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[HTC One X] nastiq:
I've just exchanged mine cause of screen flickering (visible especially on grey background) got brand new one totally flicker free. They told me its hardware failure. I ve noticed the display is different, not so bright and colors are better. I've decided to get previous one back cause flickering got worse day by day and started to be visible on all backgrounds, at first only on grey like market or battery stats

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[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Nope; both phones I have had so far have had problems... The first one was worse than this one though.

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I believe most peoples were "perfect" on the day they got them, I know mine was for sure... Its not until normally 2-3 days after you have had it that most are noticing the problem so see how you go with that.

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Seen a few articles like this appear in the last 2/3 hours; they are indicating an OTA to fix the problem. I am not saying they are right as they could simply be hoping this is the case like most of us are... Who knows?

Link: http://androidadvices.com/fix-htc-screen-flickering-issues/
[HTC One X] wizard123:
uh oh, a guy in the other thread says this :

Just been in touch with HTC Uk , person says they have recieved a few handsets back and have confirmed the ones they have faulty volt regs on the back light and would be unfixable with a software update so advise anyone to return a flickering phone for an exchange asap ....... just sent my one back to Chitter Chatter
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Did you see my reply in there? Could just be someone at HTC clutching straws again. If that was indeed the case then I see no reason as to why HTC would not have made an announcement now and why they wouldn't be recalling handsets. There is no guarantee that swapping for another is going to give you a problem free one.

Yesterday my screen backlight was flickering but for the whole of today up until around 3 hours ago it was completely flicker free. It is now flickering again though.

To me something like this has to be down to something in the software triggering something else to make this happen. If it was an hardware issue it would always be there at all times; wouldn't it?

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Reply from Vodafone Tech Team (via their forum)
[HTC One X] franjiepans:
I was having the exact same thought process as you but I just can't be certain that this is a software issue. There seems to be conflicting statements. Reading these forums can lead to the conclusion that all devices are faulty but this may not be the case.

However, if you can get a replacement, why not try it?

After all there are people out there that have problem free devices. If you get send another faulty one ,you are no worse off.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
I understand what you are saying about if you can get a replacement then get one. But how many can/will I have to go through to get one problem free? If I could be guaranteed a working device exchanging would be no problem at all, but to get a device the same or worse potentially and having to go through goodness knows how many phones is just not the answer... :(
[HTC One X] franjiepans:
I agree with what you are saying about replacing. However with no word from HTC and no guarantee of a software fix, I'm not prepared to wait without a fix in sight. The fact HTC have not officially made a statement, strongly suggests the problem is limited to a small % of devices and not as large as we think.

I'm lucky that I still have my HTC Desire HD and dialaphone make it easy to replace so no major problem replacing. Granted this is not the same for all.

So frustrating as I love the phone but really cannot live with the flickering, I'm just looking for it all the time now.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Yeah I am more than likely going to swap it and will ring them later today to arrange for that to take place on Thursday (as I'm not around tomorrow). Just need to ensure they can swap at my work rather than home as I am not prepared to take time off work again to keep doing this exchanges.

I have my iPhone 4 that I can keep falling back on whilst the new device is boxed for exchange and the new one is charging etc... Not ideal at all, but I do just want a device that is working and if Vodafone will just keep changing it then I will just keep using that. I was put of by the 3 phone limit; however that doesn't appear to exist according to the statement above I quoted from them.
[HTC One X] cagdasal:
I've had my one x for 4 days now and my screen has flickered a couple of times, it only happened in the top left of my screen when trying to unlock my device, was so small that i barely noticed it! Hasnt happened when trying to watch a video or anything like that....yet.
[HTC One X] franjiepans:
With a bit of luck, one of 2 things will happen.

Firstly, by the time we have our replacements, for me this will be Monday next week, HTC might finally have provided more information or rolled out an update if this is a software issue.

Secondly, the new phone will be working without any issues.

If neither of these happen, I suspect I will either try one more replacement or (reluctantly) choose a different phone altogether.
[HTC One X] evo6:
Mines going back tomorrow , i dont really want to because its a pain to set it up the way i like it. Guess it has to be done.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Another Vodafone Chat... Stating HTC has confirmed its software based and not hardware!
[HTC One X] franjiepans:
You've already replaced it once then?

I agree, setting it all up again is a real pain.

Also, does anyone know what happens with dropbox?
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Yes I am on my second device at the moment; first was replaced due to jumping screen... This one is getting replaced because of the flicker.

I am still arranging a swap to my third device as there is no time frame for the update and Vodafone are more than happy to exchange. This would lead me to believe not all devices are affected (although we probably knew that anyways) See what the third one is like I guess...

She also stated this is affecting some devices software and not all of them... so sounds like exchanging it the best idea?
[HTC One X] znanev:
This sounds little doggy. If it was a software issue and if all UK devices have the same software version, how could be that some devices are faulty and some are not. Even if it was a software issue, I would expect HTC to have reacted on that already. The best option I see is to get your money back and give HTC some time to fix their mess. At least this is what I've done eventually.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Depends on how the software is deployed onto the devices there could be a corrupt file or something similar to that. I work in ICT and often deploy images of the OS on to 200 machines and there is always a few that have an issue with the OS; giving it another image resolves the problem which means it wasn't a hardware fault.

At the end of the day what she is saying could be wrong, I'm not going to defend it just passing on the info so you all have it really. The only people who know the truth are HTC and they are not saying nothing so my next best bet is to listen to Vodafone who are my network provider.

Who really knows... See what happens with the next device I guess. Also for anyone thinking myself and others are moaning and whining about this we are not, we are just trying to get to the bottom of the problem and get things resolved on our devices.
[HTC One X] georgemaier:
I think in the end we all have to keep faith that HTC will fix via software or offer an easy product recall and replacement for all affected units
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
I just asked HTC if this screen flickering issue is being investigated and when do they think a statement will be released using the UK chat and this was the reply.

Oh HTC seriously... :(
[HTC One X] znanev:
It seems they have pre-canned answer which they are throwing at all their consumers having problems. Some guys on HTC's facebook page keep speculating HTC are well aware of all issues and are working on a fix. The response you are posting claims the contrary - so is there a way to pressure them to come with an official statement?
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
That's what we are all trying to do mate. All everyone wants is an official statement! :(
[HTC One X] znanev:
I noticed HTC have finally become active on their main Facebook page (not the UK one) in the last hour or so:

https://www.facebook.com/HTC

Not really helpful, but at least better than nothing...
[HTC One X] wizard123:
Can I just keep saying it "HTC are full of **** lol !"
[HTC One X] nikzDHD:
At this rate the SGS3 if one is released will be calling my name if HTC don't fix this by the time that comes out as I love the HOX. Fingers crossed they fix this as soon as.
[HTC One X] predator21:
So true
[HTC One X] lenti_db:
i swapped my phone today with a new one, beacuse of the screen issue, i dont think this is software relative, beacuse my new phone does not do that, and also when i called our HTC company that we have they told us if it would be a software issue everyone would have the same problem , but this is most likely an hardware problem.
[HTC One X] MVP777:
Does one S also has the same issue or not ?
[HTC One X] Tinderbox (UK):
I have had my phone since yesterday afternoon, and the only time i have seen any screen flickering, is when i turned it on before doing my first charge, the battery was at 20% and i could see flickering, but once i fully charged the phone i have not seen any more flickering, fingers crossed.

John.
[HTC One X] joplayer:
If I remember well my device Serial Number was HT23***, could people with faulty devices give the 5-6 first values of their serial number to see if it isn't a matter of device batch.

Those with a perfect phone can also tell theirs to make a statement :)
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Good idea... Mine HT23*** too and its going back as faulty.
[HTC One X] joplayer:
Thanks, I'm writing down these infos and will post some stats if some people post their numbers :)
[HTC One X] fluke73:
This is really wierd

I bought my first HTC One X last week and i realized it had some problems so i exchanged it to another one last friday. They let me try the new phone in the store so i could see if there was any glitches, i tried the web browser, youtube and looked for the gray flickering areas, i didn't find anything. I really appreciate Netonets good service here in Malmö,Sweden.

On saturday morning i noticed the glitches on my phone so i started to make some video clips of me watching a clip on youtube, and changing tabs in the web browser and also reading on gReader Pro.

I sent an e-mail to HTC (haven't heard anything from HTc), XDA-Developers, pocketnow and AndroidCentral with the link to the post and videoclips: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24839333&postcount=106

Now, i can't reproduce any of these errors/glitches/flickering as much as i try. I don't want to reset my phone to try to make the problem appear again.

My battery level is on full and i will leave it over night and not recharge it to see if the problems show up when the battery is low or not close to full. For a few days i've been running the nova launcher and turned off the Animation and USB Debugging in the developer options. So i noticed that there was no glitches anymore so i was thinking it was because of that. So i went back to the Sense launcher and turned on the animations. Still i can't see any glitches.

My serial number on the phone is starting with: HT23 and yes this is the "faulty" phone that i posted about earlier with the youtube clips.

As late as yesterday, i was thinking as many of you do - should i return it or wait. Now im really confused, it's difficult to be happy about a problem that has disappeared.
[HTC One X] brent8577:
i'm ordering mine next week, but now i'm scared. i may end up at my bank requesting a reversal on the charges and asking the company i bought it from for a prepaid label if they want it back.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
I wouldn't be scared; you could get one of the ones that nobody is having problems with... we could just me the minority here who are airing our issues in public so others are aware and to seek advice. I am sure there must be a good % of people who own this phone without problems.

Plus the device its self really is amazing, yes there are niggling bugs and hardware/software problems but you do get this with a lot of phones... I guess you just have to be patient and willing to exchange your phone should you be unfortunately enough to get a device with issues.

Taking the screen flicker away from my phone then it would be perfect in every way as I have no other issues (that I am aware of), and if I had of had a statement from HTC stating this would 100% be fixed in a OTA update then I wouldn't even be changing it and would wait for that update to arrive. People are exchanging them because they are at a loss for what to do at the present moment in time.

If you want the device then go for it, and I wish you luck in getting one that is perfect and works just as it should as this device does have amazing potential.
[HTC One X] brent8577:
the only problem with that is the "no warranty" bit and ordering from UK to east coast USA. i don't want the ATT version. it's about $666 (ha!) and would cost about $40 to send it back for an exchange, then more shipping for the new phone, but i doubt i would even get to exchange it. there's no store i can take it back to in person, so it would be a bank thing. we'll see. i'm not waiting for Samsung.
[HTC One X] mertzi:
"Our device are rigourously tested before leaving distributors"

yeah right
[HTC One X] mohsinraza:
And that's why 100s of people are facing problems! :-@

Disgusting attitude by HTC.

Sent from my HTC Desire
[HTC One X] predator21:
can plz sm1 slam the door on the face of this clown AKA HTC damm u HTC.....
[HTC One X] Spl4tt:
amazingly perfect answer

bull****.. sometimes i really think if HTC has more than one test device out

if i were HTC, they should ask 100 ppl from this forum to use their beta device for one or two months, and report back. that way they would see the problems before release, and not after

it looks like we are the ones that look deeper into the device, not their testers
[HTC One X] znanev:
Guys,

Can those of you with the flickering problem upgrade to the just released 1.28 firmware:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1605805

and report back if this fixes the flickering.
[HTC One X] dr9722:
The flickering is still occurring on the 1.28 base, as is the GPU Rendering bug. This still could be a software issue that HTC still haven't fixed - unlikely though.
[HTC One X] mbergan84:
Swapped my One X today into a new phone. No screen flickering on this one.

Another problem that I got was that the phone started crashing. It actually got a "send this crash report to HTC" message after turning it on again. I also got another graphics problem. The whole screen looked warped, I hen turned it into sleep, and then on again.. and then the problem was gone..

This seems to me more like a hardware problem rather than a software problem. All those problem are atleast related to graphics and nothing else.
[HTC One X] evo6:
I got my replacement phone, no flicker now :D
[HTC One X] mohsinraza:
Update 1.28 is now live. Check your phones!

I'm still to buy HOX though. Really scared of the bugs so wanted HTC to fix them first :-)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[HTC One X] fluke73:
I will upgrade my phone now and I will get back with a statement. If I still get the problems (that I don't see now) I will go for an exchange today.

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Im now running1.28.401.9

Before my update my glitches did disapear and i didn't see them anymore.

I still don't see any major glitches or flickering - yet. I have 77% of my battery at the moment and will get back to you guys with more info during the day.
[HTC One X] Scorpion183:
Update 1.28 came today her in europe but still have the screen flickering. In idle mod there is no flickering but when the cpu works then the screen flickers

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[HTC One X] AstralZero:
Updated to 1.28 today, I still have the screen flickering issue :(
[HTC One X] georgemaier:
disappointing to hear people for whom the update didn't fix anything. I'm pretty sure the problem is amounting from the CPU drawing power from the system that isn't being accounted for by, most likely, some form of software regulatory delegation code, which here would be a power management package from nvidia if i'm not mistaken. Having said that there is a chance it is a hardware fault, but only a small chance as this would likely cause more pronounced problems and it would most probably affect every device the same. Software glitches vary more between users than hardware glitches do. This power regulation problem is probably also the cause of many of people who complain that their battery is draining faster than expected even for such a small capacity. If you have a laptop computer with a high power CPU try unplugging it and doing an intensive task while dimming the screen and you will probably notice a slight flicker caused by the CPU drawing so much power. But it shouldn't be noticeable under normal use, the fact that it is leads me to believe it is a software fault, one to which we are still awaiting a fix.
[HTC One X] mbergan84:
The new phone is now also suffering from flickering. This time only in the adjust brightness menu when set to full. This was NOT the issue when it was unpacked, I did this test just after unpacking... Will see if this gets worse over time..

After only 5 hours of use. Streaming music for the past hours.. Battery at 78% percent now..

This is with the new updated version that got out today.

Serialnumber on this one is.

HT23DW******

The previous one was HT23F something..
[HTC One X] JimmyEatFood:
I do think is a hardware fault as it worsend over time. Awaiting my new device.
[HTC One X] fekle:
GONE!

Just got my Replacement, and hey, no screen flickering! also the display is brighter with much warmer and more vivid colors.. viewing angle is better too :)

I'm happy about my decision of getting a replacement :)
[HTC One X] Scorpion183:
My screen flickering starts after one week, and when the powersuply is connected then the screen flickering is gone.

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[HTC One X] mbergan84:
Well.. my replacement started flickering one the same day(!). Only if brightness is set to full, and only in the brightness menu..

The old one started flickering in under a week.

With powersupply connected there is no difference on this phone. At the moment battery is at 73%..
[HTC One X] Havoc2k:
vodafone germany is out of stock...

hope to get a new ht24 one. my old flickering, jumping ht23 will last those 4 days ;)

greetings
[HTC One X] fekle:
oh DAMN! I hope mine wont start flickering! :/

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My new one says HT23 on the back of the Case... is this a bad thing? :/
[HTC One X] Havoc2k:
a lot of ht23 phones had the flickering problem, and may some more

it doensn't mean that the phone have this problems or that ht24 is bugfree, just the experiance says: ht23 is more likely to have bugs.

give it a try, if problems -> change
[HTC One X] sr1ks:
Guys what do u mean by flickering problem, my phone serial starts with HT23 and i have an issue only in the HTC Stock Browser and some selected apps where screen just goes up and down,, is this the issue you are having...
[HTC One X] fluke73:
Phone number 3

I replaced my phone today - so this is my third phone now. Lets cross my fingers that this one is working. No flickering on the greys yet, and no other glitches seen yet. Charging now and is at 33% battery power.

Serial: HT23DW***
[HTC One X] nickporwal:
my question is why flickering is only visible in grey color.....all the other colors are fine. Its been almost two weeks. I think i will not get the DOA now. Will have to live with it. Shame HTC has released such a high end phone with so many bugs and faults.
[HTC One X] nikzDHD:
It must be to do with the voltage.
[HTC One X] robaben11@gmail.com:
Flickering Screen

Just sent my phone back for repairs,

Asked to get one other then the HT23 ( had a HT23ZWxxxxx )

Anyone with other serial numbers also having the same problem ?

Greetings
[HTC One X] joplayer:
Yeah I saw one HT24.

However problems mainly are from HT23*** batch from what I noted.

But that maybe just is because there are less HT24*** phones in the wild too so can't make a statement with only a number of faulty device
[HTC One X] Spl4tt:
no, i have flicker in most color "camera shots" standard pictures. especially in the violett one..

HTC should definitely get better beta testers, testers who test like us
[HTC One X] joplayer:
They should but it costs money and if you want my opinion they rushed a bit too fast for only one reason : release the One X before the Samsung GS3. They did this mistake last year with the sensation and didn't want to reproduce it again. Unfortunately for us we pay the price of a fast production (manufacturing errors and weak quality checks)
[HTC One X] Spl4tt:
before i bought the One X i said, this is the last chance for HTC.. i hope they use it

they are about to loose a customer :/
[HTC One X] joplayer:
Same for me if my second device isn't problem free and most of all if it doesn't die exactly at the end of the guarantee like my HD2 did (even after a repair on its problem :( )
[HTC One X] Spl4tt:
well, my HD2 REALLY was perfect, i had no problems at all.. and i used it for 30months! >=)

but i was extremely dissapointed in what HTC produced after that generation (HD2, N1, first Desire)

the first snapdragon generation was the best, and i didn't see a point in upgrading, even now, i bought the One X only to find out if HTC is still worth it

if i return my HOX for another one, i sell it. nice to have a 100% new phone to sell..
[HTC One X] joplayer:
Without my problems the HD2 is indeed perfect (thx to cotulla)

Lets go back to the topic now :)

Any track of a batch of one X other than HT23**** or HT24**** ?
[HTC One X] Spl4tt:
is there still no official answer from HTC on this issue?
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
How big are the chances to get flickering screen if I buy right now a One X??

Anyone bought this last 2 days and got it?
[HTC One X] fluke73:
I changed to my third one yesterday and I have no problems yet. The serial on this one is HT23

It seems like there is some that are fully functioning.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
I'm getting my third one from Vodafone today so will be able to let you know how that goes later on. Personally I would go for it and get one as although some of us are having unlucky times with our phones there are people with no problems at all.

On a whole the phone really is a amazing; it looks good, feels good, runs fast and the screen is fantastic. The only shame is that HTC have not released a statement saying if the bugs are hardware or software related; if we knew this life would be much easier when deciding what to do.
[HTC One X] villandrew:
Returns

HT23 batch here. About to call T-Mobile and ask for a new device after giving up on hope with my screen flicker issue being fixed. My flicker is the the one on grey surfaces and in mainly the top half of my screen.
[HTC One X] mazewing:
I have a HT24 batch and also have flickering. Only with dark grey.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Well my third one also came from the HT23 batch. So far I have no flicker problems and have been using the device for around 3 hours. Hoping it keeps this up!
[HTC One X] joplayer:
Happy to hear you finally got a good device :)
[HTC One X] adazamim:
Congrats :)