yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Thanks.

Well my last Xperia S before this one was W11 and had the yellow tint and yellow spot, so it's just pot luck if you get one without these issues. I think you're doing the right thing by being patient and holding off a bit longer.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] moonset:
I've read in another forum that, if you go into service testing (*#*#7378423#*#*) -> service info -> software info, if the touch firmware version is 6 , you are more likely to have a good screen; if it's 7, then it's very likely that it has yellow tints...

:D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] critos:
mine is 12w11 with touch firmware version is 6 and i have the yellow tint.... i had 12w09, 12w10 and 12w11... yellow tint and spot keep getting lesser by the production no....

Im now waiting for response from people who successful fixing their yellow tint problem without it appearing again to send my phone for screen replacement...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] technaudio:
Just a quicky...

For those that have booked theirs in for repair with sony, via the email link they sent you...

There is no option to select xperia s in the model drop down box...?

I selected arc, then put in the notes that it is an s.

What did you do?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] alsaqr:
yes this info is really important

i havent seen anyone with 12W12 yet

maybe Sony stopped production ??? to fix the issue ???

or am i fascinating looool
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kdroid79:
12W12

Bought my xperia s a week back. Batch - 12W12. Sadly a few days after use, i got the yellow tint at the bottom of the screen and the top corners. Waiting on my replacement :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] alsaqr:
sorry to hear that as i know its annoying.

so we have a w12 with tint reported here and a W13 on the sonymobile forum.

so is w14 next ?? lets see if the Rogers version has this issue too.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lullesha:
I have 12W12 at so far not tint. But all of you got me paranoid...

How can I tell for sure that I have yellow tint.

Are yellow spots clearly visible on a single glance after heating up?

Is there a certain way - an image video or something - that makes spotting yellow tint easier?

Might just take a pic of my heated up screen and post pics here...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
On a solid white background they will show up and also I have noticed them on notification page when you drop it down, you see a cloud.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RiotRick:
I've seen a few reports of 12w13 so I don't think production is stopped.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Colinn789:
quick "yellow tint" test

I just bought mine yesterday and I'll get it tomorrow but I already know it is 12W12...so I guess there's a 50/50 chance I'll get the yellow tint issue, right?

So, Is there a way to test this issue quickly and safely (like "Dead Pixels Tester" for dead pixels)?

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Flintz:
Had a 12W10 model with yellow tint. Yesterday the exchange model came, its now a 12W13 model and has no tint on the screen until now.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kdroid79:
open up your dialer and type *#*#7378423#*#*

easier way to remember it is *#*#SERVICE#*#*

choose the service test option and then display

you can switch through various colors on the display

the best way i noticed the tint initially was by viewing the screen at an angle while browsing a white background on a webpage. hope this helps. cheers.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Vitriol_Drinker:
So, yesterday I saw the "yellow tint" for the first time on my 12w08.

I was quite sad because i tought i escaped it.

And today, it's not here any more.

I tried to see it through service menu & screen test function, no yellow anymore.

Don't know why, and hopes it won't come back.

Does this happened to some of you too ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lullesha:
UPDATE - after ive heated up my battery to 45°C id started screen test and as far as i can tell - i saw no difference :) meaning: no yellow clouds/spots/tint

and if anyone is interested i have a 12w12 AAAB CB5 device ;)

now my only trouble is a locked bootloader but im sure some badass dev/dev team is gonna get that sorted in a jiffy :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] yujin_11:
hmmm...

Hi

I think the screen's discoloration was the result of the backlight's heat on the screen, or the glue (not sticky, different composition, etc). It goes worse while the screen is on and goes away when screen is off. I doubt that this will be solved by a software update. IMHO, it's a hardware issue which Sony had acknowledged recently. I suggest that whoever gets that discoloration, have them replaced as soon as possible...

wait, what am i doing here? I don't have an S... yet!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lordjan1986:
i dont have any problems. and i have the phone for a week now....and i love it..:-)

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Colinn789:
Good to know! tell us the week of manufacture (12W?). We are trying to discover from which week they start to come fixed :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kms108:
thats because sony singapore and hong kong will not fix any phone sent for repair, they dont accept mail in repair, you have to being the phone in person, and it must be a official registered singapore or hong kong stock.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lordjan1986:
from week 15..:-)

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] riggsuk:
Put in any old model, then in the notes section point out that its an Xperia S

On a side note my replacement is with me now, 12w10 and so far no tint.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
You got 12W15 or you are just thinking that fix applies from week 15?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lordjan1986:
i did not read the first question good, i think he asked the manufacturing week, but i dont know where i can find that.

sorry for the misunderstanding...

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] moonset:
:confused: are you replying the wrong person?

What i meant "not fixed" is that after repairing / replacing screens, the yellow tints are still there.

the word "sent" is just an action, either you go to the repair centre yourself of posting it, it's still "sent"... don't bother too much on the actual meaning of the word itself.... ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
you slide the back panel open and it is written on the sticker. 12Wxx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lordjan1986:
thx, its 12w13...:-)

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Eyados:
a spot on my screen dont show some levels of gray color, it appears as a light gray....only this color till now (i can see it easly when enter to the market home screen, at the begining i thought its part of the theme, but i recognized its a problem while i played Asphalt 6)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] yassine772001:
screen issue

I have 12W08 but no tint; no problem with my phone at 42° no yellow tint
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Marble UK:
Same week 12W08 but i was unlucky. Yellow tint top and bottom and a light grey smudge near the bottom of the notification screen.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Send it over and I can bring the tint alive for you.

What market did you buy it from. I mean what country...?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] yassine772001:
screen issue

12W08 from France

i have tested many times over 42° always no issue

I play HD games for long time; I tested with stabilityTest

no tint at all
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Then it's ok my first one had already issues around 37 and 41 degrees it was real bad, my current one is great B-)

sent from the planet with LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
The replacement Sony sent me earlier this week has now a yellow spot which only disappears after the phone cools down. There is also a yellow tint on the right hand side of display which has become s lot more noticeable since today. So will be sending the phone back to Sony on Monday. This is my fourth handset btw.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ryan328:
42C is not safe enough. Mine has yellow tint after 45C.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
hi is the display replacement a hundred percent secure i mean is there a chance that the phone develops the tint on the new one? Is there already a safe batch? Is the tint noticeable from day one with high use and stability test? Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
^\^/^THIS is embarrassing SONY.

I have a permanent tint on right upper corner of my screen which doesn't go away. Even in Sony store the rep noticed it at first glance.

Now I am stock with Yelloint screen.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] :
How to test a phone for yellow tint?

Hello,

I got my hands on Xperia S which is 12W14. Checked this thread for a while and didn't notice that anyone has the phone from this batch. It's not my phone, but I'll stay with the person who got it over the weekend, so I can do deeper research if the phone is faulty or not. I guess the results would be really valuable to the community. ;)

However, I'm new to Android devices, so I'm not sure which is the best way to find out yellow tint. What I read so far, tint appears when phone gets hotter, so I'd be thankful if anyone could provide answers to these questions:

1. How to make the phone reach higher operating temperatures? I don't really have time to play with the phone, so some kind of test, app or something similar would be more useful.

2. How to check phone's temperature and from how many degrees yellow tint appears?

3. What kind of wallpaper makes yellow tint the most noticeable?

By the way, phone was bought yesterday, so far no tint, but phone wasn't stressed enough.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] BleeDK:
:( I previously said I got no screen problems here after a couple days of use. Well it's been three weeks and now I've seen my first yellow tint after having my phone in my pocket for 3 hours after writing an exam.

It's on the bottom right part of the screen, and obvious too on any nearly solid colors.

Thank goodness it seemed to have gone away after an hour and has not returned for the time being...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Read this topic and all your questions will be answered plus a lot of useful info...

One phone doesn't say anything because in my case 12w09 was really bad and the current one 12w11 is perfectly fine ;-)

So it doesn't happen to every phone from a production batch...

In a nutshell

- from 40 degrees Celsius but on a lot of phones from lower or even higher temps it start...

Apps used links below:

- App for testing and temp

- App to check your screen

- App for temps and more info

- Bottom /around the edges / circle top right of the screen see pictures in the same thread...

Now next time read and search :-(

sent from the planet with LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] :
Thanks man.

I did some research, but couldn't find all answers to my questions plus the time is limited, so that's why I posted my questions as going through thread which has 39 pages takes really long. Anyway, I understand that questions which are asked over and over again are really annoying.

By the way, could you clarify the link for the testing app? It looks that the link is broken. Actually link works. I edited URL in a browser.

And thanks again.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] in_deed:
Sending my phone into Sony UK at Ashford. Yellow spots at the top of the screen :(

Was told to include the charger and data cable as well. And to not send in the back panel.

Do I need to do this ? Or can I just send in the phone ?

Also, what are the likelihood of getting a replacement, or will it be a repair.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Yes, i read it myself but like you not sure where.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] attika89:
I've found it, but can not post links yet :D

Search Retina vs Reality. It is in an iPhone 4 vs Xperia Arc article at pocket-lint.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Inferno187:
I have the yellow spot as well, but since it seems to become less noticeable over time I'm not going to worry about it

Now this is an issue I've also been having which I am worried about.

Can anyone shed some light on this?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GiveMe2Beers:
In this video also:

http://youtu.be/qGkyVbyEMBo?hd=1

you can see some warmer whites at the bottom part of the display.

In my case, I've noticed it varies according to the view angle of the display.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
For me it's most noticeable when viewing the display directly on my phone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] taxas:
Has any one be able to fix the stuck pixels ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GiveMe2Beers:
Update: another guy I know in the forum (because 2 month ago I sold him my GS2) confirmed me the bottom part/yellowish issue.

Maybe not everyone has this problem but after some feedback about, it semmes to be very very common...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
So is it worth worrying about would you say? Is it a fault with the display?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] attika89:
I think someone really should contact with Sony Mobile to figure out if this is because of the glue, or something more serious. Could worth a try.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GiveMe2Beers:
By now, almost everyone (except one friend, but maybe he can't see I don't know) has noticed that.

I don't think can be a single faulty unit if everyone or almost everyone got that, don't you think?

I had the same issue (yellowish left part of the display) with my galaxy S2, and a FW update solve the problem. I don't know if it's the same thing.

I don't use social networks, is there a way to report this via Twitter or FB to Sony?

It could be good, several fw update for Xperia S are on the way, this is the moment to report this kind of things.

I'm waiting for a feedback from another forum-friend, I'll let you know.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] taxas:
i dont have the yellow isch thing you guys are talking about.

However i got a stuck blue/whiteisch pixel to the top right of the screen at the corner :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GiveMe2Beers:
He just answered me, he can see that yellow shade too. :rolleyes:

Begin to think the difference is not who has it, and who has not, but who notices it and who doesn't (6 on 7 guys I asked by now). imho, of course.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] attika89:
I've took a try with Sony Mobile's chat service (UK) about the yellow shade.

A total waste of time. They could tell nothing..... :o
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Nope I don't have it (I know where to look lol) :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jatt101:
im getting mine tomorrow, hopefully its fine, and how are you supposed to tell if you have a faulty screen LOL
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Could a firmware update really resolve this issue? If it wasn't for the problem with the display, my first few days with owning this new phone would have been so much more pleasurable. Instead everytime I look at my display I am reminded of this.

---------- Post added at 07:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:57 PM ----------

When you pay £400 for a phone the very least you expect is the display to be nigh on perfect, and especially as the selling point for this device apart from it's camera is the display after all.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GiveMe2Beers:
Ha ha Sean you're so damn right, we could use our phones without searching for troubles. ;)

But honestly, no one told me anything about "yellow something" in Xperia S, but anyway I've discovered it after only 4-5 hours of use, without looking for it, that's for sure.

And yes, I have to admit it's a little annoying to me, it's always there when I surf the web. :p

Now, going back to the "problem", being something a lot of Xperia S have (let me say: the most part) can anyone suggest the easiest way to send a report to Sony?

The exact same thing (a lot more visible) has been corrected in GS2 with GB 2.3.6 so maybe it's useful to speak now that some fresh firmware is going to arrive.

Thank you. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] attika89:
Probably: sonymobile dot com -> Contact us -> I'd recommend email or phone, I had no luck with the chat, but you can take a try too...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
I think the more of us who contact Sony the more likelihood that Sony will sit up and take notice.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Razje:
For some it's barely noticeable for some it's an obvious yellow spot.

I can cleary see it on White, Grey, Blue and some more.

Besides that I also have a pretty obvious green dead (sub)pixel

So yeah I wasn't looking for faults, I noticed it the first hour that i got that phone.

Added 2 pics made with my crappy HTC Hero

See how obvious it is on a dark grey background
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] yassine772001:
screen issue

45°C...how reach this degree of heat .

all people said that tint appear after 40°
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Microwave it! Just kidding :D

Just have the screen on while holding it in your hand, do some browsing and some apps. eventually it will heat up . I think part of the deal is that when the back is covered (in this case our hands) then it starts to heat up when the screen is on for a while.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Send the phone, charger as asked. when I sent my one to be looked at they replaced it with a new one. Chances are they will do the same for you. As I stated in an earlier post, my replacement from Sony after the 3 days of use has the yellow spot and yellow tint running down the right hand side of display. Have called Sony again today to be booked in for repair. Sending mine off Monday morning.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Have you asked them if they've got better screens with no tint problem?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] in_deed:
Thanks mate. Will be sending it in Monday morning as well.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
To be honest no I didn't.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] moonset:
:eek:

mate, i think you should be patient... sony probably hasn't got any fixed screen for repairing...

BTW do they refund the postage? It would be quite a lot if you keep sending the phone to sony by special delivery...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
I don't mind another replacement as long as it has been tested throughly before it's sent out to me. Apparently the one I received from Sony a few days back was on test for 24 hours before being sent out to me. I have my doubts as to whether it went under rigorous testing with the phone overheating which causes the yellow tint/spot.

Yes, I agree it is costly, but at the end of the day I have paid £400 plus like many others, and don't see why I should have to wait x amount of days/weeks for Sony to nip this in the bud. I live in hope that if the phone is repaired/replaced that I will at last have a tint free display.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] in_deed:
Did you send it via Special Delivery ? Or Freepost ?

How long did it take for you to get the phone back ? Do they keep you informed about the repair/shipping back etc ? And did they send it back Special Delivery or 1st-2nd class ?

Also, my phone is locked to orange, which I got unlocked. The lady on the phone told me that if they replace the phone, they'll give me a generic phone, unlocked to any network. Any ideas ?

Thanks :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
It took 12 days from the day they received the phone till the day I got my replacement. No, I just called them every so often to get updates. They sent the phone to me via recorded delivery.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Eyados:
mine is 12w09, start showing yellow spots at the bottom of the screen and left side from temp 38
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dachao:
It is not looking good with the XS screens (yellow tint). As you can read on the official Sony Mobile forum there is no solution to the problem. Some of the XS owners had there phones replaced several times and also repaired and the yellow tint appears again after a few days of use.

I am completely out of luck since I ordered my phone online form Hong Kong and Sony is refusing service. the phone is from Hong Kong and I even have a commercial invoice for the phone.

Below is the email i got form the service center in Hong Kong:

Thanks for using Sony Xperia Support email service.

According to your mobile information, unfortunately your phone is confirmed as a non-Hong Kong official good, and the dealer is not our authorized retailer in Hong Kong. In another words, your phone’s warranty cannot be covered in Hong Kong. Customer Service Center does not receive overseas delivery repair case in accordance with Customer Service Center oversea delivery repair regulations as phone is non-Hong Kong official good.

If you have any further enquiry, please feel free to contact us again.

Thanks again for your email.

I was so looking forward to this phone after my X10 broke but it turned out to be a big disappointment.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
I received the same exact message word by word. Very disappointing.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dachao:
Based on my online research users from 12w08 through 12w15 all have yellow tint problem.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
The most I found here was Week 13 with yellow tint. Not sure how is Canadian with Rogers?Haven't seen any report.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dachao:
It is a huge discontentment. The US service center offered me to repair the phone for $185. What a ripoff on a one month old phone with warranty. :mad:

Now I understand why Sony keep losing costumers and money year after year. It all started with exploding laptop batteries and never stopped. :eek:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
You know that $185 is a flat fee for any repair or phone. They didn't even offer that to me. My Yellow tint is very discomforting since its always there.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dachao:
My white XS is from week 8. Got a big yellow patch on the bottom by the slide bar and all the way around the frame of the screen.

On the ESATO forums and on the official Sony form there are a lot pf people complain about yellow on phones that range almost over all the production weeks of the initial release.

Anybody from Canada with a XS!! What weeks was it mad in and and any screen problems?

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Mine too. it never completely goes away. I live in Utah and in the summer the average ambient temperature is around 100F (38C). I am worried that the yellow spot will get bigger and bigger.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Canada was Week 14 production. But they are locked to Rogers..

I am looking at the temp. on the phone (widget) and it goes to 27C and permanent upper yellow tint is still there. When I get to 34 yellowness starts appearing.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kms108:
What is the name of the shop.

Buying a phone direct from hong kong does not neccessory mean it's a official hong kong stock, does the box have any stickers from TSO, synergy or a sony official sticker, if no then you also have a imported phone.

Over 50% of hong kong shops sells imported stock, including the most famous expansys, the stock is released eariler than official one's and the profit margin is greater.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
To me the whole concept of this is ridiculous. Sony acts like that we have gone to moon and bought some knockoffs that are just look like Sony phone.

on the other hand rest of us struggling with their third and forth replacement and still having issues with wonderful Yellow tint.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dachao:
All the documentation that cam with the phone was from Hong Kong. The warranty registration card is from Hong Kong but the phone is a non-Hong Kong good !!!