Auto-brightness not returning to dark - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I noticed a problem the last days with auto-brightness. It goes up to bright mode fast, maybe within a second if i put it under a lamp, but if i take it to an entirely dark place it remains to bright for even more than a minute or forever, until i hit the lock button and unlock it again. After unlocking it's always in the right brightness. I am not sure if that had begin after i tested an app called battery test utility which had some strange behaviour and i unistalled it instantly. It happens the most times right now and i am in android 4.3 official ota mk release which i must say made my phone faster and better in any ways. Do you think i need to do a factory reset? From my known i have no app installed that interfere with brightness settings.

Hi, same problem here, using I9300XXUGML2 clean install.
Regards
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[email protected] said:
Hi, same problem here, using I9300XXUGML2 clean install.
Regards
[email protected]
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At least i am not the only one here! Have you tried the Yet Another Auto Brightness (YAAB) from play store? I tried it and it works really good and i am sure now it's a software problem not the hardware. But i want the build in function and not having a third party app installed... Have you done a factory reset after upgrading?

As you mention I don't like other applications running for a function that must work in the original ROM, not a big issue but a problem there. Also did a factory reset a couple of times and the problem persist.
Lets hope it will get fixed in a coming update.
Regards
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MIUI Camera Flash

Custom Rom: TripnMIUI 1.0 Final
Independent control of flash function not working on device. Attempted to install a third party camera app "camera 360". App notifies "sorry your cell phone has no flashing" when flash option is selected.
Utilizing MIUI camera to configure flash provides two options. Auto and On. Yet neither work.
Does anyone have any information or a possible solution?
Thanks for reading.
thesoundofsilence said:
Custom Rom: MIUI 1.0 Final
Independent control of flash function not working on device. Attempted to install a third party camera app "camera 360". App notifies "sorry your cell phone has no flashing" when flash option is selected.
Utilizing MIUI camera to configure flash provides two options. Auto and On. Yet neither work.
Does anyone have any information or a possible solution?
Thanks for reading.
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try vignette for flash.
vignette isn't working. with the MIUI camera the dev's instructions are to switch off full screen due to some glitch that causes no picture. when i load this camera application i receive the same glitch, can not see picture what so ever.
i explored the settings in the app and there is no appropriate selection to be able to switch as i would with the MIUI camera. it seems this app isn't compatible with the rom.
I use the LED light app and just leave the light on while I take a pic >.>...
LED app like Torch? to activate the camera flash like an independent flash light?
Tried Torch, the app crashed. So I uninstalled it. Currently searching the market to see if anything is going to be compatible here. There must be some sort of fix as this flash problem wasnt listed in the dev's build release notes.
I use this https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.picolyl.led_light
even has a widget I put on my desktop... walk around my house at night like this...
i was hoping that would work
but it didn't
app installs. app loads. when i turn on the flash, nothing happens
leads me to assume there has to be a patch, because again, it must be rom related
Vignette seems to work for me. I have it set to auto flash and it comes on when I touch the screen.
Or is the point that you would rather use the miui camera?
Sorry if I misunderstood
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when i start up Vignette i have absolutely no picture. just distorted colored stripes across the screen.
the miui camera was indicated as being faulty in full screen mode. within the release notes there were instructions to open the settings within MIUI camera and change off of full screen to resolve the picture issue.
as per developers ROM documentation:
Known bugs:
- Phone reboots when you press exit in Root Explorer (not included)
- MIUI camera has messed up screen (fix this by going into miui cam settings and turn off "Full screen"
that issue is the exact same thing that I am experiencing in Vignette. with MIUI camera i was able to make the appropriate change and restore full picture.
with Vignette no option presents itself to enable me to do this. i dont necessarily care which app i use to take pictures as long as i am able to operate the flash and sustain full camera functionality.
both miui camera the stock camera are not functioning with flash for me. i have set to automatic within miui camera and even still the flash fails to initiate.
even if i switch to "ON" within MIUI camera that doesn't work either. the stock camera app has no flash control option in its settings. and so far the third party apps i've tried such as "camera 360" resulted in a message saying my phone doesn't have flash. and Vignette was not resolving picture. i was unable to locate a respective setting similar to that of MIUI camera to initiate a functional view. therefore was forced to uninstall
Attached a temporary solution
Slightly improved brightness over my original: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996973
I'm working on flashlight fix to work with vignette. Hopefully Trip will fix it too in next release
nice thanks. would this apk just manually be pushed through ADB to sytem/apps? or do i have the option to install straight from SD?
im going to go ahead and try this out. thanks again.
side note: is it correct to assume a pending update for this build considering it was released as a "final version" it would be nice to see some fixes implemented to further stability and full functionality.
another issue ive experienced over the past couple days back and forth between this rom is particularly when files are in midst of being transferred to sd card. but not limited to. the phone seems to force reboot. and this does not cease. case in point. i initiated sd mounting and upon hitting confirm, phone went into power cycle.
update: *Torch works perfect. I hit thanks
thesoundofsilence said:
nice thanks. would this apk just manually be pushed through ADB to sytem/apps? or do i have the option to install straight from SD?
im going to go ahead and try this out. thanks again.
side note: is it correct to assume a pending update for this build considering it was released as a "final version" it would be nice to see some fixes implemented to further stability and full functionality.
another issue ive experienced over the past couple days back and forth between this rom is particularly when files are in midst of being transferred to sd card. but not limited to. the phone seems to force reboot. and this does not cease. case in point. i initiated sd mounting and upon hitting confirm, phone went into power cycle.
update: *Torch works perfect. I hit thanks
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vignette depreciated version works perfectly
i installed the demo. and i had the same screen glitch as stated in the miui release notes. ill try a second install but if theres nothing in the settings similar to miui camera im assuming im just going to see the same screen flicker present itself
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i installed the demo. and i had the same screen glitch as stated in the miui release notes. ill try a second install but if theres nothing in the settings similar to miui camera im assuming im just going to see the same screen flicker present itself
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like I said vignette DEPRECIATED not regular.... it works great
fiscidtox said:
like I said vignette DEPRECIATED not regular.... it works great
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I have bought the depreciated version and even though it works great on latest MIUI, flash still doesn't work.
so .... like you said .... depreciated?
turns out it doesn't work after all. wonderful
i can understand the picture part working, unlike the demo. but if flash doesn't work. it doesn't turn out to be an all in one solution. flash is the issue here. i can utilize either miui or even stock camera for the pictures. its the flash that is giving complications.
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so .... like you said .... depreciated?
turns out it doesn't work after all. wonderful
i can understand the picture part working, unlike the demo. but if flash doesn't work. it doesn't turn out to be an all in one solution. flash is the issue here. i can utilize either miui or even stock camera for the pictures. its the flash that is giving complications.
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Use the torch app with it
i guess the torch app will suffice. its going to have to because every app ive tried doesn't recognize the flash function. its a smart work around.
i noticed an update pack released for the rom hopefully flash will be noted for a fix sometime in the future. thanks everyone
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i guess the torch app will suffice. its going to have to because every app ive tried doesn't recognize the flash function. its a smart work around.
i noticed an update pack released for the rom hopefully flash will be noted for a fix sometime in the future. thanks everyone
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I don't think it worked with any roms did it? I don't even think it worked with stock
your right. it never worked. with anything.
although i must say i never tested it on 6.1.3 rom release. but with stock it was working for me. at least it would turn on

Galaxy S3 keeps freezing

suddenly my samsung galaxy s3 keeps freezing and I have to make a hard reset every time. I tried to make factory reset, or wipe factory reset, but the same problem.
what should I do?
are you on SDS-safe firmware?
Dude, instead of creating yet another post with this, you could have searched to quite easily find out your phone is halfway dead and should be sent back to samsung for repair as soon as possible. Make it safe to return if you messed with it (flash original stuff, reset counter, etc, read a bit if you don't know what to do, it's all over these forums) and just take it in.
Don't take this the wrong way but you'd think it's common sense to just return any product (not even phone related) that it's malfunctioning instead of asking what to do to random people in a third party forum
karaks5 said:
suddenly my samsung galaxy s3 keeps freezing and I have to make a hard reset every time. I tried to make factory reset, or wipe factory reset, but the same problem.
what should I do?
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use the sds safe précautions to prevent freezing
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And what are the sds safe precautions or where can I find it?
just search in the general section
Device:GT-I9300 32gb
I have the same problem, this seems to be firmware related to me, the phone works in safe mode but this is really crappy now. I don't think there should be a return unless it's the only fix.Will try and flash JB and update the post.
Edit: Is that sds the Sudden death thing. I tried searching but no results come up. I am a new comer to Samsung as their devices sucked for ages and they still seem to do. Please can some one advise us(the op and myself and future people with this problem) on what is the main cause of this issue that a hard reset fixes it. But for my device,it doesn't die it stops functioning.
This is how I get this problem, my phone is rooted, but it runs fine only when there is a app crash the phone locks up and thats it.
what i tried: I tried to back up my data so i could save myself from reinstalling all my app. I hard reseted the phone and the phone functioned again
but after restoring my data the phone locks up again. Now my phone works about 5sec from normal boot but then locks up. It works fine in safe mode. So really where is issue? Is an app is making the whole OS to jam there has to be a simple fix for this.
Please don't say return the device, thats the dumbest thing to ever say. We want to over come the problem not ignore it/get rid of it.
Thanks for your time guys
Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37432509&postcount=63
My S3 started well and then "SUDDEN DEAD" :crying:
Well. I reverted back to 4.1.1 and no more random reboots or freezes. It was definitely ROM issue.
Any one tried new EMA2 rom? If yes, still freezing?
msurg said:
Well. I reverted back to 4.1.1 and no more random reboots or freezes. It was definitely ROM issue.
Any one tried new EMA2 rom? If yes, still freezing?
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Mine was freezing constantly with MA1 and MA2 until I did what I posted above.
Now already 2 days without freezes.
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Same problems here. Not sure about rooting. If I change the csc code and download the latest, say German update. would that change the rom and fix it ?
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markhind said:
Same problems here. Not sure about rooting. If I change the csc code and download the latest, say German update. would that change the rom and fix it ?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Probably not. Depends on what causes your problem.
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I was getting similar behaviour too. Phone would freeze after making calls, sending msgs, using facebook, searching on google, basically random points anywhere. Went through uninstalling apps, did a factory reset, and through some trial and error finally pinned down where my problem was at least. It was caused by the latest version of MixZing. Was crashing before frequently, and after uninstalling it I've been using my phone fine all day with no crashes at all. Still potentially early days, but if I don't report back then that solved it for me.
A simple solution
ok guys.. this is something i tried and has been working for me for more than two days now:
the problem seems to be in the download manager included in the new android software so what you simply have to do is to disable this application whenever you're not using it.. you can do so in the settings>> applications manager>> view ALL>> select DOWNLOAD MANAGER and DISABLE..
of course this will stop the play store from functionning and will stop any automatic updates but will prevent the phone sudden death...
All you have to do when you want to download any new apps or update existing ones is to enable the download manager and i suggest before doing that to clear the RAM memory and try to be gentle and patient with the phone...
Just keep working like that till ANDROID finds a solution in the next update and your phone will be fine.. in the end its better than killing the machine with every freeze.
Remember to be patient and work slowly when the download manager is enabled
Reply if it worked for you
simple solution worked for me
hady.j said:
ok guys.. this is something i tried and has been working for me for more than two days now:
the problem seems to be in the download manager included in the new android software so what you simply have to do is to disable this application whenever you're not using it.. you can do so in the settings>> applications manager>> view ALL>> select DOWNLOAD MANAGER and DISABLE..
of course this will stop the play store from functionning and will stop any automatic updates but will prevent the phone sudden death...
All you have to do when you want to download any new apps or update existing ones is to enable the download manager and i suggest before doing that to clear the RAM memory and try to be gentle and patient with the phone...
Just keep working like that till ANDROID finds a solution in the next update and your phone will be fine.. in the end its better than killing the machine with every freeze.
Remember to be patient and work slowly when the download manager is enabled
Reply if it worked for you
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My first post here. Thanks for this tip. My phone was freezing every 3 minutes and so I did what you suggested after all other suggestions (except rooting - as I was worried I might brick the phone if it froze while rooting) didn't work. Anyway, just a few seconds after I hit "DISABLE", my phone froze! So I thought it's probably not working, but since the reboot, it hasn't crashed. Thanks!:good:
karaks5 said:
suddenly my samsung galaxy s3 keeps freezing and I have to make a hard reset every time. I tried to make factory reset, or wipe factory reset, but the same problem.
what should I do?
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the same thing is happening to me and i have no clue why its happening it just like 3-4days ago but i have installed only clash of clans and clash royale in my phone. he most interesting thing is that all your phone feature will work but the screen will not for almost 20-30mins then it will recover on its own. all the call features are working well but no response from phone. my conclusion is this phone is totally a mess and i dont even know how i managed t use this device for 4years! it got super laggy after 6-7 months of use. Whatever i went to the service centre and they told that i need to change the motherboard of my s3 costing 130$.

Official Jelly Bean lagging and freezing issue

Hi Guys,
I'm using Official JB version 124, and i experience severe crashing, freezing and lag with this phone, one thing i notice is the use of the RAM is almost 95% all the time, is there someone out there can point me how to solve this issue without having to hard reset/factory reset the phone, because it only solved the issue temporarily, i like this phone but it seems there isn't any right OS build for it, even the custom one have bugs
spiderclan said:
Hi Guys,
I'm using Official JB version 124, and i experience severe crashing, freezing and lag with this phone, one thing i notice is the use of the RAM is almost 95% all the time, is there someone out there can point me how to solve this issue without having to hard reset/factory reset the phone, because it only solved the issue temporarily, i like this phone but it seems there isn't any right OS build for it, even the custom one have bugs
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Try to OTA update your firmware till S228.
Orrr.... flash another firmware !
stympy said:
Try to OTA update your firmware till S228.
Orrr.... flash another firmware !
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if done OTA to 228 a long time ago and it wasn't satisfying, still lagging and worse, notification for Line messenger is not real time, means that i need to open the app to get the notification for new message, i use this IM a lot so its a troubling issue, already tasted some of bauuu works, but not perfect, all have linkedln app issue and waze is not working well
spiderclan said:
if done OTA to 228 a long time ago and it wasn't satisfying, still lagging and worse, notification for Line messenger is not real time, means that i need to open the app to get the notification for new message, i use this IM a lot so its a troubling issue, already tasted some of bauuu works, but not perfect, all have linkedln app issue and waze is not working well
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Did you tried MIUI?
You need to do some setting on permition manager from security to notice in real time !
stympy said:
Did you tried MIUI?
You need to do some setting on permition manager from security to notice in real time !
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i tried to stay away from anything CN based, not that anything wrong with it, just not keen with Chinese bloatware, i have set everything that can be setup in security with no avail, i even tried to uninstall security, but still, no effect
spiderclan said:
i tried to stay away from anything CN based, not that anything wrong with it, just not keen with Chinese bloatware, i have set everything that can be setup in security with no avail, i even tried to uninstall security, but still, no effect
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MIUI is cleaned of bloatware!
You could try Baralajbi too, the same cleaned of CN bloatware!

Samsung S9+ display has blurred, whiter color after latest october 2020 update!

Hi folks!
I have an issue with my Samsung S9+(G965F) display:
After locking the screen and reopening it, my display turns into a blurred, whiter color everywhere, menu, settings, no matter what I check.
These issues came for the first time after the Android 10 update from April 2020, now I got the latest update on the 30th of October 2020 which didn't fix this issue!
My software version is G965FXXUCFTJ2/G965FOXMCFTJ2/G965FXXUCFTJ1
Security patch level: October 1, 2020
One UI version is 2.5
Android 10.
After hours of Youtube, forums and other sources I got a temporary solution for this:
If the Always On Display is set to Show always, then after reopening the phone has its original color like it should be...weird! If I tap the screen after locking it then the AOD appears as well and the colors are fine.
The problem with this solution is that if I lock the screen and want to reopen it quickly in 1-2 seconds (before the AOD comes up on my screen) then the display color is once again blurred, whiter.
The problem appears only if the AOD is off or appears too late on the lock screen.
I have tried also many solutios but until now this is the best that I found.
Other tried solutions:
Google Play Books app, blue light off doesn't work!
Samsung factory Blue Light filter settings doesn't work!
Display settings don't fix this issue!
No other themes are installed, only the Samsung stock, blue theme is installed on my phone!
After I installed Nova Launcher I tried to find the Night Light app in it , but I couldn't.
Maybe in the old Nova launcher version there was one but now there is not.
Wipe cache partition delete, doesn't work!
Reset and Factory Reset doesn't work!
Check the attached screenshoots which were taken with an S8 because my S9+ takes just blurred, whiter screenshoots, strange!
First and third photo are after AOD appears on the lock screen, 2nd and 4th are without AOD on the screen lock, blurred and whiter!
Any other ideas maybe?
Thank you in advance for your replies (hopefully I will get some) and sorry for my poor english
Love , peace & understanding!
Best wishes: adrianonimus
Find app called "OLED Saver" and install it. It's available on google play store.
App will control your phone light but before you start using it turn on your screen light to maximum then adjust from app to what ever level you want. I had similar problem and this worked for me, using it for more then 2 weeks, not happened even once after.
ivica122 said:
Find app called "OLED Saver" and install it. It's available on google play store.
App will control your phone light but before you start using it turn on your screen light to maximum then adjust from app to what ever level you want. I had similar problem and this worked for me, using it for more then 2 weeks, not happened even once after.
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Hi ivica122!
Thank you for your reply, I tried this app also, not so bad, wonder if the factory brightness has to be set always at max, how will this influence my battery....any observations about that?
In fact my problem will be if I want to sell this mobile to someone and have to say something about this whiter screen...
I was waiting for the latest software update with big hope that this bug will be fixed, but unfortunately they didn't....
At least with this app I can turn off the AOD
But anyway, this is a solution, but still waiting for a software fix or whatever...
Thank you for your answer, have a nice day.
Yes, it will be a problem if you want to sell it, i also hope some update will fix this but starting to doubt.
About battery life - with oled saver you can lower down phone brightness as much as you want, you can even use auto brightness from oled saver, it will keep your screen problem free and battery will be used like you lower down brightness from your phone. I didn't notice any difference. Look at the app like override of phone brightness functionality.
You know what, maybe you can try downgrading it to the latest android 9? If that fix a problem you can sell it like that, because when i was reading about this all people that has a problem said that problem started after upgrading to android 10.
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Yes, it will be a problem if you want to sell it, i also hope some update will fix this but starting to doubt.
About battery life - with oled saver you can lower down phone brightness as much as you want, you can even use auto brightness from oled saver, it will keep your screen problem free and battery will be used like you lower down brightness from your phone. I didn't notice any difference. Look at the app like override of phone brightness functionality.
You know what, maybe you can try downgrading it to the latest android 9? If that fix a problem you can sell it like that, because when i was reading about this all people that has a problem said that problem started after upgrading to android 10.
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I cannot downgrade my phone as is not rooted, so this option is not my solution...
I will use this app and wait for the next update, who knows
But anyway, thank you for your alternative.
Hy guys! I have your problem after last update my s9+ begin to have green screen. Anyone try to downgrade at android 9 ?
aranbonjo said:
Hey! I have your problem after last update my s9 + starts to green screen. Anyone trying to downgrade Android 9?
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nic nie dało wrócenie do androida 9 i androida 8 to samo dalej jest
Translation: Going back to android 9 and android 8 did not work, the same goes on
Hi! Just want to inform you guys that even with the latest minor updates from the last 3 months I still have this problem, I'm now on the latest version: G965FXXSEFUA1
Android 10
One UI 2.5
Security patch: 2021.February 01.
So no fixes here at all.
As I said before, my phone display colour is clear only if I open the phone with the AOD always on, so that I can see it.
If I will open my display before I see the AOD, (1-2 second) the colours are blurred, whiter, so no change here at all.
If I don't use at all the AOD then the display is always whiter, blurred!
My phone is not rooted, I don't want to root, and the OLED Saver app is only a kind of solution...of course the display is better with this app, but if I will sell my phone I will have to say something about this issue, so I'm afraid I will not get a good price....
I want to change my phone and I want to believe that this issue is not a common problem on other Samsung phones, even if I read about this problem affects Note 9and 10 also...
So, help me GOD!
I'm not in to this anymore but have you tried to find the way to downgrade it to android 9? Here on xda? I will try to find.
ivica122 said:
I'm not in to this anymore but have you tried to find the way to downgrade it to android 9? Here on xda? I will try to find.
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I really don't want to root my phone, but anyway. thank you.
I will try to make once again a factory reset, but I have so much things which I have to reset and reload etc.
Anyway, I will update this thread after, hopefully it will fix this.
BTW, I want to change or to buy a new Samsung S20 FE or Samsung S10+, which is better? I guess the S20 FE model worth better...
Don't know which is better but root is not required for downgrade, if this tutorial is true. I am downloading last android 9 update from samfrew.com and will give it a try:
How To Flash Stock Firmware on Samsung Phone Using Odin
Now you can install stock firmware right from your home without leaving your phone at service center. Yes! In this guide, we will guide you on how to in
www.getdroidtips.com
ivica122 said:
Don't know which is better but root is not required for downgrade, if this tutorial is true. I am downloading last android 9 update from samfrew.com and will give it a try:
How To Flash Stock Firmware on Samsung Phone Using Odin
Now you can install stock firmware right from your home without leaving your phone at service center. Yes! In this guide, we will guide you on how to in
www.getdroidtips.com
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OK, but for me is not so easy this, I use my home also for work and if I do this with Odin the security changes will stop for my enterprise stuff....so only the factory reset is my solution, anyway let me know about, thank you.
Factory reset will not delete that? I'm not so sure I think it will delete all installed software and remove all logs and cookies and stuff like that, but good luck, i'll downgrade mine as soon as i have time and will write here if the problem is solved.
ivica122 said:
Factory reset will not delete that? I'm not so sure I think it will delete all installed software and remove all logs and cookies and stuff like that, but good luck, i'll downgrade mine as soon as i have time and will write here if the problem is solved.
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Tomorrow I will make a factory reset, I will tell you what's up after, waiting for your downgrade result, thank you.
Btw, if your downgrade is successful you will upgrade also to the latest Android 10? Or you will stay on the 9?
I already did factory reset to my phone a couple of times and that didn't help, because the problem is in firmware and some people noticed that problem started with ui 2.0, which is part of android 10, so i will not upgrade again to android 10, i will stay on 9, i don't care about android 10, i really don't see much difference, i only want camera firmware upgraded and that happened with latest android 9 for this phone (night mode, for example), that's all i need so i will be very happy if 9 is working like i remember it, with no screen problems at all.
I don't know why i find this now and not earlier but it seems that samsung phones can't be downgraded, at least not from android 10 to 9. I bet people who new this are now laughing instead of telling us that it's impossible but i just tried and failed, you can't downgrade from newer binary to older. So oled saver app will have to be enough.
This is very disappointing from samsung, first they update my phone with faulty firmware and then don't allow me to go back to older one that was good.
ivica122 said:
I don't know why i find this now and not earlier but it seems that samsung phones can't be downgraded, at least not from android 10 to 9. I bet people who new this are now laughing instead of telling us that it's impossible but i just tried and failed, you can't downgrade from newer binary to older. So oled saver app will have to be enough.
This is very disappointing from samsung, first they update my phone with faulty firmware and then don't allow me to go back to older one that was good.
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Yes, I guess is only possible if you root your phone before the downgrade, I saw here something about, but I will not try with my phone as I'm not interested, I just wanted to know if somebody else has this problem and maybe there is a fix for it, unfortunately it looks only this OLED Saver app is an option.
Same problem. Been using oled saver for a while now. Works, but I'd rather a cure than a band-aid
ddjr said:
Same problem. Been using oled saver for a while now. Works, but I'd rather a cure than a band-aid
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So one more of us Did you noticed when this problem started? With android 10 or earlier?
I honestly think mine started after I dropped the phone. I could be wrong.
Here what i found

Problem with accelerometer

Hi folks. I have recently a strange problem with my phone. If I turn it from portrait to landscape is the picture upside down. A restart shows the problem only temporary. After a while I have again a "head-down" image. No metter if Browser, YouTube or Gallery, the same thing happens.
I'm sure it's a software problem. Maybe an app causes the malfunction although I don't have new apps. The only thing I did was the update of Android 13. Could that be the problem? Any advice to solve it?
Thans
Upgrades are trouble*... Rule #1 if a OS is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission, let it be!
Try in safe mode. Then if it is a 3rd party app take out the trash. If it permanently changed a hidden setting in the user data partition a factory reset may be needed, a global Settings reset may get it.
If the above doesn't correct it you got problems.
Whenever flashing a OTA upgrade you risk introducing corruption. If the firmware does cause a conflict with the hardware (because of substituted smaller chipset not being addressed for instance) you risk a bricked device.
Every time you change the firmware you alter the playing field, create new problems and a new learning curve for yourself. Is it malware or the new firmware (and needed software updates because of the new firmware)? Hard to tell. When you don't make radical changes odd behavior is easy to recognize and act on in a timely manner.
*this N10+ in my hand is still running on Pie, last firmware update 3 years ago. The current load is 2.5 yo and it runs like a bat out of hell with minimal maintenance. Security is not an issue.
Thanks for your reply. The problem is not permanent. After restart works everything as it should. After a while (hours) it happens. I didn't try to stay so long in safe mode, but maybe it worth it. If the problem happens in safe mode than it's not a 3rd party app?
l3onard said:
Thanks for your reply. The problem is not permanent. After restart works everything as it should. After a while (hours) it happens. I didn't try to stay so long in safe mode, but maybe it worth it. If the problem happens in safe mode than it's not a 3rd party app?
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Yeap, that's why you want to run it in safe mode.
See if one the apps has a memory leak. Never saw one on an Android before but saw it on PC and an iPad, all caused by buggy 3rd party apps.
Try clearing the system cache too. This sometimes cures bizarre problems.

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