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[XPERIA X10 Android Development] andddy:
think i read a while back that htc were plannin to release the sense adk which would make it alot easier to dev so theyre probably waiting for that,dont quote me tho im not 100%
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] anarchyuk:
Thats for people to build sense based apps & widgets, the source for sense is not being published so its very hard to port sense to any device that does not contain the htc framework in the source code.. not impossible mind as I have seen it done before...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] qwer23:
Guys, someone on Modaco is going to give a Sense ROM another try, which reminded me of this thread. Why did development stop? Still no sources available? Or maybe a jump to Gingerbread Sense porting? I'd like to see a sense ROM on th X10 just for another alternative besides MIUI, Stock, AOSP, CM7 and T.E.A.M. :D

Regards

qwer23
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] chigz:
same here...i had used sense when i had a T-mobile G1 and it rocked...i hope someone could port a GB Sense or Sense 3.0 if poss..it will be a charm using the sense with our screen size and unlocked boot loader..

:eek:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyStark R.I.P.:
So I was on a froyo rom and flashed to a gb. All was working well for a week. I ran into an issue and flashed (Odin3 one click 1.7) back to my previous froyo set=up. The gb rom I was using has been fixed and I want to go back to it again. Is it ok just to cwm the gb rom or do I need to go through the whole process of flashing bootloaders etc...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
odin one click flashes eclair/froyo bootloaders. yes you will have to flash gingerbread bootloaders again. don't be afraid, how many times have you used odin one click? that has the exact same risk involved when flashing to gingerbread. repeat flashing gingerbread bootloaders is the exact same risk as odin one click.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Hmmm interesting, I thought you couldn't do it ONLY if you used full Odin.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
For future reference, you can go back to froyo/eclair roms and still use the gb bootloaders. They are backward compatible. If you want to flash jf6 just to start from stock, cezar has a safer method for Odin. It flashes JF6 rom, but not the bootloaders. You can find it in Development, it has its own thread and he's also put it in the op for Continuum v5.

There is one draw back. You can't flash Cognition or you'll brick your phone. Cog uses a secondary bootloader.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] docisimply:
my front face speaker is low i putted every thing on the max and it stll is way to low is that a hardware thing ore some thing ells
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Anyone with this issue? I remember having a similar problem with my HD2 to begin with.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drm111:
Just checked and I've got it aswell, never noticed before. It's been reported a lot on the G S2, hopefully an update will sort it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Cheers. As long as its not just mine I wont return it and, like you, will hope for an update to fix it.

Bit annoyed my last two mobiles have had this issue though, how difficult can it be to release a flagship phone without a simple problem like this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samnada:
I've always had exactly the same thing on my SGS. I only see it on indoor shots, or low light outdoors.

Edit: A little Googling turns up some additional info. HTC says SW problem. Also an indication it's on many devices and due to white balance adjustment.

http://www.gsmarena.com/a_hardware_fault_causes_htc_hd2_*pink*_camera_issues_confirmed-news-1276.php

http://pocketnow.com/thought/clarification-the-pink-spot-syndrome
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prcach:
nah, DHD had the same issue
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoogWeed:
I have this on my SGS2 as well...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franklm:
Yep, me!

Still in doubt about returning the device:

My first post here, so can not yet post direct links to a few examples I have. Maybe it works like this, if you copy paste these in your browser:

dl.dropbox.com/u/17340224/2011-05-16%2023.14.19.jpg

dl.dropbox.com/u/17340224/2011-05-13%2017.23.23.jpg

dl.dropbox.com/u/17340224/2011-05-14%2011.40.15.jpg

dl.dropbox.com/u/17340224/2011-05-16%2023.07.08.jpg

I really wanted to share these examples...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r_a_c:
Yep have it too, think everyone does...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r_a_c:
Ok so how abouth this now?

IS this a software problem or hardware?

No need to return for this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
It is not a hardware fault, it is a restriction in the lens.

Most of the leading manufacturers have this as they use the same system in constructing the lens.

The only way is by having a software update.

The HTC HD & HD2 had it bad and although not entirely cured a software fix lowered a lot of the issue.

Samsung are aware of it and hopefully we should see some sort of 'makeup' to correct the problem.

As already mentioned the only time you will notice it is indoors on a plain light coloured wall.

When outside the sensor is not working so hard as there is a lot more light, as such it is then hardly if any noticed.

You can lower it yourself as a temporary step by going into the phones settings:-

Settings/Display/Background Effect/ and select Movie.

It dampens down the colours and as such washes out the strength of the pink.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quist:
Hate to say it, but restrictions in the lens are hardware. Hardware is essentially anything not software related and although software can mitigate or amplify hardware problems, the root cause is a physical characteristic beyond the 1s and 0s of the firmware.

Question is, what did you guys do about it? I had one device without the issue (but was returned due to screen problems) and now I have a new device with the issue.

I'm thinking about returning this one too, but am undecided. What do you guys say?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holyguyz:
Samsung Galaxy S2 Pink Spot Camera

Hi guys,

I just bought SGS2 a week ago and replaced once. Unfortunately the problem is still there on current replaced phone. Isn't this too coincidence to get the replaced phone with the same problems? First thought was a hardware problem, but now it seems like some kind of software issue in SGS2? :mad:

I have browse around and found here. Felt undecided now like Quist, still thinking whether want to return it to shop or just keep it, or change it to other phone/brand.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amuneer:
Apparently this problem is resolved to an extent in the new KE7 firmware if the (unofficial) release notes are to be believed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holyguyz:
Hi amuneer,

I got my SGS2 set with latest preloaded KE7 version. Do you means I need to flash it using that unofficial KE7 version to solve the pink spot issue? I saw many SGS2 users who flash their phone with that version got a lot of problems. Sounds unstable to me. :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueScreenJunky:
KE7 didn't help at all for me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mi3x:
no improvements here either! same red circle with ke7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holyguyz:
Hi guys, I'm going to get my SGS2 replacement for the 3rd times now, because i saw someone posted that he don't have pink spot on his SGS2 camera. Let see whether that was a coincidence received manufacturer defective set or really a hardware/software issue behind SGS2. Wish me Good Luck!

Update: Got my 3rd replacement SGS2 on my hand. The answer is all SGS2 100% having the same Pink Spot problem. No update, no news, and no solution yet. I think I will keep the phone and see what Samsung says...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quist:
On the phone I had that didn't have it, I went back and reviewed all the pics I kept in similar lighting situations and instead of a pink tint in the middle with a greenish tint towards the edges, it had a pinkish tint towards the edges and a green tint in the middle. I saw the same green spot phenomenon on one of the other units I planned to switch to.

Seems to me that the optics on the SGSII aren't all that hot and the white-balance algorithm uses an average across the whole screen, meaning that if there are any variations in the lens (highly likely) will give it a mottled green/pink appearance.

If anyone can confirm they have neither, it would be wonderful. Still trying to decide if I'm going to DOA my latest unit - have two more days to decide.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blickmanic:
me too...

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LawAce:
Me too, only noticeable when facing a white background.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dextrosan:
Count me in. Had it on my first unit which I drowned in a river and now the second one has it too...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krico:
Yeah,try recording at the beach and see how bad it is then.

[SENT FROM MY PALMATO 2.51 - UPGRADE YOURS TODAY!]
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khein:
This might help.

http://pocketnow.com/thought/clarification-the-pink-spot-syndrome
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sleepycat3:
Mine did not have the pink spot problem, but after the latest firmware has ended up with a green/blue spot when shooting in incandescent white balance mode.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agravic:
It is a hardware issue common to multiple units (do all the faulty ones have camera sensors sourced from the same supplier as there are different basic camera firmwares; or is it a batch defect?) Anyway as its a hardware fault so either keep returning until you get a good one or get your money back. I gave up trying to get a good one after the second replacement and got my money back.

I have seen one which was OK and the picture also seemed to show more detail, however that apparently was an early model and may have had different hardware according to the samsung repair centre person who the shop telephoned.

Really Samsung should be making a public statement about the issue, but if it's hardware and unfixable the cost could be in the hundreds of milions
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chronicles404:
I have no such pink spot or any tint on mine. UK model.

Edit: actually scratch that, looked closely, seems I do but not really notable at all.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chronicles404:
Took a picture of a recent receipt, never really noticed at first but it's pretty damn blatant now;

View attachment 609696
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueScreenJunky:
It's hardware, it's not really "fixable" (although I'm pretty sure a workaround can be found with a more intelligent whit balance), and it's not a fault : Most cameraphones from every brand (Samsung, HTC, Apple...) have this issue, and I don't think they've ever denied it, it's just the way those tiny lenses with tiny captors work.

Also, this is more obvious on those low quality cameras, but even expensive DSLR lenses always have some kind of vignetting, deformation, chromatic abberation and so on... And I've never heard of Canon, Nikon or Pentax spending millions of dollars because their lenses were not perfect.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agravic:
This issue is not one of not quite perfect it is 'not fit for purpose' bad so could require a product recall in the UK where trading standards law requires items be fit for their stated purposes.The underlying issue can also affect flash photos indoors where there are plain surfaces and out - door too in overcast conditions where there are plainish backgrounds, e.g. beaches. It needs to be remembered this is not a cheap product.

I am also persuaded it is a fault for two key reasons, firstly I have seen one unit without a problem and secondly The repair centre said it was hardware, should not happen and advised the shop to give me my money back. Why would they have done that it it was not a fault? I would like to hear from a sensor/lens manufacturer about precisely what the cause is.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobnut:
I don't know about you guys, but I always aim for the pink spot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny_ftm:
What about this bug now?

Never noticed it till I read this thread. Made a test against a white wall indoor, and it is very evident. I feel it is hardware as it is noticed even before the shot is taken, while aiming.

So, decided to check the SGS 1 of my wife, and it also has it, but in a less way. Flash will fade it a bit.

It can be a problem on some occasions, but all lenses do experience some degree of chromatic aberrations and vignetting, so really not a bi issue in my case, unless you always shoot against white walls indoor
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blue265:
I notice red lines on screen when using camera indoors with flourescent lighting. Whether its CFL or flourecent lights, it will happen. Regular lighting does not make an effect thoug. Since many of us are now using the compact flourescents though, you may notice it. Its not a pink spot but pink lines across the screen. Anyone else notice this? this may be more the lightng and the lens and nothing to do with the pink spot though. Was just curious
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] designgears:
no pink spots or crazy lines for me...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jvidia:
Yup ... no pink ... you got the blue :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jvidia:
http://pocketnow.com/thought/clarification-the-pink-spot-syndrome
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rawat:
No pink spots for me either. Tried with flash, and without. I'll upload a few pics later.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
When you do can you also state what ROM version you are using as well please.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ziq666:
My pink spot is significant. Gah, didn't notice until DOA time passed.. =(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rawat:
I've never had one. but I'm on ke7 and gave the latest camera firmware update.

How should I test for pink spot? flash on or off, well lit area, or low lighting, and how close to the plain surface?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
So you are on KE7 and with it you can not see the pink spot in the centre.

The best way to tell is to do the following:-

1. Be inside so the only light is from within the building.

2. Turn off the flash.

3. Look for a surface that is light coloured and plain (doesn't matter how far away, just so long as it covers all the area you can see on the screen).

4. Point the phone at the surface and take a photo.

You will either see in the centre the pink spot, or a blue spot or nothing at all.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajaram126:
camera pink spot fix

Turn on auto contrast in camera settings.This significantly/totally reduces the problem
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
It does do away with a proportion of the issue I agree but only because it is lifting the lighting slightly.

Another option is to alter the White Balance.... The second you take it off Auto and select say Daylight it completely disappears.

Both are clear indications of poor software settings where lighting is not being controlled properly.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovex:
Pretty much all smartphones have the issue, about the only ones that dont have the problem to any significant degree are the Nokias. I see it all the time on Twitter, a qick check of the EXIF data tells you what phone it came from. Few phones are immune, including the fruit phone.

Its quite easy to correct in photoshop.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
I totally agree and have been saying this for ages.

Way back when the HTC HD was released that had the pink spot rather bad.

At the time I started a topic asking users to provide details of their phone and I sent the list to HTC.

Shortly after HTC sent me a reply thanking me and roughly a month or so later a fix was issued.

So yes, it is a software issue and yes it can be corrected using third-party software.

You can also correct it using Picsay Pro on the phone but it does not save the corrected image in full size.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flaake:
Thank's for all the tips.

Turning off automatic white balancing made the pink spot dissapear almost completely for me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lownita:
It seems that every SGS2 is affected by the pink spot. Or did someone get a phone without it? Can't find anyone. So it would not be a reason for changing the phone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DX82:
Me too!:mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrSlump76:
Same problem here, in Italy. My phone as olso the yellowish tint on the left, not to mention the overheat problem. I changed two times the phone due to display problems and all phones had the pink spot issue.

Edit:

I've update the camera firmware and the pink spot is still here.

I've olso noticed that in video mode, if i leave the exposure to 0, i experience some stutter during camera autofocusing. This stuttering goes away if i manually set the exposure to -2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubblewhop:
yellowish on left, reddish on the right, but no pink spot in the middle, it's the only white area.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EarlZ:
Nope, its still visible despite the change in white balance. I can easily spot it despite the messed up white balancing.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
Most unfortunate.....

I have seen it on several SGS2's and on all altering the WB does lift the dreaded pink-spot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almorsol:
I installed the KF3 firmware from Kies. And the pink spot disappeared.

Just in case you want to give it a try. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfbabe:
Its really bad on mine, really starting to annoy me, still seems to be there when the light quite good.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aymara:
I only have a pink spot with AWB under low daylight. When I shoot a white wall under a fluorescent daylight tube, there's no pink spot.

I'm not 100% shure, but I have the impression, that I have the pink spot since the OTA update yesterday (KF3).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] budde85:
I have it pretty bad when I'm inside, even in good interior lighting. Really annoying. Especially annoying when filming with camera light on, in a dark setting (i.e. party).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperbolic:
Hey there, (first post :) )

I am using the KF3 and I have the pink issue too, so if you don't have it, it is kind of weird.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sleepycat3:
I just took 2 photos consecutively under difficult lighting which almost proves that the pink spot issue is heavily contributed to by the auto white balance. Nothing changed in between these two shots. I could see the pink spot actually appearing and disappearing on the screen as I focused. In the first photo, the overall white balance is slightly pinkish. Then in the second photo, the camera decides to adjust the white balance which fixes the pink overall white balance around the corners but leaves the middle with the pink spot.

The odd thing is that if it were trying to reduce the overall pink, then I wouldn't have expected the middle in the 2nd photo to be more pinkish than the first photo!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gasparello:
Maybe it is a problem with overheat device or camera indeed?... :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sleepycat3:
Nope, not overheating. Phone is cool as. And I doubt it is hardware since I can get the pink spot to turn on and off. I believe it is the auto white balance software.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hktony:
try latest VR ROM , the pink spot has been resolved :(

dunno why
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salocha:
Its same with my phone. I have pink spot on camera too, and its not visible under "white" light (energy saving one).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryan3041981:
Pink Spot with KE7

I can confirm most of the above with my handset.

Low light conditions on white surface = pink spot. I think you can get the worst one by going either from e.g. a window/bright light to the wall or complete dark to wall , can't remember. Also present in video.

Changing white balance definitely changes something, I figured this out myself as well, I can't remember if the spot was gone completely but it was not visible on the screen any more. 2 screen shots after factory reset with KE7.

http ://i53.tinypic.com/zx1fq.jpg

http ://i54.tinypic.com/2q9m9a0.jpg

I dunno the details but I can imagine that a lens this close to the chip + perhaps the heat from the CPU, will generate artefacts/abberations. These should be correctable by software to a certain degree, but I don't know what the implications of that can be on the quality. My girlfriend has an X10 and I just tested around a bit, I think it has it too although not as apparent as mine. Might have to test a bit more to be sure. If you want to amplify the effect, use autobalance in the software program paint.net (free) on your picutres. It will make things a lot clearer:

http ://i51.tinypic.com/2cshses.jpg
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsaintzx:
I can't make sure this is software/hardware issue, I bought my phone yesterday, I tried 3 phones there and all the camera have the pink spot issue.

I try adjusting white balance/ISO etc, doesn't solve the problem.

So I bring back my phone, I think a firmware upgrade might solve the problem but it didn't.

The point is that I want to ask fellow SGS2 users whether you guys are having this problem all the time and live with it, or only a handful of SGS2

are having this problem and some others don't have. I will be happy to live with it if everyone has it, but it really bothers me if I'm like 1 of 20% of people who get the faulty phone.

Since Litening KG6 camera firmware didn't solve the problem yet, now I want to try using different camera firmware.

PS: Pictures taken in low/medium light condition will have the pink spot, very obvious if shooting on white wall or object.

Camera Firmware Version: OMEF01

So allow me to make a poll here:

1. I have the pink spot problem no matter what update/upgrade I did, I just live with it

2. I never have the pink spot problem even on stock ROM, it is perfect on the day I bought it

3. I have the pink spot problem and it solved during a firmware upgrade, the firmware is " "

I have 7 days to return / exchange the phone 1 to 1 since I've already discussed this with the seller, he never know of this problem which really surprise me :x
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Declan79:
I'm new with this sgs2 today is the 2nd day and had read about this issue. Yesterday i take a photo (sea background) while its rain and cloudy dont seen any pink spot.

Today i found it while i'm tested to direction the camera mode to a tissue and white paper (but dont capture the picture)

Now i re tested again its gone back to normal.

Someone told me this pink issued related with software as this is the qonsequance of super amoled which is not yet familiar to separate the color difference meaning this might be solved when the firmware is upgrade it.

Not yet proven/tested even though theres a new 2.3.4firmware upgtde it, i still like to enjoying this stuning galaxy

sent from my 2.3.3|dxkg3 DJGalaxy S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aymara:
That's nonsense, sorry.

The pink spot has nothing to do with the Amoled display, because you will see the pink spot on EVERY display ... just copy a photo to your PC ;)