edge lighting on other than stock messaging app..

Does anyone know how to get edge lighting working on Amy other messaging app besides the stock Samsung messaging application?
If be most thankful.
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The messaging app that you want to work with edge lighting, does it not show up in the list of apps that you want notifications for edge lighting? It's not limited to stock or Samsung apps. Or do you have the app enabled & the edge notification doesn't work for it?

MatroxD said:
Does anyone know how to get edge lighting working on Amy other messaging app besides the stock Samsung messaging application?
If be most thankful.
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Go to edge light settings. Open allowed apps tab. Find your app there.

Slightly off topic, does edge lighting even work properly with screen off?
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Limeybastard said:
Slightly off topic, does edge lighting even work properly with screen off?
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Mine lights up all around the phone with message notch at the top while screen is off.

kazim.asghar said:
Go to edge light settings. Open allowed apps tab. Find your app there.
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Is already selected.. And I went in the app, and it does work with the stock app, but not with mine.. At least when the screen is off.
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Limeybastard said:
Slightly off topic, does edge lighting even work properly with screen off?
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That's my issue with the non Samsung messaging app(thus why I started this thread)..
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shouren04 said:
The messaging app that you want to work with edge lighting, does it not show up in the list of apps that you want notifications for edge lighting? It's not limited to stock or Samsung apps. Or do you have the app enabled & the edge notification doesn't work for it?
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It's in the list and selected.. It's just it does not work with the screen of with this application (Verizon messages)..
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MatroxD said:
It's in the list and selected.. It's just it does not work with the screen of with this application (Verizon messages)..
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Just wanted to mention that I had the same results with the Verizon messaging app. That and I wasn't getting half of the notifications that I should have been getting. I like the app, but ended up going with the samsung message app instead. It works better for notifications and edge lighting.

usmaak said:
Just wanted to mention that I had the same results with the Verizon messaging app. That and I wasn't getting half of the notifications that I should have been getting. I like the app, but ended up going with the samsung message app instead. It works better for notifications and edge lighting.
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Ah shucks.. That bites.. Lol.. Well, at least I know it's not anything I'm doing wrong.. I have been using the stock app, but I send a lot of pictures, and the stock one is terrible for sending pictures, at least on mine with its size restraints.. I can only send a single picture at a time..
But yes the stock one works flawlessly in my experience so far (save, sending pictures)... Lol
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MatroxD said:
Is already selected.. And I went in the app, and it does work with the stock app, but not with mine.. At least when the screen is off.
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In the edge settings, look for advance setting. Make the width to wide. On defaultit can narrow that might be the cause of no lighting. You can different colors too.

The edge lightning also work with third party apps (like e.g. whatsapp or telegram) while screen is off. But only when you activate pop-up notifications into that apps. I think these third party apps using a different notification management that don't support the edge lightning trigger
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kazim.asghar said:
In the edge settings, look for advance setting. Make the width to wide. On defaultit can narrow that might be the cause of no lighting. You can different colors too.
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Already done..
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Logel said:
The edge lightning also work with third party apps (like e.g. whatsapp or telegram) while screen is off. But only when you activate pop-up notifications into that apps. I think these third party apps using a different notification management that don't support the edge lightning trigger
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Yes, that makes sense because I did enable pop up notifications.. It may be something in that particular app that doesn't work right with the pop ups.
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wish facebook messanger would work with edge lighting.. i see snapchat works fine idk why fb messanger wont i dont like stock messanger tho

At beginning i also was annoyed because it don't work with third party apps.
But with screen on it works pretty good and now these ugly heads up notifications are beautiful small notifications while screen is on.
And while screen off, I would see the edge lightning only when I have the phone in front of me (e.g. on table)
Because it's only lightning a few seconds. That's why we have the led. Much more useful.
And as visual notification I have enabled "flash notification" in:
Settings - accessibility - hearing where it use the camera flash for notifications from all apps. That works great and you also can see it if you have your phone into your pocket.
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problem still here with android oreo :/

matze19999 said:
problem still here with android oreo :/
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So with screen off nothing happen?

I'm on oreo. Edge lighting seems to work fine for me. Just have to turn it on for "all apps" or maybe just the ones you want.

gregcapps said:
I'm on oreo. Edge lighting seems to work fine for me. Just have to turn it on for "all apps" or maybe just the ones you want.
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I did, but it still doesn't work for me :/

Light Bleed ?

From what has been doing the rounds, it seems as if the issue is real, but so far nobody has proved that it exists, with side by side comparisons showing different wallpapers or by playing videos.
Passing up on this phone would be quite unfortunate as there really is no true alternative to the Nokia 6.1 Plus, with bootloader unlocked, of course.
It'd be great if anyone could show how exactly the bottom area looks, on loading up different kinds of contents :fingers-crossed:

archicorn27 said:
From what has been doing the rounds, it seems as if the issue is real, but so far nobody has proved that it exists, with side by side comparisons showing different wallpapers or by playing videos.
Passing up on this phone would be quite unfortunate as there really is no true alternative to the Nokia 6.1 Plus, with bootloader unlocked, of course.
It'd be great if anyone could show how exactly the bottom area looks, on loading up different kinds of contents :fingers-crossed:
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There is not light bleed. The light bleed that seems like is the navbar gradient on android oreo. I am a moto one power user and I assure you. There is no light bleed even at max brightness!

Some youtubers
Some youtubers done lcd test and we can see screen bleeding issue. On a plain black or grey background screen bleeding issue can be seen.

please, Prove it.

I tried, and i am confused
gagan_ahuja11 said:
please, Prove it.
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I got my phone 2 days back and the first thing i noticed was brightness on the bottom part of the phone (bottom part of navbar) was more than rest of the area.
I tried with 3 apps "Quora" "Whatsapp" and "Curiosity".
When i launched Quora, Navbar gradient was observed and it looks like backlight bleeding.
But when i launch Whatsapp or Curiosity, the navbar gradient disappears even at max brightness.
So i think this is not backlight bleeding, but i can't verify this with other apps, or even while watching videos on full screen.
this is definitely confusing. we need more data.

Bleeding
Backlight bleeding only visible on some background Colors. Is there anyone on Xda that can prove it that it is or it is not bleeding

gagan_ahuja11 said:
Backlight bleeding only visible on some background Colors. Is there anyone on Xda that can prove it that it is or it is not bleeding
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What is there to "prove" ?
Take it from users who use the device daily. And coming to the YouTube reviews, aren't the review devices pre production? How good is the hardware there? The navbar gradient is implemented in a weird way by motorola which makes it feel like the light bleed in most of the apps. But I can assure you that its not there. I have tested extensively and you need to physically see it to understand the difference. You cannot visualise it over photos on the internet.

I mean if you people can remove that gradient and show us

gagan_ahuja11 said:
I mean if you people can remove that gradient and show us
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I don't think so..
Moto One does not have any such UI customization.

motoFann said:
I don't think so..
Moto One does not have any such UI customization.
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You mean...backlight bleeding is really there on #MotoOnePower

gagan_ahuja11 said:
You mean...backlight bleeding is really there on #MotoOnePower
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No, what i meant was..... Moto does not give any UI option to user to disable Navbar gradient.
It's either system controlled or app controlled, i am not sure.
And like i said earlier, its not visible in all apps. so does not look like backlight bleeding.

Screen Bleeding Issue Solved.
For those who are wondering about the Screen Bleeding issue with the #MotorolaOnePower Let me clear out this for you, Yes, screen bleeding issue is present and it is ARTIFICIAL. (I don't know why but it is) And can easily be fixed via software updates.
How to disable it?
Install "Navbar Apps" from play store and make the navigation bar colour to solid white/black to overcome those ARTIFICIAL SCREEN BLEEDING issue or wait for the #Android9Pie Which probably will fix this issue.
Hope it helps.

ChandRath said:
For those who are wondering about the Screen Bleeding issue with the #MotorolaOnePower Let me clear out this for you, Yes, screen bleeding issue is present and it is ARTIFICIAL. (I don't know why but it is) And can easily be fixed via software updates.
How to disable it?
Install "Navbar Apps" from play store and make the navigation bar colour to solid white/black to overcome those ARTIFICIAL SCREEN BLEEDING issue or wait for the #Android9Pie Which probably will fix this issue.
Hope it helps.
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What I think to test it. If this is software based gradient or artificial then screenshot can capture it. If screenshot can't capture that gradient it means it is screen bleeding. Can anyone test it and upload screenshotss?

gagan_ahuja11 said:
What I think to test it. If this is software based gradient or artificial then screenshot can capture it. If screenshot can't capture that gradient it means it is screen bleeding. Can anyone test it and upload screenshotss?
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Here is a screenshot

F.A.I.S.A.L said:
Here is a screenshot
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Can you tell the problem area you can see on your phone is same as in the screenshot you see on other device?
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post both image one screenshot and one photo clicked from another device of same screen EXCEPT HOME SCREEN

gagan_ahuja11 said:
Can you tell the problem area you can see on your phone is same as in the screenshot you see on other device?
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It's the same as we can see in screenshot and yes I never believed that it's an light bleed issue...!!
As I have tested the same with some display tester app but I don't see any light bleed issue with higher brightness whatsoever...!! So it's a intended UI effect and not an issue...!!

gagan_ahuja11 said:
Can you tell the problem area you can see on your phone is same as in the screenshot you see on other device?
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post both image one screenshot and one photo clicked from another device of same screen EXCEPT HOME SCREEN
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Here is another image..!! Camera quality aren't that great but I don't have any other device with me...!!

F.A.I.S.A.L said:
It's the same as we can see in screenshot and yes I never believed that it's an light bleed issue...!!
As I have tested the same with some display tester app but I don't see any light bleed issue with higher brightness whatsoever...!! So it's a intended UI effect and not an issue...!!
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actually I asked for any other screen except the home screen...yes, the home screen has gradient...But try to send both of some other screen not of the home screen.

No light bleed.. Confirmed !!!
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/motorola-one-motorola-one-power/Backlight-Bleeding/m-p/4240558

gagan_ahuja11 said:
What I think to test it. If this is software based gradient or artificial then screenshot can capture it. If screenshot can't capture that gradient it means it is screen bleeding. Can anyone test it and upload screenshotss?
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The gradient is an overlay applied on the screen. It is similiar to the Night Light feature, when you capture screenshots with Night Light on, you don't see it in the screenshot.
Hope that helped clear confusions!

Notifications on lock screen...?

Coming from iPhone 12s where are IG, Tweets, FB and messages would appear in a large 1/2 lock screen then disappear after 10 sec.
On the Pixel we have show content on lockscreen but just get a icon showing messages pending but don't show the message?
Any ideas what we are doing wrong?

AOD just showed icons. Screen on lockscreen can show the entire notification as long as you did not enable to hide sensitive information on lockscreen.

Thank you I am wondering if its something in Android 11?
Have the setting toggled to show all content vs hiding and still not working.
1st picture is what I want on iPhone 12
2nd picture is what I am getting on Pixel 5?

T&C said:
Thank you I am wondering if its something in Android 11?
Have the setting toggled to show all content vs hiding and still not working.
1st picture is what I want on iPhone 12
2nd picture is what I am getting on Pixel 5?
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Just expand the notifications with a 2-finger-downswipe on 'em.

Thank you need to be able to preview without having to touch the phone like we could with iPhones and OnePlus 8
Looks like these phones won't work
Thanks you for the help!

I can't personally see why you'd want to see a notification taking up half the screen, but a quick look in the play store seems to show a bunch of options for customizing the lock screen to match the ios display. I have no experience with any of them, so your mileage may vary. Good luck!
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amaddux said:
I can't personally see why you'd want to see a notification taking up half the screen, but a quick look in the play store seems to show a bunch of options for customizing the lock screen to match the ios display. I have no experience with any of them, so your mileage may vary. Good luck!
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The end user had a stroke and minimal use of fingers this way they can view the feed and not have to touch the phone!
We went back to iPhone 12 it was more easy for there need.
Thanks apps didn't work.

That makes sense, I'm sure there is an accessability option for it, but at that point it's probably easiest to stick to what you know.
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amaddux said:
That makes sense, I'm sure there is an accessibility option for it, but at that point it's probably easiest to stick to what you know.
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THANK YOU again for the help and suggestions its a nice small phone hate to send it back.