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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Linophryne:
I bought my Nexus 7 today from Bestbuy, I did some reading before hand and was aware of the lifting of the screen. I bought it with fingers crossed, literally, i crossed my fingers and showed the Bestbuy guy as he rung it threw. I also purchased the 2year Bestbuy warranty. I got it home and opened it up and sure enough the glasses was lifted. I turned it on and started the setup. As I did this I found that not all my key presses were working as I typed my info. Figured maybe I was typing to fast, whatever... I continued with the setup and noticed horizontal lines flash at random locations on the screen every minute or so. I let the battery run down to about 20% then plugged it in but continued to use the device. As I played with it I focused on the raised glass and lightly pressed on it, that resulted in my screen turning near white as if the contrast just turned off. I could still see the images on the screen but they began to ghost as I tried to use it. Rebooting did not fix. A 15 min drive and I was back at Bestbuy exchanging my device, the new one isn't raised like the previous one but I can see movement if I press it as if I were just holding it.

I have a feeling I will soon have to return this Nexus 7 in the next month or 2 due to the screen becoming unglued. The $69 dollar 2 year exchange warranty might actually work in my favor this time.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swisstourist:
how long is warranty.1 year?

most shops in my country give now 2years.

switzerland.

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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k4v2n:
just got mine yesterday, through staples. free shipping, plus $15 off. same as OP tho, screen is slightly lifting on the left side.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tekkidd:
Mine too has screen bleed and screen lift. However the lift is very minor and the bleeding is unnoticeable unless the backlight goes out (which it never does anyway). I figure hold on to it for now, after all I've got a year to file a warranty claim.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Outrager:
If the backlight goes out wouldn't there be no light bleed since there's no light?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMagus:
Well I just picked up my 4th N7 from Gamestop today, its on the charger now screen doesnt seem to have any dust underneath it like the last one no funky pixels, but it does have slight lift on the left.

This is my 3rd C7 all three have had some lift, only the C6 I had first had none and was perfectly flush. Once I get it unlocked and rooted later as long as nothing else funky comes up probably just going to settle for this one it seems like you gotta find the one that you can be 95% happy with, because every single one I've had so far has had one issue :(
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Outrager:
So I'm on my second Nexus 7. When looking at white or grey backgrounds (these colors make it really stand out) you can see the LED quickly flickering. It's a constant flicker so I'm wondering if this is normal behavior for LCDs. It seems to happen with all brightness settings, but just more noticeable at low brightness. If I look really closely at my Dell IPS LCD I can see this flicker as well. And Since I tend to use my Nexus 7 pretty close to my face at night it's pretty distracting.

If it is normal behavior I'm probably going to return it because it's pretty distracting at night which is mostly when I use it. I really love the device though so if an exchange will remedy this I don't have a problem doing that.

EDIT:

From what I've read in the other forums this seems to be normal for all Nexus 7 to some degree. I'm thinking I'll return it for now and see if it's fixed with the rumored new screens that are going into the August or September run.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Switchbitch:
I have seen absolutely no flicker on the 3 N7's I've used, and I even looked for it on all of them.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulsewave:
I thought I'd be one of the lucky ones, but my nex7 came in with 2 dead pixels and a damaged headphone jack, but it didn't have any screen lift issues like what I've been hearing

rumour has it its just 1 screw causing it and is easily repairable so if my new one has it I'm not gonna freak

But if my replacement nex7 comes in defective I'm gonna have to ask for a refund, I've never had any gadget come in as damaged as my nex7 did
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveBomb:
I am really sorry to hear about the problems people are having. I received mine from the play store as part of the original pre-order. I haven't had a single problem to speak of. I love my N7, my xoom is starting to get jelous. IMO I wouldn't try to fix a broken out of the box device. Return it, there is no reason it should arrive in working condition.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulsewave:
I can understand returning it over stuf that ain't easy to fix or voids warranties to fix (if its new that is) but the screen fix you just pop the back off and the screws right there and it shouldn't (read: SHOULDN'T, not responsible if it does) void your warranty

http://hackaday.com/2012/08/10/send-your-nexus-7-back-to-tighten-one-screw/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMagus:
The screws don't fix it for everybody, tightening/loosening didn't do jack for mine, otherwise I would have kept it if it did. I'm quite sure I'm not going to be the only person to tell you this.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tysonstephen:
Nexus 7 doesn't boot... out of the box.

I bought 2 nexus 7's for my kids, one worked the other didn't.. I ordered online because there are none in stock anywhere locally.... I really didn't want to take it back so i did what i could but it never got past a quick flash of the "X" and then it was gone...... so I figured i might be able to re-flash the stock rom, but that didn't help.... Anyways add that to your list. I was actually quite disappointed with this issue... seems like it shouldn't be possible to get one from the manufacturer like that... Anyways the one that does work... Works great. I have a Xoom which i love, but these have a pretty nice feel to them....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
Sent my third one back for a refund today. I might've gone for another replacement, but I was worried about the restocking fee.

This one had enough lift that there was distortion when you pressed the left side, "rippling" as people call it. That's easy enough for the returns people to verify, so I know that I won't get stuck with any additional fees that I'd be worried about if I were asking for a refund over something less significant, like the more subtle screen lift of my second unit.

Now I should be free and clear, and I won't be costing Google/ASUS any more money before they get this sorted out.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milkogeorgiev:
I do. It's usually resolved by locking and then unlocking the device. I have read that in some case users have to reboot the N7, never actually needed that.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b34tn1k:
My original device seemed to be perfect till the 14th day when a pixel got stuck, turned bright white/blue then died. Sent it in for a replacement and received my new one yesterday. Right out of the box the left side had a minor lift but the speaker was blown. Even below 50% it sounded terrible. I'm getting bummed
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inklin:
I bought a nexus 7 the other day (very happy with the device as a whole)

The left edge of my screen appeared a little bouncy though not risen up past the edge too much so I popped the back off and then tightened the screws along the left edge and it appears to have cured the bounce/sponginess). I am hoping it stays that way now though I have read some have done this only for the screws to loosen again later on. I hope that's not the case for me!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferris2375:
My friends N7. Great craftsmanship Asus. Such a joke.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apschwal:
Auto Brightness

Got my first N7 (my first tablet ever) Monday (8/20) from the Play Store. Thought I would hold off a month or so to let the big issues get resolved. Everything looked awesome until I couldn't see the screen anymore. For a while I thought it was unresponsive, but it turned out the auto-brightness was shutting off the backlight completely in low-light situations. Additionally if you turned down the brightness manually it would shut off the screen below 10%. I really debated on whether or not to return it since it wasn't a huge deal and it was fine otherwise, but I ended up doing so. According to the CS reps, sometimes a reset fixes it, but if not it's a hardware sensor issue.

Sent it back today, hopefully the new one ships soon and is flawless!

Is this a wide spread problem? I've heard a lot about the screen separation issues, but very little about auto-brightness issues.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PengLord:
My 3rd unit had the auto-brightness issue.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesst20:
Waaa all there report scared me, I took my device and downloaded plenty pixel tester. All my pixel seems fine.

How to know if my screen is alright or not ?

DAMN :eek: :eek: :( :( I have a DEAD PIXEL :( NOOOO :'(

Edit : Called google. (Hehe was hard to talk with them, I'm french canadia xD) They will send me an email wich will contains a link where I can request my new device and once I get my new nexus 7, I can send my old one. Seem's fair enough :D
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gigamaster89:
It's been 21 days since they have received my Nexus 7 back but I still haven't gotten a refund.

Anyone else having a problem with refunds?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesst20:
You mean the temporaily bill on your google account while they are supose to get your device back?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreeKNastY:
im on (business) day 15 on waiting for my refund....my device was received by google august 1st and i called up and they said they are "behind" and i should see it tomorrow or early next week. ridiculous
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
I don't really want to have to do this but my speaker has been horrible since about 2-3 days ago. It's made a crackling sound at higher volumes and from what I've read it's a hardware issue. My worry with calling Google is that they'll ask about rooting and stuff. I tried to search the thread but it said search is unavailable. Even after going back to stock there are still the same issues with sound. I guess I need to call the Nexus support line and explain the problem.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
If you're still interested, the best way to check your device for left side screen lift is to hold the device with the right side facing you. Look across the display and use the left bezel as a silver horizon line. If the black display is higher at any point, you'll be able to see it interrupt that silver line.

Here is an example of a perfectly flush display, looking across the device from the right side.

Then press firmly along the left side and listen for any sticking or clicking noises. Look at the display for any rippling distortion when you're doing this.

Sorry to hear that. If your screen is flush with a dead pixel that would be a shame, but if you care to check I am interested in the quality of the new units.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sickorwuut:
I just got mine yesterday and when I booted it up everything was fine.. I installed all my apps and for some reason when I turned it off and charged it the charging indicator wouldn't show up. So I turned it on but it took longer than the 4 seconds. On the manual it says it should only take 4 seconds to start but it took me ten. So I tried it again and it was still 10 seconds (the manual says 10 seconds is the amount it takes to force restart the tablet). I called Google and they told me to factory reset so I did and it booted up in 4 seconds this time. Installed my apps and I tried turning it off and charging it and it wouldn't show the indicator or turn on in 4 seconds again! Just now I factory reset it and it seems to be working fine. Should I return it or could it be an app making it do this? I have the rotation control app installed could this be the problematic app?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmmdieselfumes:
I'm on my 3rd, soon to be 4th N7. Bought mine from walmart, every single ****ing one so far as had separation, though no other issues aside from the screen. And these 3 have all come from different walmarts. All C6's.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lochana:
Interesting screen issue

I have a skinomi tech skin and an original nexus7 tpu case on my 16GB nexus 7. If I turn on my nexus 7, while the screen is covered, the lock screen won't respond to touch. If I open the cover and turn on the screen, it works as expected. I can reproduce the problem consistently when I boot the device with screen covered and not covered. Some how the interaction between the screen protector and the back side of the tpu case makes touch screen unresponsive. Any ideas?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apurvaappu:
Screen Separation FIx

My 4th N7 also had Screen Issues. But It fixed itself.

I carried my tablet along with my laptop in a tight bag. the screen got pressed against the laptop and now my N7 is just perfect,

All you need to do is press the screen against a hard surface..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuronHTC:
Not a good idea... you risk the glass cracking from the pressure. You can return a n7 with screen lift. But if the glass is broken you will eat that $200/$250 as a permanent loss.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Well I got my c70k today and the left side of the screen can be pressed in, sometimes it sticks sometimes it isnt. Time to send it back? =/ I never even took the plastic off.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmonkey:
Are some people making a bigger deal then it really is for the screen lift issue? I'm asking this because I just received my N7 and I notice some slight play in the middle of the right side (portrait mode). I don't see the screen as being raised but I do feel a slight snap when pressing on certain spots along the right edge. I have similar play on my HP Touchpad. This is my 2nd N7, the first one was DOA. This is a new batch, SN# starting with C80 and the box has "thumb" scallops on each side that were no present on the first N7 I received. I sure this was added to make it easier to remove the box lid.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
Screen lift at this point is shorthand for when the display lifts up on the left side. As for how serious it is, no one really knows.

It's safe to say that any flex at all is a kind of stress that these displays were not designed to endure, and cracking the screen is a legitimate risk if you're flexing the glass in a tiny range of motion every time you touch the left side. That bending movement would be as subtle as the lift itself, but if it's happening at all it's a real concern.

As for how likely a person with minor lift is to crack their screen in the long run, I don't know exactly, but a cracked screen would be a pretty big deal.

It is unusual for there to be any movement in the right side unless the left is raised. Can you check that for me?

To check if the left side of your screen is lifting, hold the device with the right side facing you. Look across the display and use the left bezel as a silver horizon line. If the black display is higher at any point, you'll be able to see it interrupt that silver line.

Here is an example of a perfectly flush display, looking across the device from the right side.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMagus:
They did change the inside box on C8 my new one now has tape on one side and the thumb spots on the side
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TKG26:
Staples N7... It has been flawless. Over the last week or so though i do notice this left side screen lift. Pushing down on it does set it flush but not for long. The entire device can easily be twisted so im thinking the screen is more floating within its case... Not sure what if anything i should do, i am well past the 14day return policy, i would want to swap it if i did anyting, guess ill need to find a staples with some instock

FACTORY reset enough to wipe my person items off? I guess ill need to manually wipe docs,photos and music?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmonkey:
Anyone think my comment about the right side of the screen is normal?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
It's definitely not normal for the right side to move, or for the right side to be loose when the left is solid. People have reported the raised left side causing an awkward, slope effect that destabilizes the right side as well, however.

Did you check the left side of your screen like I suggested?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
On my c70k the left side is pretty much all raised, but not major like some pics ive seen, only a hair. is it worth having it replaced?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMagus:
Have you tried tightening the screws by popping the back off. Doesn't work for everyone but might help, really only you can answer if it will bother you. Or if you don't mind what could happen in the future to it my case I purchased local so wasn't an issue exchanging
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Ive tried tightening, loosening, sometimes it makes it worse, sometimes it makes it better, but no 100% solution.

---------- Post added at 06:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

Now that I check, the left side is now clicky, until I press down a couple times and make it like stick, I guess.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidmonkey:
Yep, I checked like you suggested with the silver bezel. I do see the left side slightly raised in the middle, right side is ok.

Has anyone confirmed if this actually affects the use of the device?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
The main concern is that it could cause your screen to crack under pressure. Here is a rather alarming discussion.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30214-the-its-broken-already-thread/

And here are two xda threads that were started today.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1855772

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1855934

That last one is long but I wrote a lot in it. I was trying to advise someone whose lifted screen broke.

Let me emphasize that your screen cracking is by no means a moral certainty, but you should be aware of the risk.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Outrager:
I just want to say that if the left side of your screen is lifted even the tiniest bit or if you push down on it and it moves even a little, you might want to think about getting a replacement. I have played with ones that are flush and no amount of pressing down on any side has any give at all. It's like what you would expect from a tablet when you pay money for a new one.

As for the other problems (flicker, speaker, headphone jack, etc) I have no comments. I've only had some flicker issues with the 3 I've bought and just couldn't deal with it so I returned them all. (also, I think the flicker I'm thinking of isn't the major flicker that most people are talking about)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Yeah I just ordered a replacement, hopefully its flawless.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneG:
Does anyone know if changing to a custom rom will fix the screen flicker....i dont really notice mine until i place the brightness on 0-30% after that it seems fine but i like to get as much battery as possible out of this thing
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigjim1488:
I finally got a good one after 5 tries but after reading a lot of these posts I am really starting to think that I should just return. It seems like issues are just bound to come up
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pxlitup:
Congratulations. I wouldn't give that thing up without a fight if I were you.

I've been asking people with flush C8s, and flush screens in general, for a photo of the horizon test. It seems like screen lifting reports for the newer ones have gradually become less frequent, and I'm currently waiting for a sign that I should repurchase. If you don't feel like taking a photo that's fine, so long as you're willing to conduct this visual test. But if you're seriously thinking about taking it back you might as well show it off a bit first.

Sorry for repeating these instructions. I'm sure most of you following this thread probably know them as well as I do.

To check if the left side of your screen is lifting, hold the device with the right side facing you. Look across the display and use the left bezel as a silver horizon line. If the black display is higher at any point, you'll be able to see it interrupt that silver line.

Here is an example of a perfectly flush display, looking across the device from the right side.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tannor:
I just bought two tonight from Walmart, both C8.

Both seem to be great in that no lifting of screen, cannot move that screen it at all, but mine has a dead or stuck pixel right dead center, driving me crazy tried every sort of thing out there to fix it, so going to exchange it tomorrow

EDIT: I exchanged the one with a dead pixel, and got the last one at walmart that was a C8, so far no dead pixels, and screen seems to be fine, but only been using it for an hour. One thing I noticed this one had a lot of more fingerprints, but oh well as long as it works.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycho2097:
I just bought my N7 yesterday after selling my TF101+dock for 280 locally. Called Gamestop, they had 1 in stock, just picked it up on the way back from work. That simple. I had some misgivings, reading about all the screen separation issues( Yesterday, I had called up a guy's ad in CL for a N7 16GB for 200$, but when I asked him about screen lift, he said "now that you mention it, I do see that the left edge is half a mm above the casing", his was probably a c60, was 2 months old). But the manager showed me, it was a c80, said just received it a couple of days back, so I bought it. When I got back home, I checked, and sure enough, there was some screen lift on left side, but barely 0.1-0.2mm. I can live with that, I will just see if c90 is any better, but otherwise I will just stick with it!!!

Love the tablet though...I mean I have used the Gnex for the past 9-10 months, even on JB, but even though I cant tellmuch of a difference in the processing power, the I/O speed difference is pretty big, and GPU difference is huge.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
what SSN are the ones that google is shipping out currently??

even with the C80 ones exhibiting flaws, i'll probably wait for the C90s.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
i just got mine from J&R, which was told from Google to start shipping again as of last week. Both of my devices came in as C80s. I haven't personally seen any flaws as of yet. The auto screen brightness control seems to exhibit the flickering people comment about, but other than that, I love this tablet.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ikthus:
Got mine from Staples a few weeks. I was using headphones most of the time but I just noticed the external speakers gets heavily distorted for me past 50% volume but I don't have any problems. Is this just a hardware issue or the speakers just that bad?