[Q] yellow tint on i9100 screen ??? help - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I just got my i9100, but when I adjust the screen brightness to 0-20%,
the white color will become yellow tint obviously.
Does anyone have the same problem??
or it just happens on my i9100 ???
If it is common, any apps can fix it??
Please help.
Thanks.

Mine is whites are pure white at any angle even at the lowest brightness.
Can anybody else see the yellow tint, if they can it must be a faulty display or maybe you need a firmware upgrade, I dont know.

Hi.
Good luck reading this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079444

sonyalpha350 said:
the white color will become yellow tint obviously.
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It could be a defective screen. There are some settings that effect the color temperature of the screen. Play with those to see if it helps.
Under Settings>Display>Background Effect, see what's checked and play with the different choices to see if it helps.
Under Settings>Display, see if Auto adjust screen power is checked. Toggle it back and forth and see what that does.
If it still yellow, exchange the phone. If anything, whites tend to run toward a blueish not yellow tint.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079444

brynweb said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079444
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I think s/he's saying its the entire screen. That's been reported a few times. Sadly, there seems to be big variations in the color temperatures of the screen from phone to phone.

BarryH_GEG said:
I think s/he's saying its the entire screen. That's been reported a few times. Sadly, there seems to be big variations in the color temperatures of the screen from phone to phone.
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yes, that is the entire screen, not just part / a section of it.....
the color tone become quite yellow for the whole screen when the brightness is set to 0-20%, but when I set it to >20% brightness, seems there is no such problem.
I think the quality of Samsung screen is very various ....>.<
So i better to exchange for another one?

sonyalpha350 said:
So i better to exchange for another one?
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You should know that it may even be worse...
Do you have the possibility to get another phone for comparison?

I'm returning a SG2 because of it's low brightness and slightly over the top blue hue from viewing angles.
I compared it to my SG2 and it's solid whites from all viewing angles and twice the brightness of the faulty one on the lowest brightness setting.
Checked the settings, made no difference. Compare to a number of SG2, and then you'll know if your phone has a problem with its display.

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[Q] Can the tint be fixed?

Hi, I recently bought an Galaxy S3. And i noticed that in the lower quarter of the screen looks a bit "whitier" than the rest of the screen. The rest of the screen doesn't have any colour in particular is just that the white looks more warmer. Before anything i should clarify that is visible looking directly to the screen. The real issue is with a grey background, like the market or the antutu background. That part of the screen looks more blue-ish or darker than the rest.
Well i talked with the salesman who sold me my device. He talked with him supplier and don't consider that the lower tint it's enough for a exchange.
Now, what intrigues me. Is that is only visible on a gray background( market, or antutu for example) But i test the display with *#0*# with the three different colour (blue, green or red) i don't notice any difference on the screen. The same with a white background there is no visible tint.
I really don't know what else to do. Could somebody explain to me why is only visible on grey background and not visible on a pure white screen?
Another question i ask my self. If the the tint is blue-ish. Is due to an over saturation of the blue pixels? If so, can this be "fixable" wearing the blue pixels on that part of the screen?
Thanks.
Try the app "Screen Adjuster" Increasing red and green will make it look less blue. Try it in increments of 5. There will eventually be a color temperature adjuster hack like there is for the Galaxy Nexus.
That helped to hide the effect a little. But the question remains. Which is the cause of the variation of colour temperature on different parts of the screen?
cba1986 said:
That helped to hide the effect a little. But the question remains. Which is the cause of the variation of colour temperature on different parts of the screen?
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Defective screen. They should replace the phone. Or send it to Samsung for service.
Thats a bad screen I had the exact same problem. There are a cupple of threads here at xda and also on Swedish site swedroid. Some people get an accepted doa . I did not. However in the shipping from the service point to my retailer they broke my phone so I got a refund (lucky me). And my new phone is much, much better!
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gwlaw99 said:
Defective screen. They should replace the phone. Or send it to Samsung for service.
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I think the exact same thing. But the salesman who sold me the phone don't think is a deffective screen because he couldn't saw anything when i showed to him.
The problem is that i couldnt show him concret evidence of this issue with the screen.
There is way to contact with samsung directly?
What about this:
If the the tint is blue-ish. Is due to an over saturation of the blue pixels? If so, can this be "fixable" wearing the blue pixels on that part of the screen?
BUMP
More than 250 views and nobody has anything to say?

Pictures have a blue tint when using the flash

Hi,
When I am using the flash indoor and it is dark , my pictures have a blue tint. I can see it already when the flash starts, just before taking the picture, that my screen has a blue tint.
I have noticed that , if I don't use the flash indoor and it is dark, I still have a very very little bluish tint but negligible.
When I take a picture indoor , but it is bright, , and the flash is set to on ,my screen doesn't become bluish and I have a "normal" picture"
Any idea what to do?
Daniel
Hi,
could it be that the blue tint comes from the LED being kind of blue? Not to sound sarcastic, but I think this could be the answer to your problem. Because when you look at the LED when switched on, you will realize that it is not pure white, but just a little bit on the blue side, that's at least my impression...
Check the white balance option in the camera settings, it's probably set to daylight or something, change it to auto or flash. Obviously the latter if you are using flash at that moment in time.
Tachikoma_kun said:
Check the white balance option in the camera settings, it's probably set to daylight or something, change it to auto or flash. Obviously the latter if you are using flash at that moment in time.
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No, it is not the white balance option because it is always set to auto.
Daniel
Does the problem show if you transfer the photo's to your computer?
Tachikoma_kun said:
Does the problem show if you transfer the photo's to your computer?
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Thanks for your advice.
I have transfered the pictures to my PC and there is no blue when viewing the pictures on my PC.
Daniel
I had a thought that if it wasn't the white balance then it might be whatever colour setting you have the phone's screen set to. Try changing the display mode to something else then view the photo's again.
Tachikoma_kun said:
I had a thought that if it wasn't the white balance then it might be whatever colour setting you have the phone's screen set to. Try changing the display mode to something else then view the photo's again.
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But except the brightness level , there are no other settings you can change
Daniel
Settings -> Display -> Screen Mode
Try changing it from whatever it's currently on to something else, then check the photos again, repeat this with all the screen options. There could be a screen calibration problem with your phone on one of those settings.
Tachikoma_kun said:
Settings -> Display -> Screen Mode
Try changing it from whatever it's currently on to something else, then check the photos again, repeat this with all the screen options. There could be a screen calibration problem with your phone on one of those settings.
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Thanks but I have tried this already before and there is no difference between the 4 modes and the blue tint.
I think that my S3 has a little blue tint because I have compared it with a friend and there is a difference when viewing an application with a white background.
Daniel
Sounds like a faulty screen then, take it back and ask for a replacement.
And you are absolutely 100% sure your finger/thumb/whatever is absolutely no where near the flash? As that is by far the best explanation for this and common reason for this. Just check anyone on Facebook and look at their mobile uploads... You'll see lots of photos with blue tints and it's because people take photos with their fingers to close too the flash reflecting light back at the lens.
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kickassdave said:
And you are absolutely 100% sure your finger/thumb/whatever is absolutely no where near the flash? As that is by far the best explanation for this and common reason for this. Just check anyone on Facebook and look at their mobile uploads... You'll see lots of photos with blue tints and it's because people take photos with their fingers to close too the flash reflecting light back at the lens.
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I am sure my figer is no where near the flash. And like I wrote earlier, on my
PC the pictures don't have a blue tint
yea ive tried all the above suggestions but it doesnt really work
the tint happens when there is another light somewhere in the picture
errolng said:
yea ive tried all the above suggestions but it doesnt really work
the tint happens when there is another light somewhere in the picture
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I find that is the issue for me also, I've noticed it happening when in a room with a TV on for example.
The GS3 has a hard time picking the right WB, it would be nice to have a WB setting for the cool White LED the flash uses.
Maybe a simple piece of scotch tape placed over the flash (with a light yellowish tint) will counteract with the blue tint.
I tried this with some painters maskingtape, the yellow paperbased tape. The pics aren't so blue anymore.
The only problem is finding the right yellow tint.
Maskingtape is a tad too thick and it interferes with the range of the flash.
ahh yes, my friend vs my sgs3, we did a flash light comparison. my i9300 version infact has a slight blue tint to it compared to his neutral tint (att version). I can confirm the blue tint is in fact a real thing
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rosco swatchbook on amazon. just ordered the small one; i'll experiment and pick what works best on a neutral white sheet of paper. i'll cut it out and sandwich it between my phone and it's case right over the led.
ridiculous oversight on samsung's part not to white balance the flash's led. pisses me off that i have to resort to this on a flagship phone.
emwdava said:
Maybe a simple piece of scotch tape placed over the flash (with a light yellowish tint) will counteract with the blue tint.
I tried this with some painters maskingtape, the yellow paperbased tape. The pics aren't so blue anymore.
The only problem is finding the right yellow tint.
Maskingtape is a tad too thick and it interferes with the range of the flash.
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I am on yureka . i can easily confirm pic is bluish because flashlight is bluish. How to solve this. Some other camera app has two type of flash one tourch and other is default flash. Tourch light gives good pictures. How to make a tourch flash by default.
The bluish tint could possibly be how you perceive the image on the screen of the phone.
For example, I just took a photo on my i9300 and can clearly see that it is in the blue spectrum when comparing the photo on the i9300 against real life.
I sent the photo to my HTC M9 and on that screen it looks more like the original real life with no bluish tint.
Therefore I know the camera is good and taking colours correctly but my screen on my i9300 is what seems to be giving it the blue hue.
Beamed in by telepathy.

Uneven black levels

Anyone else having this issue? When I switch to the dark mode it's obvious the black level from one corner to the other is not the same.
A black saturation test clearly shows the bottom row visible when the device is rotated one way and then not visible the other way.
Anyone else getting this? I'm going to ask for a replacement.
Jup i have the same
pclord99 said:
Jup i have the same
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Damn, that's almost exactly the same.
I just got a full refund for mine as the shop I bought it from had no stock for a replacement. Another one on the way from another retailer, hoping the display is in better shape.
The quality control on these appears to be a bit crap.
OneUI uses dark grey on the Tab S and Note10... There are many, if not infinite variations of grey that approach black. I do art, so it's easy to notice that #000000 was substituted.
SD_black is black, OneUI simply has a dark mode. Also black cannot be uneven on OLED, because black refers to an off state.
Ace42 said:
OneUI uses dark grey on the Tab S and Note10... There are many, if not infinite variations of grey that approach black. I do art, so it's easy to notice that #000000 was substituted.
SD_black is black, OneUI simply has a dark mode. Also black cannot be uneven on OLED, because black refers to an off state.
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You're just splitting hairs.
Black can appear uneven on defective OLED displays. If you use a black saturation or black clipping test you can clearly see with the tablet or phone rotated one way that the bottom row is barely visible (which is normal), but rotate it another way and suddenly they're all clearly visible, they're only visible because that part of display is defective.
I have OneUI on my phone as well, there is no visible banding and black/gray levels (whatever you want to call them) are uniform. If you're seeing any variation then you got a bad display and you should get it replaced.
Similar here. But mainly noticeable in very low brightness especially with night mode on
With which app do you test it?
LaCereb said:
With which app do you test it?
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Display tester, first match on the play store. Find the black saturation test
Or you can use something like the below, loads of similar tests available on the Play Store or online.
https://www.avforums.com/threads/ho...el-on-oled.2204710/#lg=thread-2204710&slide=0
Replacement arrived today and it's even worse than the first one, instead of one corner it's right down the centre of the display.
Also found an easier way to highlight the issue, using the image tester select the burn in test and move all the sliders to the left, this should give you black. Then slowly move the green slider over, you'll notice some parts of the display become green when the rest remains black, at least up-to a certain point. Took the image below in good lighting.
The Amoled lottery. I had to go through many returns before I got a Tab S3 that didn't have unacceptable display uniformity and things don't seem to have improved a lot since then.
I guess that it's cheaper for Samsung to deal with the returns of customers who notice and care about this than simply having better quality control in the first place. Reviewers of course get cherry-picked samples so the quality of the display can be praised to high heaven.
Really makes me think twice about even considering upgrading though...
same here, You say they change it under warranty?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4856027&stc=1&d=1572041670
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4856029&stc=1&d=1572041670
zsolti256 said:
same here, You say they change it under warranty?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4856027&stc=1&d=1572041670
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4856029&stc=1&d=1572041670
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Is your display like that for every image with that gray scale? Or is it just elements of the UI settings, dialer, contacts etc when you have dark mode enabled?
zsolti256 said:
same here, You say they change it under warranty?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4856027&stc=1&d=1572041670
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4856029&stc=1&d=1572041670
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I'm doing this through Amazon,
I did call Samsung support hoping to speak with someone and they basically just said take it to a Samsung store, I'd rather not waste time with that, they'll just pretend they've never seen the issue before and send me back to retalier for a replacement.
zetsumeikuro said:
Is your display like that for every image with that gray scale? Or is it just elements of the UI settings, dialer, contacts etc when you have dark mode enabled?
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you can even see it on on xda black theme.
But since this is a common issue maybe manufacturing level, I rather leave it like this, because I do not want to end up with an even worse one.
Shocky2 said:
Anyone else having this issue? When I switch to the dark mode it's obvious the black level from one corner to the other is not the same.
A black saturation test clearly shows the bottom row visible when the device is rotated one way and then not visible the other way.
Anyone else getting this? I'm going to ask for a replacement.
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hi
hours ago i found that when a blank tab is opened in samsung internet (i am using dark mode in system as well as the samsung browser) i could see the uneven black on the screen. i tried to rotate it but still the uneven black was there on the left and right hand sides in landscape mode, and on the top and bottom after i rotated it. so it should not be the ui or one ui problem
i remembered i have read this post so i revisit it and found many of you have the same problem. when i bought this tablet i have check via *#0*# to see how the black was and it's perfect. i also checked with *#0*# before replying to this post and the black was perfect too!
i am too wondering what could be the problem. i think it could be the dark mode which does not use true black (pixel off) in fact
ykkfive said:
hi
hours ago i found that when a blank tab is opened in samsung internet (i am using dark mode in system as well as the samsung browser) i could see the uneven black on the screen. i tried to rotate it but still the uneven black was there on the left and right hand sides in landscape mode, and on the top and bottom after i rotated it. so it should not be the ui or one ui problem
i remembered i have read this post so i revisit it and found many of you have the same problem. when i bought this tablet i have check via *#0*# to see how the black was and it's perfect. i also checked with *#0*# before replying to this post and the black was perfect too!
i am too wondering what could be the problem. i think it could be the dark mode which does not use true black (pixel off) in fact
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Yeah, It's not the dark mode, this issue effects everything.
If it was just One UI I could ignore it, but sadly it's not. Essentially you have different parts of the display clipping at different black levels, even the sections that are relatively good still look patchy.
Samsung screwed us all but it's OK because it's not a popular product so nobody cares, prime example of how useless reviewers are as well because none of them picked up on it, cherry picked parts from Samsung probably.
Shocky2 said:
Yeah, It's not the dark mode, this issue effects everything.
If it was just One UI I could ignore it, but sadly it's not. Essentially you have different parts of the display clipping at different black levels, even the sections that are relatively good still look patchy.
Samsung screwed us all but it's OK because it's not a popular product so nobody cares, prime example of how useless reviewers are as well because none of them picked up on it, cherry picked parts from Samsung probably.
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tbh, i cant live with it IF it affects my daily usage... but so far, it's acceptable
i will try to fix that once i rooted this tablet, just a matter of time

Doubt about the green tint issue

Hi,
I'm looking to buy an S10 lite, because here in Brazil it is the best option, since the other Galaxy's are all with Exynos.
However, I have seen a lot of complaints about the green screen problem. Can you tell me if this is a software or hardware problem?
I urgently need a smartphone, but I'm stuck for these reported problems ...
hardware. lots of oleds have this issue to varying degrees. it's only noticable on mine at the absolute dimmest setting and most noticable on mid to dark gray backgrounds. bump up the screen brightness even a hair and it completely disappears. hope that helps
Ive read somewhere it is only in nightmode ( blue light filter ), i cannot confirm if this is true, maybe other users can.
InTheCage said:
Ive read somewhere it is only in nightmode ( blue light filter ), i cannot confirm if this is true, maybe other users can.
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this is incorrect.
I can see it on the bottom of my phone's screen when the color is grey and with low brightness level (5-10%). I rarely use it with that low brightness level, so that doesn't bother me.
InTheCage said:
Ive read somewhere it is only in nightmode ( blue light filter ), i cannot confirm if this is true, maybe other users can.
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I noticed it with no blue light filter enabled. It's happen more often with dark mode because most apps will use grey colors as background, and this color makes the green tint issue visible.
Yeah ive seen it also, i stopped using darkmode because of it. The thing what annoyed me more is the blurr and transformation of the shape when scrolling a grey bar/shape over a blackish background. I found the greys disapointing coming of a cheap phone but with good lcd screen. Watching media was more enjoyable on old phone. Sold it after a week.

Question Do you have a green or grey tint on minimal brightness?

The mk III series was infamous for that.
The screen has a green tint in general, the white balance isn't perfectly D65. I still need to calibrate the white point. But there's no additional tint when I turn the brightness all the way down.
EDIT: After messing with the white balance I can see why they made the factory white balance so green. There is a serious bug and tinting the whole screen green hides the problem. Full thread detailing the problem here.
Not on mine
there's quite a difference between standard mode an creator mode. The former is more "cold" so with lower back light it looks like grey/blue but it is not a tint, just a dim colour
Pixel 4 had the green tint issue. If I recall correctly, it was related to the high refresh rate.
I do. It's super annoying. Aside from generally having a green tint, it's pretty bad at low brightness. It's very distracting
@zpk787 i had the issue, but it seems to have gone away after tweeking the white balance settings.
I have my phone set to standard mode with auto creator mode on for image quality, and then try your white balance to the attached image.
el_sur said:
@zpk787 i had the issue, but it seems to have gone away after tweeking the white balance settings.
I have my phone set to standard mode with auto creator mode on for image quality, and then try your white balance to the attached image.
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That's pretty interesting, thanks. I want to buy the 10 IV - skipped on the 10 III due to the screen issues, but there's nothing better on the market anyway and my current phone is way too old now so I'll just have to deal with it. Zenfone 9 is interesting, but it's gonna suffer from the same battery/heat issues as all sd 8 phones.

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