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[HTC One X] optiknerv:
Yes it appears pretty much everywhere where there are shades of light grey. Go to brightness settings and adjust the slider and you will notice the 'greyed out' background around the box flicker quite badly above a certain brightness level (or at least that's where it is most obvious for me)'

Who told you it was due to the light sensor? Or have you been investigating yourself?
[HTC One X] oawalker:
I had the creaking and the screen flickering issue and since i got it replaced everything works fine i have none of the issues above. I hope they push out the update soon since i think the US Model is coming this week so a lot more people will have the phone.
[HTC One X] Try4Ce:
My first device had screen flexing on the right screen border when gently pressing down. Plus, it had a slight red/yellow tint on the whole screen.

My replacement device tho doesnt seem to have any of the known issues, except for the brightness flickering, which seems much like purely software related (maybe faulty/glitchy device drivers in the kernel).

But neither does my device flicker on any grey image, nor does the casing crack when pressing it or rattle when shaking it. In fact, the volume buttons feel alot more sturdy and have a more noticeable feedback when pressing them down.

Never had signal issues with WLAN, Mobile Internet or Phone signal. To be honest, wireless reception is even better than with my Galaxy S2. In areas where I used to have only 1-2 signal bars and occasionally loose the signal from time to time, I get 3-4 bars with my One X and stable connection.

Camera lense is absolutely centered on my device and photos come out quite good. Overheating doesnt occur here, tho the device still gets a little warm while browsing, playing games or navigate with google maps. Yesterday I did a GMaps Navigation for 40 Minutes with an attached car charger, and temperature topped @ around 36-37 degrees. Didnt feel uncomfortable or hot to the touch after unmounting the device from the holder after navigation ended.
[HTC One X] turbox:
Yes It's exactly the same thing for me.
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
i've changed my mind again :confused:

i've done some googling, all i can find about screen flickering, is stuff relating to people having repairs done, or replacements in order to fix the problem.

i'm getting it exchanged whilst i can, if i get one thats worse, ie crappy buttons etc etc, then it will be going straight back to htc at very least for them to sort out every little thing. even if they have to replace that one!
[HTC One X] ambrose7:
Anyone who had the flicker, rooted their phone and found the flicker gone?
[HTC One X] optiknerv:
Nope. Has been mentioned before that this doesn't fix it.

Mine is going back to dial-a-phone when I get my prepaid envelope through. They replace within 28days and when I get a new one I get another 28 days. Asked what happens if that one is faulty too. Basically just keep returning them within 28 days until I get one that works!! Happy that I should eventually get one that works but p****d off that I've got to do this to get one. Glad I didn't sell the old HD2 just yet :D
[HTC One X] vincepg13:
I don't have the Flickr problems but read through this entire thread out of curiosity and there where a few people saying rooted and installed custom roms didn't help them
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
If it's hardware it's the connection between the circuit and the screen that's loose (htc fault)

If it's software then it's the Tegra driver that need update (nvidia fault)
[HTC One X] evo6:
Mines doing it on white backgrounds on a little bit though. I have phoned tmobile i have 14 days to return it now sure if i should and end up with a worse one lol.
[HTC One X] wizard123:
If that was the case with hardware it would flicker constantly and be very obvious throughout the phone not just on active grey images like most.
[HTC One X] ambrose7:
Hmm ok, its really weird for me just put it to 100% brightness and it flickers only when in camera gallery, twitter, ebay, it seems certain apps, when im on the home screen it doesn't flicker at all

Im thinking about returning my phone now
[HTC One X] wizard123:
Yep as said before its mainly on active apps or loading screen, static images dont appear to be affected.
[HTC One X] optiknerv:
I get flicker on some images when viewed in the gallery.
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
i already asked :p answer is people have rooted, installed new roms with power management fix also, but problem still persists.
[HTC One X] ambrose7:
It makes me think, ok hold out for software update, but then maybe my exchange period is up:s its most noticeable for me in the quickpic gallery
[HTC One X] mbergan84:
Been in contact with HTC Norway today regarding this issue. HTC Norway states that this is not a known issue for them. They also tested a another HTC one x at HTC when I talked with them. This phone did not have the issue, even with the light set at full.

We also have two phones with the same issue..

So HTC Norway told me to swap it as a dead on arrival case.
[HTC One X] franjiepans:
I have the flickering problem. Was going to wait for an update but have changed my mind as some seem to suggest and reviews of the phone give the impression not all phones are faulty.

Will be sending back to dialaphone tomorrow.

Hope the new one is 100% working.

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I think when you're the type of person (as we all are) who end up in a forum like this you can tend to believe this is a problem with all HOX's.

But only people who hae this problem will be in this forum. I would definitely advise to return as nothing to lose other than a few days waiting.
[HTC One X] mrcgibb:
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] The-Last-Hylian:
I've never noticed any flickering up until now... I have however just pressed the recent apps hotkey, the grey gradient background is flickering so very slightly.

It's only noticable when up close and really really looking.

I've opened up the camera app, greyscale, I've placed the phone on a flat surface, held it as still as I can... very very very small slight flicker there... is it enough to return the handset?

I'd never have noticed it if I hadn't seen this thread so probably not.

Played Shadowgun THD for about 20 mins... on homescreen if I really looked at the screen it seemed to 'pulse' very faintly...

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just to check, is it an issue like this? As my Gmaps doesn't move like that at all, so I think it's ok.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
How do we know the one we send back wont just be replaced with another with the same problem? HTC should be recalling devices if this is actually the case.
[HTC One X] mrcgibb:
we dont and will prob need to keep sending them back , they did say that its only a small amount as far so they know affected
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Small amount, if they looked on here they would see its more than a small amount.
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
Damn I will have to wait another 2 weeks before I buy One X just to be sure they are selling corrected phones only
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
This is the problem isn't it... Swapping my device for another isn't going to make me anymore sure that one will be okay. Vodafone have said I could return the handset and then re-order my upgrade at a later date; hoping this issue is resolve... But how long could that take and is the screen flicker enough to make me be without my One X in the short term whilst we await an official statement.

All we want is an official statement on what to do... :(

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/

Oh and the fact of inconsistencies also is a problem; as im yesterday my screen backlight was flickering back 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?
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
I'd almost have guaranteed that it'd be a SW issue if it's not happening all the time, if it was a HW issue as you say it'd be happening constantly... or so I'd imagine.
[HTC One X] joplayer:
It happens constantly for me. Only less noticeable on some colors and even invisible on some.

Sent mine back half an hour ago anyway...
[HTC One X] lexi1986:
I also had the flickering, returned mine today. They told me it was a hardware problem.

I noticed it in this screen that my screen was flickering.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Is it a hardware problem they have solved though? Have they guaranteed your next device will be problem free? I bet they haven't... It's more likely that they have no idea what the problem is and they are just exchanging the device hoping that when you get the other that is okay.

If they are saying its hardware then I would expect to see some official statement kicking around...

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Reply from Vodafone Tech Team (via their forum)
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
to be honest, i'm going to swap with vodafone, this is my last chance (7th day) and if it happens on next device, then it'll have to go to htc, who supposedly now know what it is, so theyll be able to fix, or replace (hopefully just replace, i'll be pushing for replacement anyway)

compared to the amount of one x's sold already, this is a fairly small number of people who are getting this screen flicker. So i'm hoping that the next one doesn't have it. tbh my capacitive keys are a bit faint/purpleish, and the camera is also off center (none of which bothered me really) but put together with this flickering, i'm struggling to find a disadvantage of swapping it.

real pain, i'll definitely think twice before going htc again.
[HTC One X] vincepg13:
Just to make sure, is there any relation between flickering and glitches?

Because I haven't had any light flickering in grey backgrounds but I did have that glitch in the camera which went after I killed the app...so I have a feeling that's just final touches on software.

Someone wanna post a video of the flickering? I've only seen videos of glitches
[HTC One X] turbox:
+1 I reproduce easily by this way
[HTC One X] joplayer:
I've tried to take a video of the flickering with the Sensation of a friend. It's not visible on video. Flickering rate is probably too fast for it. Not even sure a better camcorder can catch it
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Also tried the same with a Blackberry and iPhone but no luck at all... It does flicker really fast. Its like a bad refresh rate!
[HTC One X] milanelo:
Guys i have a question - on full brightness there's white on the black background. Is this normal - http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/3282/dsc0124lj.jpg
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Mine does this too... Not sure if its normal though; I was guessing it was part of this backlight issue we are talking about. I could be wrong though?
[HTC One X] milanelo:
It's probably the lcd display, maybe

...:confused:
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Another Vodafone Chat... Stating HTC has confirmed its software based and not hardware!

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...

Edit: 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] lawrence750:
get mine swapped tomorrow :) i'll report if the flickering continues on new one or not..
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Yeah keep us updated on this one. I would of got mine changed tomorrow but I can't be available to exchange so will go with Thursday for that to take place.

Good luck mate :)
[HTC One X] matt07930:
I've had both type of flicker on my device, but neither has appeared now for nearly a week.

What worried me a little is when pixelated colours appeared on the top of the screen. I had the same issue with both a laptop and an Xbox just before the GPU failed on each.
[HTC One X] ambrose7:
Yea come to think of it, i had this on the xbox before that died, also, on Sat night i turned the camera on and it done the same thing! maybe this is gpu related.

Ive got a replacement from O2 coming in the morning
[HTC One X] ste1164:
My device is a grey htc one x and this does not have any of the flickering issues, it is very weird that some devices do and some don't.
[HTC One X] krezo1987:
Ok guys, I've been testing my phone for an hour now and this is what I found. My battery was nearly empty, started with 15%. I was in the very dark room. The flicker on my phone is only happaning on automatic brightness, no flicker on every setting on manual. Now, everything is working OK, even on automatic brightness, it is still "flickerless", until I launch camera app (which sets brightness to full, I believe) and exit out of it or lock and unlock my phone (which ofcourse turns the screen off). Then the flickering starts and hangs on. If I turn on the light in my room and turn the light sensor in to it (high brightness)...the flicker stops! Also if I set full brightness and immediately turn up automatic brightness in settings...it stops! And it is working properly until I again launch camera or the phone turns off the screen! Nothing of this is happaning when the phone is plugged in wall charger...it just runs normally without flicker.
[HTC One X] DaveDesire:
My X has no flickering whatsoever.

I have however had the colour banding/pixelating just once on the camera viewfinder. I assumed it was software related but has anyone had this confirmed yet?
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
You guys are really going a little nuts trying to find things that are wrong with the phone. The notification bar is a gradient which is why it appears shaded. Mine looks exactly like yours. Do a Google search for "LCD test" and display a fully black backgound and "poof" your issue will be gone.
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
I'm not looking for issues at all, but I can see why you might think that. I just ignored that white glare, but I was simply replying to the poster saying I did have it but assumed it was part of the flicker. If its normal then that's no problem at all... getting the flicker sorted is all I wish for and I'm praying and crossing my fingers that my 3rd device is perfect or simply only has problems that HTC have acknowledged will be fixed with an OTA.

This discussion is just going to continue right up until someone from HTC has the balls to make a statement about the whole thing.

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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] mrcgibb:
i think htc should compensate us with a snap dragon version ;)
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Well I think this 3rd device will be my last one. If it works as it should then I will be ecstatic and more than happy to keep it as I do love the device. If it doesn't work as it should then this one will get returned to Vodafone and I will ask for my upgrade to be reset so I can upgrade again at a later date. I will then see what happens on the HTC front and also keep a keen eye on the SGS3.

I really don't want to not have this device as its my first Android phone after coming from iPhone and I do love it already; its just brilliant! However it is unfortunate that there is bugs in it that nobody is issuing a statement on as to whether they will be fixed or not.

Anyways I'm staying positive for "3rd time lucky" :)
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
The Transformer Prime had a similar problem. It was fixed with s/w. Here's one of their many threads discussing it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1512547

Along with this issue there was overheating, performance, and other graphical issues that affected some devices but not others. Some people had near perfect performance while others had significant issues all using the same s/w and h/w (it was locked at the time) with devices produced within days/weeks of each other.

The conclusion was that there were QC and/or fabrication issues with some of the Teg3 chips. These inconsistencies died down later in production. Keep in mind the Teg3 chip in the One X has never been used before; it's a new variant.

Updates would fix broken devices while at the same time hose working devices. It took Asus three updates to normalize everything. There's only so much that's within HTC's control as Nvidia has to modify their proprietary drivers when found to be contributing to an issue. This would also explain why the One S isn't having these types of issues using basically the same s/w as the One X. Also, maybe a dev can comment, but the Prime's still using a GB kernel because Nvidia hasn't released the driver’s necessary to move to an ICS kernel. I don't know if the One X is in the same boat.

So if some One X's have bad Teg3 chips they should be returned or exchanged. Good examples do exist I think I have one. A lot of the other stuff is s/w and drivers. If things go like the Prime it may take more than one update to get everything resolved. Those with little patience should probably return their phones and either re-buy them later in production or buy something else. Rehashing the same info over and over didn't fix the Prime and won't fix the One X any more quickly.

HTC’s entire future relies on their flagship (the One X) doing battle against the upcoming SGS3. There’s no question in my mind that this stuff will eventually get resolved. It just may not happen overnight.
[HTC One X] mrcgibb:
chitter chatter said to me that they cant give me a different handset , but if the one they send out has the problem then they will consider it .

I love the design of the phone etc , however this doesnt bod well for the phone esp. as its mostly 2 year contracts thats its taken on , if this 2nd one is faulty then i will be demanding my contract is reset and i will wait to see what happens , does anyone know if the xl has the problem with the screen or is it not released yet ?
[HTC One X] DazNoonan:
Many thanks for taking the time to write that reply... really appreciate it. I will take a look at that thread now. The only issue with the device I am returning is that of the flicker, and with only having 7 days to exchange it for a new device I couldn't risk this time lapsing. Hopefully by the time my next one comes or within having that for 7 days a statement will be out from HTC regarding all of this.

I have all the patience in the world, I have to have in my job... and providing I know enough about the problem and possible solution the I am more than happy to wait for a resolution. This does unfortunately become more difficult when no official information is being received. If I knew (and others knew) that for sure this backlight flicker would be fixed by a software update then this continuous conversation would not be happening regarding it; its the mere fact that nobody knows which is causing us all to keep returning our handsets.

However with that said; we are returning our handsets for the same device so this in turn shows we really want the device, and that we have the patience to keep trying to have one that is in good working order. By that I don't mean perfect I simply mean one that works okay, and possibly has bugs that we know are being addressed.
[HTC One X] BarryH_GEG:
First, not all One X's have the flickering problem. Mine doesn't. Who knows what percentage are affected. Somebody in the U.S. bought a AT&T One XL development sample off of eBay. It doesn't have these issues and neither does the One S using the same S4 chip. The problem is most likely related to Teg3 drivers; just like on the Prime.
[HTC One X] fatalus:
Same flickering issue with my HOX too..don't know if it gets worse with time but I notice it more the last days...maybe because I pay more attention to it.Wondering what to do....hmmm..
[HTC One X] probst33:
Same situation here, just noticed it appears mainly on grey backrounds.

Already sent HTC a complaint mail.
[HTC One X] optiknerv:
That is exactly what mine is like but also it is elsewhere. Turning the brightness up to max makes it more noticeable also.
[Desire HD General] arknailed7754:
Got my s..decided to keep it. So leaving desire hd now

I don't do cheesy posting normally but had loads of help here.

Thanks to the rom devs for the top quality roms I've used and they spent time developing

Twisted..lord clockan..rcteam..zfreak and memnoc.the collective. Alienmind. Mike.leedroid. all the questions answered also.

All the mod makers also.

Also andy harney for giving me warnings and removing my posts lol jesting thanks for the help...cheers
[Desire HD General] shad0wboss:
As a courtesy, i'll first off say congrats to you and best of luck messing around with your new device :P
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Its not too late to ban you :)

Have fun with your new handset, sure our posts will cross again at some point ;)
[Desire HD General] arknailed7754:
Lol fair enough. Thanks people
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roshi69:
Like the title says is there any available? i did a search and could find loads of them but none for this particular rom.

I tried to flash a few others to it but i got no status bar what so ever lol.

Thanks in advance for any help
[Acer Iconia A500] anthrax132:
Hi,

I think i messed a little too much with my A501 tablet, and somewhat killed it.

I explain; Yesterday, i treid to flash the ICS leak published on the forum.

Everything worked, except the rom wouldn't lauch.

So, i tried and flashed another HC rom, and that's where the nightmare begins; The tab wouldn't power correctly (stuck on Acer logo), and even recovery access was impossible (stuck on Loading Recovery Kernel Image).

So i tried all the ways i found (from update.zip, to nvflash); but nothing worked for me.

The last one i tried was with this command,which somewhat gave some results:

nvflash --bct flash.bct --setbct --odmdata 0x100c0105 --configfile flash.cfg --create --bl bootloader.bin --sbk 0xF******* 0x******** 0x******** 0x******** --sync --go

The Nvflash process could wipe and recreate some partitions, but for some reasons, aborted the process in the middle.

But that's not all, here's the worst part: now, the tab won't boot up AT ALL.

The only thing it does is lighting the power button for some seconds,and turn off just after.

But,during those seconds, APX seems to be usable...but can't fully finish a process,since the tab shuts itself down.

Could someone help me with this? I assume that, if APX is still useable, there could be a way to save it. But what's the order of partitions and commands to have it working about correctly?

Many many thanks in advance for the answers
[Acer Iconia A500] anthrax132:
Ok, my bad, i'm sooooooooooooooooo stupid i'd slap myself: the tab has been powered on all night long...so the fact it was shutting down was only due tu the power source not plugged in :(

Now, i've followed the instructions for flashing the ICS bootloader provided by Vache, but i'm stuck with a "Magic Value Mismatch"

Needs more investigations
[Acer Iconia A500] anthrax132:
Ok, problem solved; i could reinstall a bootloader and recovery, so now, all i have too do is to flash a new rom.

All is fine now, guess that whiskey and lack of sleep don't do good when flashing :D

Thanks for all users that have come to this thread

Mods, you can close this thread
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I didn't know there was any other way! :D