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I've been looking for info on this and just talked to AT&T. They are certain this device doesn't have a notification LED on it. When I first got it I thought it was DOA, as when I went to power it on I got no LED or screen for nearly 10 seconds.
Could they really have omitted the notification LED on a smartphone like this!?
*sigh* Also, hello to all!!! First post, but I've been lurking ever since the end of November after I got this device and watched the rooting threads like a hawk
There is no dedicated LED (e.g. red flashing LED, etc) on the Captivate. Best we have is some modifications that cause the lights behind the 4 capacitive buttons on the bottom of the phone to light up when a message/email/event occurs.
jmtheiss said:
There is no dedicated LED (e.g. red flashing LED, etc) on the Captivate. Best we have is some modifications that cause the lights behind the 4 capacitive buttons on the bottom of the phone to light up when a message/email/event occurs.
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*sigh* Go figure. I guess I'll have to look into that then at some point. It just boggles my mind that such a phone doesn't have a notification LED...the last phone I had with that issue was from 2007...and was an old school "feature phone"
It's actually fairly useful - the only real drawback is that it's a little on the dim side. I'm finding it works best for me early in the mornings when it's still dark enough to see the lights easily.
jmtheiss said:
It's actually fairly useful - the only real drawback is that it's a little on the dim side. I'm finding it works best for me early in the mornings when it's still dark enough to see the lights easily.
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Thanks. Would you be so kind as to provide a link?
I really do miss the notification LED. Coming from my N900, that's one thing that was always VERY good at.
You could also try NoLED in the market, but it wastes power pretty bad. It's about the only alternative to a BLN kernel.
Gizmokid2005 said:
Thanks. Would you be so kind as to provide a link?
I really do miss the notification LED. Coming from my N900, that's one thing that was always VERY good at.
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You have to flash a custom kernel that has bln enabled, then just go to the market and grab the bln control app. There is a free and a paid version.
Paid version offers a blinking option which if nice.
Can't really link you cause dunno what firmware you're using.
All custom froyo kernels have it. And all I9000 ported gingerbread kernels have it. Native leaked gingerbread builds do not as there is no source to build from.
Check out NoLED in the market.
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Also curious to know what Color Your Samsung Galaxy Note is.
Mention any anomalies that you may be experiencing particularly across the AMOLED Display (Screen).
Thanks!
White.
Screen issue:
-when im at the school library, nosey people can see everything im doing
loljk. so far so good
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Black or white for me it's not important. I prefer the black one, works perfectly.
One thing: When the screen change "off/on": I can see some raw weird things appear behind the screen, on the ivory-white background. When the colours come, all of them gone. Have you all?
I "think" I know exactly what you are talking about, you mean lines, dots, blotches, just about any of that, right? Do an LCD Test and report your findings, lol.
Mines just fades slowly but doesnt bother me.
I thought i just cursed myself for posting no issues when i saw this on xda..then realize it was the app lol :0
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Hello all!
I've picked my Nexus 7 today from CPW, even though I knew of the existing screen issues. Before buying it I had the time to have a quick look at it, just to make sure hardware wise was fine. Well yes, it was fine, but the colors are not calibrated. I know it's not a new thing, but at least it's not a hardware problem (or at least I hope it's not! ).
I was wondering if any of the apps/mods available in the forum/play store can actually help with the colours of the screen? I know a few years back Nexus One had issues with colour calibration and Nook as well, and there were a few mods developed which helped with the problem.
I'm happy with my nexus and I don't really want to return it, as the new one might have excellent colours but other issues would be present.
Would appreciate some suggestions or we could simply start a discussion on the topic and what could be done about calibrating the colours.
p.s. Apologies if this is not the right thread!
I would try trinity kernel, if u flash his kernel and buy his app u can do what u want to the colors. Its still alpha tho. Im using it on my gnex and its awesome.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa
Screen Adjuster helps a little, but doesn't do anything about the poor gamma. And unfortunately it makes the UI a little laggy. So probably not worth it. I haven't seen anything else so far.
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I would try trinity kernel, if u flash his kernel and buy his app u can do what u want to the colors. Its still alpha tho. Im using it on my gnex and its awesome.
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The trinity kernel with the tkt app does not have the option yet for color calibration.
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I must be seriously lucky, the screen on my Nexus 7 is brilliant. I have the Evo LTE, and I'm accustomed to nice screens. I get tons of compliments every day by people looking at my tablet and saying how crisp the colors and text are. I'm usually the one with the issues, but the sun shines on a dogs ass every now and then.
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it now and i could actually achieve satisfying results but as u said the performance is seriously affected! At least this proves the colours can be fixed with software. I hope Google comes up with a fix of some sort !
About the crisp and clean screens... I've a galaxy s3 as well and I don't even want to compare it with the nexus!
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I must be seriously lucky, the screen on my Nexus 7 is brilliant. I have the Evo LTE, and I'm accustomed to nice screens. I get tons of compliments every day by people looking at my tablet and saying how crisp the colors and text are. I'm usually the one with the issues, but the sun shines on a dogs ass every now and then.
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I shined a light on my dog's ass and I saw no improvement in color response. What other steps did you take?
The gamma on mine is way off (down around 1.2 at 48% for me), but as I posted before the colour temp (on mine at least) seems excellent. Swings and roundabout I suppose. Unfortunately Android doesn't have colour management baked into the OS (neither does iOS) so there's no really practical solution at present. If you want proper calibration on a tablet sometime soon I guess the only option would be to get one of the x86 Win8 tablets at the end of the year.
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I would try trinity kernel, if u flash his kernel and buy his app u can do what u want to the colors. Its still alpha tho. Im using it on my gnex and its awesome.
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Not on nexus 7, and I haven't seen an easy way to do it on this LCD, also not looking too hard considering there is other stuff to be done that does work.
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I'll be replacing it then, shame there's no a quick solution as the problem is not so difficult to fix..
Thanks for the help!
I think CM ROMs usually offer calibration in the display menu? I think the upcoming CM10 will have it
My cellphone is more vibrant
But it has an amoled display. I usually run the Nexus at 25%, to save battery and because I find it too bright ( indoors anyway) to keep looking at it when it,s at 75 - 100%. If they do send a OTA fix, I might have to drop it down to 10%
Here's a screen shot at 25%. I don't know if a screen shot is accurate to show my screen brightness, but I'm good with the brightness and color.
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But it has an amoled display. I usually run the Nexus at 25%, to save battery and because I find it too bright ( indoors anyway) to keep looking at it when it,s at 75 - 100%. If they do send a OTA fix, I might have to drop it down to 10%
Here's a screen shot at 25%. I don't know if a screen shot is accurate to show my screen brightness, but I'm good with the brightness and color.
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Can you send me two screen shots? Open maps app and take a screen shot. Open any app in the play store and take a screen shot of the description page of the app. Please post those screen shots here so that I can compare.
Generally how the font looks like in the play store?
Maps and App Screen shots
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Can you send me two screen shots? Open maps app and take a screen shot. Open any app in the play store and take a screen shot of the description page of the app. Please post those screen shots here so that I can compare.
Generally how the font looks like in the play store?
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Here you go. Hope these helps you out.
I realized you might want to see more text on the Map Pic
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Can you send me two screen shots? Open maps app and take a screen shot. Open any app in the play store and take a screen shot of the description page of the app. Please post those screen shots here so that I can compare.
Generally how the font looks like in the play store?
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On the other one, it just shows basically trees, but I took it off satellite and zoomed out a little.
Screen shots will not show a display issue.. common sense..
ingenious247 said:
Screen shots will not show a display issue.. common sense..
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lol random bump to tell someone they were wrong?
This thread is from July 31st
quite funny though...haha, but has anything come up to fix our screens? I will play with my nexus and pick up my phone and just be confused over the better colors on my Sensation. The nexus is a bit washed out... and darks aren't great but that can't be fixed.
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lol random bump to tell someone they were wrong?
This thread is from July 31st
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No, to educate.
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No, to educate.
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What he's getting at is this thread was dead and buried with no life left in it, but you brought it back as a zombie.
There's a point when death by obscurity is a better option than resurrection for correction.
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Received today my unit.
First impression is great, phone is really fast, no lag at the moment.
I have compared the screen with Note 3 and white looks whiter than on Note 3. On Note 3 has yellow pigment.
S Pen got some new functions and it is really precise.
At the moment I am discovering new functions and all.
If you have any questions just ask.
hi, I suppose it comes with Evernote pre-installed... does it come with one year of premium subscription, too? Thanks
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hi, I suppose it comes with Evernote pre-installed... does it come with one year of premium subscription, too? Thanks
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Yes, it comes with 12 months premium.
http://i.imgur.com/yM60cbi.png
Does the phone have build quality issues like being able to fit a business card between the screen edge and the body?
I looked at one at Best Buy today and there were no spaces between the glass and the edge. I think someone just got a messed up unit.
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Does the phone have build quality issues like being able to fit a business card between the screen edge and the body?
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Nope, there is no build quality issue and there is no gap betwen screen and body.
I can post pictures if you want.
Try to squeeze it and see if it laggs . Make that multi task burn! LOL
Try to use like 7 apps at the same time.
Also does the gallery app have a delay openning? And the phone dialer when you tap on contacts in my s3 it needs 3 seconds to show the contacts...is it the same for n4?
Hows battery life?
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Does it bend? jk
patriotaki said:
Try to squeeze it and see if it laggs . Make that multi task burn! LOL
Try to use like 7 apps at the same time.
Also does the gallery app have a delay openning? And the phone dialer when you tap on contacts in my s3 it needs 3 seconds to show the contacts...is it the same for n4?
Hows battery life?
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Running like 8-9 apps, tried switching between them and it is fast. No lag at the moment.
About the gallery. It opens it instantly but it takes few seconds to liad the photos. Until then it is white screen with blue bar on top
Phone dialer has no lag, it opens instantly and it is ready to use the same second. Same goes for contacts, no lag.
Battery life, to soon to judge but on this charge it took 12% to get 47 minutes screen on. It was moderate usage.
I must say, samsung keyboard is bad. Screen is big but typing is not so good. Will change keyboard for Android L.
Ram usage is 1.5 gb in normal.
And I have disabled few apps like facebook, instagram, ets.
And device is dying for DPI change.
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Does it bend? jk
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Lol, no
Is the Korean version? or the U.S version? What color is your Note IV? Can you swipe open the multi-window from the right screen or do you have to use App swifter or back key?
DelBoy said:
Yes, it comes with 12 months premium.
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What are the restrictions? I'm already an evernote premium subscriber, but I'd love to get an extra year free with this!
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Is the Korean version? or the U.S version? What color is your Note IV? Can you swipe open the multi-window from the right screen or do you have to use App swifter or back key?
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I am in Europe so I believe it is international version.
Color is white.
Yes, I can swipe from right corner but not all apps support that right now. For example Tapatalk does not allow that but whatsapp does.
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What are the restrictions? I'm already an evernote premium subscriber, but I'd love to get an extra year free with this!
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Really dont know. I am not using Evernote. I have just activate it to answer the question.
But I believe there are no restrictions, it is normal premium.
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I am in Europe so I believe it is international version.
Color is white.
Yes, I can swipe from right corner but not all apps support that right now. For example Tapatalk does not allow that but whatsapp does.
Really dont know. I am not using Evernote. I have just activate it to answer the question.
But I believe there are no restrictions, it is normal premium.
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Thanks, I'm hoping it just adds to my current subscription. Any free dropbox space? 50gb? :laugh:
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Also, I noticed in the manual that was just posted : http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...7/SM-N910_UM_EU_Kitkat_Eng_Rev.1.0_140926.pdf
There's no mention of UV sensor, oxygen sensor or even the heart rate sensor... the "device layout" goes flash, but doesn't mention the sensor right next to the flash... do those sensors work on your device??? There was speculation that Samsung would have problems getting the Note 4 to pass through certification if it's a medical device (those heart and oxygen sensors).
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Thanks, I'm hoping it just adds to my current subscription. Any free dropbox space? 50gb? :laugh:
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There is 50gb free space on Dropbox, but only for new users. Exiting users does nit get that.
I did not get extra 50gb on my account.
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Also, I noticed in the manual that was just posted : http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...7/SM-N910_UM_EU_Kitkat_Eng_Rev.1.0_140926.pdf
There's no mention of UV sensor, oxygen sensor or even the heart rate sensor... the "device layout" goes flash, but doesn't mention the sensor right next to the flash... do those sensors work on your device??? There was speculation that Samsung would have problems getting the Note 4 to pass through certification if it's a medical device (those heart and oxygen sensors).
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Sensors are working fine, at least heart rate and oxygen. Will check tomorrow if UV works.
Here is the screenshot with results: http://i.imgur.com/860pO4d.jpg
DelBoy said:
Received today my unit.
First impression is great, phone is really fast, no lag at the moment.
I have compared the screen with Note 3 and white looks whiter than on Note 3. On Note 3 has yellow pigment.
S Pen got some new functions and it is really precise.
At the moment I am discovering new functions and all.
If you have any questions just ask.
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Where was it purchased from?
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Where was it purchased from?
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Got it from Samsung direct.
if it is snapdragon version, can you post some benchmark screen shots for the geekbench and gfxbench?
Could you please post some photos? Ideally with the Note 3 for comparison if you have one available.
Is it a review model?
On my previous s8+ and Note 8, when I use a black theme w/ a black wallpaper my recent apps screen is completely black. On my Note 9 it looks grey then is black at the very bottom of the screen. Can someone check their phone and please give feedback. Thanks. (see attached photo). View attachment 4596579
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That image looks all black to me, but either way it's not a screen problem. I'm using good lock's task switcher but I just turned it off to check, mine when stock is just a slightly dimmed background. See pic. Also I've attached a good lock switcher screenshot too, maybe try it out and see if it's alright, I'd recommend it regardless as it looks waaay better than default.
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On my previous s8+ and Note 8, when I use a black theme w/ a black wallpaper my recent apps screen is completely black. On my Note 9 it looks grey then is black at the very bottom of the screen. Can someone check their phone and please give feedback. Thanks. (see attached photo). View attachment 4596579
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Try using another black wallpaper.
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beta546 said:
That image looks all black to me, but either way it's not a screen problem. I'm using good lock's task switcher but I just turned it off to check, mine when stock is just a slightly dimmed background. See pic. Also I've attached a good lock switcher screenshot too, maybe try it out and see if it's alright, I'd recommend it regardless as it looks waaay better than default.
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Of you click on the image it will show what I'm talking about.
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Limeybastard said:
Try using another black wallpaper.
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I tried several and their the same. Click on the image and you will see what I'm talking about.
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Of you click on the image it will show what I'm talking about.
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I think it's safe to assume we both clicked on the image as we don't have super vision haha. I see a pure black screen with just the white text and buttons, I don't see any grey at all.
Ok, instead of doing a screen shot I took a picture of my Note 9 and my Note 8. I've tried 6 different pure black wallpapers and they all look grey on my Note 9. On my Note 8 I'm using the same pure black 4k wallpaper and it's black not grey. This only happens on my "recent apps" screen, everything else is black.
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Ok, instead of doing a screen shot I took a picture of my Note 9 and my Note 8. I've tried 6 different pure black wallpapers and they all look grey on my Note 9. On my Note 8 I'm using the same pure black 4k wallpaper and it's black not grey. This only happens on my "recent apps" screen, everything else is black. View attachment 4597045View attachment 4597046
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Send it back for a replacement/repair,don't waste any more time soliciting opinions.
While all input is well-meaning,it's doing nothing but eating up precious time for returns/exchanges before it turns into a warranty issue.
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Send it back for a replacement/repair,don't waste any more time soliciting opinions.
While all input is well-meaning,it's doing nothing but eating up precious time for returns/exchanges before it turns into a warranty issue.
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If it were a hardware fault then it would show not just on the recent tab screen, but all other black screens.?
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If it were a hardware fault then it would show not just on the recent tab screen, but all other black screens.?
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Perhaps,but,the OP has compared the same paper & others w/another phone.
If it were me,I wouldn't waste another minute.
Of course,go through the usual steps before contacting Samsung (clear cache in recovery/factory reset if that doesn't do it).
Some here feel such returns are frivolous & drive up costs for everyone,that's what the mfgs want you to think to reduce returns.
Truth is,it's a business decision & the costs are already factored-in when they set the MSRP,whether they accept a certain percentage of defects as the cost of doing business,or,tighten up quality control to lessen the cost of servicing warranties/exchanges.
I guarantee the people who advocate for "sucking it up" for the greater good unicorn of lower costs wouldn't do so if it was their device having issues.
Regardless,if the phone is seemingly defective,it's everyone's right to expect Samsung to make good on their warranty.
If one sits on their hands & does nothing but post in forums about it,they're getting nothing but empty platitudes,as useful as a FB :good: ......
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Perhaps,but,the OP has compared the same paper & others w/another phone.
If it were me,I wouldn't waste another minute.
Of course,go through the usual steps before contacting Samsung (clear cache in recovery/factory reset if that doesn't do it).
Some here feel such returns are frivolous & drive up costs for everyone,that's what the mfgs want you to think to reduce returns.
Truth is,it's a business decision & the costs are already factored-in when they set the MSRP,whether they accept a certain percentage of defects as the cost of doing business,or,tighten up quality control to lessen the cost of servicing warranties/exchanges.
I guarantee the people who advocate for "sucking it up" for the greater good unicorn of lower costs wouldn't do so if it was their device having issues.
Regardless,if the phone is seemingly defective,it's everyone's right to expect Samsung to make good on their warranty.
If one sits on their hands & does nothing but post in forums about it,they're getting nothing but empty platitudes,as useful as a FB :good: ......
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I once had an AMOLED black wallpaper on my note 8 that showed the upper area where the status bar was as slight lighter than the rest in the home screen, however in the apps screen it would be pitch black . One could notice it in a dark room. My case was software.
But yes, I get your point of view.
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I once had an AMOLED black wallpaper on my note 8 that showed the upper area where the status bar was as slight lighter than the rest in the home screen, however in the apps screen it would be pitch black . One could notice it in a dark room. My case was software.
But yes, I get your point of view.
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I've had two phones w/issues the mfg basically refused to acknowledge:
A Galaxy S3 that had Touch/zooming issues & an HTC M7 w/seriously FUBAR B/T issues on phone calls.
Haven't had hardware issues w/any phones since,but,that's where I'm coming from when I recommend people to immediately contact the mfg with any quality issues.
The sooner the better for getting the process started/documented.
At minimum,it's user error,so be it,no harm,it'll get figured out,but,only if the end user takes action directly w/the mfg if all else fails.
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Ok, instead of doing a screen shot I took a picture of my Note 9 and my Note 8. I've tried 6 different pure black wallpapers and they all look grey on my Note 9. On my Note 8 I'm using the same pure black 4k wallpaper and it's black not grey. This only happens on my "recent apps" screen, everything else is black.
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this is not an issue just an effect in recent apps. why would you think its a screen issue if it only happens under certain conditions/place?
note 8 is on 8.0 and note 9 is on 8.1 so maybe they just tweaked the effects a bit or maybe its just the theme.
people are so paranoid with the damn screens its beginning to be insane!
im thinking of opening a new thread for people issues using the note 9 .
note 9 paranoia is quite high, its as if people are begging for issues
Samsung customer support must be having high suicide rates this past month dealing with imaginary issues.
its probably making things hard for people that acctualy have legitimate issues... don't cry wolf
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this is not an issue just an effect in recent apps. why would you think its a screen issue if it only happens under certain conditions/place?
note 8 is on 8.0 and note 9 is on 8.1 so maybe they just tweaked the effects a bit or maybe its just the theme.
people are so paranoid with the damn screens its beginning to be insane!
im thinking of opening a new thread for people issues using the note 9 .
note 9 paranoia is quite high, its as if people are begging for issues
Samsung customer support must be having high suicide rates this past month dealing with imaginary issues.
its probably making things hard for people that acctualy have legitimate issues... don't cry wolf
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My post started with "possible" not "definetly". To my knowledge XDA FORUMS is a place for Q&A's unless I'm wrong. I'm definitely not paranoid about something that I can simply exchange. I swear some people on here contribute nothing to the forum but confusion. To the people that tried to help, Thank You.
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My post started with "possible" not "definetly". To my knowledge XDA FORUMS is a place for Q&A's unless I'm wrong. I'm definitely not paranoid about something that I can simply exchange. I swear some people on here contribute nothing to the forum but confusion. To the people that tried to help, Thank You.
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You got two solid answers mine and Koliosis .
Pick your poison. Lol.
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duracool said:
My post started with "possible" not "definetly". To my knowledge XDA FORUMS is a place for Q&A's unless I'm wrong. I'm definitely not paranoid about something that I can simply exchange. I swear some people on here contribute nothing to the forum but confusion. To the people that tried to help, Thank You.
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Please keep us posted on your course of action & outcome.
Wherever that takes you,we all hope you get a satisfactory outcome. :good:
Did u fix it ? Bc mine is doing the same thing
On the first pic I can see diferent and the top half has spots too l... Swap it
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Did u fix it ? Bc mine is doing the same thing
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I swapped it out. Once I updated the software on the new phone it started doing the same thing so I'm assuming that it's a software change. I compared it to a couple of friends Note 9s with updated software and same thing.
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